Communications Flashcards
The CAPT & PURS switch should always be in which position?
CAPT
How would the flight deck crew command an evacuation?
Utilize the PA
With the RDCR GND CTL pb in AUTO, when do the CVR and Digital Flight Data Recorder (DFDR)
energize?
For 5 minutes after electrical power application, when one engine is running and continuously in
flight
In order to test the CVR, the Parking Brake must be in what selected position?
Parking brake ON
When will the Digital Flight Data Recorder operate?
On the ground with one engine running and continuously in flight
How would you erase the data on the CVR?
On the ground, with the parking brake set, pressing the CVR ERASE switch for two seconds causes
erasure of the Cockpit Voice Recorder
When the MECH pb is pushed what signals are received in the landing gear bay?
Blue light and horn. Horn will sound as long as button is held.
What can you expect if you push the EMER pb?
Three high-low chimes (6 bells), and commencement of the flight attendant emergency procedures.
The Audio Switching selector allows us to replace a failed ACP with the third occupants ACP. After
switching, is the third occupant’s ACP still operational?
The third occupant’s acoustic equipment is no longer usable and the crewmember with the failed
ACP will have to use the ACP located overhead.
How should the PA button be positioned on the #3 ACP?
Selected out in the three o’clock position
How do we make a PA using the ACP?
Press and hold the PA pb.
12.How is the ATT or MECH flashing lights extinguished after a call?
Press the RESET key
How is a Flight Attendant call answered?
Press the ATT transmission key, press and release the CAB reception knob and adjust the volume
Can any communications radio be controlled from any RMP?
Yes. All communications radios can be controlled from any one of the three radio management
panels (RMP’s).
