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    22.70.00.073 - FMC Data Retention Issue

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    FMC data retention issue

    Reference: 22.70.00.073 First Issue Date: 17-JUL-2014 Last Publication Date:


    03-JUL-2015 Status: Open

    ATA: 00-00 ; 22-70 A/C Type : A350

    Affected Part Number:


    Supplier : HONEYWELL INC AIR TRANSPORT FIN : 1CC1 ; 1CC2 ;
    4090000-906 ;
    SYSTEM 1CC3
    HNP56XAL01X8004

    Engineering Support
    First Issue Date: 17-JUL-2014 Last Publication Date: 03-JUL-2015 Status: Open
    Applicability:

    A350 FMS EIS standard.

    Description

    FMS data retention does not work.

    Consequence

    At each A/C power up, the following entered data are always lost:
    - PERF/IDLE factor
    - Pilot defined items (waypoints, Company Route…)
    - History winds
    - F-PLN data
    - NDB cycle

    Most critical are the PERF/IDLE factors that are never saved and thus needs to be re-entered at
    each A/C power up otherwise impact on:
    - FMS predictions (PERF factor). Main impact is on the EFOB.
    - FMS guidance during descent (IDLE)

    Investigation Status

    The FMS activates data retention storage upon reception of the A/C shutdown signal and in
    ground status.
    Then, data retention loading is activated at power up and with ground status.
    The ground status signal is sent through AFDX network by CPIOM H63 and H64. At A/C power
    up when the FM is started, this signal is not yet available for the FMS (available about 25sec
    after power up).
    So the FMS considers itself in flight status and thus does not launch data retention loading.
    So Pilot stored elements are lost including PERF/IDLE factor. In this case the FMS retrieve the
    AMI values for PERF/IDLE factors.

    Mitigation / Interim Plan

    After A/C power up, F-PLN elements are generally loaded through AOC (FPN uplink message).
    But not PERF&IDLE factors (note that they could be through uplink message PER/PD).
    PERF/IDLE factors are monitored by A/L Operations center through A/C Performance
    Monitoring for each MSNs. Update on A/C is ordered by Ops people and specific to each MSNs.
    FCOM SOP (Standard Operating Procedures) requests to check PERF & IDLE factors in
    preliminary cockpit preparation, and provides procedure to modify those factors.

    Maintenance Information
    N/A.

    Permanent Solution

    The next A350 FMS standard (S4 std, planned for Q4 2016) will fix the data retention
    misbehaviour for the PERF and IDLE factors.

    Flight Operations and Training


    First Issue Date: 17-JUL-2014 Last Publication Date: 17-JUL-2014 Status: Open

    OPS Information
    The flight operational documentation manages the FMS data retention issue through the
    FCOM:
    - The FMS section “Temporary Abnormal Behaviors” describes the FMS data retention
    issue
    - The Standard Operating Procedures inform the flight crew to check the PERF and the
    IDLE factors in the DATA/STATUS FMS page during preliminary cockpit preparation. In
    order to modify the PERF and IDLE factors values, there is a link toward the applicable
    section of the FCOM.
    © Airbus SAS, 2014. All rights reserved. Confidential and proprietary document.The technical
    information provided in this article is for convenience and information purposes only. It shall in
    no case replace the official Airbus technical or Flight Operations data which shall remain the sole
    basis for aircraft maintenance and operation. These recommendations and information do not
    constitute a contractual commitment, warranty or guarantee whatsoever. They shall not
    supersede the Airbus technical nor operational documentation; should any deviation appear
    between this article and the Airbus or airline's official manuals, the operator must ensure to
    cover it with the appropriate document such as TA, FCD, RAS. Access to WISE is supplied by
    Airbus under the express condition that Airbus hereby disclaims any and all liability for the use
    made by the user of the information contained in WISE. It shall be used for the user's own
    purposes only and shall not be reproduced or disclosed to any third party without the prior
    consent of Airbus.

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