Exam Review: FDS & Troubleshooting

Question 1

What is FDS?

Answer 1

Flight Director System

Question 2

What is the purpose of the FDS?

Answer 2

Visual steering command

Question 3

What does the flight director drive and where is it located?

Answer 3

Command Bars

Attitude Indicator

Question 4

How does the FDS work?

Answer 4

Comparing Current/Desired condition to determine an ERROR condition that should be NULLED

Question 5

Define TROUBLESHOOTING

Answer 5

Determining the CAUSE of a fault/snag

Question 6

What are the keys to effective troubleshooting?

Answer 6

Knowledge
Reading
Operating
Analyzing

Question 7

What is a FINGER PROBLEM?

Answer 7

Pilot issue

Question 8

What is a good thing to follow when troubleshooting?

Answer 8

Try to ISOLATE the problem

Question 9

What can we use to quickly replace a part?

Answer 9

LRU (power off)

Question 10

What is the purpose of the black box handle at the front?

Answer 10

Pull out of rack

Question 11

How can we protect from wiring vibration damage?

Answer 11

Shock Mounts

Question 12

What is the purpose of shielded wire, bonding, and static wicks?

Answer 12

Reduce NOISE

Question 13

Prior to doing a CONTINUITY CHECK, what should you do?

Answer 13

One end of wire should be GROUNDED

Question 14

When performing a PITOT STATIC test, what should you make sure of?

Answer 14

transponders are NOT transmitting (False Target)