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feat(plugins): decode the Airbus ACMS A02 cruise performance report - #555

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Adds Label_H1_A02 for the Airbus ACMS cruise performance report <02> (AMM 31-37-73, AIDS engine reports). A319, A320 and A321s send it on H1 during stable cruise. Nothing decoded it before this.

This is separate from #553 and #554 and is based on master.

The report is a header, then /-separated blocks:

Block Contents
header A02/A31902,1,1: aircraft type, report number, page and pages
CC registration, date, time, origin, destination, flight
C1 flight phase, CNT, trigger code, unit configuration, bleed and APU flags
CE / CN TAT, pressure altitude, CAS, Mach, gross weight, CG, DMU software
EC/EE, N1/N2, S1/S2, T1/T2, V1-V8 per-engine pairs: serial and counters, N1, N2, EGT, fuel flow, gas path, clearance control, vibration (cruise, last stable descent, last stable climb), oil, control word, sensor selection
X1-X7 wing fuel, elevator, AOA, rudder, ailerons, stabilizer, spoilers, flaps, slats, true heading, position, wind, fuel temperature and density

Only settled values are scaled

Every field is shown under its AMM name. Many fields have a known name but no confirmed scaling, though. A decoder that puts a decimal point into T25 0463 or P3 1040 would be guessing. So:

  • A value is scaled only where its scaling is settled by checks against captured reports (from at least 7 operators). That covers TAT, altitude, CAS, Mach, N1, N1 command, N2, EGT, descent/climb N1, true heading, position, wind, fuel temperature, the clearance-control and generator-load percentages, precooler pressure, nacelle temperature, the phase angles and wing fuel in kg.
  • Every other value is shown exactly as sent, with (unscaled) in its label. Examples are the S blocks, PT2, oil consumption, the vibration amplitudes, the surface positions and CG.
  • Gross weight and fuel flow take their units from the unit configuration code. 09/11 gives ×100 lb and ×10 lb/h; 42/45/46 gives ×10 kg and ×1 kg/h. The two groups never overlap. Converted, the pound group's fuel flow (1,270-1,606 kg/h per engine) lands next to the kilogram group's direct 1,200-1,285 kg/h. With XX there are no units, so the values are shown as sent.
  • Three fields are labelled as contested. CNT reads 76801 on unrelated aircraft, so it isn't a report counter. AP is always 73. WFQ's X2 is above X1 on every report, so which is left and which is right is not established.
  • Aircraft with IAE engines (DMU software starting I) send the engine blocks in another layout. Those blocks are shown as sent, labelled IAE layout.
  • A long report also reaches airframes as a copy of its first block alone. That copy decodes as far as it goes, and the cut block stays in the remaining text (partial).

Example (A319, KORD to KDCA), abridged:

Description: Cruise Performance Report
Aircraft Type: A319
Unit Configuration: XX (units not sent)
Total Air Temperature: -34.0 C / -33.6 C
Pressure Altitude: 36996 feet / 36986 feet
Calibrated Airspeed: 244 knots / 244 knots
Mach: 0.758 / 0.757
Gross Weight (unscaled, unit configuration not sent): 1163 / 1163
N1: 79.6 % / 79.6 %
EGT: 560.9 C / 566.5 C
T25 Compressor Temperature (unscaled): 0463 / 0470
Descent N1: 61.4 % / 61.3 %
Inner Wing Fuel Quantity (WFQ, X1 / X2): 362 kg / 425 kg
True Heading: 138.6 degrees / 138.6 degrees
Aircraft Position: 41.000 N, 82.200 W / 41.000 N, 82.200 W
Wind Direction: 289 degrees / 289 degrees

The field names come from summaries of that AMM chapter; they have not been checked against the AMM itself. The scalings marked settled were each checked against the captures, for example:

  • True heading against the great-circle bearing to the destination (7 of 7 within 25°).
  • Descent N1 (61.7-62.1 %) against climb N1 (91.5-93.1 %), with complete separation.
  • TAT and altitude against a takeoff report at sea level.

