Captains Guide- Warning

Question 1

What will cause the Take Off Warning Horn to sound?

Answer 1

Trims not in T/O range, ECU not in TOP,Condition levers not at Max, Flaps less than 5 or greater than 20,parking brake is on.

Question 2

What does the EGPWS provide.

Answer 2

The EGPWS provides a terrain warning system based on closure rate with terrain and a database. It is more accurate than the old GPWS systems.

Question 3

There is a flap override switch on the captains side pedestal. What is it for?

Answer 3

It overrides the flap warning circuitry for a flaps 0 take-off.

Question 4

How are stalls detected in the 200?

Answer 4

Lift transducers on each wing provide information to the lift computers based on A/C configuration and speed.

Question 5

How are stalls detected on the 300?

Answer 5

Stall warning /stick pusher computer compares true AOA and reference AOA via the alpha vanes (AOA vanes)

Question 6

Does the stick shaker still work in the 300 if an AOA sensor is lost. How about the pusher?

Answer 6

If an input or computer is lost, the shaker will function but the pusher will not. Pusher needs two sources of information.

Question 7

What if a stall transducer fails in the 200?

Answer 7

Loss of a transducer or lift computer will cause a stall system caution light. The shaker will continue to function.