RKA's Flashcards
What is the length of the aircraft?
68 Feet, 1 Inch
What is the width of the aircraft?
66 feet, 5 inches
What is the height of the aircraft?
21 feet, 2 inches
What is the required minimum width for runway use?
56 Feet
What do we know about the internal stowage compartment?
It is accessed through the lavatory, which means its also pressurised. It can hold up up to a maximum of 330 lbs of of baggage and it also has a smoke detector.
How many types of DU reversion and what are they?
There are two and they are automatic and manual.
How do the two ways of reversion differentiate?
Automatic is when the DU pick up a fault and then interchange to provide the mandatory displays.
Manual is when they either pilot uses the DIM/BRT know on the reversionary panel switches
Where are the pocket doors and what state should be they be in taxi, take off and landing?
It separates the cabin to the lavatory and they should be open and locked.
What 5 doors does the door warning system provide for?
1) Main door
2) Cargo door
3) Electronics door
4) Emergency door
5) Fuelling door
What colour will the 5 doors appear as on the EICAS?
All of them will be red apart from the cargo and fuelling door. They will be amber because they aren’t pressurised.
What will appear on the ELT control panel if it its activated?
A red light will appear, transmitting periodic flashes on 121.5/243 Mhz or long flashes on 406Mhz
What do we know about the courtesy lights?
There are individual lights on each step of the stairs as well as a dome light. They can be activated by pressing a momentary switch in the cabin and they will be activated for 5 minutes by being powered from the HOT BUS
What also powers the dome light?
EMER BUS 2 powers the dome light encase of an electrical emergency
There is an EMER LT knob, what position should it be in and why?
It should be in auto because if the aircraft suffers an electrical emergency, they will automatically come on.
What electrical system is the aircraft equipped with?
28 Volt DC EGPDS
How do you know if the GPU is connect and available for use?
The GPU voltage will be between 25 - 30 volts and there will be a white AVAIL appearing on the GPU button.
If the GPU is connected and in use and the APU is started, what is used at the power source?
The APU will take over
If the batteries are discharging, what colour will they be?
Amber
There are three generators, two for the engine and one for the APU, what are they rated at?
28 V 600 AMP continuous
The GPU may be used to charge the batteries, but is the requirement?
Initially 28 Volts and then must not drop below 27 volts
What is the max altitude you can start the APU?
31,000 feet.
If the APU is the only electrical source on the ground, what is it powering?
All electrical loads, charging the batteries and SHED buses.
If the APU is the only electrical source in the air what is it powering?
All electrical loads, charging the batteries but NOT the SHED buses
What is classed as an electrical emergency?
When all three generators are offline
What is automatically deployed in an electrical emergency?
The RAT
What does the RAT power?
EMER BUS 1, 2, 3, as well as charging the batteries
What is the minimum speed for the RAT to operate?
140 knots
What are the two batteries and what are they rated at?
They are two NiCad batteries and both rated at 24 Volts
If there’s an electrical emergency, how do you the batteries are the only source of power?
Only the emergency buses will be energised and the batteries will be discharging and therefore will be amber
How are the emergency buses energised by the batteries during an electrical emergency?
They will be isolated from the main electrical system to be energised by the batteries
Why does BATT 2 have an AUTO detent and no an ON detent?
It will be isolated to help power with APU start
How many generators are needed to power the SHED buses?
You need two
How many FADEC’s are there for each engine?
There are two single channel FADEC’s for each engine
If you leave the ignition knob in AUTO, what does this do to the engines?
This allows the FADEC’s to control the ignition system depending on engine requirments.
What does pressing the EVENT MARKER button do?
It allows the FADEC’s to record 3 minutes of data. 2 minutes of data before pressing the date to 1 minute after
What do we know about the thrust reversers?
