T/CCAATB 0009-2021 Airport Civil Use Alternative APU Ground Equipment Operation Guidelines
T/CCAATB 0009-2021 Airport Civil Use Alternative APU Ground Equipment Operation Guidelines
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Main technical content: Using alternative aircraft APU ground equipment can greatly reduce the APU usage time, reduce the APU fuel consumption and exhaust emissions, and extend the APU maintenance intervals. At present, there are two operation processes for the docking of alternative aircraft APU ground equipment with inbound flights at airports in China: "first electricity then bridge" and "first bridge then electricity". The so-called "first electricity then bridge" process refers to the service process where the aircraft does not start the APU, slides into the parking position powered by the main engine, and first docks with the aircraft ground static converter power supply, and then docks with the passenger boarding bridge; the "first bridge then electricity" process refers to the service process where the aircraft main engine and APU are started simultaneously and slide into the parking position, and first docks with the passenger boarding bridge, and then docks with the aircraft ground static converter power supply. The coexistence of these two operation processes brings many problems to the use and management of alternative aircraft APU ground equipment. Compared with the "first bridge then electricity" process, the "first electricity then bridge" process can reduce the number of APU starts, which is conducive to further reducing APU usage, improving energy-saving and emission-reduction effects, and reducing APU maintenance costs. Therefore, this standard stipulates the operational requirements for the operation of alternative aircraft APU ground equipment.