A220 Flashcards
Overwing Exit Features
- Equipped with a single lane single piece ramp and slide assembly
- always armed
- Open out and up and automatically once the handle has been pulled
Slides are equipped with an inflatable ramp and rail to guide passengers
Overwing Exits Slides
Slides inflate automatically over the trailing edge of the wing upon opening
Overwing exits slides
🚫Not usable for water evacuations because they may not fully inflate
Door Slide
- single lane slides
- ready for use within 10 seconds
- LED lights along the side and bottom
- Deceleration strips located near the bottom
Demo position of R2
- Row 12 for 1st language
- Row 21 for 2nd language
Cabin door features
- Open outward and forward
- Open with penumatic power assist if opened in armed mode
- Door disarm automatically when opened from the outside
- fitted with single lane slides
- A safety strap in found at each door frame
Drills - Cabin Door Opening Normal Operation
- Seatbelt sign must be OFF
- Obtain PIC’s authorization
- Assess outside conditions
- Verify slide arm/disarm lever is in the disarmed position
- Verify girt bar status indicator is GREEN (disarmed)
- Move door handle fully in the direction of arrow. Door will move outward
- Push door out and forward until door locks against fuselage. Use hand grip
*Place safety strap🚧 across door if no stairs/bridge are in place and Passengers are on board.
🗣️Remain within arm’s reach of the open door & make the mandatory announcement
Drills - Cabin Door Closing Normal Operation
🗣️ 1: Ensure door and door sill are clear of all items
2. Grasp interior hand grip with one hand while pulling on the gust lock to release the door from the locked position against the fuselage
3. Continue pulling on the gust lock and move door fully inward
4. Rotate the door handle to fully closed.
5. Ensure door is completely closed and door lock indicator is GREEN
Flight Deck Exits
Flight deck emergency escape hatch is located in the ceiling of the flight deck.
It is an inward opening plug type hatch and can be opened from both inside and outside the aircraft using a single handle.
To Open Flight deck emergency escape hatch
- From inside the flight deck: remove the plastic cover to access the handle and pull the handle down. The hatch then swings inward.
- Once hatch is opened, it can be lifted off the forward *fittings *and removed.
- The inboard sides of the pilot seat backs are equipped with a step to facilitate access to the escape hatch.
Evacuation Rope (Where)
Is found in the ceiling above the pilot seat
FlightDeck
Evacuation Rope (How to use)
- Remove cover of evacuation rope compartment
- Throw free end of evacuation rope out of escape hatch
- Use steps built into the inboard side of pilot seats to climb out
- Climb down hand over hand
Evacuation Routes: LAND
- All exits are used
- Exit from the trailing edge of the wings when using overwing exits on land
Evacuation Routes: WATER
- ALL exits above water line are used
slides can be used as additional flotation devices.
Overwing window exit:
Exit from the 🌊leading edge 🌊of the wings when using overwing exits on water
*Overwing window exit:
Overwing slides do not fully deploy when the lower fuselage of the aircraft is in water
Evacuation Routes: BELLY
All exits are used
Evacuation Routes: Flight Deck
Used as last resort
A220 Fuelling exits
L1 and L2
or
R2
T or F
All exits are expected to remain above water line for a period of time sufficient to allow the evacuation of all occupants from the aircraft
TRUE!
What type of flashlights are located under each jumpseat?
DME-LED type flashlights
ELS: Fixed Emergency Lighting System consists of:
- Exit lights
- Ceiling flood lights
- Escape path lights - Floor level photoluminescent bands along each side of the aisle
- Exterior lights
Where is ELS? How to activate?
