Oral: Aircraft General Questions

Question 1

Aircraft dimensions?

Answer 1

• Height: 32’ 3”
• Wing span: 93’ 11”
• Length: 103’ 11”

Question 2

Turn radius for 180°?

Answer 2

53’ 8” (tail clearance 54’ 4”)

Question 3

What emergency equipment is located on the flight deck?

-HELP FAM-

Answer 3

1] PBE (1)
2] Halonfire extinguisher (1)
3] Flashlights (2)
4] Life vests (3)
5] O2 masks (3)
6] Crash axe (1)
7] Escape ropes (2)

Question 4

HELP FAM

Answer 4

[H] ALON
[E] SCAPE ROPE
[L] IFE VESTS
[P] BE

[F] LASHLIGHTS
[A] XE (CRASH)
[M] ASKS (O2)

Question 5

What emergency equipment is located in the cabin?

Answer 5

1] PBEs (3)
2] Halon fire extinguishers (3)
3] Water fire extinguisher (1)
4] Flashlights (2)
5] Megaphone (1)
6] Life vests (2)
7] MRTs (2)
8] Portable O2 bottles (2)
9] First Aid Kits (2)
10] EEMK (1)
11] AED (1)
12] Portable ELT

Question 6

The ORIGINATING/RECEIVING checklist requires Logbook, Forms & Manuals to be checked. What are you lookingfor?

Answer 6

1} Maintenance log can
2} MELand CDL
3} QRH
4} Honeywell FMS guide
5} Airworthiness & registration
6} Two normal checklists; two Emergency Procedures checklists (EPC)
7} Cold Weather..., Lightning Strike..., and CAT II checklists
8} TOLD cards

Question 7

Will the cockpit dome light illuminate on an unpowered airplane?

Answer 7

Only if the flight attendant panel ‘COURTESY LIGHTS’ switch is in ‘AUTO’

Question 8

Howare the emergency lights powered?

Answer 8

4 ELPUs (Emergency Light Power Units) charged off the DC BUS 1

Question 9

How long will the emergency lights last once illuminated?

Answer 9

10 minutes

Question 10

When will the emergency lights automatically illuminate?

Answer 10

Provided the switch is in ‘AUTO’, if the DC BUSSES lose power or the airplane’s electrical power is turned off, the emergency lights will automatically illuminate

Question 11

Where does the flight attendant check the potable water quantity and waste service tank system?

Answer 11

Aft flight attendant panel

Question 12

What does a Waste Service Tank light mean on the aft flight attendant panel? Tank Full light?

Answer 12

• Tank is 75% full

* Tank is full

Question 13

What does a ‘fault’ light mean on the aft flight attendant panel?

Answer 13

• A fault in the forward or aftdrain valve

* Water level indication is not available

Question 14

Where is door information presented?

Answer 14

MFD ‘STATUS’ page

Question 15

What is the purpose of a vent flap on the main cabin or service doors?

Answer 15

• A load is applied to the vent flap/locking mechanism making a door difficult to open as cabin pressure increases
• To relieve residual cabin pressure prior to opening the main cabin or service doors

Question 16

What happens if a pilot selects ‘EMER’ on the audio panel?

Answer 16

• A red light on the Cabin Light rainbow illuminates

* 3 hi-lo chimes sound inthe cabin

Question 17

When is the emergency escape slide automatically disarmed?

Answer 17

If the main cabin or service doors are opened from outside the aircraft

Question 18

What indication(s) are present to confirm whether or not the escape slides are armed or disarmed?

Answer 18

• [Armed] - Red‘ARMED’ appears above the respective door handle
• [Disarmed] - Green‘DISARMED’ appears above the respective door handle

Question 19

When will the reinforced cockpit door latch automatically open?

Answer 19

30 seconds after the flight attendant ‘EMER CALL’ button has been pushed if the ‘INHIBIT’ button has notbeen pushed by the flight crew

Question 20

What happens if the flight crew pushes the ‘INHIBIT’ button?

Answer 20

The automatic open function is inhibited for 500 seconds

Question 21

What are the cockpit door blowout panels?

Answer 21

• Unfolding panels in the cockpitdoor that help equalize pressure between the cockpit and cabin during a decompression
• Door retains full ballistic and impact characteristics if panels unfold

Question 22

How is the DVDR activated?

Answer 22

• Turned on through the MCDU
• Automatically turns on when an engine is running
• Automatically turns off with weight-on-wheels and engines not running

Question 23

How many DVDRs are installed?

Answer 23

2:
- 1 forward and…
- 1 aft

Question 24

How long will the DVDR record?

Answer 24

• 2 hours of voice and radio communications

* 25 hours of flight data in GMT

Question 25

Can the CVR be erased?

Answer 25

Yes, the airplane must be on the ground with the parking brake set

Question 26

What pressurizes the potable water storage tank?

Answer 26

Engine or APU bleed air

Question 27

If the AC GPU is to be used to power the aircraft what should be seen on the GPU panel?

Answer 27

Ensure ‘AVAIL’ is displayed and not‘IN USE’

Question 28

How many displays and instruments are on during initial aircraft power-up?

Answer 28

6:

• DUs 2 & 3
• IESS & clock
• MCDU 2
• CCD 1