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Engine Instrument and Crew Alerting System (EICAS)
5. Engine Instrument and Crew
Alerting System (EICAS)
INTRODUCTION
The EICAS shown in figure 5--1, is a part of the electronic display
system. It has the following components:
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Electronic Display Unit (1)
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Display Symbol Generator
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Part of the Display Guidance Computer
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Shared with EFIS
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Data Acquisition Units (DAU) (2)
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EICAS Bezel Controller (1)
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Electronic Flight Instrument System (EFIS) Reversionary Control
Panels (2)
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EICAS Display Reversionary Panel (1)
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Backup EICAS Display on the Radio Management Units (RMUs)
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External Master Warning (Red) and Master Caution (Amber) Lamps
and Switches
The EICAS is an integrated digital computer/display system that
replaces the majority of the traditional gauges and warning lights
scattered throughout the cockpit.
In the event of a failure of the EICAS display unit, either reversionary
control panel can select the EICAS in place of a multifunction display
(MFD) and that MFD’s bezel controller knob controls the EICAS menu.