NAVIGATION

Question 1

What information may be available if the IR rotary selectors are set to ATT (attitude)?

Answer 1

Attitude and HDG if the heading is inserted via the MCDU

Question 2

What are the 4 occasions when the ALIGN light will flash?

Answer 2

• IR alignment FAULT
• No position entered after 10 min of selecting NAV
• DIFF shutdown and navigation error > 1 degree
• Aircraft is moved during alignment

Question 3

When does the ON BAT light illuminate?

Answer 3

• When the aircraft battery supplies at least one ADIRS

- At the beginning of a complete IRS ALIGN SELF TEST backup

Question 4

What should NOT be tested during an APU start?

Answer 4

SBY COMPASS

Question 5

When an ILS is tuned on an RMP, what information is NOT available?

Answer 5

DME DISTANCE

Question 6

If both FMGS fail, how are NAV AID’s tuned?

Answer 6

Via RMP 1 & 2

Question 7

Which NAV AID’s can be tuned from RMP 1 & 2?

Which from RMP 3?

Answer 7

• All onside NAV AID’s

- NONE

Question 8

What happens to GPWS warnings when the loudspeakers are turned off?

Answer 8

Will still be audible via the loudspeakers but at a fixed volume

Question 9

When will TERR ON ND automatically witch ON?

Answer 9

In case of a TERR warning or caution

Question 10

What happens to the WX-radar when TERR ON ND is displayed?

Answer 10

WX is not displayed (suppressed)

Question 11

What produces the information on the ND when using EGPWS?

How is the information displayed in order to prevent confusion with WX radar?

Answer 11

• Terrain + airport database
• FMS #1
• Capt baro alt
• Capt RA system

TERR has a sweep from center outwards to the left and right

Question 12

When should LDG FLAP 3 be selected ON?

Answer 12

When landing in CONFIG 3

Question 13

When should FLAP MODE be selected OFF?

Answer 13

If landing with reduced flap settings

(inhibits mode 4: “TO LOW FLAPS”

Question 14

If the TERR function of EGPWS fails, or is selected OFF, what happens to GPWS?

Answer 14

The GPWS downgrades to MODE 1 - 5 only

if no OFF or FAULT lights show

Question 15

Apart from the E/WD, where are TCAS failures displayed?

Answer 15

PFD and ND flags

Question 16

Which colors are displayed on the VS scale for TCAS?

Answer 16

Red, Green and Gray

Question 17

What causes pressure setting to pulse on the PFD?

Answer 17

If STD or QNH is not selected when passing TA

Question 18

When is RA displayed?

Question 19

What is displayed on the bottom corners of the ND?

Answer 19

NAV AIDS ID and DME

Question 20

On the EFIS, where are ILS 1 and 2 displayed?

Answer 20

ILS 1 = PFD 1 & ND 2

ILS 2 = PFD 2 & ND 1

Question 21

In the PLAN mode (ECP) what can’t be displayed on the ND?

Answer 21

• TCAS info
• WX Radar
• PWS
• TERR

Question 22

If CHECK ATT appears on the PFD’s, what should you do?

Answer 22

(appears at 5 degrees discrepancy)

ATT…………………………………………..x-check against ISIS
ATT/HDG switch……………………..as required

Question 23

What should you do in a response to a GPWS “PULL UP” alert?

Answer 23

AP………………………………………OFF
PITCH………………………………..PULL UP
THRUST…………………………….TOGA
SPD BRAKE………………………RETRACT (auto with TOGA)
WINGS………………………………LEVEL

Question 24

What are the immediate actions if the IAS is suspect during initial TO?

Answer 24

AP/FD………………………………..OFF
A/THR………………………………..OFF
PITCH/THRUST…………………TOGA/15 degrees NU
CONFIG…………………………….MAINTAIN
SPD BRAKE………………………RETRACT (auto with TOGA)
L/G……………………………………..UP

Question 25

What do you do in case of a wind shear warning in flight?

Answer 25

THR…………………………………..TOGA
AP……………………………………..KEEP INGAGED
SRS…………………………………..FOLLOW

Question 26

How long does a FULL IRS alignment take?

Answer 26

10 min from OFF position

Question 27

How is a rapid alignment done?

And when?

Answer 27

ADIRS OFF…..than back on within 5 sec
(30 sec to align)

When flying without GPS or when the runaway is more than a certain value after parking the aircraft

Question 28

What should you do when there is a NAV ACCUR DOWNGRADE message?

Answer 28

Monitor the NAV ACCUR (PROG-page, depends on RNAV capability required)

Initiate the cross check with conventional nav aids as per OM(B)

Question 29

How can lat/long be adjusted on the MCDU for an alignment?

Answer 29

On the INIT PAGE -> IRS ALIGN -> arrows up and down and by selecting the key 1L/2L