Landing Gear And Brakes

Question 1

What does pulling the landing gear FREE FALL LEVER do?

Answer 1

It relieves the hydraulic pressure of the landing gear lines and unlocks all landing gear from the up position.

Question 2

What does it mean when the LANDING GEAR POSITION INDICATORS turn to red?

Answer 2

More than 20 seconds has passed since a discrepancy between LDG GEAR Lever position and the actual landing gear position.

Question 3

If the parking brake is not fully released on the ground, what CAS message will be displayed?

Answer 3

PARKING BRAKE ON or CHECK PARKING BRAKE.

Question 4

Where can the emergency/park brake accumulator pressure and the brake temperature indications be seen?

Answer 4

On the BRAKE STATUS synoptic page.

Question 5

How long can the light on the STEERING button and the STEERING DISC CAS message take to go off after the first engagement of the nose wheel steering?

Answer 5

Up to two seconds.

Question 6

Which steering switch has priority for safe operation on the ground?

Answer 6

The EXTERNAL STEERING DISENGAGE SWITCH.

Question 7

When will the green TOWING ALLOWED light in the external steering panel illuminate?

Answer 7

When the external STEERING DISENGAGE switch is on the DISENGAGE position and EMERGENCY/PARK BRAKE Handle is not applied.

Question 8

How far should the airplane be towed slowly in a straight line before turning?

Answer 8

10 feet.

Question 9

When should the DN LCK REL button be used?

Answer 9

It should be used only in the event of a LDG GEAR Lever failure, or when it is necessary to clear obstacles.

Question 10

What type of brake system is on the aircraft?

Answer 10

Brake-by-wire.

Question 11

During normal operations, what does the Brake Control Unit (BCU) provide?

Answer 11

– Locked wheel protection;
– Anti-skid protection;
– Gear retract braking;
– Touchdown protection;
– Gear extension test;
– Brake Temperature Monitoring System (BTMS);
– Auto Brake (optional item).

Question 12

Where can the Brake Temperature Monitoring System (BTMS) information be found and what does it provide?

Answer 12

– Brake temperature status on MFW;
– Brake overheat warning on EICAS.

Question 13

Where must the brake temperature indication be prior to takeoff?

Answer 13

In the green range.

Question 14

What are the two different modes of AUTOBRAKE control?

Answer 14

Landing (LO, MED, HI), and RTO.

Question 15

What kind of pressure will Autobrake in the RTO mode apply?

Answer 15

Max braking.

Question 16

When will Autobrake applications begin on landing?

Answer 16

Auto Brake application will start 1 second after WOW indicates ground and throttle signals at idle.

Question 17

Is anti skid protection available while braking with the emergency/parking brake?

Answer 17

No.

Question 18

What handle position is used when using the emergency/parking brake as a parking brake?

Answer 18

It must be pulled until it locks at the fully actuated position.

Question 19

Where can the emergency/parking brake handle be set to as a reference for emergency braking?

Answer 19

To the first detention.

Question 20

How can the emergency/parking brake be modulated?

Answer 20

By keeping the release button pressed.

Question 21

How many full applications or hours of parking do the emergency/parking brake accumulators provide?

Answer 21

6 full or 16 hours.

Question 22

When the airplane is airborne, is the steering system engaged?

Answer 22

No.

Question 23

What is the maximum range that the nose wheel can turn in free wheel steering?

Answer 23

+/- 170°.

Question 24

List the steering angles and associated speed with nose wheel steering engaged?

Answer 24

Steering angle varies from ± 62° up to 10 kt, decreasing linearly to 8° at 25 kt and then, to 3° at 68 kt.

Question 25

What airspeed is Vlo?

Answer 25

250 kias.

Question 26

What airspeed is Vle?

Answer 26

250 kias.

Question 27

When must AUTOBRAKE be set to off?

Answer 27

For emergency and abnormal procedures.