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Training Manual
Total Aviation Training TAT Jordan Ltd.

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ATA 56 WINDOWS

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For Training Purposes Onl Subject Title: Windows

Description

Objectives
Lesson Title: Windows General

ATA
56-00

Description
This lesson provides information on components, interfaces and operation of the Windows.

Objectives
State the purpose of the system.

Identify the major system components of the system.

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State the purpose of the major system components.

State the general location of major system components.

Describe the major system interfaces and be able to explain the normal system function.

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For Training Purposes Onl Windows - Introduction

Teaching Points
1. The airplane windows give the crew and passengers a view out of the
airplane.

Student Notes
General

The airplane windows give the crew and passengers a view out of the airplane.

Location

There are windows in these areas of the airplane:

• Flight deck
• Passenger compartment
• Passenger entry door (PED).

Acronyms and Abbreviations

CAP - cabin attendant panel

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CSSC - cabin service system controller
CZU - cabin zone unit
DC - direct current
EDW - electronically dimmable window
EPAS - emergency power assist system
LED - light emitting diode
PED - passenger entry door
RPDU - remote power distribution unit
UV - ultraviolet

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VLT - visible light transmittance
WHCF - window heat control function
WHPU - window heat protection unit

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FLIGHT DECK PASSENGER PASSENGER

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COMPARTMENT ENTRY DOOR

WINDOWS - INTRODUCTION

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For Training Purposes Onl Windows - General Description The passenger entry doors (PED) have EDWs. These windows have only two
lighting levels: darkened and transparent. A switch/controller above the
window controls the state of the window.
Teaching Points
1. The four flight deck windows:
• Are heated
• Heating is operated by the window heat control panel (P5)
• Heating function will be discussed in Ice & Rain Protection (Chapter 30)

2. Electronically dimmable windows (EDW) in the passenger compartment can

be dimmed
• Using the switch/controller below the window
• Using the cabin attendant panel (CAP).

3. Each passenger entry door (PED) has an EDW that can be dimmed only by
the switch/controller above the window.

Student Notes
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The flight deck windows consist of two forward and two side windows. The two
forward windows are heated to remove and prevent ice buildup. If the anti-ice
function fails, the two forward windows have a backup to prevent fog buildup.
The two side windows are heated to remove and prevent fog buildup.

The windows are controlled by the window heat control function (WHCF).
Switches on the window heat control panel on the P5 control power to the
windows. Window heat protection units (WHPU) protect the window electrical
components from accumulated static electricity.

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Passenger Compartment

The passenger compartment windows are electronically dimmable windows

(EDW). Passengers can control the windows to five different lighting levels
using the switch/controller below the window. Flight attendants can control the
EDWs from the cabin attendant panel (CAP).

Passenger Entry Door

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FLIGHT FLIGHT
ANTI-FOG COMPARTMENT FLIGHT FLIGHT COMPARTMENT ANTI-FOG
WINDOW 2R COMPARTMENT COMPARTMENT WINDOW 2L
ANTI-ICE WINDOW 1R WINDOW 1L ANTI-ICE
ANTI-FOG ANTI-FOG

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COMPARTMENT
ELECTRICALLY
DIMMABLE
WINDOW (TYP)

EDW SWITCH RPDU EDW SWITCH

CONTROLLER (TYP) CONTROLLER
(TYP) CONTROL (TYP)
DATA

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COMMON DATA NETWORK
CABIN CONTROL
ZONE DATA
STATUS UNIT
CONTROL (TYP) CONTROL
DATA DATA
PASSENGER ENTRY
DOOR ELECTRICALLY
DIMMABLE WINDOW (TYP)
CABIN SERVICES CABIN
SYSTEM CONTROLLER ATTENDANT
PANEL (TYP)
WINDOWS - GENERAL DESCRIPTION

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For Training Purposes Onl Flight Deck Windows - Introduction

Teaching Points
1. The four flight deck windows give the flight crew a view out of the airplane.

