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“Unreliable Airspeed”
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Unreliable Airspeed Procedure - General Philosophy

Unreliable Airspeed
Indication detected

Safe
conduct of Yes
the flight Memory Items
impacted ?

No

Troubleshooting

Flight continuation
with available systems
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Pitch and Thrust tables – Enhancements

Unreliable Airspeed
Indication detected

Safe
conduct of Yes
the flight Memory Items
impacted ?

No

Troubleshooting

Flight continuation
with available systems
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Pitch and Thrust tables – Enhancement 1/3

Reminder: Current A330 FCOM/QRH Tables

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Pitch and Thrust tables – Enhancement 1/3

Enhancement: New A330 FCOM/QRH Tables

Single Pitch
for a
large range of Flight Level
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Pitch and Thrust tables – Enhancement 2/3

Clarification of the FLYING TECHNIQUE for level flight:

Stabilize the altitude. When altitude is stabilized:

‐ If the pitch is above the target pitch, increase the thrust and maintain the altitude.
‐ If the pitch is below the target pitch, decrease the thrust and maintain the altitude.
When the pitch reaches the target pitch, adjust the thrust to keep this target pitch.

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Pitch and Thrust tables – Enhancement 3/3

Aircraft with BUSS Aircraft without BUSS

FL 250

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BUSS - Back Up Speed Scale

If all airspeeds are still erroneous and below FL250:

CAPT
PFD

F/O
PFD
3 ADRs OFF

ISIS
The BUSS replaces the PFD speed scale:
(or Standby on both PFDs
Instrument) (not on ISIS/Standby Instrument)
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BUSS - Back Up Speed Scale

Red upper area
Decreased load margin
Normal load margin
Green Band
Target Speed (green triangle)
Current Speed (yellow line)
Red lower area
Normal margin to stall
Decreased margin to stall

FLY THE GREEN

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Back Up Altitude Scale

Last numbers are dashed

Current Altitude

Altitude reference

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BUSS - architecture
3 ADRs OFF
CAPT PFD F/O PFD

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BUSS - Video

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Future reversible BUSS

BUSS (current) Reversible BUSS

BKUP At least one

SPD/ALT
3 ADRs set to OFF
ADR remain ON

Today Tomorrow: available soon

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Future reversible BUSS

The Flight Crew may select the reversible BUSS :

- At any time during Unreliable Airspeed procedure
- On the affected side only

BKUP BKUP
SPD/ALT SPD/ALT

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Conclusion of enhancements

Available for A320/A330/A340 in

Q3 2015

Certified in
- For A330/A340 in Q3 2015
- For A320 in Q1 2016

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