AIRCRAFT GENERAL Flashcards
- With the Flight Recorder switch in NORMAL, when does the flight recorder operate?
I. On the ground?
II. In the air?
I. Oil pressure on first engine started
II. Any electrical power available
- What does an illuminated OFF light mean adjacent to the Flight Recorder switch?
Power failure, loss of input data or electronic malfunction, test failed
- What are some of the things that the flight recorder monitors?
Altitude
Heading
Acceleration
Airspeed
- Where is the flight recorder located?
Aft cabin ceiling
- What does the Crew Oxygen gage indicate?
Crew O2 pressure at the bottle
- What is normal crew O2 pressure?
1,850 psi
- What is the normal minimum crew O2 pressure for dispatch?
According to table in performance inflight
- Where is the crew O2 bottle located?
Aft end of the E&E compartment
- How is the crew O2 bottle accessed?
Thru the forward cargo compartment forward bulkhead access panel
- What happens if the crew O2 bottle becomes overheated and thermally discharges?
Green disk will be gone(on pre-flight inspection)
- What kind of crew O2 do you get in NORMAL operation of the crew mask?
Air/O2 mix on demand
- What kind of crew O2 do you get in 100%?
100%oxygen on demand
- What kind of crew O2 do you get in
EMERGENCY?
100%oxygen under pressure
- Where is the passenger O2 supply stored?
Each individual PSU unit
- With the switch in the guarded NORMAL position, when will the passenger O2 masks be presented?
Approximately 14,000 feet cabin pressure
- What is the function of the ON position of the
PASS O2 switch?
Manual activation of pax oxy doors
- How many masks are connected to each
passenger O2 generator?
4 at passenger seats, 2at flight attendants and lavatories
- What is indicated by the illuminated PASS OXY ON light?
System activated
- With the PASS OXY ON light illuminated, what
other light might you expect to see ON?
Auto fail light
MC lights
Overhead annunciator (ALT Horn @ 10,000 feet cabin altitude)
- When does the passenger O2 generator actually start to manufacture oxygen?
First mask pulled down on each bank of seats
- How long will passenger O2 flow through the passenger masks, once activated?
12 minutes
- Can the passenger O2 be shut off after flow is
initiated?
No