Student Notes
Purpose

The four flight deck windows give the flight crew a view out of the airplane.

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FLIGHT DECK PASSENGER PASSENGER

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COMPARTMENT ENTRY DOOR

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For Training Purposes Onl Flight Deck Windows - General Description windows temperature through the window heat system. The flight
compartment windows get electric power from the window heat system.
Teaching Points Training Information Point
1. The flight deck windows are laminate construction and give the crew a view
of 180 degrees out the front and sides of the airplane. Treat the windows with care because they are easy to scratch. Interiors and
edges can be repaired if damaged. The windows are installed from outside the
2. Always remove power from the window heat system before removing the airplane.
window. If window power is on, it could cause an electrical shock when the
window is touched. Always remove power from the window heat system before removing the
window. If window power is on, it could cause an electrical shock when the
3. Do not pull or lift the window by the wire bundle. window is touched. Do not pull or lift the window by the wire bundle.

Student Notes
General

Flight compartment number 1 windows are in front of the captain and first
officer to give the flight crew a forward view out of the airplane. Flight
compartment number 2 windows are to the left of the captain and to the right
of the first officer to give the flight crew an outboard view out of the airplane.

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Components and Interfaces

These are the flight compartment windows:

• Flight compartment number 1 window, left – in front of the captain
position
• Flight compartment number 1 window, right – in front of the first officer
position
• Flight compartment number 2 window, left – to the left of the captain
position

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• Flight compartment number 2 window, right – to the right of the first
officer position.

System Description

Flight compartment windows are transparent and are made of a lamination of

glass and plastic. The external window surfaces are glass and have a rain
protection hydrophobic coating. The flight compartment windows have an anti-
ice/defog conductive heating film. The film gets sufficiently warm to prevent
fog and ice. Temperature sensors in the flight compartment control the

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FLIGHT FLIGHT FLIGHT FLIGHT
COMPARTMENT ANTI-FOG COMPARTMENT ANTI-ICE COMPARTMENT ANTI-ICE COMPARTMENT ANTI-FOG
WINDOW 2R ANTI-FOG ANTI-FOG
WINDOW 1R WINDOW 1L WINDOW 2L

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ELECTRICAL WIRE BUNDLE

CONNECTOR

ELECTRICAL
CONNECTOR

WIRE BUNDLE

BOLTS BOLTS
(120 LOCATIONS) (100 LOCATIONS)

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NO. 1 WINDOW, LEFT NO. 2 WINDOW, LEFT
(NO. 1 WINDOW RIGHT IS OPPOSITE) (NO. 2 WINDOW RIGHT IS OPPOSITE)

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FLIGHT DECK WINDOWS

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For Training Purposes Onl Flight Deck Windows - Component Location

Teaching Points
1. There are four flight deck windows:
• 1L (in front of the captain)
• 2L (on the left of the captain)
• 1R (in front of the first officer)
• 2R (on the right of the first officer).

Student Notes
General

The four flight deck windows are numbered 2L, 1L, 1R, and 2R, from left to
right, aft looking forward.

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2 LEFT 1 LEFT 1 RIGHT 2 RIGHT

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For Training Purposes Onl Flight Deck Windows - Functional Description Because the windows do not open, crew escape is done through the flight
deck overhead door. The windows must be cleaned from outside the flight deck
Teaching Points
1. The flight deck windows:
• Constructed of inner and outer acrylic plies and a glass faceply
• Cannot be opened.

2. Heating is by an anti-ice coating and a backup defog coating in the forward

windows.

3. Side windows heating is by defog coating.

Student Notes
General

The flight deck windows are a composite laminate structure, constructed of

inner and outer stretched acrylic plies and a strengthened glass faceply
external surface. The external glass surface has a hydrophobic coating for rain
protection. The windows cannot be opened. They are bolted and sealed into
position.

