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1 Operational documentation

2 Training documentation

3 Performance softwares

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1. Operational documentation

A318 / A319 A318 / A319 A318 / A319 A320

A320 / A321 A320 / A321 A320 / A321
AIRCRAFT
FLIGHT CREW
OPERATING
ED
MASTER MINIMUM
EQUIPMENT LIST D
AIRCRAFT
E
CHARACTERISTICS

MANUAL
OV O V
FLIGHT
MANUAL

PR PR
AP AP

FCOM MMEL AFM AC

Flight Crew Master Aircraft Aircraft
Operating Minimum Flight Characteristics
Manual Equipment Manual
List
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1. Operational documentation: FCOM

A318/A319/A320/A321  The FCOM is an

operational document
FLIGHT CREW
OPERATING MANUAL
particularly used by flight
crews and very useful for
dispatch.

 It is mandatory on board.

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1. Operational documentation: FCOM

The FCOM is
A318 A318 A318 A318
divided into 4
A319 A319 A319 A319
volumes:
A320 A320 A320 A320
A321 A321 A321 A321  Systems
FCOM FCOM FCOM FCOM
 Flight
Preparation
SYSTEMS FLIGHT FLIGHT
FMGS  Flight
PREPARATION OPERATIONS
Operations
1 2 3 4  FMGS

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1. Operational documentation: FCOM 1

A318
A319
A320
A321
FCOM VOLUME 1
SYSTEMS
SYSTEMS

1 Description of the aircraft systems

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1. Operational documentation: FCOM 1
 The FCOM 1 is organized
in ATA chapters

 An ATA chapter is a group

of systems (maintenance
oriented)

 Example:
 Spoilers belong to the flight
controls part = ATA 27
• For any information related to
spoilers, refer to FCOM 1.27

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1. Operational documentation: FCOM 1
 This is the Flight
Controls part: ATA 27
(FCOM 1.27)

 Information can be found

on spoilers

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1. Operational documentation: FCOM 2

A318
A319 VOLUME 2
A320
A321 FLIGHT
FCOM
PREPARATION
FLIGHT
PREPARATION Performance information plus
2 loading data

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1. Operational documentation: FCOM 2

 The FCOM 2 has

mainly to be used
on ground

 The FCOM 2 is
divided into 5
chapters
 01: cargo hold
description,
cargo capacities,
standard Load &
Trim Sheet, CG
calculation,
refueling data…
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1. Operational documentation: FCOM 2

 The FCOM 2 has

mainly to be used
on ground

 The FCOM 2 is
divided into 5
chapters
 02: takeoff charts
description, bleed
and QNH
corrections, quick
reference table

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1. Operational documentation: FCOM 2

 The FCOM 2 has

mainly to be used
on ground

 The FCOM 2 is
divided into 5
chapters
 03: actual landing
distances,
required landing
distances,
autobrake landing
distances

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1. Operational documentation: FCOM 2

 The FCOM 2 has

mainly to be used
on ground

 The FCOM 2 is
divided into 5
chapters
 04: contaminated
runways, flight
with gear down,
depressurization,
ETOPS

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1. Operational documentation: FCOM 2

 The FCOM 2 has

mainly to be used
on ground

 The FCOM 2 is
divided into 5
chapters
 05: fuel policy,
trip and alternate
fuel calculation,
altitudes…

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1. Operational Documents: FCOM 3

A318
A319 VOLUME 3
A320
A321 FLIGHT
FCOM
OPERATIONS
FLIGHT
OPERATIONS Operating procedures, techniques
3 and performance information

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1. Operational documentation: FCOM 3

 The FCOM 3 has

mainly to be used
in flight

 The FCOM 3 is
divided into 7
chapters
 01: weights,
speeds, wind,
CG…

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1. Operational documentation: FCOM 3

 The FCOM 3 has

mainly to be used
in flight

 The FCOM 3 is
divided into 7
chapters
 02, 03, 04:
procedures for
flight crew

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1. Operational documentation: FCOM 3

 The FCOM 3 has

mainly to be used
in flight

 The FCOM 3 is
divided into 7
chapters
 05: fuel
consumption,
speeds for each
flight phase

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1. Operational documentation: FCOM 3

 The FCOM 3 has

mainly to be used
in flight

 The FCOM 3 is
divided into 7
chapters
 06: descent
ceilings and
associated one
engine out
strategies

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1. Operational documentation: FCOM 3

 The FCOM 3 has

mainly to be used
in flight

 The FCOM 3 is
divided into 7
chapters
 07: OEBs,
Operations
Engineering
Bulletins

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1. Operational documentation: FCOM 4

A318
VOLUME 4
A319
A320 FMGS
A321
FCOM

 This volume is essentially dedicated to pilots.

FMGS  It concerns FMGS (Flight Management and

4
Guidance System) and it particularly
describes MCDU pages.

 It is a FMGS user guide.

