A330 Systems General

Question 1

2 types of SYSTEM RESETS

Answer 1

1. Instructed by ECAM or QRH procedure
2. System Reset Table in QRH (consult maintenance)

Question 2

5 Circuit Breakers in cockpit

Answer 2

3 in the cockpit door frame
1 under each pilot seat on the pedestal

Question 3

ADIRS ATT position provides

Answer 3

Attitude and Heading information only (must be updated in the MCDU every 10 minutes)

Question 4

Flashing IR Fault

Answer 4

ATT and HDG info can be recovered in ATT mode

Question 5

Solid IR fault

Answer 5

IR has failed

Question 6

2 Types of ADIRU alignment

Answer 6

Quick (under 5 sec): 30 sec duration, only clears ground speed.

Full (5 or more sec): clears ground speed and drift, captures ppos. 7-10 min duration.

Question 7

IRS ONLY in Class 2 NAV

Answer 7

6.2 hours from alignment

5.7 hours from last FM position update

Question 8

APU fire in the ground

Answer 8

APU Shutdown and Fire Bottle activated automatically

Question 9

APU how many fire bottles?

Answer 9

1

Question 10

How many APU FIRE loops?

Answer 10

2

Question 11

What sets off APU FIRE warning?

Answer 11

Both loops detect fire

One loop broke, 1 detects fire

2 loops break within 5 sec

Question 12

APU FIRE PUSHBUTTON

Answer 12

-Shuts down APU
-CRC silenced
-Arm squibs
-LP fuel valves, APU fuel pumps shut off
-APU gen deactivates
-APU bleed and x-bleed valve close

Question 13

APU Fire Test?

Answer 13

APU FIRE pb light
Agent squib and disch lights
2 master Warning lights
CRC
E/WD APU FIRE warn msg

Question 14

Turn Damp

Answer 14

Controlled by PRIMs
In normal flight envelope
Normal Law or AP engaged
Airspeed greater than 200

Question 15

PRIM

Answer 15

3 PRIMs
Used for NORM ALT and DIRECT laws

Question 16

SECs

Answer 16

2 SECs
Used for direct law if no PRIMs operational

Question 17

Fuel Jettison

Answer 17

2,200lb/min (plus burn)

Transfers Trim to Center, Outer to Inner

Jettisons from inner and center simultaneously

Question 18

Automatic activation of
EMER ELEC CONFIG

Answer 18

Loss of AC BUS 1 and AC BUS 2 (big green) AC ESS BUS 1,2 + AC ESS SHED BUS 1,2

Loss of both engines (little green) AC ESS BUS 1,2

Question 19

RAT min speed

Answer 19

140kt

Question 20

Land Recovery Pushbutton

Answer 20

Powers Land Recovery Buses.
LGCIU 1 **
SFCC1 ** (slat chnl only)
BSCU Ch1
LH windshield heat
LH landing light
( little green)

Question 21

GPWS System off

Answer 21

Inhibits basic GPWS modes 1-5

Question 22

RCDR starts automatically…

Answer 22

On ground for 5 min after power up

After 1st engine start

In the air

Question 23

CKPT OXY half amber box

Answer 23

Check limitation chart

Question 24

MASK MAN ON

Answer 24

Drops passenger oxygen masks

Question 25

SYS ON light

Answer 25

Passenger O2 drop command sent

Question 26

CREW SUPPLY

Answer 26

controls valve between masks and cylinder

Question 27

Wipers max speed

Answer 27

230kt

Question 28

No Smoking

Answer 28

Hardwired on,
Switch in on position turns on exit signs and left on will deplete internal batteries

Question 29

2 exterior locations to shut down APU

Answer 29

Refueling Panel

External Power Panel

Question 30

Controls all APU logic

Answer 30

ECB (Electronic Control Box)

Question 31

APU gets fuel from…

Answer 31

Left Inner Collector Tank
Trim Pipe
Trim Tank

Question 32

EMER EXIT ARMED, lights come on if…

Answer 32

Normal electrical power fail

AC BUS 1 fails

Cabin Altitude over 9550’

Question 33

Ditching Pb switch…

Answer 33

O utflow valves close
C argo isolation valves close
R am air inlet closes
A vionics Vent Ovbd closes
P ack flow cont valves close

Used for ditching, deicing

Question 34

Cabin Pressurization modes

Answer 34

AUTO (airport database)

SEMI AUTO (ldg elevation)

MANUAL (set V/S manually)

Question 35

PROBE/WINDOW heat

Answer 35

Normally in AUTO
Automatic in flight and after 1st engine start.
ON activates probe/window heat on low setting in the ground. (TAT probes only energized in flight)

Question 36

ENG Anti Ice

Answer 36

Used for Anti-Ice
Fails open. No limitations

Question 37

Wing Anti-Ice

Answer 37

Deice (ECAM or visible ice)
Fails closed
Only 4 outer slats heated

If activated on the ground 30 sec test occurs then turns off until off ground.