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Acronymns Flashcards

1
Q

What is the thrust of the V2533?

A

32,500

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2
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What are the 6 steps for the obstacle driftdown?

A
  1. MCT
  2. A/THR OFF
  3. Notify ATC
  4. Decel to Green Dot
  5. Cruise FL
  6. ECAM actions
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3
Q

What is the function of the 2 LGCIUs?

A

O - Operation

S - Sequencing
I - Indications for LD GR
M - Monitoring
S - Signals On ground or In flight

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4
Q

What does the Hydraulic Engine pump FAULT indicate?

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P - Pump low pressure
O - Overheated Reservoir
L - Low reservoir quantity
L - Low reservoir air pressure

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5
Q

When would you be in DIRECT LAW?

A

3 - Triple IR failure
2 - Dual RA failure
1 - L/G down in ALT

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6
Q

What are the Normal Law Protections?

A

B - Bank angle protection (=)
P - Pitch angle protection (=)
L - Load factor protection
A - Angle of attack protection (Alpha prot) S - Speed protection (=)

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7
Q

What are the 8 phases of flights for the MCDU and when does it transition?

A

Preflight - engine start
Takeoff - TO power
Climb - Accel Alt
Cruise - TOC
Descent - descent within 200nm from destination
Approach - when APPR armed or decel point
GA - TOGA
Done - on ground for 30 seconds, engines shutdown

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8
Q

When is Alpha Floor inhibited?

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100.6 - < 100 feet on approach / > M .6 (647-on, NEO, 321s)
N - Non-Normal Law
E - EIU (engine interface unit) fails
E - Engine-out and slats/flaps ext
D - N1 degraded mode

F - FAC and opposite SFCC fails
F - Both FCU failure
F - Both FMGCs fail

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9
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What does the Pack FAULT indicate?

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P - Pack outlet overheat
C - Compressor outlet overheat
S - Switch position disagreement with pack flow control valve

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10
Q

When does the FADEC command a higher engine idle?

A

Bleed demands
App Config
High Engine or IDG temps

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11
Q

What happens when you press the FIRE pb?

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8 items
Silences the aural fire warning
Arms the squibs
Closes the hydraulic fire shut off valve
Closes the low pressure fuel valve
Deactivates the IDG
Closes the pack flow control valve
Closes the engine bleed valve
Cuts off FADEC power supply
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12
Q

What is the thrust of the PW1100?

A

27,000

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13
Q

When would you be in ALT LAW?

A 
T - THS Jam
R - Multi Redundant system failures
A - Dual ADR (or IR) failure (OEB 48)
S - Sidestick failure
H - Dual Hydraulic Failure
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14
Q

What happens at Alpha Prot?

A

A - AOA is commanded instead of load factor
S - Speed brake retracted
A - Autopilot disengages
P - Pitch trim up is inhibited.

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15
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What happens when you press the APU Fire pb?

A 
8 items
Shuts down the APU
Silences the aural warning
Arms the squib
Closes the low-press fuel valve
Shuts off the APU fuel pump
Deactivates the APU Generator
Closes the APU bleed valve
Closes the X bleed valve
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16
Q

Pros of landing flaps 3

A 
Better:
Handling in strong crosswinds
Windshear escape performance
GA performance (19and 21)
Faster Vapp
Economical
Noise Reduction
Emissions Reduction
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17
Q

What is the thrust of the V2524?

A

23,500

18
Q

When will the FADEC abort an auto start?

A

Hot Start
Stalled Start
No IGN

19
Q

When are spoilers inhibited?

A 
S - SEC 1 and Sec 3 Failure
A - Alpha Prot or Alpha Floor
F - Flaps in configuration FULL (and configuration 3 for A321) 
E - failure of one Elevator
T - TOGA on thrust levers
20
Q

What are the four sensors for the ADRs?

A 
Pitot probes (3)
Static Pressure Probes (6)
AoA sensors (3)
TAT probes (2)
21
Q

Pros of landing FULL flaps

A 
Reduced landing distance
Reduced Tailstrike risk
Better GA performance (20 only)
Faster Decel to Vapp
Slower Vapp
Easier on tire
22
Q

What are the TO CONF warnings?

