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
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CAS/Part No.9005000
Table 6-1: TCAS Aural and VSI/TRA Annunciations (cont)
Condition
Aural
VSI/TRA Annunciation
Notes
Upper
Left
Upper
Right
Center
Color
ATCRBS
Transponder
Selected
None
TCAS
OFF
White
TCAS is not operational
RA Only (TA
Display Control to
OFF)
RA
ONLY
White
VSI/TRA displays
resolution advisories
only.
RA Fail
RA FAIL
VSI FAIL
Yellow
No resolution advisories
displayed.
Traffic Display
Failure
TD FAIL
Yellow
No traffic advisories
displayed.
Single VSI/TRA
Failure (Dual VSI
Aircraft)
Normal
X across
failed
display
Red
On failed side, all
symbology removed and
replaced with a large red
X and hex-coded failure
number. TCAS
operational on good
side.
Dual VSI/TRA
Failure (or Single
on Single VSI
Aircraft)
None
X across
both
displays
Red
All symbology removed
from both displays and
replaced with a large red
X and failure code.
TCAS is not operational.
Flight Deck Lamp
Test
Normal
Display
full white
During Flight Deck lamp
test, display goes full
white and displays no
symbology.
TCAS SELF-TEST (Note 1.)
TCAS Test Mode
(First Second)
TCAS
TEST
TCAS
TEST
White
TCAS system self-test.
TCAS Test Mode
(2 to 8 sec)
TCAS
TEST
White
TCAS test pattern
shown.
TCAS Test Mode
(at 8 sec)
TCAS
TEST
PASS/
FAIL
TCAS
TEST
TCAS test pattern
removed and TCAS
returns to normal
operation unless the test
switch is held, the
aircraft is on the ground,
and TCAS is in STBY.
6-6
04 Nov 2014
34-45-29
Pub. No. 8600200-001, Revision 004
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