Air Systems Flashcards
What are the required immediate action items for a cabin altitude warning horn inflight?
- Oxygen Mask & Regulators….. ON & 100%
- Crew Communications ………. Establish
- Seatbelt Sign ………………….. ON
Bleed air is obtained from the ____ & _____ stages of the compressor section of the engine.
5th; 9th
When 5th low-stage pressure is insufficient, the ___ high-stage valve modulates open to maintain proper pressure.
9th
The engine bleed air valve is normally DC power activated and ______ operated.
pneumatically
The illumination of the BLEED TRIP OFF light indicates ________.
engine bleed air temperature or pressure exceeds a predetermined limit
What occurs when the BLEED TRIP OFF light illuminates?
The respective engine bleed air valve closes automatically
What precools engine bleed air?
A precooler, or heat exchanger
What sources of air can be used to start the engine?
APU, ground air cart, and engine bleed air
With the isolation valve switch in AUTO, both engine bleed air switches ON, and both air conditioning pack switches AUTO or HIGH, the isolation valve is _____.
closed
With the isolation valve switch in AUTO, if either an engine bleed air switch or an air conditioning pack switch is positioned OFF, the isolation valve is _____.
Open
Does the APU bleed air switch affect the isolation valve position?
No
Does the APU bleed air valve, on the B737-800, automatically close when the APU is shut down?
Yes
The APU bleed air valve is___ activated and ______ operated.
DC; pneumatically
With the DUAL BLEED light illuminated, engine thrust must be _______.
limited to idle
What causes a wing-body overheat condition?
a bleed air duct leak
If a leak in the bleed duct from the APU occurs, which WING-BODY OVER HEAT light will illuminate?
Left
With the ISOLATION VALVE switch in AUTO, the isolation valve _________ if either engine BLEED air or air condition PACK switch is positioned OFF.
automatically opens
The Wing-Body Overheat (OVHT) TEST switch _____________.
() all answers are correct
() tests wing-body overheat detector circuit
() illuminates both WING-BODY OVERHEAT lights
Conditioned air for the cabin comes from _________________.
either the aircraft air conditioning system or a preconditioned ground source
Conditioned air from the ______, upstream of the mix manifold, flows directly to the flight deck.
Left pack
Air from the left pack, air from the right pack, and air from the recirculation system is combined in the ________.
Mix manifold