AA A320 ETHOS Questions Flashcards
Max service ceiling for the A320F
FL390
True or False The flight deck door is equipped with an escape panel that can be removed from either the flight deck or the cabin side of the door?
FALSE
The flight deck door locking mechanism can be opened by…
- -Enter a code in the keypad on the cabin side of the door
- -Using the handle on the flight deck side of the door
- -Using the toggle switch on the COCKPIT DOOR panel
Illumination of the red light in the observers port of the main cabin door indicate what?
The aircraft is on the ground and the engines are shut down, the slide is disarmed, and a cabin pressurization differential exists.
What lights are avail on the flight deck in emergency electrical configuration?
The standby compass light the CA’s instrument flood lights, and the dome light over the FO’s seat.
The smaller light on the aircraft right of the nose gear is which light?
Taxi
The STROBE switch is set to AUTO. In this position the strobe lights stop flashing when?
When the aircraft is on the ground
With the EMER EXIT LT switch set to ARM, which cabin light(s) is/are armed to illuminate automatically if AC Bus 1 is unpowered?
Overhead emergency lights.
With the EMER EXIT LT switch set to ARM, which cabin light(s) is/are armed to illuminate automatically if the DC ESS SHED Bus is unpowered?
- Exit signs
- Overhead emergency lights
- Escape path lights
True of False Engine and APU bleed air are the only air sources for the pneumatic system?
FALSE
Does HP air supplement IP air?
Never
Max altitude to use the APU bleed air
FL200
True or False The pack regulators provide commands to the zone regulator
FALSE
True or False The pack regulators monitor for pack malfunctions
TRUE
True or False The pack regulators adjust toe air flow to the packs through the pack flow control valves
TRUE
What do the two cabin fans do?
Recirculate air from the cabin to the mixing unit to reduce the demand for bleed air which saves fuel.
When in use, low pressure external air flows:
Directly into the mixing unit and then on to the three aircraft zones.
To regulate the temp in the three aircraft zones, the zone regulator:
- Commands the pack regulators to adjust the output of the packs
- Can increase both APU or engine idle speeds to meet the demands of the air conditioning system
- Receives input from the temp selectors on the overhead AIR COND panel
Which of the following does not provide input to the pressurization controllers?
- Thrust levers
- LGCIUs
- FADECs
- ADIRUs
FADEC
The input provided by the FMGCs enable the pressurization controllers to:
Know the planned cruise alt and plan the cabin climb accordingly.
The pressurization controllers use the elevation of your destination airport to plan the descent profile. In normal operations, this info is provided:
By the FMS database once you enter the destination airport into the MCDU.
The safety valves:
Open automatically when it becomes necessary to relieve excess positive or negative cabin pressure differentials.
On the cruise page, why is the cabin vertical speed indicator in an analog format?
The MODE SEL pb has been selected to MAN, and the pressurization system is being operated in the manual mode.
Automatic control of the avionics ventilation system is provided by:
A single Avionics Equipment Ventilation Computer (AEVC)
You can monitor the operation of the avionics ventilation system inlet and extract valves on:
The CAB PRESS page
To cool avionics ventilation air, the skin heat exchanger:
Uses the temp of the exterior of the aircrafts fuselage in certain modes of operation
The open configuration of the Avionics Ventilation system is used:
On the ground in warm ambient conditions
The open configuration of the avionics ventilation system:
Uses outside air to ventilate the avionics equipment.
The closed configuration of the avionics ventilation system:
Is used on the ground during cold ambient conditions Is used during flight Utilizes the skin heat exchanger
The intermediate configuration of the avionics ventilation system:
Is used when you apply takeoff power for a departure from a station with hot ambient conditions.
Heating for the fwd cargo compartment:
Is provided by a trim air system Is controlled automatically by a cargo heat controller Can be adjusted from the flight deck
You have just selected the APU MASTER SW pb ON. You now select the APU START pb to ON. Will the APU immediately start?
No, the ECB will not engage the electric starter until the power-up self test is completed satisfactorily and the air intake flap is fully open.
AVAIL light on the APU START pb indicates what?
The APU has reached normal operating speed and is ready to provide electrical power and bleed air.
The APU ECB provides:
FAULT monitoring and reporting Bleed air output monitoring APU N speed and EGT monitoring Start and shut down sequencing
Ambient air is routed to the APU compressor:
Through an electrically operated intake flap located beneath the APU compartment.
Fuel for APU operation is normally supplied from:
The left wing tank inner cell, through the engine 1 feed line.
True or False The ECB shuts down the APU automatically for low oil quantity but does not shut it down for low oil pressure?
