general aircraft & aviation Flashcards
after passing through how many feet is the light turned on again upon final decent?
10,000 ft
how many times should a circuit breaker be reset?
once
_______, runs _____, of the aisle and consist of lights. lights are located on the ____ of seat groups and on the ____ bulkheads.
emergency escape path lighting (EEPL)
length
ends
aisle
if a circuit breaker pops, who should be notified immediately?
the captain
how many types of lavatory smoke detectors are found on a united aircraft?
3
do you need to notify anyone else that a circuit breaker pops?
the captain, remaining FAs
what are the 3 types of oxygen systems on all united aircraft?
- chemically
- gaseous
- supplemental or emergency
a ____ light illuminates on the master call panel accompanied by a ____ chime over the cabin PA indicates a call from a customer seat.
blue light
single
if you are in the flight deck when decompression occurs, you would don the mask _____ to an available jumpseat and secure yourself in that jumpseat
adjacent
there is an _______ for each _______ or inertia reels for the escape hatch, for use during an emergency.
escape rope
window exit
individual oxygen compartments can be opened by?
- inserting a sharp object into the compartment door
- sliding a thin object along the edge of compartment
the emergency lighting system is _____ activated by loss of normal aircraft power. the system also may be manually activated with ________ located in the ____ ____ or _____.
automatically
emergency light switch (ELS)
flight deck
cabin
who would direct you to reset the circuit breaker?
the captain
if you’re facing the pilot and flight deck which way are you facing?
fwd (forward) facing
if a door safety strap is caught in the door, who do we notify immediately?
the pilots
what are the cabin indicators when the smoke detector is activated?
amber light on master call panel illuminates
customer call button illuminates and flashes
cabin chime over the PA system
if a customer is calling you from a _____a ____ light will illuminate on the master call panel and/or customer call reset button located outside the lavatory door. the light is accompanied by a ____ chime over the cabin PA system.
lavatory
amber
single
emergency can be activated at any time via a?
switch in the flight deck
on the b787 aircraft gaseous oxygen flow is provided by a person breathing system. oxygen flow is initiated how?
into any one of the deployed masks in the group. normal breathing initiates oxygen flow.
you hear a single HI/LO chime over the cabin system PA and see a pink/ red light on the master call panel. what does that indicate?
crew to crew call
what are door safety straps designed to do?
“warn” individuals that the jetbridge or airstairs are not positioned at the door
what is AFT?
after/end/back
if you were to use an aviox bottle it would only be used to meet _____ oxygen needs.
supplemental
customers requiring oxygen during a medical emergency would be given ______ oxygen.
portable
how many feet in the air until the sterile flight deck light is turned off?
10,000 ft
each flight deck is equipped with either ____ or an ______ in the ceiling.
window exits
escape hatch
what indicates emergency exit locations when the ELS is activated?
red lights and/or red and white exit signs
each master call panel features at least 3 lights. what color are these 3 lights?
pink/red, blue and amber
if the flaps are not functioning properly, what must you do?
advise the pilots for appropriate maintenance action
name all locations that will illuminate when the emergency lighting system is activated
exit signs at each exit, lights on sides of overhead bins or ceiling, exterior lighting and emergency escape path lighting
flaps must be functioning and properly closed completely to help contain ant possible _____.
fires
moveable aisle seat armrests must be in the position located below for _____ and _____.
taxi take off
landing
aircraft are equipped with moveable armrests that _____, of customers from a wheelchair to an aisle seat.
ease the transfer
type 2 safety strap
installed within aircraft door frame
trash receptacles located in lavatories and galleys may have _____?
spring load flags
the sterile flight deck light is controlled by the _____ and when illuminated, indicates the flight deck should be contacted only for ________.
flight deck
safety related items
if equipped with a door safety strap, when would the strap be placed across a cabin door?
when a cabin door is opened and jetbridged/airstairs
what is a type 1 safety strap?
attached to aircraft-mounted assist handle
the sterile flight deck light is turned on by the _____ after closure of _______ and prior to the surface movement.
flight deck
boarding door
we have 2 types of oxygen bottles onboard united aircraft. those 2 types are?
- portable oxygen bottle
- portable pulse oxygen bottle