@L1
Lift plastic cover and press EMER LIGHTS button
Photoluminescent Bands
10 hours of illumination
after a
10 minutes charge with cabin lights on full bright
Photoluminescent floor track lighting
is a self-contained system that operates independently of the aircraft’s electrical system
To Charge the Photoluminescent Bands
- First flight of Day -
Prior to departure - close all overhead bins prior to the charge cycle - Turn lights to BRIGHT for a minimum of 10 minutes
To Charge the Photoluminescent Bands
- After First flight of Day, each additional flights
Prior to departure - close all overhead bins prior to the charge cycle - Turn lights to BRIGHT until passenger boarding
ALERT code **
when emergency communication is required with flight crew,
Dial ALERT code ** on any FA handset
No Chime sound in the passenger cabin
in flight deck, an amber message displays and an emergency tone sounds
Landing signals
approx. 3 minutes till landing
A chime is heard in the cabin
The red cabin call light illuminates momentarily
A220 Oxygen system - Cabin Drop Down
Cabin Oxygen
**generator **
based system
A220 Oxygen system - Cabin Drop Down
1 per passenger and 1 extra mask at every seat bank
A220 Oxygen system
Flight Deck Oxygen
Gaseous System
- 3 masks
- squeeze red inflation levers
- pull from stowage
- Don over head from back to front
- Release inflation levers to secure on head
True or False
Flight Deck oxygen system is generator based
False
is Gaseous Based
True or False
PA volume level increases, IFE, music and pre-recorded annoucements pauses when Cabin Drop down Oxygen masks
True
True or False
A pre-recorded announcement will instruct passengers to don oxygen masks
True
True or False
Tripe HI Chimes sound when Cabin Drop down Oxygen masks
True
True or False
Lavatory oxygen masks are equipped with streamers
True
Lavatory Oxygen System
A drop down oxygen panel is located in a side cabinet in each lavatory
Lavatory Oxygen System
- 1 oxygen generator
- 2 masks
How many oxygen masks in a lavatory?
2
True or False
Crew oxygen masks are equipped with streamers
True
to make pulling the lanyards easier
How many masks in the ceiling above AFT cabin crew jumpseat/galley area
3
How many masks in the ceiling above FWD cabin crew jumpseat/ FWD galley area
2 in overhead comparment above FWD Cabin Crew jumpseats
&
2 in the ceiling of the FWD galley area
Deployment failure of Oxygen masks
Oxygen masks panels may be opened manually by inserting the pin-end of the oxygen release rod in the hole of mask panel.
(This will push a release lever inside mask stowage compartment and release the panel)
All oxygen masks tubes are equipped with a flow indicator that turns green for assisting cabin crew in determining if oxygen is flowing to a mask
True
Photoelectric type smoke detectors in Lavatory
True
Lavatory smoke detector
Triple LO chime
Warning chime will sound in flight deck
*Flashing amber *advisory light on Master Call light panels
CMS (cabin management system)status message LAV SMOKE
CMS layout displays affected lavatory in red
Lavatory smoke detector horn activates (continuous high pitched auditory advisory from the smoke detector)
Lavatory smoke detector
if it sounds due to a false alarm/malfunction, it can be silenced by pressing the horn cancel switch
True or False
The lavatory smoke alarm can only be reset from the smoke detector.
It cannot be reset from the CMS
True
Lavatory
Emergency door opening
To remove the aft lavatory doors
- Unlock door and open it
- Locate the pin hinges at the top and bottom of the door
- To release pin, pull and rotate the knob
- To lock pin, push and rotate the knob
Water Shut-off Valve (FWD galley)
Located on the right side wall.
The valve is accessed by removing the trolley furthest to the right (most outboard)
Water Shut-off Valve (AFT galley)
Located in the galley structure frame aft of the R2 door.
Water Shut-off Valves (Lavatory)
Each lavatory is equipped with 2️⃣ water shutoff valves.
one valve stops the flow of water to flush the 🚽toilet, the other valve stops the flow of water to the sink faucet 🚰.
Water Shut-off Valves (Lavatory)
Water shut off valves are located behind an access door below the lavatory sink/ counter 🚰
Water Shut-off Valve ( FWD and AFT Lavatory) - ON position
Each shutoff valve is set to the ON position (open) when the arrow on the valve is in-line with the water hose.
Water Shut-off Valve ( FWD and AFT Lavatory) - OFF position
Turn the valve to a 90 degree angle from the water hose.