FALSE
True or False The ECB shuts down the APU automatically for low oil pressure and/or for low oil quantity
FALSE
True or False The ECB shuts down the APU automatically for low oil pressure but does not shut it down for low oil quantity
TRUE
True or False The ECB never shuts down the APU for low oil pressure or low oil quantity
FALSE
APU bleed air output is used for:
Engine Starting Air conditioning
True or False Regarding the APU fire detection and protection system -The system ins equipped with two heat detection loops and two halon bottles
FALSE
True or False Regarding the APU fire detection and protection system -The system is equipped with two smoke detection loops and a single halon bottle
FALSE
True or False Regarding the APU fire detection and protection system -The system is equipped with two heat detection loops and a single halon bottle
TRUE
True or False Regarding the APU fire detection and protection system -The system is equipped with one heat detection loop and a single halon bottle
FALSE
When an APU fire occurs on the ground:
The ECB automatically shuts down the APUA red APU fire light illuminates on the external power panel near the nose gear and an external horn located at the nose gear soundsThe APU halon fire bottle is discharged automatically
The APU generator can:
Power the entire electrical system by itself
To avoid damage to the IDG disconnect mechanism the IDG abs should:
Only be used when the respective engine is running or windmilling Not be pressed for more than 3 seconds
A single engine driven generator:
Can power the entire electrical system
The AC and DC Ground/Flight Busses can be powered for ground servicing without energizing the entire system:
- When external power is connected to the aircraft
- When the MAINT BUS switch on the ceiling panel aft of the flight deck is selected to ON
- When external power is not selected to ON in the flight deck
What is the power priority to AC Bus 1 exercised by the Bus tie?
Gen 1, External power, APU GEN, GEN 2
When selected OFF the BUS TIE pb:
Will keep the APU GEN and external power from powering the entire electrical system
With the GALY & CAB pb in its normal, lights out position, the main power supply to the high load ovens will shed if:
A single generator is powering the system in flight or a single engine driven generator only is powering on the ground
Under normal operating conditions DC power is supplied by:
TR 1 and TR 2
The emergency generator:
Is powered by a hydraulic motor, which is powered by the Blue hydraulic system, which is pressurized by a Ram Air Turbine (RAT).
The static inverter:
- Enables BAT 1 to power the AC ESS Bus
- Automatically activates in the emergency electrical configuration when the aircraft slows below 100 knots after landing
Which circuit breaker, that when tripped or pulled, will generate an ECAM “C/B Tripped” message?
Green
How do the FMGCs “communicate” during normal operations?
Each FMGC performs its own computations, and they are synchronized by the cross talk bus
On aircraft equipped with GPS, which configuration is primarily used for determine the aircrafts position?
3IRS/GPS
True or False If one IRS fails, the MIX IRS position will be computed using an average of the other two operating IRS positions?
FALSE
How many DME channels can be used for radio position updating?
3
To accomplish a Fast/Quick IRS alignment, the mode selectors should be selected to OFF then back to NAV pithing how many seconds?
5
Info fro the ILS 1 receiver is sent to:
- The CA PFD
- The FO ND
True or False A navaid can be manually tuned by entering either the identifier or frequency into the RADIO NAV page?
TRUE
The green hydraulic system can be pressurized by:
The engine #1 driven pump or the PTU
The yellow hydraulic system can be pressurized by:
The engine #2 driven pump or the PTU or an electric pump
The Blue hydraulic system can be pressurized by:
An electric pump or a RAT driven pump
The Blue system electric pump:
Activates automatically on the ground when the first engine is started
Yellow system electric pump:
Activates automatically on the ground prior to engine start when a cargo door is opened or closed
The accumulators in the three hydraulic systems:
Help maintain a constant pressure by smoothing transient demands.
True or False If both ELACS have failed or are selected OFF, the aircraft remains in normal law?
FALSE
True or False Normally, both ELACs are active, providing input to the flight control surfaces.
TRUE
True or False With one ELAC failed or selected OFF, both ailerons, the elevators, and the THS operate normally.
TRUE
True or False If all three SECs have failed or have shut off, roll control is not possible
FALSE
True or False Each SEC controls on pair or two pairs of spoiler panels
TRUE
True or False SECs 1 and 2 also provide backup pitch control of the elevators and THS, if both ELACs should fail
TRUE
The SECs provide backup yaw control, if both FAC computers fail
FALSE
True or False The FACs are only involved in flight control functions
FALSE
True or False The FACs control rudder movement for automatic turn coordination, yaw dampening, rudder limiting, and rudder trim
TRUE
True or False Normally, only one FAC is active, with the other FAC serving as a backup in the event of a failure
TRUE
The FACs are depicted not the F/CTL page
FALSE
If both side sticks are moved in the same directions at the same time:
The total demand is never more than what can be realized with full deflection on only one sidestick The input from the two sidesticks are summed
The elevators are:
Independently moved by one of two electronically controlled servos that serve each elevator