Engine-indicating and crew-alerting system

EICAS is the abbreviation for the used by Boeing and other manufacturers designation for Engine Indication and Crew Alerting System. On German about " Engine Indication and crew alert system ". At Airbus, ie a similar system Electronic Centralized Aircraft Monitoring ( ECAM ).

It provides the pilot the display of the most important engine parameters on a color screen ready and will inform the crew when no longer certain parameters of the power plant in accordance with the standard. In order for the crew of the tiresome business of engine control can be released, which made it possible ultimately to abandon a flight engineer.

With EICAS and ECAM all systems of the aircraft can be verified. For this purpose, the pilot may retrieve, if necessary individual systems, such as the hydraulic system or the fuel system, to a special screen and can be displayed.

In addition, EICAS and ECAM also offer alerts and error messages for all systems of the aircraft as well as aids for handling the warning message. The right system page will automatically appear.

EICAS or ECAM is installed in conjunction with the electronic flight information system EFIS. The screens are configured redundantly, that is, in case of failure of a screen, the information can be switched to other screens.