BACKGROUND
conditions can be calculated from the IFP and can be compared with the measured difference in fuel consumption / SR with and without anti-ice. For those cases where this measured difference is below the nominal difference, it can be hypothesized that some bleed leaks in the anti-ice ducts may be at the origin of engine fuel flow deviation with anti-ice off. This test is performed for qualitative purposes only, and suggests the possibility of leaks without necessarily estimating the extent or amount of actual engine deviation.
For the purpose of performance monitoring, Airbus recommendations are to fly in as stabilized conditions as possible. In particular, the bleed configuration should be as follows to have the data collected:
- anti ice OFF -air conditioning NORM Additionally, asymmetrical bleed configuration must be avoided to get relevant data for analysis. In case of asymmetrical bleed configuration, no data is automatically recorded via the Data Management Unit (DMU) or via the Flight Data Interface and Management Unit (FDIMU).
3.4.2. Environmental factors
Weather is one natural phenomenon that man has not yet learnt to reliably predict, although accuracy is really increasing. Weather has of a critical influence on aircraft performance and on the outcome of the flight operations.
The intent of the following is to describe potential factors often encountered and may have a significant effect on cruise performance analysis in terms of scatter.
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