Flight Controls Flashcards
How many Rudder Travel Limiter Systems are there?
2 systems; #1 is normally active and #2 is normally in standby
How are the secondary flight controls actuated?
Electrically controlled, Hydraulically operated
Both YAW DAMPER levers are selected ON. Select the most
correct statement concerning the YAW DAMPER systems.
One system is active and one system is in standby
During normal operation inflight, how does elevator
movement occur?
Together
When are the two elevators allowed to uncouple?
During T/O, between 30 and 195 kts
If one aileron control run jams, the other aileron control run
provides:
Degraded roll control
The Flight Augmentation Computers (FACs) will activate auto
trim in all but which situation?
Zulu (Prevent excessive nose down trim)
What happens to ailerons when slats are extended?
Ailerons droop 10° to improve wing aerodynamic
characteristics
The flap handle is selected to 0/0, and the amber KRUGER
light on the SFPI is illuminated, what has occurred?
One or both Kruger flaps did not retract
What are the roll spoiler panels, and when are they
commanded to move?
Panels 3 – 7 to assist in roll control as control wheel deflected
past 10°
What is not an indication the speedbrake lever is extended?
Blue light in speedbrake handle illuminates when extended
How are ground spoilers deployed on a rejected T/O below 85
kts?
Ground spoilers cannot be deployed below 85 kts
What happens if both Rudder Travel Limiter Systems fail?
The rudder travel should default to low speed mode, if no
mechanical problems prevent it
When only the green system is available for moving the slats
(blue system not available), what will be the impact on the
slats?
They will be slow
What is not one of the three Yaw Damper functions?
Turn coordination with the Autopilot in CMD
What has occurred when the blue ALPHA LOCK light on the
SFPI is flashing?
SLATS and Kruger Flaps retraction is being temporarily
inhibited
What happens to ground spoilers if aircraft bounces on
landing?
Ground spoilers will remain extended if both throttles are kept
at idle
What controls the pitch feel system?
Two Feel and Limitation Computers (FLCs)
What is correct regarding the SLAT SYS 1 and 2 FAULT lights on
the overhead panel?
Both SLATS and SFPI SLATS light – Asymmetry; system is
locked and cannot be recovered
When does the Autopilot control rudder position via the yaw
actuator?
Slats extended, Autopilot on in CMD
The primary flight controls can be best described as which type of system
Mechanically controlled, Hydraulically operated
What does an Amber JAM light on the Servo Control panel
indicate?
One or more flight control actuators (rudder, elevator, aileron,
or THS) is not responding correctly to control inputs
What happens if all 3 Servo Control switches are selected OFF?
All three servo control valves will revert to the open (on)
position
What is not one of the four ways the THS may be actuated?
Manual Pitch Trim switches on the Control Wheels
Inflight, which spoiler/speedbrake panels deploy when
activated using the spoiler/speedbrake handle?
The inner five panels
How do the Pitch Trim systems normally operate?
Pitch Trim 1 is operating and Pitch Trim 2 is in standby
What is the purpose of the 3 guarded Servo Control Switches?
They allow depressurization of the hydraulic flight control
servos within that system
Which of the following statements applies to the A300-600?
Under certain conditions, the maximum available rudder
deflection can be obtained with comparatively light pedal
forces and small pedal deflections
Where is the aileron trim displacement displayed?
The ECAM display and control column scales
When does the pitch feel system transition into the highspeed mode?
Above 125 knots, and the flaps are retracted to less than 20°
What happens if both pitch feel systems fail?
Elevator pitch feel should default to the low-speed mode
With the aircraft on the ground and both throttles at idle,
what else must occur in order for the ground spoilers to
extend automatically?
The speedbrake lever is armed
What does the illuminated blue SPD BRK light on the SFPI
indicate?
The speedbrakes are not retracted
Hydraulic power for the flight controls is normally supplied by
what systems?
All 3 hydraulic systems
When both amber SLATS FAULT lights and both amber FLAPS
FAULT lights on the overhead panel are illuminated, what has
likely occurred?
The SLATS/FLAPS lever is not in a detent position
Which hydraulic system powers the ailerons?
Blue, Green and Yellow
When both amber FLAPS FAULT lights on the overhead panel
illuminate and there are no lights on the SFPI, what has likely
occurred?
A jam has been detected, and the flaps may be recovered
On the ground, which spoiler/speedbrake panels deploy when
activated automatically by arming the speedbrake handle?
All (7) spoiler/speedbrake panels
What actuates the Trimmable Horizontal Stabilizer (THS)?
Electric Trim switches on the control wheels
The primary flight controls can be best described as which
type of system?
Mechanically controlled, hydraulically operated
When are the FCCs initially powered?
When the first pitch trim lever is engaged or after the first
engine is started
What happens if the Captain and First Officer’s rocking trim
levers are held in opposite directions?
Pitch trim is inhibited