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1. FCOM: Organization Of The Manual
 Pagination

FCOM 2 chapter 2: Takeoff performance

FCOM volume 2

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1. FCOM: Organization Of The Manual
 Pagination

FCOM 2 chapter 2 subchapter Page 4

25: Minimum Speeds

FCOM volume 2

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1. FCOM: Organization Of The Manual
 Pagination
The type of information in the FCOM
page is the same for the aircraft family and
the sequence enables to know which
aircraft is exactly concerned

Sequence number: page

information corresponds to a
specific aircraft (given MSN)

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1. FCOM: Organization Of The Manual
 Pagination

Since a page has been modified, it is said

Revision number of the
to have been revised and the operator
manual at which the page has
must insert a new page in the FCOM
been revised
(new revision number)

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1. MMEL Master Minimum Equipment List
 A system failure occurs:
is it possible to dispatch the
A318
aircraft or not ?
A319
A320  Refer to the MMEL, which
A318 / A319 describes the dispatch
A321 A320 / A321 conditions.
MMEL MASTER MINIMUM
EQUIPMENT LIST

 The operator builds its MEL

from the Master MEL
AIRBUS provided by Airbus.

 The MEL must be approved

by the airline authorities.

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1. Operational documentation: MMEL

 The MMEL is made of

4 parts:
 1. Master Minimum
Equipment List
• Specifies if it is possible or
not to dispatch an aircraft

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1. Operational documentation: MMEL

 The MMEL is made of

4 parts:
 1. Master Minimum
Equipment List
 2. Operational
Procedures

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1. Operational documentation: MMEL

 The MMEL is made of

4 parts:
 1. Master Minimum
Equipment List
 2. Operational
Procedures
 3. Maintenance
Procedures

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1. Operational documentation: MMEL

 The MMEL is made of

4 parts:
 1. Master Minimum
Equipment List
 2. Operational
Procedures
 3. Maintenance
Procedures
 4. ECAM Warnings /
MMEL Entry

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1. AFM Aircraft Flight Manual

A318 / A319 / A320 / A321

AIRCRAFT
FLIGHT
MANUAL

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1. Operational documentation: AFM
 The AFM is made of 8 1 General
chapters.
2 Limitations

 Chapters 2, 5, 6 and 7 3 Emergency Procedures

particularly contain
4 Procedures
performance
information. 5 Performance

6 Appendices and Supplements

7 Contaminated

8 Special Requirements

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1. Operational documentation: AFM
 Chapter 2: limitations 1 General
 Limitations are
certified and provided 2 Limitations
in the aircraft flight
manual. 3 Emergency Procedures

4 Procedures

5 Performance

6 Appendices and Supplements

7 Contaminated

8 Special Requirements

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1. Operational documentation: AFM
 Chapter 5: Performance 1 General
 The PEP software
2 Limitations
contains a certified
computerized flight
manual. 3 Emergency Procedures
 Less pages than in A300-
600 and A310 flight
4 Procedures
manuals, for which the
computerized version is 5 Performance
not certified.
6 Appendices and Supplements

7 Contaminated

8 Special Requirements

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1. Computerized AFM
 The A320 Family
computerized
Flight Manual is
certified.

 The
computerized
Flight Manual
enables to
calculate TOD,
TOR, ASD…

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1. Operational documentation: AFM
 Chapter 6: Appendices & 1 General
Supplements
2 Limitations
 Contains the CDL
(Configuration Deviation 3 Emergency Procedures
List): dispatch when a
part of structure is missing
4 Procedures
(a wingtip, a fuel door...)
• MMEL: system failure 5 Performance
• CDL: structural failure
6 Appendices and Supplements
 The CDL describes the
dispatch conditions and 7 Contaminated
indicates the performance
penalties (drag increase). 8 Special Requirements

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1. AC Aircraft Characteristics

A320
AIRCRAFT
CHARACTERISTICS

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1. Operational documentation: AC

The AC mainly contains 2 types of data:

 General information  Data about runway

useful for airport strength calculation
operations methods:
 LCN: Load
 Airplane Classification
Number
characteristics,
turnaround time,  ACN/PCN: Aircraft
Classification
ground equipment Number / Pavement
positioning, handling Classification
information... Number (ICAO
Method)

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2 Training documentation

3 Performance softwares

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2. Training documentation

G03 G03

 2 Performance PTM PTM

Training Manuals DOCUMENTATION EXERCISES ON

(PTM) are provided to

EXTRACTS DOCUMENTATION

each trainee.

TRAINING TRAINING

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2. Training documentation
 The documentation extracts manual contains
G03 selected pages that will be used during the
course:
PTM
 Specific performance documents (takeoff
DOCUMENTATION
EXTRACTS
charts, computerized flight planning extract)
 Operational documentation extracts (from
FCOM1, FCOM2, FCOM3, MMEL, AFM, AC)

 This is a document based on a reference

aircraft of the A320 family (not yours!) and is
TRAINING thus valid for training purpose only.

Note: The training documentation, as well as the various

presentations, are available in METRIC UNITS only.

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2. Training documentation
 The document called “Exercises on
G03 Documentation” contains various and
numerous guided examples, as well as
PTM exercises.
EXERCISES ON
DOCUMENTATION

TRAINING

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2 Training documentation

3 Performance softwares

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3. Performance softwares

TLO
TakeOff and Landing Optimization

FLIP
Flight Planning

LPC Less Paper Cockpit

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