Ice & Rain Protection Flashcards
AIRCRAFT PROTECTION IS PROVIDED BY:
ELECTRICAL HEATING AND PNEUMATIC SYSTEM
ANTI ICING ELECTRICAL HEATING IS PROVIDED MAINLY BY ACW CURRENT FOR:
PROPELLER BLADES, WINDSHIELDS, PROBES, FLIGHT CONTROL HORNS
ON THE DE-ICING PANEL, THE AIRFRAME AIR BLEED PB:
MUST BE IN, NO OFF LIGHT, IN ORDER TO OPERATE ENGINE AND WING STABILIZER
BOOTS
CAN BE OFF, OFF LIGHT ON, IN ORDER TO OPERATE ENGINE BOOTS (ENGINE DE-ICING
SELECTED ON)
THE PURPOSE OF “AIRFRAME AIR BLEED” IS:
TO CONTROL DE-ICE AND ISOLATION VALVES FOR NORMAL OPERATION. PB PRESSED
BOTH DE-ICE AND ISOLATION VALVES ARE OPEN
TO PERMIT A DETECTION OF AN ENGINE OR AIRFRAME DE-ICE SYSTEM FAILURE
TO PERMIT A DETECTION OF AIRFRAME DE-ICE SYSTEM FAILURE
BOTH, AIRFRAME AND ENGINE DE-ICING SELECTED ON, THEY ARE:
DE-ICED SEQUENTIALLY
DE-ICING LIGHT ILLUMINATES ON MEMO PANEL WHEN:
AIRFRAME DE-ICING IS SELECTED ON
MODE SEL AUTO IN “MAN” ON THE DE-ICING PANEL, WHEN SHOULD THE “MODE SEL PB” BE
“ON”:
IF SAT BELOW -20°C; CAUSES A CYCLE LENGTH OF 180 SEC
CAN YOU USE THE “PNEUMATIC DE-ICING SYSTEM” WITH BOTH ENGINE BLEED VALVES
“OFF”, ENGINES RUNNING?
YES
WITH ONE ENGINE INOPERATIVE, ARE BOTH SIDES OF THE “AIRFRAME DE-ICING SYSTEM”
SUPPLIED:
YES
AIRCRAFT IN FLIGHT, IF THE “AAS” SYSTEM DETECTS ICE WHILE ICING “AOA” GREEN LIGHT IS
EXTINGUISHED:
THE AMBER ICING LIGHT ILLUMINATES FLASHING, MASTER CAUTION AND SINGLE CHIME
AIRCRAFT IN FLIGHT, IF THE “AAS” SYSTEM DETECTS ICE, “AOA” GREEN LIGHT IS
ILLUMINATED:
THE AMBER ICING LIGHT ILLUMINATES STEADY, MASTER CAUTION AND SINGLE CHIME
AIRCRAFT IN FLIGHT, WE NOTICE THE BLUE LIGHT “DE-ICING” FLASHES ON MEMO PANEL:
THE AIRFRAME DE-ICING SYSTEM IS STILL “ON” FIVE MINUTES AFTER THE LAST ICE
ACCRETION IS DETECTED BY THE AAS SYSTEM
DE-ICING OVERRIDE “PB” IN “OVRD” POSITION:
BYPASSES THE MFC MODULES LOGIC AND A TIMING CYCLE OF 60 SEC IS SELECTED
IT IS USED ONLY WHEN ASSOCIATED FAULT LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED
MODE SEL AUTO PB IN “MAN” POSITION:
DE-ICING MODE SEL PB IS OPERATIVE AND ALLOWS THE CREW TO SELECT THE
APPROPRIATE TIMING CYCLE, DEPENDING ON SAT
NORMAL OPERATION, WHEN IS IT POSSIBLE TO USE PROPELLER ANTI-ICING:
ONLY WHEN NP ARE ABOVE 63%