1) There are only used for landing or RTO
2) They are not to be used while taxiing
3) They must be stowed at 40 knots
4) They are only available when the WOW signal is indicating the aircraft is on the ground
There are two colours for the reversers, what are they and what do they mean?
1) Amber means they are commanded and in transition
2) Green means they are commanded and deployed
What do we know about the oil?
1) Its best to check 5-30 minutes after flight.
2) It measurement is hidden in flight
3) The consumption is 0.04 quarts an hour
What is the purpose of and air turbine starter?
It can use air pressure from the APU, opposite engine or ground air supply to start an engine
What does ATTCS stand for?
Automatic take off thrust available
When is ATTCS available?
When wing anti ice is on. The ice protection mode knob should be in the position ‘ALL’
If the ATTCS is armed, when will it operate?
1) Greater than 15% N1 (OEI)
2) Windshear is detected
3) Thrust lever is moved to the MAX position
4) Loss of cross communication between engines
What are the starter motoring limits?
It will be either max accumulated time of 5 minutes or max 3 consecutive cycles which ever is first. After this, a period of 15 minutes cool down is required.
What is the process for starting an engine with an ITT of 450 degrees or higher?
You must dry motor the engine for the 30 seconds
What is the process for starting an engine between 15 and 180 minutes?
You must dry motor the engine for either 15 seconds or until N2 reaches 23%, what ever is first
Then to start the engine, it must be between 3 and 40 minutes since the dry motor
How is the engine fire detection system monitored, periodically or continuously?
Continuously monitored
What happens to the APU if you run two fire tests within 15 seconds?
It may shutdown
What do you test for when pressing the FIRE TEST button?
It will test the smoke detection system and will check for cockpit aural and visual indications. The test lasts for 10 seconds.
How many fire extinguishing bottles are there?
There two, bottle A and bottle B. A is for the engines, B is for both the engines and APU
What happens if you push the engine fire shutoff buttons?
This will shut off the associated fuel, hydraulics and will close the bleed shut off valves. The bottles will then light up which means they’re armed to be discharged
What happens if you push the APU fire shutoff button?
This will shut off the fuel and close the bleed air shut off valves. It will then arm bottle B to be discharged
What will the APU do if it over heats or detects a fire?
It will automatically shut down
What happens if you press the fire cargo button on the ground?
It will immediately discharge the high rate bottle but you will need to push it again to discharge the metred bottle.
What happens if you press the fire cargo button in flight?
It will immediately discharge the high rate bottle but it will wait 2 minutes to then discharge to discharge the metred bottle.
How many configurations are there for the metred bottle?
There are two, either 110 or 78 minutes
How should the pilots acknowledge the CAS messages?
By pressing the master warning or master caution buttons.
What does a fault mean?
It can still operated but there is a partial loss of system function
EICAS messages that generate more than one CAS message are called what?
Golden CAS messages and they are proceeded by a chevron
When are some CAS messaged inhibited?
Take off, approach and landing
How are time critical warnings presented?
Through voice messages
What is the purpose of the AURAL MUTE button?
Inhibits the warnings on the respective side.
What happens when TCAS issues an RA?
There will be a green box on the ADI showing you the fly zone
Where will traffic and TCAS overlay appear?
On the HSI
How many hydraulics systems are there and what pressure do they operate at?
There are 3 and operate at 3000 PSI
There is an amber tick mark on the pressure indication for the hydraulics, what pressure is it?
1800 PSI
What happens if 2 out of 3 hydraulic systems fail?
Due to system design, not even 2 failures will cause a complete loss of flight critical functions
What happens if the HYD pump 1 is in AUTO?
The DC motor pump is commanded to start by the LGHCU during take off and landing phases
What other systems can hydraulic system 3 operate with?
The RAT and battery
What is the purpose of the PTU?
It’s a backup for Hydraulic system 1 and 2 and can transfer power from one to another
What happens to the overheating protection for HYD 3 the aircraft loses HYD 1 and 2?
The protection will be inhibited