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Functional Description

Flight deck windows have retainer rings and moisture seals. The sealant
(aerosmoother) holds the retainer rings and window together as an assembly.
Bolts go through the retainer rings and windows to attach the assembly to the
airplane structure.

Heating for the forward windows is done with an anti-ice coating on the interior

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of the glass faceply and a backup defog coating on the interior of the outer
stretched acrylic ply. Side windows have only a defog coating on the interior of
the outer stretched acrylic ply. Temperature control is done by using
temperature sensors. On the forward window there are two sensors for anti-ice
heating control. One is primary and the other is a backup if the primary sensor
fails. The defog coating contains only a single temperature sensor. The side
windows have a defog coating and a single temperature sensor. A wire bundle
and electrical connectors connect the heaters and the temperature sensors to
the window heat protection units (WHPU).

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OUTSIDE GLASS
ACRYLIC
DEFOG LAYER
ACRYLIC

DEFOG SENSOR

NO. 1
WINDOW
NO. 1 NO. 2
RIGHT
WINDOW WINDOW
RIGHT LEFT

NO. 1

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WINDOW
FRAME

RETAINER

AEROSMOOTHER NO. 1
WINDOW LEFT
ANTI ICE SENSOR
FUSELAGE
OUTSIDE

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SKIN GLASS
ACRYLIC
ANTI ICE LAYER

ACRYLIC DEFOG LAYER

DEFOG SENSOR

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For Training Purposes Onl Passenger Compartment Windows - Introduction

Teaching Points
1. The passenger compartment windows give the passengers a view out of the
airplane.

Student Notes
General

The passenger compartment windows give the passengers a view out of the
airplane.

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FLIGHT DECK PASSENGER PASSENGER

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COMPARTMENT ENTRY DOOR

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For Training Purposes Onl Passenger Compartment Windows – General Description
The EDW has a design life of 70,000 opaque/transparent cycles. It takes less
than 60 seconds to fully darken the window.
Teaching Points
1. Each window is an electronically dimmable window (EDW). There are no
mechanical draw-down shades.

2. Each window has three panes:

• Structural plastic outer pane
• EDW middle pane
• Plastic inner pane (inner window reveal)

3. If there is a power failure, the windows will be transparent.

Student Notes
General

All passenger compartment windows are electronically dimmable windows

(EDW). There are no mechanical draw-down shades. The window assembly
does not have a vent hole.

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System Description

The passenger compartment windows are 65% larger than conventional

airplanes. Each window has three panes: structural plastic outer pane, EDW
middle pane, and a plastic inner pane. There is a seal around the edge of the
window. The seal is between the structural outer pane and window frame. All
three panes must be removed and installed from inside the airplane.

The structural plastic outer pane consists of three layers of acrylic. The outer

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layer is thicker and stiffer than the other two layers. The inner layer is the fail-
safe pane. The inner and outer layers of the structural pane are treated with
polysiloxane to give hardness and ultraviolet (UV) protection. The structural
pane is secured to the window frame at 12 points, using screws to connect to
nut plates attached at the window frame. The attachment also holds 12
retention clips. The 12 retention clips fit into the 12 plug clips on the EDW to
hold the EDW middle pane in position.

The plastic inner pane is held to the sidewall panel with six clips. The clips are
on the sidewall panel. A special tool is used for the inner pane removal.

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PASSENGER COMPARTMENT
ELECTRICALLY DIMMABLE
WINDOW (TYP)

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SEAL
OUTER PANE

INTERLAYER

RETENTION MIDDLE (FAILSAFE) PANE

RECEPTACLE CLIP
(12 LOCATIONS)
WINDOW
FRAME

RETENTION CLIPS
(6 LOCATIONS)

STRUCTURAL OUTER PANE

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DIMMABLE

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WINDOW

INNER
WINDOW
REVEAL

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PASSENGER COMPARTMENT WINDOW - PANES

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For Training Purposes Onl Passenger Compartment Windows - Component Location

Teaching Points
1. The passenger compartment windows are in the passenger compartment.

