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Recording and Evacuation Panel

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Recording and Evacuation Panel

API Documentation: RCDR Panel API

Usage RCDR

RCDR GND CTL PB

-AUTO: - All recorders operate automatically. - ON: - The flight crew has manually started the recorders. - The system automatically switches from ON to AUTO when the first engine is started.

Usage EVAC

COMMAND PB-SW

  • OFF and guarded:
    • Normal Operation.
    • Neither the Captain nor the Chief Purser order an evacuation.
  • EVAC (red) :
    • The Chief Purser requests or orders an evacuation.
    • If the CAPT and PURS sw is set to CAPT position, when the Chief Purser requests an evacuation:
      • The EVAC light comes on
      • A horn sounds in the cockpit during 3 s.
    • If the CAPT and PURS sw is set to CAPT & PURS position, when the Chief Purser orders an evacuation:
      • The EVAC light flashes
      • A horn sounds in the cockpit
      • The EVACUATION ALERT message appears on all Attendant Indication Panels (AIP) in the cabin
      • EVAC CMD pb on FAPs, MINI FAPs and AAPs will be lit in the cabin
      • The evacuation horn sounds in the cabin.
  • EVAC and ON:
    • The Flight Crew orders an evacuation, regardless of the CAPT and PURS sw position (CAPT or CAPT & PURS).
    • When pressed:
      • The ON light and the EVAC light flashes
      • The EVACUATION ALERT message appears on all Attendant Indication Panels (AIP) in the cabin
      • EVAC CMD pb on FAPs, MINI FAPs and AAPs will be lit in the cabin
      • The evacuation horn sounds in the cabin.

HORN OFF pb

When pressed, silences the evacuation horn in the cockpit.

CAPT AND PURS sw

  • CAPT:
    • The Captain is the only person who can order an evacuation.
  • CAPT & PURS:
    • The Captain and the Chief Purser can order an evacuation.

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