KLM MD-11 - MANUAL THRUST LIMITS Page

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MD-11 Flight Crew Operations Manual

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FMS.30.79

MANUAL THRUST LIMITS Page

The title of the THRUST LIMITS page changes to MANUAL THRUST LIMITS

any time the pilot selects an ARMED or the ACTIVE thrust limits. All of the

displayed thrust limits are available to be activated and are displayed in large font.

The ACTIVE thrust limit has an arrow in front of it with the corresponding thrust

limit displayed in large font. Line 4R displays the SELECT AUTO* prompt.

Pushing LSK 4R returns the thrust limit MODE to AUTO.

In MANUAL MODE, only crew action can change the ACTIVE thrust limit,

except in the event of an engine out, windshear or low speed protection.

Automatic thrust limit transitions will occur under these conditions..

Windshear, Low-Speed Protection, and Engine-Out Conditions

Aircraft reactions to detected windshear events are dependent on the phase of

flight and the system which detected the windshear phenomenon. A windshear

event detected by the reactive windshear system will activate the maximum

available (non-derated) takeoff or go-around thust limit, as applicable. However,

windshear conditions detected by the predictive windshear system (PWS) simply

provides visual and aural cockpit warnings, but DOES NOT activate the

maximum available thrust limit.

An engine-out confirmation in portions of flight other than takeoff or go-around,

automatically activates the MCT thrust limit. Additionally, the low-speed

protection function, when activated, will also activate the next higher thrust limit

above the current thrust limit (CRZ-->CLB-->MCT) as necessary to recover

airspeed.

NOTE: Windshear or Low-Speed Protection commands full, available

thrust regardless of thrust mode selections made by the flight crew.

LB1-3-1930

September 03, 2007