Oral (; Questions Flashcards
The APU is running, and the aircraft is unattended. If it catches fire, what action do you
have to take?
Automatically extinguishes the fire
*Unattended mode is any time before the engines have started or after the engines have
shut down.
*There is one APU fire extinguisher bottle
Is there a way to tell if the APU has caught fire outside the aircraft?
Nose Gear Alarm Sounding
What does the red light on the nose gear APU panel mean?
Was on fire (blew the bottle)
*APU fire is detected (check the answer)
If the emergency light switch is in the armed position what will cause them to
automatically turn on?
Loss of DC power
How long will the emergency lights stay on?
At least 15 minutes
What does the external power AVAIL light mean?
The ELMS has checked the voltage and frequency are within limits
Prior to APU shutoff, which external power should be selected?
Primary external
Before you select primary external power what must be selected on?
BATTERY switch
How many batteries do we have?
2
With APU off and Primary external selected what is being powered?
Everything
What happens if you select secondary external power?
Secondary external powers the Left Main AC bus
Primary external powers the Right Main AC bus
Can the APU be started without external power?
Yes
Where does the APU get its fuel from?
Left main tank
Is the apu fuel pump DC or AC pump?
DC Pump (if there is no AC power)
*Will take from the left FWD pump automatically but any AC pump can supply the fuel
With the APU is running you should check the status page for?
Hydraulics
MEL’s or CDL’s
Does the ADIRU have to be on to load the flight plan?
NO
What has to be done to start initializing the ADIRU?
Set the initial position (GPS location)
How long will the ADIRU take to align?
10 mins
How do we know that the ADIRU is in the alignment phase?
Countdown clock
White memo
How do we know that the ADIRU alignment is complete?
Will load the PFD
How long can the ADRIU be in nav mode for before it needs a position update?
24hrs
When the ADIRU is turned off what’s the recommended time we have to turn it off for?
30 seconds
What does the ON BATT light next to the ADIRU switch mean?
The ADIRU is on the Hot Battery Bus
What caused the ON BATT light to illuminate?
The battery is off and the ADIRU is left on
What speed do I have to be below to turn the ADIRU off?
30kts
Can the ADIRU be shut off in the flight?
No
Do I have to have the battery on for anything to work off the hot battery bus?
No
What other indications will notify the pilot that the ADIRU has been left on with the
battery off?
Horn on the nose gear
The battery and external power is ON, and APU is running. The electrical panel is showing
two generator switches OFF lights illuminated, two backup generator OFF lights
illuminated and two drive lights illuminated, is that normal?
Yes (without engines running)
What does pushing the position button on the EFIS control panel do?
Gives you information on the ND where it believes your position is on the GPS
When the flight director switches are on, what occurs?
Brings the FD up on the PFD and pitches to 8 Degrees nose up
What will the FMA show when FD switches are turned on?
Blanked, TOGA, TOGA
If you inadvertently hit LNAV VNAV, and you get an EICAS message that says FMC
message and you look down at your scratchpad and it says VNAV unavailable what does
that mean?
Performance init data is missing
*Advisory message (White)
If the outer portion of the HDG select knob, is at 12 o’clock. Is that normal?
It should be in the Auto position
With the outer knob of the HDG select knob in the auto position, what does it do?
Automatically varies bank angle between 15-25 degrees, depending on TAS
When will the Pitch Limit Indicator (PLI/yellow feathers) display?
When flaps are not retracted, or at slow speeds with the flaps retracted
The NORM position on the Stabilizer cut out switches does what?
Allows the stab trim to be moved by hydraulics
Shuts of the centre or right hydraulic system when unscheduled stabilizer motion is
detected
What protections do the stabilizer trim switches offer?
Shuts of the centre or right hydraulic system when unscheduled stabilizer motion is
detected
How would you know that you’re at 50ft?
LNAV
When is a new TLR required?
If OAT is colder by 10 degrees
If your QNH is more than negative .1 or 3.4
Or if your planned TOW is plus or minus 10,000lbs
If its expired (12 hours)
If we exceed max temp
Exceed the max TOW
If we have a performance MEL
How do you turn the demand pumps on the hydraulic panel?
Right electric demand pump (Auto)
C1, C2 Primary pump On
Left Demand Pump (Auto)
C1 and C2 Demand Pump (Auto)
Why is the right demand pump turned on first?
Braking
Can I put the right demand pump on and then go straight to C1?
No. fault light needs to extinguish.
Why cant I put the right demand pump on and then go straight to C1?
To prevent fluid transfer
You see the fault light on the C2 demand pump during pre-flight is that normal?
yes, because ELMS will shed it because we only have one power source
Something specific about the right demand against all the others on the ground with all
the switches in auto?
Constantly run for braking
Other than the C2 primary fault light on is there any other system that would be affected
by the elms?
The fuel system in regard to the centre pumps
Which one L or R?
Right
Just prior to engine start you happen to look at the EGT gauges, should the red lines be
there right now?
Yes
So just before you call for push back you notice that the expanded fuel display is there do
you know when that goes away?
During the second engine start
What would make it appear (abnormal)?
12-3 of the manual
During the pushback you reach down and grab one of the fire switches. Will they come on?
Yes
When would we have to use the override below the switch to pull it?
When the fuel control switch is in run and there is no fire detected
What’s the first thing we do prior to pulling the switch?
Fuel control switch to cutoff (in the event the fuel control switch did not release it)
We are starting the right engine first and the auto start which is part of the EEC protects the
engines from what during an AutoStart?
7-24
How many attempts will it have on the ground?
3
In the event that it gets to the 3rd one and does its cool down to where the EGT goes down
to where it is and shuts it down automatically. At that point you get an engine auto start
message what do you do now?
Fuel control switch, cutoff
Then you bring up the checklist for the autostart and it will tell you go ahead and take that
start selector and go to start and time it for 30 seconds can you see that anywhere?
Pop up
Under what condition do you think you would apply the aborted engine start memory item?
Manual Start
No starter cut out
Ground personnel
Once they have both the engines running what is the recommended time to warm them up?
3mins