Oral Must Knows

Question 1

APU Auto Shutdown - Ground

Answer 1

• Underspeed
• FADEC Critical Fault
• Overspeed
• Sensor Fail
• High Oil Temp
• EGT Over Temp
• Low Oil Pressure
• Fire

Question 2

APU Auto Shutdown - Air

Answer 2

• Underspeed
• FADEC Critical Fault
• Overspeed

Question 3

DC HOT BATT BUS 1 Items

Answer 3

• Battery 1
• Engine 1 Oil Level
• Engine 1A/2A Fire Bottle
• Engine 1 Fuel/Hydraulic SOV
• Courtesy/Service Lights
• DC Ceiling Lights

Question 4

DC HOT BATT BUS 2 Items

Answer 4

• Battery 2
• Engine 2 Oil Level
• Engine 1B/2B Fire Bottle
• Engine 2 Fuel/Hydraulic SOV
• CMC
• Panel Refueling
• Water/Waste Sys. Controller

Question 5

Higher Level Functions - Elevator

Answer 5

• Gain on Speed
• AOA Limiting
• Thrust Compensation

Question 6

Higher Level Functions - Rudder

Answer 6

• Gain on Speed
• Turn Coordination
• Yaw Dampener
• Stroke Limiting (high speed panel limiting)
• Rudder flight authority (low speed, ensures enough rudder authority during ATTCS event)

Question 7

Higher Level Functions - Spoilers

Answer 7

• Gain on speed
• Roll spoiler scheduling with airspeed and speed brake deployment

NOTE: Speed brakes/Ground Spoilers are not available in Direct Mode

Question 8

Conditions That Will…

Close the ECS PACKS

Answer 8

• A bleed source is not available for the PACK
• The respective Pack button is OFF
• Any engine start with WoW (both PACKs close)
• Respective engine is starting (no WoW) and opposite engine is not starting
• Any engine is starting and APU is the bleed source (both PACKs close)
• Respective bleed leak
• Respective BIT failure

Question 9

Conditions That Will…

Open the APU Bleed

Answer 9

• Commanded open when the following conditions occur simultaneously:
  
  • APU bleed switch is set to AUTO
  • APU bleed is available
  • No APU/left bleed duct leak
  • Left engine bleed is unavailable
  • No anti-ice requested

Question 10

Conditions That Will…

Open the Cross Bleed

Answer 10

• Commanded open when the following conditions are met:
  * XBLEED button is push in (AUTO)
  * One side providing bleed pressure and there is not a bleed source on the opposite side
  * APU bleed button pushed out for main engine start
  * Engine 2 start in the air
  * APU bleed off for Engine 1 start in the air
  * No bleed leak

Question 11

Conditions That Will…

Open engine bleed valve

Answer 11

• Engine bleed valve is commanded open when the following conditions are met simultaneously:
  
  • Respective bleed switch is AUTO
  • Respective engine bleed is available
  • No fire is detected in respective engine
  • No bleed leak is detected

Question 12

Conditions That Will…

Shutoff Recirculation Fans

Answer 12

• The DUMP button is pressed
• Smoke is detected in the recirculation bay
• Both PACKs are commanded OFF
• Cargo bay fire signal activates

Question 13

Conditions That Will…

Disengage Autopilot

Answer 13

• Quick disconnect button
• AP button on the Guidance Panel
• Manual pitch trim is actuated
• Stick Shaker actuated
• Windshear
• Direct Mode
• Aileron/Elevator disconnect
• Exerting strong force on the yoke
• Internal fault

Question 14

Conditions That Will…

Disengage Autothrottle

Answer 14

• Pressing either AT disconnect button on the thrust levers
• Pressing the AT button on the guidance panel
• Automatically disengages:
  * After touchdown
  * When thrust lever is moved beyond the TO/GA detent

Question 15

Visibility requirements:
* Standard visibility for takeoff
* Lower than standard visibility for takeoff

Answer 15

• Standard vis - 5000 RVR
• Lower than standard:
• 1600 RVR = 1/4 RVV
• 12/12/10 = RCLM (day only), or HIRL, or CL
• 10/10/10 = RCLM and HIRL, or CL
• 5/5/5 = HIRL and CL

Question 16

Interior Safety Inspection:
Manuals & Documents

Answer 16

1. Two EPCs
2. Two Normal Checklists
3. Two icing conditions, cold weather, cold soaked operations
4. Two lightning strike, turbulent air penetration, hot weather
5. Two ECS off takeoff, engine battery start checklist
6. Two CAT II INFORMATION and CALLOUTS cards
7. QRH
8. AML
9. W&B manifest
10. Jumpseat briefing card
11. Passenger count card
12. Passenger briefing safety information cards
13. TOLD cards
14. Airworthiness Cert/Registration
15. Radio station cert

Question 17

Interior safety inspection:
Equipment

Answer 17

Doorway:
1. PBE (1)
2. Halon fire extinguisher (1) - pressure in green, pin installed
3. Crash axe (1)

Captain’s side:
1. Flashlight
2. Life vest
3. Jumpseat life vest
4. Circuit breakers - closed/collared
5. Escape rope
6. Headset

First officer’s side:
1. Flashlight
2. Circuit breakers - closed/collared
3. Life vest
4. Escape rope
5. Landing gear and RAT safety pins (4)
6. Headset

Aft control pedestal:
1. Observer 02
2. Observer audio panel
3. Headset

Observer seat - check condition

Question 18

Walk around:
Left FWD fuselage

Answer 18

1. Forward passenger door
2. AC power receptacle - secured or in use
   a) Ground service switch - “IN USE” if attached with proper power requirements
   b) LAN connection
   c) steering switch
   d) interphone connection
3. Left smart probes (2) /TAT sensor/Ice detector
   a) smart probes #1&3 - read static pressure, dynamic pressure, AOA (sensor holes)
   b) no dents or missing paint inside boxed/bracketed area

Question 19

Walk around:
Nose section

Answer 19

1. Static discharge strips (6) must be on airplane.
2. Downlock springs
   a) red towing light - parking brake is on, toe brakes are on, steering is on
3. Windshield wipers - stopped on metal and not glass
4. Radome - latched
5. Forward avionics bay - “plug-type” door, will become flush with fuselage when plane is pressurized
   a) fly by wire battery vent - hole forward of the avionics bay
6. Lower FWD antenna- DME 1

Question 20

Walk around:
Nose landing gear

Answer 20

1. Wheels/tires -

Question 21

AC ESS BUS

Answer 21

1. AC FUEL PUMP 2A
2. ACMP 3A
3. SF-ACE 1 FLAP CH 1 AC FEED
4. SF-ACE 2 SLAT CH 2 AC FEED