Aircraft General Flashcards
Required minimum pavement width for a 180 ° turn A320
75 Feet
Required minimum pavement width for a 180 ° turn A319
67 Feet
Required minimum pavement width for a 180 ° turn A321
93 Feet
Describe the minimum obstruction path during a turn
The wingtip wings the largest arc, followed by the tail, then the nose. Therefore the wingtip determines the the minimum obstruction clearance during a turn (321 is the tail)
Location of the Cabin Doors
-There are 4 cabin doors, 2 on each side. Identified as 1L, 1R, 2L, and 2R
-Cabin doors are each equipped with an interior and exterior control handle which allow for the opening and closing from either the exterior or interior
Location of the overwing emergency exits.
319 has 2 over wing
320 has 4 over wing
321 has 4 emergency exits forward and aft of the wing.
Describe the ECAM DOOR/OXY page indications for Cabin Doors
-Green Box- the door is closed and locked
-Solid amber box with amber CABIN- Door is unlocked
Describe the ECAM DOOR/OXY page indications for Cargo Doors
-Green Box- the door is closed and locked
-Solid amber box with amber CARGO- Door is unlocked
Describe the ECAM DOOR/OXY page indications for Avionics Doors
-Green Box- the door is closed and locked
-Solid amber box with amber AVIONIC- Door is unlocked
Describe the ECAM DOOR/OXY page indications for Overwing Exits
-Green Box- the door is closed and locked
-Solid amber box with amber EMER EXIT- Exit is open or the cover of the exit control handle has been removed
ECAM DOOR/OXY page indications of the emergency escape slides being armed.
The word SLIDE (white) appears next tp the respective cabin door slide or overwing exit.
NOTE Only one emergency escape slide is installed per wing
Emergency Equipment stored on the flight Deck
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-4 crew life vests (orange-
-1 halon fire extinguisher
-1 crash ax
-4 crew oxygen masks
-2 escape ropes
-1 protective breathing equipment (PBE)
Explain the controls and indications on the overhead OXYGEN panel
MASK MAN pb-
-When pressed, sends and electrical signal to deploy the passenger oxygen masks
PASSENGER SYS ON light-
-Illuminates (SYS ON) when either automatic or manual electrical signal has been sent to deploy the passenger masks
-An automatic electrical signal is generated whenever cabin altitude exceeds 14000’
CREW SUPPLY pb Controls the crew oxygen low pressure supply valve
-ON (Light out)- Supply valve is open; oxygen is supplied to the crew masks
-OFF (white) Supply valve is closed
Crew oxygen system indications one the ECAM DOOR/OXY page
OXY (amber) indicates low bottle pressure
REGUL LO PR (amber) indicated pressure on the low-pressure circuit is low (low pressure at the crew mask regulators)
OXY and REGUL LO PR (amber) indicates the OXYGEN CREW SUPPLY pb is off
Function of each position of the EMER EXIT LT switch
ON- Turns on all cabin emergency lights which includes; overhead emergency lights, EXIT lights, and proximity emergency escape path marking system
OFF- Turns off all cabin emergency lights
ARM- All cabin emergency lights come on when their normal electrical power is lost