Patent ID: 9188082
Filing Date: 2015-11-17
Classification: F02K

Abstract:
1. A computer implemented method for monitoring at least one locking device of an electrical thrust reversal system for a turbine engine in an airplane, said electrical thrust reversal system comprising a thrust reverser and a first, a second and a third locking device, the locking devices being able to be placed in a closed position in which the deployment of the thrust reverser is not possible, and in an open position in which the deployment of the thrust reverser is possible, the opening and the closing of the first and the second locking device being commanded by a control unit, the control unit and the third locking device being supplied by an electrical network of the airplane, the method being carried out by a computer prior to the take-off of the airplane, the method comprising: verifying, by the computer, that the airplane is on the ground and that the turbine engine is stopped; after said verifying, sending, by the computer, a command for opening the locking devices, the sending comprising: verifying, by the computer, the opening of said locking devices; sending, by the computer, a command for closing the locking devices.