Originally Posted by
forgot to bid
Wow, so the alternate procedures Eagle created to meet the FAA requirement without EGPWS is to just stay on track? I guess that works. Not great. I think at night or in bad weather that may not be an airplane to take and I know that means fighting with the company and that just puts a mark on you and blah blah.
As to TCAS, what does it show under 34-43-00 TCAS II as well as under 1)? How many do you have, 2? Or 1?
Now back to the OP's question does Eagle require a mechanic to come out to the aircraft and verify or complete an MEL?
33
(43-00)
Traffic Alert Collision
Avoidance System (TCAS)
B category
1 installed
0 required
(O)(M) May be inoperative provided:
PLACARD: RMU or MFD Bezel panel.
(O)
1. Flight is not departing out of a U.S. mainland
airport to a Mexico destination.
2. Ensure that enroute or approach procedures
do not require its use.
(M) May be flight crewmember accomplished:
34
(43-00-1)
Combined Traffic Alert (TA)
and Resolution Advisory
(RA) Dual Display
category C
2 installed
1 required
(O) May be inoperative provided:
PLACARD: RMU or MFD Bezel panel.
(O)
1. The PF will be designated based on the side
that the TCAS is fully operational.
2. Perform a TCAS System test to ensure that
RA or TA display and audio functions are
operative on the Flying Pilot’s side.
3. Ensure that TCAS is selected to the AUTO
mode during the entire flight.
35
(43-00-2)
TCAS
Resolution Advisory (RA)
Display System(s)
METHOD 1
category C
2 installed
1 required
May be inoperative provided the following
MEL
item has not been issued in conjunction with this
MEL
:
34-36 (TCAS Resolution Advisory (RA) Display
System(s) - Method 2)
PLACARD: RMU or MFD Bezel panel.
(O)
1. The PF will be designated based on the side
that the TCAS is fully operational.
2. Perform a TCAS System test to ensure that
the RA display function is operative on the
Flying Pilot’s side.
36
(43-00-2)
TCAS
Resolution Advisory (RA)
Display System(s)
METHOD 2
category C
2 installed
0 required
O) May be inoperative provided the following
MEL
item has not been issued in conjunction
with this MEL:
34-35 (TCAS Resolution Advisory (RA) Display
System(s) - Method 1)
PLACARD: RMU or MFD Bezel panel.
(O)
1. Perform a TCAS System test to ensure that
the TA display and audio functions are
operative.
2. Ensure that the TA only mode is selected.
3. Ensure that enroute or approach procedures
do not require its use.
So basically we need the display but we don't need the TCAS to actually work.
Last edited by shfo; 05-29-2011 at 08:53 PM.