User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- T3CAS_Section_5
- 5 Adjustment/Test
- 1. General
- 2. Equipment
- 3. Initial Harness Checkout (New Installations Only)
- 4. System Self-Tests
- 5. Return-to-Service Test
- 6. Operational Software Loading Using an ARINC 615A Portable Data Loader or Compact Flash Card
- 7. Downloading Information from the TP3PCAS Using a CF Card
- 1. Obtain a New or Blank Compact Flash (CF) card.
- 2. Copy to the New or Blank CF card the appropriate ‘Header File’
- a) Header files are files copied to the New or Blank CF card that will instruct the computer unit what is desired to be downloaded.
- b) Header files needed to download Maintenance Data, Event Data and CRC Part Numbers can be obtained from ACSS Customer Services at +1-623-445-7070 or crc.acss@l-3com.com.
- 3. For downloading Maintenance Data, Event Data or CRC Part Numbers the aircraft does not need to be in an on-ground configuration.
- 4. Apply power to the computer unit.
- 5. Insert the CF card.
- 6. For ACSS part numbers 9005000-10000, -10101, -10202, and -10204 the DATA STATUS LED will UblinkU green once; this indicates the unit recognized that a CF card was inserted.
- 7. For ACSS part numbers 9005000-11203, -11801 and -55801 the DATA STATUS LED will UblinkU green while reading the header file and performing the action defined in the header file.
- 8. Flight Data Recording
- 1. T3CAS part numbers 9005000-10000, -10101, -10202, and -10204 only support FAT16 CF card formatting. T3CAS part numbers 9005000-11203, -11801 and -55801 support both FAT16 and FAT32 CF card formatting.
- B. Flight Data
- 1. Obtain a New or Blank CF Card.
- 2. Copy to the New or Blank CF Card the Appropriate Header File.
- 3. Header files are files copied to the New or Blank CF card that will instruct the computer unit what is desired to be downloaded.
- 4. For Flight Data Recording, the aircraft does not need to be in an on-ground configuration.
- 5. Apply power to the computer unit.
- 6. Insert the CF card.
- B. Flight Data
- 9. Downloaded Maintenance Data, Event Data And Flight Data May Be Sent To ACSS Customer Services For Analysis
- 5 Adjustment/Test
- T3CAS_Section_6
- T3CAS_Section_7
- 7 Maintenance Practices
- 1. General
- 2. Equipment and Materials
- 3. Procedure for the TP3PCAS Computer Unit
- 4. Procedure for the APM (Not applicable for part numbers 9005000-10000, -10101, -10202, -10204, or -11203)
- 5. Procedure for the Directional Antenna
- 6. Procedure for the Omnidirectional Antenna (Applicable to part numbers 9005000-11203, -11801 and -55801)
- 7. Procedure for the Control Panel
- 8. Procedure for the VSI/TRA Display
- 9. Instructions for Continued Airworthiness, FAR Part 25.1529
- 7 Maintenance Practices
- T3CAS_Section_8
- T3CAS_Section_9
- T3CAS_Section_10
- T3CAS_Appendix_A
SYSTEM DESCRIPTION AND INSTALLATION MANUAL
T
3
CAS/Part No.9005000
Upon activation of the Maintenance Mode, the following will occur:
● The T
3
CAS will aurally annunciate:
“TERRAIN AWARENESS MAINTENANCE REPORT START”
In order to identify the most recent flight leg, the maintenance report will aurally
annunciate:
“MOST RECENT FLIGHT LEG IS FLIGHT LEG 1”
For all flight legs, the maintenance report will aurally annunciate:
“EXTERNAL FAULTS FOR FLIGHT LEG X”
Where X will be the flight leg designator (1, 2, 3, 4, or 5).
Example for flight legs 1 and 2:
“MOST RECENT FLIGHT LEG IS FLIGHT LEG 1” + “EXTERNAL
FAULTS FOR FLIGHT LEG 1” + “FMS 1” + “RTP 9B” + “bus invalid”
“EXTERNAL FAULTS FOR FLIGHT LEG 2” + “FMS 1” + “RTP 9B” +
“bus invalid”
If there are no faults present on all five flight legs, the Maintenance Report will
aurally annunciate:
“NO EXTERNAL FAULTS FOR PAST 5 FLIGHT LEGS”
If there are no faults present on flight leg 1, the maintenance report will aurally
annunciate:
“NO PAST EXTERNAL FAULTS FOR FLIGHT LEG 1”
If there are no faults present on a particular flight leg, the maintenance report will
aurally annunciate:
“NO EXTERNAL FAULTS FOR FLIGHT LEG X”
Where X will be the flight leg designator (2, 3, 4, or 5).
● If the flight deck self-test pushbutton/switch is activated for greater than 3
seconds during the maintenance report aural annunciation, the T
3
CAS will
exit test, restore the captain’s and first officer’s TAWS displays back to
normal operation, and aurally annunciate:
“SELF TEST ABORTED”
Upon completion of the maintenance report, the following will occur:
● The T
3
CAS unit will aurally annunciate:
“TERRAIN AWARENESS MAINTENANCE REPORT COMPLETE”
Upon completion of the maintenance report aural annunciation, the T
3
CAS will
automatically display the maintenance pages after the multicolor test pattern is
removed.
(4) Maintenance Pages
The TAWS maintenance pages provide a flight deck initiated display of the
T
3
CAS part numbers, ACD callouts, and configuration data.
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Pub. No. 8600200-001, Revision 004
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