Testing

  • 8 tests in Label_H1_A02.test.ts from real reports: CFM with no unit configuration, kilograms, IAE, one sent with line breaks and - signs, a first-block copy, picked by MessageDecoder, and a non-A02 header.
  • All 18 A02 messages on hand (11 reports): the 10 complete ones decode full, and the 8 first-block copies decode partial.
  • npm test: 598 passed, 8 skipped. tsc --noEmit: 235 errors, the same as master. Prettier passes, and the new files lint clean.
  • master against this branch over 1,157,340 other messages: none change.
  • Running on a local ACARS Hub (VDL2).

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  • New Features
    • Added support for decoding Airbus A02 cruise-performance reports received over H1. Recognized report details, including flight metadata, performance values, and position data, are now available in decoded results. The decoder handles supported engine and unit configurations and can return partial results when a report is incomplete. It also identifies reports that do not match the A02 format.

A319, A320 and A321s send the ACMS cruise performance report <02> on H1:
a header, then /-separated blocks for the flight, report codes, air
data, per-engine data and aircraft data. Nothing decoded it.

Every field is shown under its AMM 31-37-73 name. A value is scaled only
where its scaling is settled (checked against 11 reports from at least 7
operators); every other value is shown as sent and marked unscaled, so
no decimal point is guessed. Gross weight and fuel flow take their units
from the unit configuration code (09/11 pounds, 42/45/46 kilograms). The
engine blocks of IAE-engined aircraft have another layout and are shown
as sent. A copy of the first block alone decodes as far as it goes.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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This change adds an H1/A02 report decoder. It parses report metadata and blocks, formats recognized values using unit configuration, and handles engine layouts and position fields. The decoder is added to the plugin registry and public exports.

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H1/A02 decoding

Layer / File(s) Summary
Report fields and structure
lib/plugins/Label_H1_A02.ts
Defines report fields, block mappings, scaling data, and patterns used to recognize A02 report content.
Parsing and value formatting
lib/plugins/Label_H1_A02.ts
Parses report headers and blocks, decodes flight and unit metadata, formats scaled or unscaled values, and combines position fields.
Plugin integration and tests
lib/plugins/official.ts, lib/MessageDecoder.ts, lib/plugins/Label_H1_A02.test.ts
Exports and registers the decoder. Tests cover report decoding, unit configurations, engine layouts, incomplete reports, dispatch, and nonmatching reports.

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Change: Feature

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Suggested reviewers: makrsmark

Merge Risk: Low · previous review 4d956

The decoder is mergeable with bounded follow-up for malformed reports: repeated blocks can replace measurements, empty reports can appear fully decoded, and invalid times or coordinates can be displayed as valid values. No common-workflow failure is established.

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Review comments at @lib/plugins/Label_H1_A02.ts:
- Line 432: Update the time guard in flight() to accept only six-digit times
with hours from 00–23 and minutes and seconds from 00–59. Route out-of-range
values to the existing remaining branch.
- Around line 574-577: Update position() to compute latitude and longitude
before returning them, then return undefined if latitude exceeds ±90° or
longitude exceeds ±180°. Preserve the existing coordinate decoding for valid
values so out-of-range coordinates use the unknown output.
- Line 414: Add a guard before setDecodeLevel in the A02 decode flow that
rejects header-only reports when there are no decoded blocks and no unparsed
parts, returning the existing failure result so decoded is false. Reuse the
surrounding blocks, unknown, and failUnknown symbols.
- Line 301: Update the block-parsing logic so a part whose name already exists
in blocks is appended to unknown and does not replace the first block’s fields;
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A block sent twice keeps its first copy and the repeat goes to the
remaining text; a header with no blocks is not decoded; the report time
must be a valid HHMMSS; a position beyond 90 degrees of latitude or 180
of longitude goes to the remaining text.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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