Aircraft General

Question 1

With the Flight Recorder switch in NORMAL, when does the flight recorder operate when on the ground?

Answer 1

With oil pressure from the first engine started

Question 2

With the Flight Recorder switch in NORMAL, when does the flight recorder operate when in the air?

Answer 2

Any electrical power available

Question 3

What does an illuminated OFF light mean adjacent to the Flight Recorder switch?

Answer 3

The test failed due to power failure, loss of input data, or electronic malfunction.

Question 4

What are some of the things that the flight recorder monitors besides voice data?

Answer 4

Altitude, Airspeed, Heading, and Acceleration

Question 5

Where is the flight recorder located?

Answer 5

In the ceiling of the Aft cabin

Question 6

What does the Crew Oxygen gage indicate?

Answer 6

Crew O2 pressure at the bottle

Question 7

What is normal crew O2 pressure?

Answer 7

1,850 psi

Question 8

What is the normal minimum crew O2 pressure for dispatch?

Answer 8

According to the table in performance inflight

Question 9

Where is the crew O2 bottle located?

Answer 9

Aft end of the E&E compartment

Question 10

How is the crew O2 bottle accessed?

Answer 10

Through the forward cargo compartment forward bulkhead access panel

Question 11

What happens if the crew O2 bottle becomes overheated and thermally discharges?

Answer 11

Green disk will be gone (on pre-flight inspection)

Question 12

What kind of crew O2 do you get in NORMAL operation of the crew mask?

Answer 12

Air/O2 mix on demand

Question 13

What kind of crew O2 do you get in 100%?

Answer 13

100% oxygen on demand

Question 14

What kind of crew O2 do you get in EMERGENCY?

Answer 14

100% oxygen under pressure

Question 15

Where is the passenger O2 supply stored?

Answer 15

Each individual PSU unit

Question 16

With the switch in the guarded NORMAL position, when will the passenger O2 masks be presented?

Answer 16

Approximately 14,000 feet cabin pressure

Question 17

What is the function of the ON position of the PASS O2 switch?

Answer 17

Manual activation of pax oxygen doors

Question 18

How many masks are connected to each passenger O2 generator?

Answer 18

4 at passenger seats, 2 at flight attendants and lavatories

Question 19

What is indicated by the illuminated PASS OXY ON light?

Answer 19

System activated-Oxygen masks are deployed

Question 20

With the PASS OXY ON light illuminated, what other light might you expect to see ON?

Answer 20

Auto fail light, MC lights, Overhead annunciator(ALT Horn @ 10,000 feet cabin altitude)

Question 21

When does the passenger O2 generator actually start to manufacture oxygen?

Answer 21

First mask pulled down on each bank of seats

Question 22

How long will passenger O2 flow through the passenger masks, once activated?

Answer 22

12 minutes

Question 23

Can the passenger O2 be shut off after flow is initiated?

Answer 23

No

Question 24

What can you do if a passenger oxygen mask compartment does not open when activated?

Answer 24

Manually open

Question 25

Should passengers use oxygen when the cabin altitude is below 14,000 ft.? Why not?

Answer 25

No, air is mix of O2 and cabin air

Question 26

What is available with the Service Interphone in the OFF position?

Answer 26

Flight deck to cabin and Cabin to flight deck

Question 27

What is available with the Service Interphone in the ON position?

Answer 27

Connects all external jacks

Question 28

With the Service interphone switch in the OFF position, is communication between flight deck and cabin possible?

Answer 28

Yes

Question 29

Is there an exterior service interphone switch? Where?

Answer 29

No, there is an external flight interphone jack located on the external power panel

Question 30

What does PSEU stand for?

Answer 30

Proximity Switch Electronic Unit

Question 31

What does the PSEU monitor?

Answer 31

Air/Ground sensors; Configuration status/alerts; Over-wing exit locks

Question 32

When is the PSEU light inhibited?

Answer 32

In flight (takeoff power to 30 sec after landing)

Question 33

Should you be concerned with the PSEU light if it is illuminated on the ground?

Answer 33

Yes

Question 34

Should you be concerned with the PSEU light if it illuminates during recall?

Answer 34

No, if it will cancel by pushing the MC light, it is ok to go

Question 35

Are there any limitations on the use of the windshield wipers?

Answer 35

Don’t use on a dry windshield

Question 36

Why is it important not to use wipers on a dry windshield?

Answer 36

Will destroy rain repellant coating

Question 37

What sort of rain repellant system do we use?

Answer 37

Rain repellant coating (like Rain-X)

Question 38

In the ARMED position, when will the emergency lights come on?

Answer 38

Loss of DC bus 1 or AC power has been turned off

Question 39

What 7 things do the EMERGENCY LIGHTS illuminate?

Answer 39

Aisle lights; entry/exit lights; escape path lighting; dome light; locator signs; area lighting; exterior area lighting

Question 40

Where is the other EMERGENCY LIGHT switch?

Answer 40

AFT flight attendants panel

Question 41

Will the AFT flight attendant panel Emergency Light switch override the cockpit switch?

Answer 41

Yes

Question 42

What cockpit light(s) are controlled by the emergency light switch?

Answer 42

Flt deck CAPT dome light

Question 43

What does the blue light on the audio control panel indicate?

Answer 43

Ground or cabin is trying to call

Question 44

Can you call the personnel on the ground?

Answer 44

Yes

Question 45

How can you call the personnel on the ground?

Answer 45

Through the ground call button and nose-wheel well horn