Acronyms Flashcards
FAC Functions
(Two Flight Augmentation Computers)
Y - Yaw Control (Rudder, Rudder Trim, Yaw Damping)
A - Airspeed Prot. Computation (Alpha Prot., High/Low Limits)
W - Windshear Detection
L - Low Energy Warning Protection
SEC Functions
(3 Spoiler Elevator Computers)
S - Speed Brakes / Ground Spoilers
A - Alternate Pitch
D - Direct Pitch & Roll
A - Abnormal Attitude
N - Normal Roll via Spoilers
What happens at Alpha Prot?
A - AOA is commanded instead of load factor
S - Speed brake is retracted
A - Autopilot Disengages
P - Pitch Trim is inhibited
When do Wing Tip Brakes engage to loc slats and/or flaps?
(Four red collared circuit breakers)
R - Runaway
O - Overspeed
A - Asymmetry
M - Movement Uncommanded
Hydraulic PTU Pump Fault Light
O - Overheated Reservoir
L - Low Reservoir Quantity
L - Low Reservoir Air Pressure
Hydraulic ENGINE Pump Fault Light
P - Pump Low Pressure
O - Overheated Reservoir
L - Low Reservoir Quantity
L - Low Reservoir Air Pressure
Hydraulic Electric Pump Fault Light
P - Pump Low Pressure
O - Overheated Reservoir
L - Low Reservoir Quantity
L - Low Reservoir Air Pressure
O - Overheated Pump
PACK Fault Light
P - Pack Outlet Overheat
C - Compressor Outlet Overheat
S - Switch Position Disagreement w/PACK Flow Control Valve
Also: Low Pressure Fault
What causes the amber FAULT light on the ENG BLD pb?
A - APU Bleed valve open & engine bleed not closed
S - Engine Start with bleed valve not closed
O - Overpressure downstream of the bleed valve
L - Leak (low pressure)
O - Overheat
What information comes from IR computers?
F - Flight Path Vector
A - Attitude & Acceleration
T - Track
H - Heading
A - Aircraft Position
G - Ground Speed
What information comes from ADR computers?
B - Baro Altimeters
O - Overspeed Warning
A - Angle of Attack
T - Temperature
S - Speed / Mach
When you press the DITCHING pb, a signal is sent to close:
O - Outflow Valves
C - Cargo Isolation Valves
R - Ram Air Inlet
A - Avionics Inlet/Extract Valves
P - PACK Flow Control Valves
What is Electricity Priority?
G - Generator
E - External Power
A - APU
R - RAT
B - Batteries
When are Spoilers Inhibited?
S - SEC 1 & 3 Failure
A - Alpha Prot or Alpha Floor
F - Flaps in Config Full
E - Elevator (Failure of One, spoilers 3 & 4 inhib.)
T - TOGA Thrust
When is Low Energy Warning Inhibited?
F - Flaps 1 or 0
A - Alpha Floor
T - TOGA
G - GPWS Alert
R - RA Failure
A - Altitude above 2,000 RA, or below 100 RA
N - Normal Law Not Active
