Exterior/Interior Inspections

Question 1

How much polished strut needs to be showing on each landing gear?
(AOM Vol 1, Ch NP)

Answer 1

• Some.

Question 2

Recite the Exterior Safety Inspection?

AOM Vol I, NP

Answer 2

The Exterior Safety check is performed on every flight before entering the airplane to ascertain that no obviously unsafe condition exists.
1 - Check chocks in place.
2 - Check landing gear door position.
Warning - when any gear door is open, check that the respective door handle release is in the “doors open” position. If the handle is in the “doors closed” position and the doors are open, pressurizing hydraulic systems #1 and #4 will close the doors and can result in personal injury.
3 - Check APU fire control handle on APU Control Panel is in stowed position (unless APU is running).
4 - Check flight control surfaces position and condition.
5 - Check APU exhaust area clear (unless APU running).

Question 3

Recite the Cockpit Safety Inspection?

AOM Vol I, Ch NP

Answer 3

INTERIOR SAFETY CHECK

Accomplish the following procedures to ensure safety of ground personnel and to permit safe application of electrical power.

Battery Switch. On
Verify OFF light extinguished.
Standby Power Selector. AUTO
Hydraulic Demand Pump Selector. OFF
Windshield Wiper Selector. OFF
Landing Gear Lever. DN
Flap Position Indicator and Flap Lever. AGREE
If not in agreement, position lever to agree with flap position
Alternate Flaps Selector. OFF
Weather Radar. TEST
Transponder. STBY

Question 4

Minimum Oxygen limits for dispatch; passenger, crew and walk around bottle?
(AOM Vol I, Ch L)

Answer 4

• Passenger and Crew: 1400 PSI

* Walk Around Bottle: 1200 PSI

Question 5

When must the security inspection be conducted? Who must conduct it?
(AOM, Vol I, Ch NP)

Answer 5

• The Security Inspection must be conducted for each originating flight, or whenever the cockpit and/or upper deck have been unoccupied between flights.
• All crewmembers must individually conduct the Security Inspection.

Question 6

You are in Oscoda. You approach the aircraft for the exterior preflight and see that both outboard ailerons are unlocked and appear to be down. What would you do?
(AOM, Vol II, Ch 9)

Answer 6

• Nothing. This is a normal condition when hydraulics have been unpowered for an extended time on the ground.

Question 7

You are an IRP on a non-DHL flight departing from Hong Kong. The pallets have been weighed and tagged in Kilograms. How can you print a load plan displaying Kilograms? (W&B, Ch 6)

Answer 7

• F6 display page, ALT F6.

Question 8

You are operating aircraft N782CK. While walking the freight, the IRP notices that there are four straps longitudinally across the top of the pallet located in position 1A. Are you legal to depart? (ROM, Ch 3)

Answer 8

• Yes, extra strapping is not required on production freighter aircraft.