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CABIN AND SERVICE INTERPHONE - DESCRIPTION AND OPERATION


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1. General
The service interphone system provides the telephone communication on the ground between the flight crew, the cabin crew and the ground service personnel.
Eight service interphone jacks are installed at different locations on the aircraft. The service personnel use them to speak to each other, the cockpit and the attendant stations through handsets.
The service interphone system supplies the telephone connection on the ground between the flight crew, the cabin crew and the ground service personnel.
Six maintenance interphone jacks are installed at different locations on the aircraft. The service personnel use them to speak, the cockpit and the attendant stations through handsets.
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2. Component Location
FIN FUNCTIONAL
DESIGNATION
PANEL ZONE ACCESS
DOOR
ATA REF
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1RJ JACK-MAINTENANCE INTERPHONE, FWD AVIONICS COMPT 121 23-44-00
2RJ JACK-MAINTENANCE INTERPHONE, R AVIONICS COMPT 126 23-44-00
3RJ JACK-MAINTENANCE INTERPHONE, AFT AVIONICS COMPT 63VU 128 23-44-00
11RJ JACK-MAINTENANCE INTERPHONE 2025VU 141 23-44-00
13RJ JACK-MAINTENANCE INTERPHONE 312 23-44-00
14RJ JACK-MAINTENANCE INTERPHONE 312 23-44-00
15RJ P/BSW-SERVICE INTERPHONE OVRD 50VU 212 23-44-00
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4000RJ1 JACK-MAINTENANCE INTERPHONE ENGINE 1 410 23-44-41
4000RJ2 JACK-MAINTENANCE INTERPHONE ENGINE 2 420 23-44-41
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4RJ1 ISOLATION UNIT 126 23-44-42
4RJ2 ISOLATION UNIT 128 23-44-42
4RJ3 ISOLATION UNIT 132PW 132 23-44-42
4RJ4 ISOLATION UNIT 132PW 138 23-44-42
4RJ5 ISOLATION UNIT 312AR 312 23-44-42
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3. Description
The service interphone system has:
  • Eight maintenance interphone jacks
  • A service-interphone OVERRIDE pushbutton-switch, with an integral indicator light.
The audio lines from the maintenance interphone jacks are routed to the amplifiers in both Cabin Intercommunication Data System (CIDS) directors. The system gets signals for the operation and the control light from:
  • The Landing Gear Control and Interface Units (LGCIUs) 5GA1 and 5GA2
  • The SVCE INT OVRD pushbutton switch 15RJ
  • The annunciator-light test and interface board 1LP
  • The CIDS directors 101RH and 102RH.
The service interphone system has:
  • Eight maintenance interphone jacks
  • Five isolation units
  • A service-interphone OVERRIDE pushbutton-switch, with an integral indicator light.
The audio lines from the maintenance interphone jacks are routed to the amplifiers in both Cabin Intercommunication Data System (CIDS) directors. The system gets signals for the operation and the control light from:
  • The Landing Gear Control and Interface Units (LGCIUs) 5GA1 and 5GA2
  • The SVCE INT OVRD pushbutton switch 15RJ
  • The annunciator-light test and interface board 1LP
  • The CIDS directors 101RH and 102RH.

If there is a short-circuit condition in a maintenance-interphone jack-socket, the isolation unit will keep the effects of the failure on the service interphone system to a minimum.
The service interphone system has:
  • Six maintenance interphone jacks
  • Five isolation units
  • A service-interphone OVERRIDE pushbutton-switch, with an integral indicator light.
The audio lines from the maintenance interphone jacks are connected to the amplifiers in both Cabin Intercommunication Data System (CIDS) directors. The system gets signals for the operation and the control light from:
  • The Landing Gear Control and Interface Units (LGCIUs) 5GA1 and 5GA2
  • The SVCE INT OVRD pushbutton switch 15RJ
  • The annunciator light test and interface board 1LP
  • The CIDS directors 101RH and 102RH.

If there is a short-circuit condition in a maintenance interphone jack-socket, the isolation unit will keep the effects of the failure on the service interphone system to a minimum.
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4. Operation/Control and Indicating
The service interphone system operates automatically when the aircraft is on the ground (nose landing gear compressed) with/without the external power is available. In this case both LGCIUs give ground signals to the CIDS directors.
When on the MCDU the nose landing gear is in flight simulation or the landing gear is not compressed (flight condition) both LGCIUs give no ground signals to the CIDS directors. The service interphone system operates, when you push the SVCE INT OVRD pushbutton switch 15RJ to the ON position. The integral indicator light in the SVCE INT OVRD pushbutton switch 15RJ comes on.

The system is off when:
  • On the MCDU the nose landing gear is in flight simulation or the landing gear is not compressed, and the SVCE INT OVRD pushbutton switch 15RJ is off.
A. Operation from the Cockpit
The acoustic equipment in the cockpit sends the audio signals to the Audio Management Unit (AMU). The AMU sends the audio signals through the audio lines to the CIDS directors.
The active CIDS director sends the audio signals to:
  • The attendant stations through the mid bus lines
  • The maintenance interphone jacks through the audio lines.
B. Operation from the Cabin Attendant Stations
The operation starts when you push the service interphone key on the attendant handset.
The cabin attendant stations send the audio signals through the mid bus lines to the CIDS directors.
The active CIDS director sends the audio signals to:
  • The cockpit acoustic equipment through the audio lines and the AMU
  • The maintenance interphone jacks through the audio lines.
C. Operation from a Service Interphone Jack with a connected Boomset
The boomset sends the audio signals through the audio lines to the CIDS directors.
The active CIDS director sends the audio signals to:
  • The cockpit acoustic equipment through the audio lines and the AMU
  • The attendant stations through the mid bus lines
  • The maintenance interphone jacks through the audio lines.
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