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Overspeed alarm does not take precedence over altitude c-chord #10423

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2020

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    "actor": "github-actions[bot] <41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>",
    "event_name": "manual",
    "pretty_release_name": "master:fb055dcf",
    "version": "a32nx-v0.15.0-dev.fb055dc"
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Describe the bug

Currently the altitude C-chord warning continues to play if the aircraft then enters an overspeed, instead of the overspeed warning starting to play. This also means that the user cannot cancel the C-chord, because the Master Warning button is disabled by the overspeed warning.

I would expect the overspeed to take precedence, although I haven't found any definitive documentation on this. If this is the case then the Master Warning button issue would also be fixed by giving a higher priority to the overspeed warning.

I'm happy to take this issue on and attempt a PR if we think this is the case.

Expected behavior

When the C-chord is playing, entering an overspeed would stop the C-chord and play the overspeed warning for the duration the aircraft is overspeeding.

Steps to reproduce

  1. Start the C-chord playing by deviating from the FCU altitude.
  2. Enter an overspeed, either outright or by extending the flaps.
  3. Observe that the C-chord continues, and the overspeed warning does not play.

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