Student Notes
General

The passenger compartment windows are in the passenger compartment.

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For Training Purposes Onl Passenger Compartment Windows - Electronically Maximum voltage to the EDW is 1.2 V. When there is no power, the organic
material is unaffected and the EDW is transparent.
Dimmable Window
The EDW is held in position with a foam mount assembly to protect the glass
Teaching Points on the EDW. There are two ways to control the EDW light levels: a switch/
1. Electronically dimmable windows (EDW) consist of two layers of thin glass controller in the window reveal below the window lets the passenger control
with an electrochromic polymer gel material in between. The oxidization of the the quantity of light that comes through the window, or the flight attendant can
gel causes the windows to darken. darken the window using the CAP.

2. The EDW can be set to one of five light levels.

3. There are two ways to control the EDW light levels:

• A switch/controller in the window reveal for passenger control
• Cabin attendant panel (CAP) for flight attendant control.

Student Notes
General

Each passenger compartment window has an electronically dimmable

window (EDW) and a switch/controller. The passengers and cabin attendants

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can set the quantity of light that comes through the EDW. The EDW can be set
to one of five light levels, from transparent to opaque (dark), with three
intermediate settings in between.

Components and Interfaces

The EDWs have an interface with remote power distribution unit (RPDU),
cabin service system controller (CSSC), cabin attendant panel (CAP), and
cabin zone unit (CZU) for EDW control.

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System Description

The EDW consists of two layers of thin glass with an electrochromic polymer
gel material in between. The window glass layers have a conductive coating
on the inside and are bonded together with an epoxy that acts as a seal for the
polymer material. There are two leads on opposite sides of the window that
provide power to the electrochromic gel to dim the window. When a voltage is
applied to the gel, the gel is chemically reduced on the cathode and oxidized
on the anode. The oxidization of the gel causes the windows to darken.

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OUTER ELECTRICALLY FOAM MOUNT SIDEWALL

PANE DIMMABLE ASSEMBLY PANEL
WINDOW

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CONTROLLER CONTROLLER PANE

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PASSENGER WINDOW SWITCH
(EXAMPLE) BEZEL

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PASSENGER
COMPARTMENT
ELECTRICALLY
DIMMABLE
WINDOW (TYP)

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(TYP) EDW SWITCH
CONTROLLER
(TYP)

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DATA

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CABIN CONTROL
ZONE DATA
STATUS
UNIT CONTROL
CONTROL
(TYP) DATA
DATA

CABIN SERVICES CABIN

SYSTEM CONTROLLER ATTENDANT
PANEL (TYP)
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For Training Purposes Onl Passenger Compartment Windows - EDW Switch/Controller

Teaching Points
1. Electronically dimmable window (EDW) switch/controller on the window
reveal allows passenger to control five different lighting levels for the EDW.

2. The EDW switch/controller has two switches to control the light level.

Student Notes
General

An electronically dimmable window (EDW) switch/controller on the window

reveal below the window lets the passenger control the quantity of light that
comes through the window

System Description

The passenger EDW switch/controller has two switch buttons to progressively

control five levels of light settings, from clear to dark. The switch/controller
includes five blue indicator light emitting diodes (LED) to indicate the level of

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dimming. The upper part of the switch lightens and the bottom part of the
switch darkens the EDW. The first push of a switch illuminates the blue LED to
indicate the current dimming state. The second and subsequent pushes
change the dimming state and illuminate the blue LED to show the new
dimming state. When the switch is not in use, the LED turns off.

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For Training Purposes Onl Passenger Compartment Windows - CAP Control

Teaching Points
1. The cabin attendant panel (CAP) can be used to control the light levels on
the electronically dimmable window (EDW).

