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Asiana Airlines 214

Printed page viii. PDF page 11.

manual FCTM flight crew training manual F/D flight director FDR flight data recorder FLCH SPD flight level change speed FMA flight mode annunciator FMC flight management computer FO first officer FOM flight operations manual fpm ft per minute FRMS fatigue
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Asiana Airlines 214

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glidepath, the pilot flying (PF) selected an autopilot (A/P) mode (flight level change speed [FLCH SPD]) that instead resulted in the autoflight system initiating a climb because the airplane was below the selected altitude. The PF disconnected the A/P and
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Asiana Airlines 214

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likely the reason that the PF did not call out "flight level change" when he selected FLCH SPD. As a result, and because the PM's attention was likely on changing the flap setting at that time, the PM did not
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Asiana Airlines 214

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mode; and the autopilot flight director system (AFDS) was in flight level change speed (FLCH SPD) pitch mode and heading select (HDG SEL) roll mode.8 At 1122:07, the PF stated, "I am intercepting localizer," and the PM responded, "yes." At
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Asiana Airlines 214

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the flaps 30 limit speed of 170 knots. At 1126:25.7, the AFDS pitch mode changed to FLCH SPD, and the A/T mode changed to thrust (THR) mode.14 The AFCS responded to the mode change by starting to slow the airplane
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Asiana Airlines 214

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AFDS pitch modes. AFDS AFDS AFDS Mode Description Pitch Mode Annunciation Flight level FLCH SPD Acquires and maintains an MCP airspeed target. change speed V/S Acquires and maintains an MCP vertical speed target. Vertical speed TO/GA Acquires and maintains takeoff
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