ALPHA FLOOR

ALPHA FLOOR protection is triggered when the FMGECs

receive a signal elaborated by the
PRIMs. This signal is sent when the aircrafts angle of
attack is above a pre-determined threshold
function of the aircrafts configuration. A/THR is
automatically activated and commands TOGA
thrust, regardless of the thrust levers positions. This
protection is available from liftoff to 100 ft RA
in approach.
The following indications are then provided:
A-FLOOR on the FMA and on the EWD, as long as
floor conditions are met
TOGA LK on the FMA, when the aircraft leaves the
floor conditions.
TOGA thrust is then frozen.

BACK-UP WEIGHT AND CG

COMPUTATION
The Flight Envelope function ensures selection of
weight and Center of
Gravity used by the Flight Guidance, the Flight
Envelope and the Flight
Controls.
If at least one Fuel Control and Monitoring
Computer (FCMC) is valid : the
FE part uses the weight and the center of gravity
from the FCMC. If both
FCMCs are lost : the FE part selects its own
weight and center of gravity
computations.
The Flight Envelope part computes the aircraft
weight and center of gravity.
They are used as back-up.

TCAS TOP/BOTTOM ANTENNAE

The directional antenna is composed of four passive
vertically-polarized elements. This high-strength
composite antenna is provided with a plate base, eight
fuselage mounting screws and four color-coded
connectors used to coaxially connect the four antenna
elements to the computer. The antenna is used to
receive and provide directional 1090 Mhz
information. Proper phasing of the four antenna
elements enables omni or directional transmission of
transmission of 1030 Mhz brodcasts.

Glide/Slope Antenna
ACCESS PLATFORM 3M (10 FT)- ADJUSTABLE in position at the
access doors 811 and 121AL

Operation in Case of Failure of RA

With failure of one system, the valid system is

automatically switched to both CAPT and F/O PFDs.
(Ref. Para. E. for the related warnings). With failure
of the two systems:
the digits go out of view from the PFD
a red RA flag (Item 3) is shown on the lower sector
of the PFD when both radio altimeters are invalid,
the attitude is not excessive and the aircraft is below
the selected transition altitude. This flag flashes for
nine seconds as soon as the transition altitude is
reached, then remains steady.
For information: the pilot sets the DH on the MCDU.
The Flight Warning Computer (FWC) generates the
DH aural warning messages:
"hundred above", when the height becomes lower
than the DH + 100 ft.
"minimum", when the height becomes lower than the DH. With
loss of DH information, the DH data are not shown.

NOTE: The FWC also generates the height call outs, according to
airlines requirements (pin programming): - in normal operation
(or RA2 invalid), the RA1 provides the altitude information to
FWC1 and FWC2 which generated the call-outs. - in case of RA1
failure (or RA1 data invalid or NCD) with RA2 valid, the RA2
provides automatically the altitude information to FWCs. - if RA1
and RA2 invalid, no call-outs generated.

TAT analogue
The aircraft is equipped with two total air temperature sensors. The
sensing elements of the sensor have variable resistances. The principle of
this system consists in pulling ambient air by and through the sensing
element.
The ADR portion is designed to operate with 500 ohms (at 0C)
temperature sensor unit corresponding to the basic Callender - Van Dusen
equation. To improve the accuracy of the sensor, a network of precision
resistors is used. This technique is identified by the term Precision
Calibration Interchangeability (PCI).

Static Source Error Correction ( SSEC

Static Source Error Correction ( SSEC ) and AOA correction
and selection discretes which come from the Slat and Flap
Control Computers (SFCC) and are linked to flap position