2. CAP has priority over passenger switch/controller.

Student Notes
General

Cabin attendant panels (CAP) can be used to control the light levels on the
electronically dimmable window (EDW). The CAP has priority over passenger
switch/controller.

System Description

On the CAP main menu, select dimmable windows for EDW control. Three
selections show window control by area, window status, and window range by
area. The window control by area selection gives window control by cabin

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area. The windows status selection shows status of individual windows and
provides lock control of individual windows. The window range by area
selection provides control of window state range by cabin area.

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CABIN CONTROLS
WINDOW CONTROL BY AREA
SELECT AREA

BUSINESS BUSINESS
CLASS CLASS

WINDOW STATE LOCK AND CONTROL

5
ECONOMY ECONOMY
CLASS CLASS
FWD FWD

CLEAR
1

ECONOMY ECONOMY
CLASS CLASS
AFT AFT

WINDOW RANGE BY AREA WINDOW STATUS

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7A 7B 7C 7G 7H 7K LOCK CONTROL
AREA NAME CLEAREST DARKEST 1 5
BUSINESS CLASS LEFT 1 5
BUSINESS CLASS RIGHT 1 5 5
BUSINESS BUSINESS ECONOMY FWD LEFT 1 5 1 5
CLASS CLASS 8A 8B 8C 8G 8H 8K
ECONOMY FWD RIGHT 1 5
ECONOMY AFT LEFT 1 5 2
1 1
ECONOMY AFT RIGHT 1 5

9A 9B 9C 9G 9H 9K CLEAR
1 3 1
ECONOMY ECONOMY
CLASS CLASS
FWD FWD
1 1
WINDOW RANGE CONTROL 10A 10B 10C 10G 10H 10K

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1 1

11A 11B 11C 11G 11H 11K

ECONOMY ECONOMY 5
CLASS CLASS
1 5 4
AFT AFT
WINDOW LEGEND
5
12A 12B 12C 12G 12H 12K 1

CLEAREST DARKEST
SELECTED
Passengers will only
be able to control
window states per SELECT SELECT WINDOW(S) TO DE-SELECT
the range set here. ALL ALL LOCKED 2
WINDOWS CONTROL WINDOWS

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For Training Purposes Onl Passenger Compartment Windows - Functional Description

Teaching Points
1. The cabin attendant panel (CAP) and switch/controller both give an input to
the cabin service system controller (CSSC).

Student Notes
Functional Description

In the transparent state, the visible light transmittance (VLT) is 45%. It reduces
to 0.01% VLT in the fully darkened state. Even in the fully darkened state, an
external fire can be easily recognized. If there is a power failure, the windows
will be transparent. If the EDW fails in flight, the flight attendant can paste a
tinted film over the plastic inner pane.

When a cabin attendant panel (CAP) selection is made, a signal is sent to the
cabin zone unit (CZU) and then to the cabin service system controller (CSSC).
CSSC provides a control command to the remote power distribution unit
(RPDU) to supply 28V DC power to the electronically dimmable window
(EDW) switch/controller. The switch/controller supplies a voltage to the EDW
to dim the window. There is a customer option to automatically make the

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windows transparent at an airline-specified altitude during descent.

When the switch/controller switch is pushed, a signal is sent to the CZU and
then to the CSSC. CSSC provides a control command to the RPDU to supply
28V DC power to the EDW switch/controller. The switch/controller supplies a
voltage to the EDW to dim the window.

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PASSENGER
COMPARTMENT
ELECTRICALLY
DIMMABLE
WINDOW (TYP)

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(TYP) EDW SWITCH
CONTROLLER
(TYP)

COMMON DATA NETWORK CONTROL

DATA

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CABIN CONTROL
ZONE DATA
STATUS
UNIT CONTROL
CONTROL
(TYP) DATA
DATA

CABIN SERVICES CABIN

SYSTEM CONTROLLER ATTENDANT
PANEL (TYP)
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For Training Purposes Onl Passenger Entry Door Windows - Introduction

Teaching Points
1. The passenger entry door windows allow the flight attendants to assess
outside conditions.