Water Shut-off Valve (Lavatory) - cut water supply to toilet ⚽
Turn water shut off valve represented by a handle with a small ball ⚽
Galley power shut-off switch
located on the electrical panel in each galley
True or False
Each galley has a galley control panel equipped with a guarded galley shut-off switch that removes power to all installed electrical appliiances
True
To shut the power off to the entire galley
- Lift the cover
- Press the Galley SHUTOFF button
- Advise the Flight Crew
Galley Restraint Latches - Slide Latch
- a slide latch has 2 locks
- Latch shows 🟥 red when the single lock is engaged
- Latch shows 🟩green when the secondary lock is engaged. (double lock is engaged)
Slide Latches are for stowage compartments
Galley restraint latches
Quarter (1/4) turn retainer latches
&
Intermediate latches
used to secure half size carts in their compartments
Lavatory Door Lock - Unlocking
- Lift the round centre cover and rotate it clockwise until the 🟢green unlocked sign is visible
- allow the centre cover to lower when completed
Removal of AFT lavatory doors- in the event of emergency access to lavatory is required
- Unlock the door and open it
- Locate the pin hinges at the top and bottom of the door
- To release pin, pull and rotate the knob
- To lock pin, push and rotate knob
True or False
A220 aircraft are provisioned with a Wheelchair-accessible lavatory at the AFT
True
True or False
The foldable partition opens to allow wheelchair access through the outboard lavatory
True
To render the lavatory wheelchair accessible,
Currently INOP as insert 10
Currently INOP as insert 10
F.A.M 7.8.4.3
Currently INOP as insert 10
Currently INOP as insert 10
Passenger Count on A220
137 total
(12 J +125 Y)
Restricted seats on A220
All seats in Row 19
Limited Recline seats
Row 18 & Row 36
Liftable Armrests
All Aisle side seats except those in row 12
True or False
A220 MEL - An A220 aircraft cannot be dispatched with one inoperative door, exit or slide
True
A220 Inoperative equipment/MEL - Jumpseat
aircraft can be dispatched, provided that
- Affected jumpseat or dual jumpseat is not occupied
- Folding seat retract mechanism must operate normally, or seat is secured in the retracted position
- FAs will occupies the passenger seat which is most accessible to the INOP seats,
- PIC is responsible to determine the alternate seat to be occupied per the MEL
A220 Inoperative equipment/MEL - Jumpseat - the alternate passenger seats must not be occupied by a passenger during flight
True
A220 Inoperative equipment/MEL - Jumpseat - the alternate passenger seats must be placarded CREW ONLY
True
A220 Inoperative equipment/MEL
PA system 📞🔊
aircraft can be dispatched with a partly or completely INOP PA system, provided In-Charge must….
- Ensure flightdeck/cabin interphone (two-way) and call (chimes) system operates normally
- Ensure 📣megaphones are available and functional
- Use 📣megaphones for communication in the event of an emergency and for safety annoucements
- Advise cabin crew of situation and arrange signal with FAs whose emergency positions are in an area where PA system is inaudible
- Advise 🧑✈️PIC that cabin crew has been briefed on all normal and emergency procedures
A220 Inoperative equipment/MEL
Cabin handsets 📞
aircraft can be dispatched with an INOP handset, provided In-Charge must….
- Ensure an operative flightdeck/cabin interphone system is at an operative FA seat
- Advise cabin crew of location of inoperative handset and of alternate means of communication.
- Advise 🧑✈️ PIC that cabin crew has been briefed on normal and emergency procedures
A220 Inoperative equipment/MEL
Pre-recorded systems & safety video
aircraft can be dispatched with an INOP pre recorded passenger annoucement or video system, provided In-Charge must….
- Ensure PA system operates normally
- Advise Cabin Crew of alternate procedure (live safety demo)
- Ensure 📞🔊 PA system operates normally
- Advise 👨✈️PIC that cabin crew has been briefed on alternate procedure