Recording and Evacuation Panel
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.