Student Notes
Purpose

Door windows control the light into the cabin at passenger entry door areas
and give passengers and cabin crew a view out of the passenger entry doors.

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FLIGHT DECK PASSENGER PASSENGER

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COMPARTMENT ENTRY DOOR

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For Training Purposes Onl Passenger Entry Door Windows - General Description EDW has a design life of 70,000 opaque/transparent cycles. It takes less than
60 seconds to fully darken the window.
Teaching Points
1. Passenger entry door windows are longer but are less wide than passenger
compartment windows.

2. Each window has three panes:

• Structural plastic outer pane
• Electronically dimmable window (EDW) middle pane
• Plastic inner pane (inner window reveal).

3. If there is a power failure, the windows will be transparent.

Student Notes
General

All passenger entry door windows are electronically dimmable windows

(EDW). The window assembly does not have a vent hole. The passenger
entry door window is about 1.5 inches longer and 2 inches less wide than the
passenger compartment window.

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System Description

Each passenger entry door window has three panes: structural plastic outer
pane, EDW middle pane, and a plastic inner pane. There is a seal around the
edge of the window. The seal is between the structural outer pane and window
frame. All three panes must be removed and installed from inside the airplane.

The structural plastic outer pane consists of three layers of acrylic. The outer

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layer is thicker and stiffer than the other two layers. The inner layer is the fail-
safe pane. The inner and outer layer of the structural pane are treated with
polysiloxane to give hardness and UV (ultraviolet) protection. The structural
pane is secured to the window frame at 10 points, using screws to connect to
nut plates attached at the window frame. The attachment also holds 10
window clips. The 10 window clips fit into the foam mount assembly on the
EDW middle pane.

The plastic inner pane is part of the window reveal-main handle panel
assembly, which is attached to the passenger entry door with six latches. The

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LATCHES

LATCHES
PASSENGER ENTRY DOOR

LATCHES (6)

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LATCHES

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PASSENGER ENTRY DOOR LININGS WINDOW REVEAL -
VIEW FROM BACK MAIN HANDLE PANEL ASSEMBLY
(INNER PANE)
WINDOW REVEAL - MAIN HANDLE PANEL ASSEMBLY
VIEW FROM BACK
(INNER PANE)
VIEW FROM INSIDE
PASSENGER ENTRY DOOR WINDOW - INNER PANE

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SEAL
OUTER PANE
INTERLAYER
WINDOW CLIP (10) MIDDLE
(FAILSAFE) PANE

SWITCH
CONTROLLER

SWITCH CONNECTOR STRUCTURAL OUTER PANE

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OUTER PANE

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ELECTRICALLY
DIMMABLE WINDOW

PASSENGER ENTRY DOOR WINDOW - OUTER PANE AND EDW

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For Training Purposes Onl Passenger Entry Door Windows - Component Location

Teaching Points
1. There are eight passenger entry door windows, one on each passenger
entry door.

Student Notes
General

There are eight passenger entry door windows, one on each passenger entry
door.

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For Training Purposes Onl Passenger Entry Door Windows - Electronically Dimmable The EDWs have an interface with the remote power distribution unit (RPDU).
Each door EDW is physically independent from the other door EDWs and is a
Window functionally independent system that is not connected to the cabin services
system.
Teaching Points
1. Electronically dimmable windows (EDW) consist of two layers of thin glass
with an electrochromic polymer gel material in between. The oxidization of the
gel causes the windows to darken.

2. The EDW can be set only to clear or dark.

3. The only way to control the EDW light levels is by a switch/controller in the
liner above the window.

Student Notes
General

The electronically dimmable windows (EDW) change the windows settings to

transparent or opaque (dark) to decrease the light in the cabin.

