Acronyms Flashcards
What are the protections provided by Airbus? BYPALS
B - Bank
Y - Yaw damping
P - Pitch
A - AOA
L - Load limits
S - Speed (with and without stabilities)
What conditions are monitored by the E-GPWS (Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning System)? DEAD TWA
D - Descent rate excessive
E - Excessive terrain closure
A - Altitude loss after takeoff or go-around
D - Deviation below glide slope
T - Terrain clearance unsafe
W - Windshear (reactive only below 1,300 feet AGL)
A - Altitude advisories
What do the IR (Inertial Reference) units do? FAT HAAG
F - Flight path vector
A - Airplane position
T - Track
H - Heading
A - Attitude
A - Acceleration
G - Ground speed
What do the ADR (Air Data Reference) units do? BOATS
B - Barometric altitude
O - Overspeed warnings
A - AOA
T - Temperatures
S - Speed
What are the three Airbus idles? MAG
M - Modulated
A - Approach
G - Ground / Reverse
When is speedbrake extension inhibited? SEA FAT
S - SEC 1 and 3 fault
E - Elevator Left or Right Fault
A - Alpha protection is active
F - Flap configuration FULL (Flaps retract)
A - Alpha Floor Active
T - Thrust levers in MCT or above
When does an ENG BLEED fault light come on? LOOSA
L - Leak
O - Overheat
O - Over pressure
S - Bleed valve not closed during engine START
A - Bleed valve not closed with APU bleed ON
When will the APU automatically shut down? FA OUT LH DEALR
F - Fire on the ground
A - Air inlet flap closed
O - Overspeed
U - Underspeed
T - Temp high
L - Low oil pressure
H - High oil temperature
D - DC power loss
E - ECB (Electronic Control Box) failure
A - Abnormal Start
L - Loss of overspeed protection
R - Reverse flow
What does the APU Master SW do? FEFFE
F -Flap opens
E - ECB power up test is initiated
F - Fuel isolation valve opens
F - Fuel pump runs if low pressure
E - ECAM APU page is displayed
What are the TO CONFIG warnings on CEO Airbus? DH-PRSSS I FP
D - Door not closed
H - Hot brakes
P - Pitch trim not in TO range
R - RUD trim not in TO range
S - Slats/Flaps not in TO range
S - Speed brakes not retracted
S - Sidestick fault
I - When takeoff power is applied (both engines over 75% N1)
F - Flex temp not set
P - Park Brake On
What does the Commercial Button supply? GET CCD
G - Galley
E - Entertainment System
T - Toilets
C - Cabin Lights
C - Cargo Lights
D - Drain Masts (2)
What is supplied by the pheumatic system? WHEAW
W - Wing and Engine Anti-Icing
H - Hydraulics
E - Engine Starting
A - Air Conditioning
W - Water Pressurization
What is indicated by a blower fault? SACO
S - Smoke
A - Air pressure low (HORN ON GROUND)
C - Computer power failure (HORN ON GROUND)
O - Overheat (HORN ON GROUND)
What is indicated by an extract fault? SAC
S - Smoke
A - Air pressure low (HORN ON GROUND)
C - Computer power failure
What caused an IDG FAULT light? HOT LOP
H - High
O - Oil
T - Temperature
L - Low
O - Oil
P - Pressure
What is available on roll out under 100 knts in EMER ELEC CONFIG? MAV
M - Move outflow valve (Manual Control)
A - APU fire detection and protection
V - VHF 1
Pressurization computers get their information from where? FEAL
F - FMGS (Flight Management and Guidance System)
E - EIU (Engine Interface Units)
A - ADIRS (Air Data Intertial Reference System)
L - LGCIU (Landing Gear Control Interface Unit)
What are the three types of Frontier Engine Out departure procedures? SSC
S - Standard: Turn after 1000’ AFE
S - Simple-Special: Turn to heading prior to 1000’ AFE
C - Complex-Special: Too complex to fit in Simple-Special table
AUTOLAND fail light will annunciate inside 200 RA for? RAIL
R - Radio altitude difference greater than 15 feet
A - Autopilot fail or disconnect
I - ILS transmitter failure
L - LOC / GS deviation greater than 1/4 dot / 1 dot respectively
What is needed to fly internationally at Frontier? GTAA
G - GPWS
T - TCAS
A - APU
A - ACARS (ACARS is only item needed to return to US)
What ECAMS promote a different checklist order on Take Off/ Go-around? FFOOS
F - Fire of engine
F - Failure of engine
O - Overlimit of engine
O - Oil pressure low in engine
S - Stall of engine
What are the MASTER WARNINGS that can’t be canceled? GOS
G - Gear not down below 750 feet
O - Overspeed warning
S - Stall Warning
What items are not inhibited on Take-Off? AED FEDS
A - APU Fire
E - Engine Fire
