A320 Limitations

Front 1

Max Runway Slope (M)

Back 1

+ to - 2.0%

Front 2

Max Runway Altitude (M)

Back 2

9,200 FT

Front 3

Nominal Runway Width (M)

Back 3

150 FT

Front 4

Max Crosswind (M)

Back 4

38 KTS (Gust Included)

Front 5

Max Tailwind – Takeoff (M)

Back 5

15 KTS

Front 6

Max Tailwind – Landing (M)

Back 6

10 KTS

Front 7

Max Wind for Pax Door Operation (M)

Back 7

65 KTS

Front 8

Load Acceleleration Limits (M)

Back 8

Clean Configuration........................-1.0g to +2.5g

Any Flaps and / or Slats Extended...0.0g to +2.0g

Front 9

Max Takeoff Weight (320) (M)

Back 9

169,700 LBS

Front 10

Max Takeoff Weight A319 & A321

Back 10

A319 – 166,400
A321 – 206,100

Front 11

Max Landing Weight (320) (M)

Back 11

145,500 LBS

Front 12

Max Landing Weight A319 & A321

Back 12

A319 – 137,700
A321 – 171,500

Front 13

Turbulent Air Penetration (A321) (M)

Back 13

Below FL200.......................270 KTS
At or Above FL200....300 KTS / .76M

Front 14

Turbulent Air Speed (319 / 320) (M)

Back 14

Below FL200.......................250 KTS
At or Above FL200....275 KTS / .76 M

Front 15

Max Gear Extended Speed (M)

Back 15

280 KTS / .67 Mach

Front 16

Max Gear Extension Speed (M)

Back 16

250 KTS

Front 17

Max Gear Retraction Speed (M)

Back 17

220 KTS

Front 18

Max Altitude Gear May Be Extended (M)

Back 18

FL 250

Front 19

Max Ground Speed – Tires (M)

Back 19

195 KTS

Front 20

Windshield Wiper Use Max Speed (M)

Back 20

230 KTS

Front 21

Max Ground Speed During Turn if Weight > 167,500 LBS (320 / 321) (M)

Back 21

20 KTS

Front 22

Max Cabin Pressure Differential (M)

Back 22

Positive 8.6 PSI
Negative -1.0 PSI

Front 23

Min Height for Autopilot Engagement (M)
Takeoff with SRS
Takeoff without SRS
Go Around

Back 23

Takeoff with SRS........100 FT AGL
Takeoff without SRS....900 FT AGL
Go Around..................100 FT AGL

Front 24

Use of NAV and FINAL APP Modes for Non-Percision Appraoches (M)

Back 24

NAV mode may be used in the terminal area provided:
- GPS Primary is available
- HIGH Accuracy is displayed OR
- Navaid raw data is monitored

Front 25

Use of AP or FD in Open Descent or Descent on Approach (M)

Back 25

Use of AP or FD in OP DES or DES mode is not authorized during approach below minimums or Minimums or 500 FT AGL (319/320) 900 FT ATL (321), whichever is higher.

Front 26

Max Field Elevation for Autoland

Back 26

9200 FT MSL – 319
6500 FT MSL – 320
5756 FT MSL – 321

Front 27

Max Winds for Autoland (M)

Back 27

Tailwind......10 KTS
Crosswind..20 KTS
Headwind...30 KTS

Front 28

Max Continuous Generator Load (M)

Back 28

100% (90 KVA)

Front 29

Max Continuous TR Load (M)

Back 29

200 Amps

Front 30

Max Altitude with Flaps and / or Slats Extended (M)

Back 30

20,000 FT MSL

Front 31

Minimum Fuel Temperature (Jet A) (M)

Back 31

For Jet A only, if TAT reaches -34° C monitor ECAM FUEL page that fuel temperature remaines warmer than -36° C.

Front 32

Max Fuel Imbalance (M)

Back 32

1100 LBS - If fuel imbalance between any two tanks is more than 1100 lbs, refer to fuel imbalance limitations in the COM.

Front 33

Normal Hydraulic Pressure (M)

Back 33

3000 PSI + / - 200 PSI

Front 34

Ground Air Conditioning (M)
Limitation on use of HP Ground Unit

Back 34

Do not use HP ground unit when APU is supplying bleed air to avoid bleed system damage.

HP ground unit may be used for Air Cond if confirmed to be free of oil contamination.

Front 35

Max Brake Temp for Takeoff (M)

Back 35

300° C (Brake fans must be off for takeoff)

Front 36

EPR Max with Parking Brake Set

Back 36

1.19 EPR

Front 37

APU Starter Limits (M)

Back 37

The APU starter duty cycle is 3 consecutive start attempts. After the 3rd start attempt wait 60 minutes before attempting 3 more starts.

Front 38

APU Max Altitude for BLEED Air (M)
1) One Pack Operating
2) Two Packs Operating

Back 38

1) FL 200
2) FL 150

Front 39

APU Operating Envelope (M)

Back 39

Air bleed extraction from the APU for wing anti-ice is not permitted.

The APU may be started with normal aircraft power supply and operated up to the max certified pressure altitude of 39,100 feet.

The max altitude for a battery start (emergency electrical configuration) of the APU is FL250.

