EWR DCL Flight Tests Capt Gregg Kastman MD-11 Flt Trng Sup

2 EWR DCL Flight Tests -6 Flights conducted 16 May – 6 Jun 13 -MD-11, Flight 1083, EWR-SDF, 0220z dept (2220L) -Telecon during ground ops -EWR Tower -UPS Ops -FAA Data Comm Team -Flight Crew

3 Flight 1, 16 May Noteworthy Events -Logon successful

4 Flight 1, 16 May Noteworthy Events -Logon successful -Initial Clearance, CAF

5 Flight 1, 16 May Noteworthy Events -Logon successful -Initial Clearance, CAF -During Taxi, Revised Dept Freq

6 Flight 1, 16 May Noteworthy Events -Logon successful -Initial Clearance, CAF -During Taxi, Revised Dept Freq -Airborne, auto log-off 15 min after T/O -At Cruise Flt, FL380

7 Flight 2, 22 May Noteworthy Events -Initial Clearance, CAF

8 Flight 2, 22 May Noteworthy Events -Initial Clearance, CAF -During Taxi, Revised Route (UM79) -AIR waypoint listed twice

9 Flight 2, 22 May Noteworthy Events -Initial Clearance, CAF -During Taxi, Revised Route (UM79) -AIR waypoint listed twice -Airborne, ATC logoff 5 min after T/O – no problems -No problems on FMC or ND approaching waypoints

10 Flight 3, 24 May Noteworthy Events -Logon REJECTED -Multiple flight plans filed

11 Flight 3, 24 May Noteworthy Events -Logon REJECTED -Initial Clearance, UM79 -No duplicate waypoints

12 Flight 3, 24 May Noteworthy Events -Logon REJECTED -Initial Clearance, UM79 -During Taxi, ATC unable to send UM80 -Possible glitch in ARTCC rte build -Revised Rte clnc via voice -Airborne, auto log-off 5 min after T/O

13 Flight 4, 29 May Noteworthy Events -Initial Clearance, CAF

14 Flight 4, 29 May Noteworthy Events -Initial Clearance, CAF -During Taxi, Revised Rte (UM80) -Scratchpad message

15 Flight 4, 29 May Ground Ops -Logon successful -Initial Clearance, CAF -During Taxi, Revised Route (UM80) -Scratchpad message (PARTIAL F-PLN UPLINK) -Printer problems -After airborne, ATC logoff 5 min after T/O

16 Flight 5, 5 June Noteworthy Events -Unable to receive DCL -Simultaneous message on both DSP

17 Flight 6, 6 June Noteworthy Events -Logon successful -ATC unable to send DCL -DTAP reset after flight plan filed

18 General Observations DCL has outstanding potential Positives -Route uplinks should reduce pilot errors -Reduce voice requirements Challenges -Flight crew learning curve -Flight crew workload during taxi -Still requires verification and reload RWY, SID, T/O data

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