2. Air

Question 1

If cruise altitude is unavailable from the FMC in AUTO, what is the default cruise altitude?

Answer 1

43,000ft

Question 2

In cruise mode at is the normal cabin altitude?
In certain degraded operations what height may the cabin altitude climb to?

Answer 2

At or below 6,000ft

8,000ft

Question 3

When does the pressurisation system enter descent mode?

Answer 3

After descent has been initiated

Question 4

Landing barometric error correection comes from which altimeter?

Answer 4

Captain’s

Question 5

High Altitude Takeoffs

If the takeoff field elevation is higher than _______, the cabin descends to the target altitude while the airplane is ______.

Answer 5

If the takeoff field elevation is higher than 8,000 feet, the cabin descends to the target altitude while the airplane is climbing.

Question 6

High Altitude Landings

If the destination airport elevation is greater than _______ ft, the cabin altitude climbs to _______ ftt after takeoff and remains there during cruise.

Answer 6

If the destination airport elevation is greater than 8,000 ft, the cabin altitude climbs to 6,000 ft after takeoff and remains there during cruise.

Question 7

Operation With Loss of Landing Altitude

If landing altitude is unavailable from the FMC, and not set in MAN, the EICAS advisory message __________ is displayed and the cabin altitude controller assumes a landing altitude of _____ ft.

Answer 7

LANDING ALTITUDE
2,000 ft.

Question 8

Operation With Loss of Cabin Pressurisation

While the airplane is descending and cabin altitude is increasing, the
outflow valves remain closed until the airplane descends below the cabin altitude limit is reached:

• For takeoff/landing altitudes below ____ ft the cabin altitude limit is set to ____ ft or
• For takeoff/landing altitudes equal to or above ____ ft and less than or equal to ____ ft, the cabin altitude limit is set to ____ ft.

Answer 8

9,500ft
11,500ft

9,500ft
14,000ft
14,500ft

Question 9

Engine Anti-ice Bleed Air Supply

Anti-ice valves are armed
when the _________ selectors are placed to ___. These valves open when the ice detection system detects icing conditions or the selector is set to __.

Answer 9

ENGINE ANTI-ICE
AUTO
ON

Question 10

Engine Anti-ice Bleed Air Supply

The engine anti-ice valves close automatically:
*
*
*
*
*

Answer 10

• during start
• for bleed air over temperature
• for bleed air overpressure
• when an engine fire switch is
  pulled
• when a bleed air leak is detected