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MEM/EWR ATCT DCL Trials

Status / Overview

DCIT #26 Plenary

From: Matt Maki / DCL Trials Lead

Date: 08.22.2013

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DTAP SW Patch 5.1 Update

• Included Requirements:- SID NONE- MAINT ALT NONE- Double TO- Dual Contact/Drop Down Remarks

• Thales development work on-going

• Expected delivery to FAA for initial WJHTC testing late Sept, early Oct

• Functional Testing, SAT at MEM, EWR planning

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Build 7 Update

• Down selected Requirements Proposal Evaluation Underway

• Budget, Scope, Cost Considerations

• Arrival Procedure Processing Consideration

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MEM/EWR Trials Schedule

• MEM FDX Full Fleet 24x7 Trials Starts Sept. 3, 2013:- B777 (15) and MD-11 (20) completed minimum successful

ops during Limited Trials- B777 full functionality, MD-11 CAF only until DTAP Patch 5

SW implemented in Oct- FDX CMO Paperwork Complete, ATC Training Starts 8/26

• EWR Limited Trials to continue thru SWAP:- BAW, UPS, FDX, UAL, DLH participating

- SAS currently standing down over Airbus CLR7+ FMS Issue

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Initial UAL EWR DCL Ops

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• UAL Starting Limited Trials B767 Ops at EWR Sept. 3 (3-5 flights):

- Initial CMO paperwork complete

- EWR CMO Update to Planned initial 3-5 daily flights (8/21Trent)

- UAL956 - 1755   GVA * (Pending FANS retrofit)UAL964 - 1820   AMS * (Pending FANS retrofit)UAL992 - 1845   ZRH   UAL904 - 1915   IST   UAL847 - 2155   EZE

• Trials Ops Support on site at EWR Sept 3-5

• UAL planning ~20 B777 EWR domestic/international operations on rolling basis starting post SWAP

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DCL Ops Reporting

• Currently manual ops reports from MEM/EWR, HADDS

• Long Term automated ops reporting implementation (Harris/Boeing planning)

• Needed for ops tracking during 24x7 full Trials

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8/22z EWR DTAP Alert

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8/22z FDX1202

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MEM DCL Ops Since 4/17/13 – Start of Limited Ops Trials

Aircraft AirlineTotal DCL

FlightsCAF

Initial UM79

InitialUM80

UM79 Rev

UM80 Rev

Total UM

WILCO

MD11 FDX 35 34 0 1 9 5 49

B777 FDX 16 14 1 1 6 2 24

9Current Up Thru 8/21/13

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MEM DCL Ops Since 4/17/13 - Lessons Learned

10Current Up Thru 8/21/13

Unplanned Voice

Clearance/PDC

Issued

FRC DCL Filing Issues

(Not Filed or Within First 22 Characters)

and/orCrew Status (Not DCL Approved)

DTAP Automation –

FANS Avionics Issues/Testing

HADDS/CSP/

Network Issues

ATC/FDCoordination

AC Mechanical/Diversions

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EWR DCL Ops Since 5/16/13 - Start of Limited Ops Trials

Aircraft AirlineTotal DCL

FlightsCAF

Initial UM79

InitialUM80

UM79 Rev

UM80 Rev

Total UM

WILCO

MD11UPS 14 12 0 2 5 4 23

FDX 3 2 1 0 0 0 3

B777BAW 15 15 0 0 0 0 15

FDX 3 3 0 0 0 0 3

B767UPS 2 1 1 0 0 0 2

UAL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

A333 SAS 2 1 1 0 0 0 2

A343/6 DLH* 52 52 0 0 1 0 53

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* HADDS Check

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EWR DCL Ops Since 5/16/13 - Lessons Learned

Unplanned Voice

Clearance/PDC

Issued

FRC DCL Filing Issues

(Not Filed or Within First 22

Characters) and/orCrew Status (Not DCL Approved)

DTAP Automation –

FANS Avionics Issues/Testing

HADDS/CSP/

Network Issues

ATC/FD Coordination

AC Mechanical/Diversions

51 35 9 3 2 2

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MEM FDIO Test NCP Update

• Case File approved thru CMRT

• Aug CCB board approval expected

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Questions ?

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