AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS - e-Crew

A330/A340
FLIGHT CREW
OPERATING MANUAL
Applicable to: ALL
AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS
AUTO FLIGHT - FLIGHT GUIDANCE
AP/FD VERTICAL MODES - OPEN CLIMB MODE
GENERAL
The OPEN CLB mode is a selected mode. It uses the AP/FD pitch mode to maintain a SPD/MACH
(selected or managed) while the autothrust (if active) maintains maximum climb thrust.
Applicable to: MSN 0014-0043
ENGAGEMENT CONDITIONS
The OPEN CLB mode can only be engaged, if all of the following conditions are met:
‐ The aircraft is in flight for more than 5 s
‐ The LAND mode is not engaged
‐ The FCU selected altitude is higher than the aircraft’s present altitude.
The OPEN CLB mode is engaged, if one of the following conditions occurs:
‐ The flight crew pulls out the ALT knob
‐ The flight crew pulls out the SPD/MACH knob, when TOGA mode is engaged
‐ Acceleration altitude is reached, with CLB armed, and NAV mode not engaged
‐ Loss of NAV mode or vertical F-PLN when CLB mode is engaged (Refer to DSC-22_30-75
General).
ALT mode is systematically armed when OPEN CLB engages.
Applicable to: MSN 0970-1002
ENGAGEMENT CONDITIONS
The OPEN CLB mode can only be engaged, if all of the following conditions are met:
‐ The aircraft is in flight for more than 5 s
‐ The LAND mode is not engaged
‐ The FCU selected altitude is higher than the aircraft’s present altitude.
The OPEN CLB mode is engaged, if one of the following conditions occurs:
‐ The flight crew pulls out the ALT knob
‐ The flight crew pulls out the SPD/MACH knob, when TOGA mode is engaged
‐ Acceleration altitude is reached, with CLB armed, and NAV mode not engaged
‐ Loss of NAV mode or vertical F-PLN when CLB mode is engaged. The reversion to OPEN CLB is
accompanied by a triple click aural warning (Refer to DSC-22_30-75 General).
ALT mode is systematically armed when OPEN CLB engages.
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