TEMPORARY REVISIONS Printed on yellow paper these are issued to cover urgent matters arising between normal revisions. Revision highlight text which is in italics indicates changes made by EK. In addition, each volume has a “List of MOD/MP affecting the manual”, that gives a simple explanation of the technical content of each MOD/MP incorporated and its validity per aircraft. A normal revision record sheet is at the front of each volume. They are accompanied by filing instructions and an updated List of Effective Pages that includes customized pages.
REVISIONS NORMAL REVISIONS There are issued periodically to cover non-urgent corrections and changes, and to add new data.
Correspondance between MSN and registration may be found in the cross reference table A Revision bar in front of a line indicates that the line has been revised.
OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT The legend “ ” indicates that a paragraph or a shematic is applicable only if the related equipment is installed.Ĭhapter title Subchapter title FCOM volume number, Chapter number, Section number, Page number Sequence number is used for Airbus Industrie management of different aircraft configurations and allows to enter into list of effective pages Revision number of the manual at which the page has been revised Aircraft tail numbers, or ALL (when a page is applicable to all aircraft covered by the manual). Numeric values are given for information only. – Warnings and cautions are summarized in a table at the end of each chapter. Knowledge of these items is not required for the type rating qualification. FOR INFO – Where a paragraph or schematic is preceded by the heading the details given are considered to be “nice to know”. Information contained in notes may also be safety related” COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION The manual includes technical information required for training as well as complementary information. DEFINITION OF A WARNING, CAUTION AND NOTE The following are the official definitions of warnings, cautions and notes taken directly from the JAR 25 / CS-25 and applicable to Airbus flight operational documentation : “WARNING : An operating procedure, technique, etc that may result in personal injury or loss of life if not followed.” “CAUTION : An operating procedure, technique, etc that may result in damage to equipment if not followed.” “NOTE : An operating procedure, technique, etc considered essential to emphasize. USE As a comprehensive set of references, the FCOM : – can be used by an operator's flight operations department to supplement its own crew manual – can be issued directly to crew members for training and subsequently for line operations. Vol 4 = FMGS pilot's guide (procedures for FMGS use). Vol 3 = Flight operations (operating procedures, techniques and performance information).
Vol 2 = Flight preparation (performance information, plus loading data). The content is divided into four volumes : Vol 1 = Systems' description (description of the aircraft systems). – Provide Airbus operators with a basis for their development of a customized airline operations manual, in accordance with applicable requirements. Practical and training-related information is addressed in the Flight Crew Training Manual (FCTM). In addition, the purpose of the FCOM is to : – Be used as a comprehensive reference guide during initial and refresher flight crew training. They are intended for flight crews that have already been trained to fly this type of aircraft, and are familiar with the aircraft's handling characteristics.
The manuals are not designed to provide basic airmanship skills or piloting techniques. These manuals take into account all of the operational procedures to be applied during normal and abnormal/emergency situations that may occur on ground or in flight.
COMMENTS - QUESTIONS - SUGGESTIONS All manual holders and users are encouraged to submit any Flight Crew Operating Manual questions and suggestions to :ĬONTENT The Flight Crew Operating Manual (FCOM), and the associated Quick Reference Handbook (QRH), are developed specifically for flight crews, in order to provide them with all of the necessary information about the operational, technical, procedural, and performance characteristics that are required for the safe and efficient aircraft operation. If there is any disagreement, the Flight Manual is the final authority. Airbus has attempted to ensure that the data contained in this manual agrees with the data in the Flight Manual. ORGANIZATION OF THE MANUAL FOREWORD This manual complements the approved Flight Manual. 6 00.20 LIST OF CODESĠ0.31 LIST OF INCORPORATED TEMPORARY REVISIONSĠ0.36 LIST OF EFFECTIVE TEMPORARY REVISIONS 00.00 CONTENTS 00.10 INTRODUCTION FOREWORD.