Air Systems and Ice Flashcards
Which pressure compression sections can bleed air come from?
Both high and low
When may the engine bleed valves automatically close? (3)
- When APU is starting an engine
- When external air is connected
- Or under low engine bleed air demand such as when air con packs are off
What does HI STAGE mean?
Means excessive air pressure and high pressure bleed valve has closed automatically and locks
What does ENG BLEED VAL (discrete BLEED light on panel) display mean?
Excessive bleed air temp and if excessive the engine bleed valve automatically closes
After starting the first engine what happens to APU bleed valve once engine on speed?
It automatically closes and running engine now provides bleed air to system
What bleed air starts the second engine?
APU, as although the APU bleed valve automatically closes after the first engine started, when the second engine started that closed the running engine’s bleed valve automatically and APU then provided bleed air again
When high thrust settings are encountered what happens to high pressure shut off valves?
They close so only low pressure valves provide the air
APU BBLEED VAL indicates what?
Valve disagree
BLEED ISLN VAL mean?
Valve disagree
What does BLD DUCT LEAK (discrete DUCT LEAK) mean?
System has detected a bleed air leak
5 things air systems used for?
- Engine Start
- Hydraulic Reservoirs
- Pressurisation
- Wing and Engine Anti-Ice
- Air conditioning
What are the two positions of the Air Con Pack valves? (not switch)
Normal and high flow
When pack valve go to high flow?
When pack is required to provide additional air - occurs automatically with no crew action - during ground operation when APU or ground source supplying air, or inflight when one pack is off, or when a recirculation fan is inoperative
When is pack hi flow inhibited? (4)
- One engine supplying bleed air with wing anti-ice on
- Engine inoperative
- Flaps greater than 1
- Aft Cargo fire system armed
Comp temp controllers regulate temperature between what range?
18-30deg c
When in STBY mode what are the three temp positions?
Normal, full cold, full warm
Which temperature does the temp controller demand from the PACKs?
The controller that demands the lowest temp
What does TRIM air system do?
Once compartment controller starts delivering coolest temperature required by individual controllers the trim air system then takes warm bleed air to bring up the temperature in any required zone
Purpose recirculation fans?
Circulate discharged air from flight deck and passenger cabin back into mix manifold to maintain desired level of cabin ventilation while minimising use of bleed air
Foot and shoulder heaters, how work and where? Only work when?
Foot, under floor electric
Shoulders, adds heat to conditioned air flowing from should area
Only work when aircraft is in the air
What does PACK OFF light mean? (2)
Loss of pneumatic pressure or system shut down
PACK TEMP and INOP light mean? (2)
Either a pack controller fault or high pack outlet temperature
If a pack controller fails, what temperature will it remain at?
Last commanded output temperature
What can do if PACK TEMP and INOP light come on?
Use the standby system
If using standby system after PACK TEMP or INOP light and the lights remain on, what should you do?
Wait 5 min and reset the pack by pushing the PACK RESET switch
How confirm a PACK failure?
If after 5 minutes in the standby system the pack reset doesn’t work then confirmed pack failure
What happens if both PACK OFF and PACK TEMP on EICAS?
Pack trip due to internal overheat
TRIM AIR OFF light mean?
TRIM air valve is closed
When trim air off what does system control temp to?
24 deg c