General Flashcards
Lighting system includes (4) FECC
Flight Deck
Exterior
Cabin Normal and Emergency
Cabin signs
What light is powered directly from aircraft batteries and can be used when there is no AC power to the airplane and in the emergency electrical configuration?
FO dome light
Which light only works on the CA side in the emergency electrical or battery-only configuration?
Flood lights
STBY COMPASS light is available in what 2 situations?
Emergency electrical configuration
Operation on battery only
T/F - The nose gear lights automatically extinguish when the nose gear retracts?
True
Above what airspeed will the extension of landing lights possibly cause airframe buffet?
280 kts
In the event of excessive cabin altitude, what lights automatically illuminate?
Cabin Lights and seatbelt lights
What powers the escape path lights and signs in the event of electrical failure?
Self contained battery packs
Emergency Lighting consist of?
(LOEEE)
Lav aux lights
Overhead emergency
Escape Path
Exit
Escape slide
Loss of which bus results in the overhead emergency lights illuminating?
AC Bus 1
Under normal conditions: which bus charges the emergency dedicated battery packs?
DC ESSential Shed
When are the dedicated battery packs NOT charged? (3)
acronym: EEN
Emergency lights are selected on
Emergency lights are illuminated due to aircraft electrical power failure
The NO PORTABLE ELEC DEVICE switch is selected to AUTO, and the landing gear is extended.
What flight deck lights are available in the emergency electrical configuration?
Standby compass
CA instrument flood
FO dome
Icing conditions exist when OAT (ground or TO) or TAT (inflight) is XXX and visible moisture exists
10C or below
Engine Anti-ice must be on for all ground and flight operations when icing conditions exist or are anticipated, except during climb and cruise when the temperature is below XXX
-40C SAT
T/F - Cockpit door will automatically lock during decompression or if electrical power is lost
False
Which hydraulic system supplies hydraulic pressure to open and close the cargo doors
Yellow system
When should a TOGA thrust takeoff be performed?
COWTD
Contaminated runway
Obstacle on the departure path
Wind shear
Tailwind
Dispatch or crew deems necessary
FMGS navigation accuracy check is required when? (3) NIL
NAV ACCUR DOWNGRAD - scratchpad
IRS ONLY NAV - scratch pad
LOW - PROG page display
When can FMC be considered to be reliable?
FMC distance is within 3NM of the radio distance.
What must happen if FMC distance is greater than 3NM?
Raw data must be referenced.
Pressurization Controller gets information from what? (4) FLAT
FMGS
Landing gear (wow)
ADIRS (Air data inertial ref sys)
TLA
When Pressurization is in manual mode, what is no longer displayed?
LFE
Manually setting the LFE would be performed due to: (2)
Both FMGCs failing
The intended airport is not in the FMGC database
APU bleed air is prohibited above
20000ft
In normal operations, which BMC (1 or 2) is used to control and monitor the APU bleed system and the function of the automatic operation of the crossbleed valve during normal operations.
BMC 1
APU
Starter motor cycle Cooldown
60 seconds
60 seconds
60 minutes
Autopilot
All OTHER phases of flight auto pilot disengagement height.
500’ RA (900’ A321)
Autopilot
non-ILS approaches disengagement height.
DA, MDA, DDA
Autopilot
CAT1 disengagement height.
160’ RA
Autopilot
Non-auto-land ILS approach with CAT2 or CAT3 SINGLE or CAT3 DUAL FMA annunciations, min disengagement height.
80’ RA
Autopilot
CAT2/3 auto-landings, min disengagement height.
NONE- Auto pilot is always required throughout landing and rollout.
