A350-1000 Mainline and Leisure Flashcards
What is the symbol for the A350 Mainline?
Diamond
What is the symbol for the A350 Leisure?
Plus
How many Upper Class (J) customers are there on mainline?
44
How many premium (W) customers are there on mainline?
56
How many economy customers are there on mainline?
235
What is the total customer count on the mainline?
335
What are the left hand toilet numbers?
13, 37, 53, 73
What are the right hand toilet numbers?
14, 36, 54
What toilet numbers are accessible?
51, 52 & 38
What is the social space on the Mainline called?
The loft
What is the maximum capacity of the loft? why?
8 as there is only 8x oxygen masks fitted
On both the A350 mainline and leisure what is important to note about their required crew?
With permission from operations, the total required crew can go to 8 NEVER below this.
What is the minimum number of pilots on the A350 mainline and leisure?
2
What position should all required crew take regarding seat placement?
Inboard
What is the social space on the leisure called?
The booth
What is the maximum capacity of the booth? Why?
- There is only 2x oxygen masks fitted.
What is the door type lay out of the mainline?
CC
AA
AA
AA
What is the door type lay out of the leisure?
AA
AA
AA
AA
WHat is the difference between the Type A and Type C doors?
The type C is fitted with an Inflated Free Aisle Restrictor (IFAR)
What does IFAR stand for?
Inflated Free Aisle Restrictor
What does the IFAR do?
Makes the slide/raft a single lane.
How many locking indicators do the Type A and C doors have?
2
On the A350 leisure, what is significant about the interphones?
CM6 does not have an interphone so CM9 must take the call with their interphone and relay this information to CM6.
On all airbus doors what happens when an armed door is opened?
A white light shows to indicate an armed door is being opened
How far does an armed door need to be pushed in order for the white light to show?
3 degrees
What is an additional feature on the A350 which happens if an armed door is opened?
A buzzer goes off
What happens on an airbus to the door if the cabin pressurisation system is not working? When would it happen?
A red cabin pressure light flashes.
It will only illuminate when a door is set to disarmed and engines are off and when cabin pressurisation is incomplete.
When the cabin pressurisation light flashes who should be notified immediately?
The captain
What buttons should be pressed on both the mainline and leisure to call the captain in an emergency?
PRIO/CAPT/SEND
If the cabin pressurisation light is flashing should you open the door? What would happen if you did?
NO- it could open violently.
What should be done when cross checking?
You arm your door then cross to check the opposite door visually and verbally with the crew member who is responsible for it. If it hasn’t been armed, arm it and notify the crew member.
What is an additional check cabin crew must take when they are closing a door?
The barrier strap is stowed away.
If you cannot arm a door who should you tell?
The FSM- never force the door to go to armed
If a door is out of use on an airbus can the aircraft still fly?
Yes, provided the Minimum Equipment List (MEL) is checked on the flight deck to determine the maximum passenger load for each exit/zone and all other doors are serviceable in every respect.
If a door is stuck in armed what placards must be fitted internally and externally?
Internally: EMERGENCY EXIT ONLY
Externally: DO NOT OPEN
If the door is unserviceable what placards should be fitted internally and externally?
Internally: NO EXIT
Externally: DOOR NOT IN USE DO NOT OPEN
If a door is unserviceable what should be done with it?
Every effort to make it look nothing like a door should be made
Will a cabin crew member sit at an unserviceable exit? Why?
Yes- in the event of an emergency they would be required to tell passengers where to go.
Where is the placard kit on the A350s?
Under L1 inboard crew seat.
Where are 2 additional placards stowed?
In the document folder in the flight deck.
What should be checked when opening an armed door in an emergency?
- Outside conditions
- The attitude
- Ensure the location allows customers to exit aircraft safely.
What are the primary, secondary, tertiary exits are on the flight deck on the A350?
Primary: the flight deck door
Secondary: Through the decompression and evacuation panel
Tertiary: The hatch in the ceiling
When is the flight deck door locked?
From pushback to landing
What are the security features of the flight deck door?
- Bullet restraint coating
- Three door locks fitted to an electrical door release system
- Spyhole
- Keypad access system
CDSS (Cockpit Door Surveillance System)
What should you check before opening the cockpit door?
That the area outside the cockpit door is free of possible intruders.
If access is denied to the cockpit how long will the red light be illuminated unless overridden?
15 minutes
What should you check before leaving the cockpit?
- The spyhole and the monitor screen to check no unauthorised people are immediately outside the door.
- If passengers are outside the door flight crew should make a call to Galley 1 for cabin crew to move them
- Once the door is opened and you are out close it immediately but quietly.
If the CDSS is not working how should we access the flight deck?
- Interphone call made to flight crew requesting access to flight deck via keypad
- A crew member in galley one at all times to monitor the flight deck door
If there is only 2 pilots what will happen?
A CCM will sit in the flight deck to verify any request for access:
1. From pushback until TOC
2. From TOD to parking at gate
3. If one flight crew member needs to leave the flight deck
Where is the decompression and evacuation panel?
The lower part of the flight deck door
In a rapid decompression what will happen to the decompression and evacuation panel?
It will automatically open
What is an additional fitting to the decompression and evacuation panel on the A350?
It is fitted with 2x Decompression Deceleration Devices (DDD)
How do you manually open a decompression and evacuation panel?
- Rotate shield to the left to reveal handle
- Pinch, push and rotate the handle until the green locking indicator turns red.
- Kick the hatch into the cabin
- Exit through hatch
How do you open the flight deck escape hatch?
