Data Communications Implementation Team (DCIT) Departure Clearance Trials (DCL) Test Status DCIT Meeting # 22 Washington, DC Presented to: DCIT By: Pete Muraca, FAA Date: March 13 - 14, 2013 Federal Aviation Administration Agenda • Test Activity to Date – Boeing / Airbus Test Sessions – E-E Functional and Operational Testing – Environment – Avionics Assets • MEM Schedule Milestones • Schedule Highlights DCL Trials – Test Status DCIT #22 (March 13 - 14, 2013) 2 Test Activity to Date • Latest Build 6 was delivered to WJHTC 3/4/13: - Build 6 WJHTC Installation Complete: March 4 Build 6 WJHTC Functional Testing: March 4-20 Build 6 MEM Functional/Pre-SAT Testing: March 11-20 Build 6 MEM Site Acceptance Test (SAT): March 21-22 DCL Trials – Test Status DCIT #22 (March 13 - 14, 2013) Federal Aviation Administration 3 Boeing / AIRBUS Test Sessions • Boeing Test Sessions: - • Boeing Test Session dates – 2/27, 3/1, 3/5, 3/6, 3/7, 3/8 Boeing Test Benches utilized – B737, B747-800, B767, B777 AIRBUS Test Sessions: - Airbus Test Session dates – 2/28, 3/5, 3/7 Airbus Test Benches utilized – A340, A380 Week of March 11, 2013 MEM pre-SAT testing MEM Pre-SAT Test Activities - DCL Trials – Test Status DCIT #22 (March 13 - 14, 2013) MEM DTAP env with Tech Center avionics MEM DTAP env with UPS / AOC MEM DTAP env with FedEx / AOC Federal Aviation Administration 4 End to End Functional Testing • DTAP Build 6 - Run system test cases with Tech Center bench avionics Run system test cases with Boeing and Airbus labs (multiple flight deck configs) Exercised test scenarios with DCIT aircraft Conducted Regression testing - • Documented / Socialized Findings • New PTRs Opened - • 118,120,122,124,125,126,127,128,133 Closed PTRs - 88,93,100,101,102,103,104,105,106,118,125,124,126,127 Total Open High PTRs Total Open Medium-High PTRs Total Open Medium PTRs Total Open Low PTRs Total Open - not classified yet Total Open - High:Out of Scope Total Open - Medium-High:Out of Scope Total Open PTRs DCL Trials – Test Status DCIT #22 (March 13 - 14, 2013) 14 4 6 13 0 0 2 37 Federal Aviation Administration 5 Functional and Operational Test Env. Lab Environment • End to End Functional Testing • End to End Operational Scenarios Testing (includes pilots & controller crew) • FANS Avionics Platforms • DCIT Aircraft (FedEx, United-Continental, UPS, Delta, AA, UsAir, Southwest) Site Acceptance Testing (Field Environment) • Sub_set of Functional End to End • Operational end to end scenarios • FedEx Aircraft and AOC Participation HADDS / FDIO connectivity and simulation capability FNTB (via NESG) connectivity for external FAA communications Ground/Ground and Air/Ground Communication service via ARINC Ground/Ground and Air/Ground Communication service via SITA Utilization of Boeing configurable flight deck Utilization of Airbus configurable flight deck Utilization of FAA Technical Center bench avionics DCIT Aircraft Participation Plans, Procedures and Personnel in place DCL Trials – Test Status DCIT #22 (March 13 - 14, 2013) 6 Avionics Assets (FANS) In-House • CMU based FANS 1/A+ avionics end system – • Connected to roof antenna representing a target aircraft (FANS) External o Boeing Flight Deck (via subnetwork infrastructure and service (ARINC and SITA) o o o o o o Laptop based FANS 1/A+ avionics end system – Can be connected to real avionics hardware (A750 Radio, A739 MCDU, A758 CMU) via A429 card o (ATN Baseline 1 & SC-214 v. H) • Rockwell Collins prototype Avionics (Real Hardware) • Honeywell Avionics (Real Hardware) • Thales Avionics (PC based) B737-ng B777 B747-400 MD-11 B787 B767 (FANS) DCIT Aircraft o FedEx o UPS o Delta o United Airbus Flight Deck (via subnetwork infrastructure and service (ARINC and SITA) o o o o A320 A330 A350 A380 Note: Planning for Lab FMS integrated avionics solution DCL Trials – Test Status DCIT #22 (March 13 - 14, 2013) 7 MEM Schedule Milestones • The Milestone Schedule Outlook: - Build 6 WJHTC Installation Complete: March 4 Build 6 WJHTC/MEM Functional/Pre-SAT Testing: March 4-20 Build 6 MEM Functional/Pre-SAT Testing: March 11-20 Build 6 MEM Site Acceptance Test (SAT): March 21-22 MEM Limited Full Functionality Trials (3 Ops/day): March 26 – April 26 MEM Full FANS Fleet 24x7 Trials Start: April 30 4pm Daily Build 6 Testing/PTR review telcon DCL Trials – Test Status DCIT #22 (March 13 - 14, 2013) Federal Aviation Administration 8 DCL Trials – Test Status DCIT #22 (March 13 - 14, 2013) Federal Aviation Administration 9