This is the "how it works" section. For the 787, pay attention to these unique chapters:
Document: D633W101-FCOM
Revision: 20
Date: 01 May 2026
Airplane: Boeing 787-8/-9/-10
The FCOM’s "Normal Procedures" section provides a flow pattern for cockpit setup. For the 787, unique steps include:
The 787 FCOM promotes a "lights out" philosophy. When a system is functioning normally, the switch light is OFF. You operate by exception.
The most dramatic change in the 787 FCOM is the absence of traditional pneumatic bleed air. Instead of engine-bleed air for wing anti-ice, pressurization, and engine start, the 787 uses:
FCOM Hot Take: "The 787 FCOM spends 50 pages explaining how to manage electrical loads because, in this jet, electricity is the hydraulic fluid of the future."
For a pilot upgrading from the 737 or A320 to the 787, the FCOM becomes a 3,000+ page digital document. Operators typically use these study methods:
On the 787, the distinction is:
This is the "how it works" section. For the 787, pay attention to these unique chapters:
Document: D633W101-FCOM
Revision: 20
Date: 01 May 2026
Airplane: Boeing 787-8/-9/-10
The FCOM’s "Normal Procedures" section provides a flow pattern for cockpit setup. For the 787, unique steps include:
The 787 FCOM promotes a "lights out" philosophy. When a system is functioning normally, the switch light is OFF. You operate by exception.
The most dramatic change in the 787 FCOM is the absence of traditional pneumatic bleed air. Instead of engine-bleed air for wing anti-ice, pressurization, and engine start, the 787 uses:
FCOM Hot Take: "The 787 FCOM spends 50 pages explaining how to manage electrical loads because, in this jet, electricity is the hydraulic fluid of the future."
For a pilot upgrading from the 737 or A320 to the 787, the FCOM becomes a 3,000+ page digital document. Operators typically use these study methods:
On the 787, the distinction is:
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