EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT

Question 1

How many crash axe?

Answer 1

1

Question 2

How many flight deck flash lights are in the flight deck?

Answer 2

2

Question 3

How many fire extinguishers are in the flight deck? What type?

Answer 3

1 halon extinguisher

Question 4

How many PBE do we have in the flight deck? How many minutes of oxygen does it supply?

Answer 4

1 PBE. Supplies 15-20 minutes of oxygen.

Question 5

How many quick donning oxygen masks are in the flight deck?

Answer 5

3

Question 6

How many continuous flow oxygen masks are in each PSU?

Answer 6

4

Question 7

How many continuous flow oxygen masks are in each lavatory?

Answer 7

2

Question 8

How many continuous flow oxygen masks are in each flight attendant overhead panel?

Answer 8

2

Question 9

How many minutes of oxygen does the passenger oxygen masks supply?

Answer 9

12 minutes

Question 10

How many portable passenger oxygen bottles are in the aircraft?

Question 11

How many minutes of oxygen does the portable passenger oxygen bottles supply?

Answer 11

30 minutes of continuous flow

Question 12

Portable passenger oxygen bottles are pressurized to what psi?

Answer 12

1800 psi

Question 13

How many life rafts are on each aircraft?

Answer 13

3

Question 14

How many AEDs are on each aircraft?

Answer 14

1

Question 15

How many life jackets are in the flight deck?

Answer 15

3

Question 16

Where is the FDR located?

Answer 16

Above the rear galley.

Question 17

How long does the Underwater Locator Beacon on the FDR ping for?

Answer 17

90 days, using its own internal battery. It starts pinging as soon as it comes into contact with water.

Question 18

What force is required to activate the aircrafts ELT?

Answer 18

2.3 G impact

Question 19

How long will the aircraft ELT transmit following activation?

Answer 19

Between the 121.5 Mhz and 212.0 Mhz transmitter, 72 hours. However the 406.0 Mhz transmitter will only transmit for 24 hours.

Question 20

How many survival ELT’s do we have?

Answer 20

1 ELT that we can take with us in case of an emergency. Manually activated. Not the same as the aircraft ELT.

Question 21

What is a Low Frequency Underwater Beacon LF-ULD?

Answer 21

It is a separate battery powered underwater locator beacon usually mounted in the ray dome which activates on impact with water. It is separate from the pinger beacon on the FDR/CVR unit. It has a 6 year shelf life for the internal battery just like the battery on the CVR/FDR pinger battery.

Question 22

How long will the LF-ULD ping for for?

Answer 22

90 days

Question 23

How long does the CVR record for?

Answer 23

30 mins on 4 channels and 120 mins on 2 combined channels

Question 24

Are ACARS messages also stored on the CVR?

Answer 24

Yes the last 2 hours worth of messages are stored. New regulatory requirement.

Question 25

How long will new CVR’s be able to record for?

Answer 25

25 hours of data

Question 26

When does the CVR start recording?

Answer 26

Powered from first engine start to 5 mins after the last engine is shut down.

Question 27

What is CVR RIPS?

Answer 27

It is a back up power supply for the cvr incase all electrical power is lost. It has its own battery pack and it will also extend the cvr recording time to 10 mins after the last engine is shutdown instead of the normal 5 mins.

Question 28

How many hours of data can the FDR record?

Answer 28

25 hours

Question 29

When does the FDR start recording?

Answer 29

First engine is started. N2 50%. It will continue to record as long as electrical power is available