- Insert hand into recess
- Grab release handle
- Pull down the handle
- Move the hatch handle to the open position until locking indicator turns to red position
- Pull hatch inward and down
- A damper slows down the hatch opening
- A knotted rope is stowed next to hatch to evacuate aircraft
- Evacuation possible on both sides of aircraft
Where are the FAPs located on the A350?
L1 & L4
What does FAP stand for?
Flight Attendant Panel
Where are the AAPs located on the A350?
- Each door station
- Aft galley
What does AAP stand for?
Additional Attendant Panel
Where are the ACPs located on the A350?
- Each door station
- AFT galley
What does ACP stand for?
Area Call Panel
Where are the AIPs located on an A350?
- Each required crew station
- FCR
- CCR
What does AIP stand for?
Attendant Indication Panel
Where are the handsets located on an A350?
- Each required crew station
- Flight deck
- FCR
- CCR
What does CIDS stand for?
Cabin Intercommunication Data System
If there is a fault with the CIDS systems what would illuminate?
A flashing amber caution button on the left-hand corner of the FAP
What is the FAP?
A touch screen panel and a covered sub panel with hard keys
What can be controlled from the covered sub panel?
- Emergency light switch
- PED power- the in-seat power supply switch
- Lights off/on
- Lav maintenance
- Smoke reset
- FAP screen lock (for cleaning)
- PAX/SYS
What do the buttons on the touchscreen panel do?
- Audio
- Lighting
- Doors
- Temperature
- Screen off
- Water/waste
- Smoke detectors
- System info
- Cabin status
What happens if you click the system info button?
Information and advice on system failures is provided
What should be pressed on the FAP when the cabin is ready for takeoff? Who will it notify?
“Cabin ready” button- it will notify flight crew
What are the cabin systems that CIDS monitors?
- CIDS internal (PAs, interphone system, pax calls and signs)
- Water ice protection
- Vaccum lavatories
- Smoke detectors
- Doors
If CIDS has an interrupted connection with one of the systems what will display?
XX on the FAP
What does the AAP do?
Adjust cabin lights in their relevant areas and they have a SMOKE LAV switch.
What is a SMOKE LAV warning?
A warning if smoke is detected in crew rest areas or toilets
How do you silence warnings on the AIP and ACP?
The SMOKE LAV/RESET button on the FAP or AAP. (smoke lav/reset button may remain until smoke is no longer detected)
What does the AIP do?
Displays passenger calls, smoke in toilet or crew rest area detection, and toilet rinse valve failures.
What will the AIP do if the captain presses the EMER button?
Flash red
How will the AIP display a passenger call?
Call from [seat row] [number] [left/right]
Where are the ACPs located?
In the ceiling at each main door station and in the aft galley.
If there is a crew interphone call what will illuminate on the AIP?
Red (steady or flashing)
If there is a passenger cabin call what will illuminate on the AIP?
Blue steady
If there is a passenger toilet/rinse valve failure call what will illuminate on the AIP?
Amber steady
If there is a lavatory/crew rest smoke detection what will illuminate on the AIP?
Amber flashing
What is the emergency lighting like in the A350?
- White lights outboard of seats
- White lights on bulkhead
- Green EXIT signs at each door
On the A350 where are the smoke detection systems? How many are there?
In the ceiling of each toilet, there are 2x in the FCR and 4x in the CCR
Where are the SMOKE LAV/RESET buttons in the A350?
On the AAP at L2 and L3
If smoke is detected in a toilet what will happen?
- Lav call light flashes amber
- Triple chime repeated every 10 seconds
- Flashing amber light on all ACPs
- AIPS red attention getter flashes
- SMOKE LAV/ RESET button may illuminate on all FAPs and AAPs
- Smoke detector page illuminates on FAPs
- In the flight deck there is a warning on the ECAM
If the SDS warnings happen what else could it mean?
Pressurisation problem
Which PA takes priority and can cut out all other PAs?
Flight Deck
Where do emergency lights illuminate?
Seats
Exits
Bulkheads
Where can the ISPS be turned off?
FAP
In upper class how heavy can items be which are put in the ottoman?
Up to 2 kg
How do you turn off the water and heater off on an A350?
Underneath the sink there is a red lever and a switch to turn off heater.
How many shut off points do normal and accessible toilets have?
Normal: 1
Accessible: 2 (toilet and sink are separate so have separate shut off points)
What does TAFE stand for?
Toilet Automatic Fire Extinguisher
How hot does the bin have to be to melt the wax on the TAFE?
Between 66 and 79 degrees
If the guage is red on a TAFE what does this indicate?
It has been discharged during the flight
On all aibuses what does cabin altitude without pressurisation reach to automatically drop oxygen masks?
14,000ft
If the TEST PORT is open what will happen?
Oxygen masks will not drop- FSM needs to notify engineers.
What happens when oxygen masks drop on an A350 which is different?
2 masks will drop initially, once they have been grabbed the foil is torn and additional masks will drop
On the A350 how can we manually release oxygen masks?
Pushing the pin of the MRT into the hole in the PSU
What is the duration of oxygen?
22 minutes
Where is the FCR located on an A350?
Above passenger cabin between L1 and R1
Where is the CCR located on an A350?
Above passenger cabin between L4 and R4
What is the crew rest access code for FCR and CCR on the A350?
3501 followed by hash
How do you access FCR and CCR on an A350?
- Enter code
- Wait for green light and pull (FCR)/ slide (CCR) door open