Front 40

APU Max Speed

Back 40

107% (ECAM Display)

Front 41

APU Max EGT for Start

Back 41

900° C Below FL 250
982° C Above FL 250

Front 42

APU Max EGT with APU Running

Back 42

682° C with 5 seconds for shutdown OR
700° C to 742° for immediate shutdown

Front 43

Oil Temp - Min Starting (M)

Back 43

-40° C

Front 44

Oil Temp - Min for Takeoff (M)

Back 44

50° C

Front 45

Oil Temp - Max Continuous (M)

Back 45

155° C

Front 46

Min Oil Quantity (M)

Back 46

11 Quarts + Consumption (0.3 QT / HR)

Front 47

Min Oil Pressure (M)

Back 47

60 PSI

Front 48

Oil Temp - Min prior to exceeding idle (M)

Back 48

-10° C

Front 49

Oil Temp - Max Transient, 15 minutes (M)

Back 49

165° C

Front 50

Engine EGT Limit - Takeoff and Go-Around (321) (M)

Back 50

5 Minutes or up to 10 Minutes if engine fails - both are 650° C

Front 51

Engine EGT Limit - Starting (M)

Back 51

635° C

Front 52

Engine EGT Limit - Takeoff and Go-Around (319/320) (M)

Back 52

5 Minutes or up to 10 Minutes if engine fails - both are 635° C

Front 53

Engine EGT Limit - MCT Thrust (M)

Back 53

610° C (All models)

Front 54

Engine N1 Max and N2 Max

Back 54

100%

Front 55

(INFO)
Min Altitude for Autopilot Disengage
1) Cat I ILS
2) Straight In Non Percision
3) Circling

Back 55

Cat I ILS.......................................160 FT AGL
Straight In Non Percision..Applicable Minimums
Circling..........................Circling Mins - 100 FT

Front 56

(INFO)
Ground Air Conditioning Pack Use

Back 56

Do not use packs and LP ground unit simultaneously

Front 57

(INFO)
Min Fuel Quantity for Takeoff

Back 57

3307 LBS

Front 58

(INFO)
APU Starting Altitude
1) Normal AC
2) Battery Start

Back 58

1) 39,100 FT MSL
2) 25,000 FT MSL

Front 59

(INFO)
Engine Starter Duty Limits

Back 59

3 Cycles: 2 Cycles of 2 minutes each, followed by a 3rd cycle of 1 minutes.

Must wait 15 seconds between start attempts

Front 60

(INFO)
Starter Cooling

Back 60

Following 3 start attempts or 4 minutes of continuous cranking must wait 30 minutes for cooling

Front 61

(INFO)
Starter Engagement Limitations

Back 61

No running engagement of the starter
.....When N2 is above 10% on the ground
.....When N2 is above 18% in flight.........

Front 62

(INFO)
Reverse Thrust

Back 62

Do not use max reverse thrust below 70 KTS

Front 63

EGPWS Alert (M)

Back 63

1) AP............................................OFF
2) Pitch.....................................Pull Up
3) Thrust Levers...........................TOGA
4) Speed Brakes..........Check Retracted
5) Bank................Wings Level or Adjust

Front 64

TCAS RA (M)

Back 64

1) AP.........................................OFF
2) FD's.......................................OFF
3) Vertical Speed...Adjust as Required
4) ATC.....................................Notify

Front 65

Unreliable Airspeed (M)

Back 65

1) AP................................................OFF
2) FD's..............................................OFF
3) A/THR...........................................OFF
4) Adjust Pitch / Thrust.............................
.............Below THR RED ALT - 15° / TOGA
..Above THR RED Below 10,000 - 10° / CLM
............................Above 10,000 - 5° / CLM
5) FLAPS...............Maintian Current Config
6) Speedbrakes................Check Retracted
7) Gear................................................UP

At or above MSA, level off to troubleshoot.

Front 66

Loss of Braking (M)

Back 66

If Autobrake is Selected..............
1) Brake Pedals..............PRESS

If No Braking is Available.............
1) Thrust Levers ......Max Reverse
2) Brake Pedals..............Release
3) Anti Skid / NW Steering....OFF
4) Brake Pedals..............PRESS
5) Max Brake Pressure....1000psi

If Still No Braking........................
1) Parking Brake....................ON

Front 67

Emergency Descent (M)

Back 67

1) Crew OXY Mask (both).....................ON
2) Crew Communications............Establish
3) Chrono (both)............................PRESS
4) Descend....................Turn and Pull ALT
5) Heading....................Turn and Pull HDG
6) Speed..............................Adjust Speed
7) THR Levers (if A/THR not engaged)..IDLE
8) Speed Brake.................................FULL

Front 68

Engine Failure - Cruise - Standard Strategy (M)

Back 68

1) Thrust Levers.....................MCT
2) A/THR...............................OFF
3) Cruise FL.....Determine and Pull
4) SPEED............................PULL
5) ECAM Actions..............Perform
6) ATC ...............................Notify

Front 69

Engine Failure - Cruise - Obstacle Strategy (M)

Back 69

1) Thrust Levers..................................MCT
2) A/THR............................................OFF
3) Speed............Select Green Dot and Pull
4) Cruise FL..............Determine and Select
5) At Green Dot....................Pull ALT Knob
6) ECAM Actions...........................Perform
7) ATC ............................................Notify

Front 70

Engine Starter Cooling (M)

Back 70

A 30 min cooling period is required after 3 start attempts or 4 min of continuous cranking.

Front 71

Thrust Reverse Speed Limitation (M)

Back 71

Maximum REV should not be used below 70 KTS or when airspeed starts to fluctuate.

Front 72

Reduced Thrust (FLEX) Takeoff Limitation (M)

Back 72

Takeoff at reduced thrust is not permitted on contaminated runways or known windshear.