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
diagrams and Section 3 – ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION for tray mating connector and
connector contact definition.
E. T
3
CAS Components
The T
3
CAS components are considered on-condition units and no additional
maintenance is required other than a check for security and operation at normal
inspection intervals.
F. Inoperative System Component
If a system component is inoperative, remove unit, secure cables and wiring, collar
applicable switches and circuit breakers, and placard them inoperative. Revise
equipment list and weight and balance as applicable prior to flight and make a log book
entry that the unit was removed (refer to FAR Part 91.213 or the aircraft’s Minimum
Equipment List [MEL]).
G. T
3
CAS Component Repair
The T
3
CAS components can be repaired only at a factory-authorized repair center or an
appropriately rated FAA Part 145 repair station.
H. LRU Reinstallation
Once repaired, reinstall the LRU in the aircraft in accordance with the original Form 337
approved data or instructions in this manual. Do a Return-to-Service test of the system
and approve it for return to service with a log book entry in accordance with the
requirements specified in FAR Part 43.9.
I. Scheduled Maintenance Program Tasks
Scheduled maintenance program tasks to be added to the aircraft operator’s appropriate
aircraft maintenance program are as follows:
(1) Recommended periodic scheduled servicing tasks:
None required.
(2) Recommended periodic inspections are listed in the Continued Airworthiness
Limitations section.
(3) Recommended periodic scheduled preventative maintenance tests (Tests to
determine system condition and/or latent failures):
● The ACSS T
3
CAS Computer Unit is designed to detect its own failures as
well as failures external to the computer unit itself. This BIT is continuously
being executed on a periodic basis. Refer to Section 6 - FAULT ISOLATION.
● No formal periodic maintenance is required for the T
3
CAS computer unit or
the VSI/TRA display other than the 24 calendar month re-certification test
required by FAR 91.413.
J. Continued Airworthiness Limitations
Pub. No. 8600200-001, Revision 004
34-45-29
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04 Nov 2014
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