What is a hard reset on AFLCS likely to involve?

A hard reset on the Aircraft Flight Control System (AFLCS) typically involves power cycling the entire device. This process is necessary when the system becomes unresponsive or encounters a fault that cannot be cleared through standard operational procedures.

Power cycling the AFLCS means turning the system off and then back on, which allows the device to reboot and reinitialize all software and hardware components. This can resolve various issues by resetting the internal state of the system and clearing any temporary errors or data corruption that may have occurred.

The choice of disconnecting from aircraft systems, while sometimes necessary for other maintenance tasks, does not specifically address the definition of a hard reset. Resetting only the lights is too limited and doesn't encompass the full operational reset of the AFLCS. Gathering operational data from the VIDS (Vibration Indicator Data System) involves data collection, not system reboot, and doesn’t relate directly to the definition of a hard reset for the AFLCS. Thus, the most accurate answer for a hard reset involves power cycling the entire device.