System Description

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The EDW consist of two layers of thin glass with an electrochromic polymer
gel material in between. The window glass layers have a conductive coating
on the inside and are bonded together with an epoxy that acts as a seal for the
polymer material. There are two leads on opposite sides of the window that
provide power to the electrochromic gel to dim the window. When a voltage is
applied to the gel, the gel is chemically reduced on the cathode and oxidized
on the anode. The oxidization of the gel causes the windows to darken.
Maximum voltage to EDW is 1.2 V.

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The EDW is held in position with a foam mount assembly to protect the glass
on the EDW. The only way to control the EDW setting is by a switch/controller
in the liner above the window. Before removing the window, disarm the door
and set the emergency power assist system (EPAS) safety switch to the safe
position.

Components and Interfaces

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SWITCH/
CONTROLLER
(REF)

SWITCH
CONNECTOR
(REF)

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DIMMABLE
WINDOW

PASSENGER ENTRY DOOR 1L SHOWN,

ALL OTHERS SIMILAR

FWD

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FOAM MOUNTED
ASSEMBLY (REF)

PASSENGER ENTRY DOOR WINDOWS - ELECTRICALLY DIMMABLE WINDOWS

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PASSENGER ENTRY DOOR

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EDW SWITCH RPDU
CONTROLLER (TYP)
(TYP)

PASSENGER ENTRY DOOR

ELECTRICALLY DIMMABLE
WINDOW (TYP)

PASSENGER ENTRY DOOR WINDOWS - FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION

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For Training Purposes Onl Passenger Entry Door Windows - EDW Switch

Teaching Points
1. An electronically dimmable window (EDW) switch/controller in the liner
above the window allows flight attendants to control lighting levels for the EDW.

2. The EDW switch/controller has two switches to control the light level.

Student Notes
General

An electronically dimmable window (EDW) switch/controller in the liner above

the window lets the flight attendants control the quantity of light that comes
through the window.

System Description

The passenger entry door EDW switch/controller has two switch buttons to
control two levels of light settings, clear or dark. The switch/controller includes
five blue indicator light emitting diodes (LED), but only the lowest LED light will

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remain illuminated when the window is in the darkened state. During transition,
the blue LED will pulse. When the window is in the clear state, the LEDs will
not be illuminated. The upper part of the switch lightens the EDW and the
bottom part of the switch darkens the EDW.

If one side of the control switch fails, override the switch by pushing on the
functioning side for 10 seconds. For example, if the window is fully dimmed
and the clear window function fails, hold down the window dimming side of the
switch for 10 seconds. This has the same effect as pushing the window

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clearing side of the switch in normal operation.

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SWITCH/
CONTROLLER

SWITCH
CONNECTOR

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ELECTRICALLY
DIMMABLE
WINDOW (REF)

PASSENGER ENTRY DOOR 1L SHOWN,

ALL OTHERS SIMILAR

FWD

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FOAM MOUNTED
ASSEMBLY (REF)

PASSENGER ENTRY DOOR WINDOWS - EDW SWITCH/CONTROLLER

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Teaching Points
1. The electronically dimmable window (EDW) switch/controller gives an input
directly to the EDW.

Student Notes
Functional Description

In the transparent state, the visible light transmittance (VLT) is 45%. It reduces
to 0.01% VLT in the fully darkened state. Even in the fully darkened state, an
external fire can be easily recognized. If there is a power failure, the windows
will be transparent.

When the switch/controller switch is pushed, the remote power distribution unit
(RPDU) supplies 28V DC power to the EDW switch/controller. The switch/
controller supplies a voltage to the EDW to dim the window.

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PASSENGER ENTRY DOOR

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EDW SWITCH RPDU
CONTROLLER (TYP)
(TYP)

PASSENGER ENTRY DOOR

ELECTRICALLY DIMMABLE
WINDOW (TYP)

PASSENGER ENTRY DOOR WINDOWS - FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION

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