D - Dual Engine Failure
F - FWC 1+2 Failure
E - Elevator L+R Failure
D - Dual Input
S - Sidestick Fault
What happens when the Airbus is in Alpha Protection? BASAP
B - Bank angle limited to 45º
A - Autopilot disconnect
S - Speedbrakes retract
A - AOA instead of load commanded from sidestick
P - Pitch up trim inhibited
What are the circuit breaker that cannot be reset? FEEEBS
F - Fuel Pumps
E - ECU (Engine Conrol Unit) Not with engine running
E - EIU (Engine Interface Unit) Not with engine running
E - EEC (Electronic Engine Computer)
B - BSCU (Brake Steering Control Unit) when A/C is moving
S - SFCC (Slat/Flap Control Computer) Could lead to SLATS/FLAPS locked
When is an alternate required? 123 ++1500/2 MMOIISTTRS 3585
1 - ETA +/- 1 hour
2 - Ceiling less than 2000’ AFE for Domestic Ops
3 - Visibility less than 3 SM for Domestic Ops
1500 - < Greater of 2000’ AFE or 1500’ above the lowest IAP minimums for Flag Ops
2 - < Greater of 3 SM or 2 SM mroe than lowest applicable visibility minimums for Flag Ops
M - Marginal WX (Within 100 feet or 1/2 mile of minimums)
M - Method 2 dispactch release
O - Offline Charter
I - International to single runway
I - International flight over 6 hours
S - Severe Icing
T - Thunderstorm within ETA +/- 1 hour
T - Takeoff alternate required when departure airport below CAT I minimums
R - RNAV only approach, alternate must have land based navaids
S -Supplemental
3585 - May be released under exemption when body says WX is good but qualifiers PROB, TEMPO, and BECMG may take below minimums
What occures when in High Speed Protection? BASS
B - Bank angle seeks 0º and is limited to 40º
A - Autopilot disconnect
S - “Stick aft movement” (As speed increases above VMO/MMO, the side stick nose-down authority is reduced, and a permanent nose-up order is applied)
S - Seeks wings level
When are WTBs activated? ROAM
R - Runaway flaps/slats
O - Overspeed of mechanism
A - Asymmetry
M - Movement un-commanded
What do the ELACs (Elevator Aileron Computer) do? PAR AAA
P - Pitch (In all three laws)
A - Abnormal Attitudes
R - Roll (in Normal and Direct laws)
A - Aileron droop
A - Autopilot acquisition
A - Activates the protections
What do the SECs (Spoiler Elevator Computer) do? PAR SS
P - Pitch (in Alternate and Direct law)
A - Abnormal Attitudes
R - Roll (spoilers only in Normal and Direct)
S - Speed Brakes
S - Spoilers
What do the FWCs do (Flight Warning Comuter)? VAALLT - M
V - Voice and callouts
A - Aural alerts
A - Alert messages
L - Landing distance and landing speed increments
L - LAND memo
T - TO CONFIG memo
M - Master Caution and WARNING
Another way to remember when speedbrakes are inhibited? SEAFAT
S - SEC 1 and SEC 3 both have faults
E - An elevator has a fault (only spoilers 3 and 4 inhibited)
A - AOA protection is active
F - Flaps are in configuration FULL
A - A. FLOOR activation
T - Thrust Levers above MCT
What do the FACs (Flight Augmentation Computer) do? B SWFT RATTY
B - Beta target in TO/GA with N1 > 80% other difference > 35%
S - “Speed Speed Speed” Low Energy Warning, warns of imminent A. FLOOR
W - WINDSHEAR (reactive, 3-5 sec 50 feet to 1300/1300 to 50 feet)
F - Flight envelope protections (Left side of PFD / A. FLOOR signals)
T - Tail - Controls the following functions:
R - Rudder limiting
A - Alternate Law Yaw Damping
T - Turn Cordination
T - Trim
Y - Yaw Damping
PASSENGER SYS (OXY) ON Light activates when? CENP
C - CABIN ALTITUDE flashes on ECAM above 8,800 feet cabin altitude
E - EXCESSIVE CABIN ALTITUDE warning above 9,550 feet cabin altitude
N - No Smoking / Fasten Seat Belt sign auto illuminate at 11,300 feet cabin altitude
P - Passenger oxygen masks automatically deploy at 14,000 feet cabbin altitude
What are the ECAM Classes and Levels?
Class 1 - Level 1 AMBER, No Caution or Chime, Redundant failure
Class 1 - Level 2 AMBER, Master Caution and Chime
Class 1 - Level 3 RED, Master Warning and CRC
Class 2 - FLT CTL, Maintenance, may affect next leg
Class 3 - Maintenance, daily check
ECAM: Independent Failure, Primary Failure, Secondary Failure
Independendent Failure: Does not affect other systems, title is underlined on E/WD
Primary Failure: Affects other systems and causes secondary failures, title is boxed
*Secondary Failure: Caused by a primary failure, are labeled as *TITLE