A 
Slats and flaps not in TO Range
Pitched trim not in TO range, rud trim more than 3.5
Speed breaks not retracted
Side stick FAULT
Hot brakes
Door not closed
P. Brake on
Flex temp not set
23
Q

What is the thrust of the V2527?

A

27,000

24
Q

When is the energy warning inhibited?

A 
F - Flaps 1 or 0
A - Alpha Floor
T - TOGA
G - GPWS alert
R - Dual RA failure
A - Altitude above 2000’ RA and below 100’ RA 
N - Normal law not active
25
Q

ELAC Functions

A 
N - Normal Elevator, aileron, pitch and roll
A - Alternate Pitch
D - Direct pitch and roll
A - Abnormal attitude
A - Aileron Droop
A - Autopilot Orders
26
Q

What would cause a ADIRU fault?

A

Measure - inputted position error
Movement - off and on over 1 degree Lat or Long
Minute - 1 min left and still no position
Motion - AC moved during alignment

27
Q

When are the Wing Tip Brakes engaged?

A

R - Runaway
O - Overspeed
A - Asymmetry
M – Movement (un-commanded)

28
Q

ENG Start FAULT light

A

H - HP fuel valve disagreement
A - Auto start abort
S - Start valve fault

29
Q

What are the FAC Functions?

A

Y - Yaw control (damping, turn coordination, rudder limiter, and rudder trim)
A - Airspeed protection computation
(Alpha prot. High/Low limits, maneuver speed low speed limits PFD speed scale)
W - windshear protection
L - Low energy warning protection (speed, speed, speed)

30
Q

When to abort an AUTO start?

A

L - Loss of upper and/or lower screen
E - Loss of Electrical power
E - ECAM mesage
T - Tailpipe fire

31
Q

***The ailerons are fully-extended, provided one aileron servo is available on each side when:

A 
grnd spoilers fully ext
Flaps > 0 
Pitch > 2.5 degrees
Flying manually
Normal Law
32
Q

What does the Hydraulic PTU pump FAULT indicate?

A

O - Overheated Reservoir
L - Low reservoir quantity
L - Low reservoir air pressure

33
Q

What information comes from ADR computers?

A 
B - Baro Altitude
O - Overspeed
A - Angle of Attack 
T - Temperature
S - Speed/ Mach
34
Q

What information comes from the IR computers?

A 
F - Flight path vector  
A - Aircraft position 
T - Track 
H - Heading 
A - Attitude 
A - Acceleration 
G - Ground Speed
35
Q

What does the Hydraulic Electric pump FAULT indicate?

A 
P - Pump low pressure
O - Overheated Reservoir
L - Low reservoir quantity
L - Low reservoir air pressure 
O - Overheated pump
36
Q

Colors of flight plans?

A 
Active - cont green
Secondary - con white
Missed - con blue
Temp - dash yellow
Alt - dashed blue
37
Q

Function of the FADEC

A

S - Start sequencing
E - Engine limits based on TLA
M - Metering
I - Indications

38
Q

When does the engine bleed valves close?

A 
A - APU Bleed ON
S – Start valved ON
O – Overpressure 
L – Bleed Leak
O– Overheat
39
Q

When does continuous ignition automatically operate?

A 
Flameout detection
Failure of EIU
Sun-idle or surge
Master switch cycled
Anti-ice on
Approach Idle
Max/FLEX power
40
Q

What warnings are NOT inhibited with the TO INHIBIT displayed?

A

A - APU fire

E - Engine fire
E - Eng failure
L - L+R Elev FAULT

F- FWC 1+2 FAULT
A - A/P OFF
C - CONFIG
E - Engine oil low press

41
Q

TESTS

A 
T - Type of Emergency
E - Evacuation Necessary
S - Special Instructions
T - Time Remaining
S - Signal to Brace and Evac

A320 (33 decks)

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