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Airbus G4 Oral Prep (LB) > Supplement: Landing Gear / Lights > Flashcards

Supplement: Landing Gear / Lights Flashcards

1
Q

Landing Gear:
What is the function of the two Landing Gear Control and Interface Units (LGCIU)?
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A

º Provide sequencing, operation, monitoring, and indications for the landing gear
º Provide aircraft “In Flight” or “On the Ground” signals to other aircraft systems

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2
Q

Landing Gear:
When does the red arrow in the LND panel illuminate?
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A

Below 750 feet RA, when the aircraft is in the landing configuration and the landing gear is not locked down

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3
Q

Landing Gear:
What happens if your airspeed is 280 knots and you place the Landing Gear lever to DOWN?
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A

Nothing - A safety valve shuts off hydraulic power to the landing gear system when airspeed is above 260
knots

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4
Q

Landing Gear:
What do the red UNLK lights indicate?
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A

The landing gear is not locked in the selected position

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5
Q

Landing Gear:
What controls and manages all braking functions?
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A

º Normal Brakes: Braking Steering Control Unit (BSCU)

º Alternate Brakes: Alternate Braking Control Unit (ABCU)

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6
Q

Landing Gear:
What happens when you switch the A/SKID & N/W STRG to OFF?
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A

º Nosewheel steering deactivated
º Brake pressure is supplied by the Yellow hydraulic system
º Anti-skid is deactivated
º BSCU and ABCU are depowered
º A 1000 psi pressure limiting valve helps prevent wheel lock up

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7
Q

Landing Gear:
Which hydraulic systems provide pressure to the brakes?
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A

º Normal brakes – Green

º Alternate brakes – Yellow backed up by a hydraulic accumulator

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8
Q

Landing Gear:
What are the four modes of braking?
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A

º Normal braking
º Alternate braking with antiskid
º Alternate braking without antiskid (max brake pressure 1000 psi)
º Parking brake

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9
Q

Landing Gear:
When do the Autobrakes activate on landing if armed?
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A

When the ground spoilers deploy

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10
Q

Landing Gear:
What is the difference between LOW and MED AUTO BRK?
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A

º LOW - progressive pressure applied to brakes 4 seconds after ground spoilers deploy to decelerate
at 5.6 FPS
º MED - progressive pressure applied to brakes 2 seconds after ground spoilers deploy to decelerate
at 9.8 FPS

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11
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Landing Gear:
What does the AUTO BRK green DECEL light indicate?
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A

Actual rate of deceleration is within 80% of the selected rate

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12
Q

Landing Gear:
What is the Takeoff setting for Auto Brakes?
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A

MAX

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13
Q

Landing Gear:
What will cause the MAX AUTO BRK to activate on an RTO?
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A

º Airspeed above 72 knots, and
º Thrust Levers at IDLE, and
º Ground spoiler extension

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14
Q

Landing Gear:
If you lose Green hydraulic pressure, will you have Auto Brakes?
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A

No, not with the Alternate Brake system

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15
Q

Landing Gear:
Is Anti-skid available with Alternate Brakes?
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A

Yes, if certain conditions are met

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16
Q

Landing Gear:
With spoilers not armed will the spoilers deploy for an RTO?
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A

Yes – when at least one engine is in reverse

17
Q

Landing Gear:
How many brake applications are available with accumulator pressure?
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A

Approximately 7 full applications of brake pedals or parking brake or any combination thereof

18
Q

Landing Gear:
What does the BRAKES & ACCU PRESS triple indicator indicate?
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A

º Yellow hydraulic pressure delivered to the left and right brakes
º Yellow system brake accumulator pressure

19
Q

Parking Brake:
When brake accumulator pressure is low, how is it recharged?
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A

With the Yellow hydraulic system electric pump

20
Q

Parking Brake:
How do you verify the Parking Brake is set?
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A

º ECAM PARKING BRK memo

º Triple indicator brake pressure

21
Q

Parking Brake:
If the parking brake is activated and no yellow hydraulic or accumulator pressure is available, do you still have
available braking?
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A

Yes, via the brake pedals, but you must have green hydraulic pressure

22
Q

Parking Brake:
How we do charge the yellow system accumulators?
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A

Pressing the yellow hydraulic electrical pump pushbutton

23
Q

Parking Brake:
What 3 things occur when you turn the Gravity Gear Extension hand-crank?
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A

º Removes Green hydraulic pressure
º Opens gear doors
º Releases the uplocks

24
Q

Parking Brake:
How many turns of the Gravity Gear Extension hand crank does it take to lower the gear manually?
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A

3 clock-wise turns

25
Q

Nose Wheel Steering:
What hydraulic system supplies nose wheel steering?
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A

Yellow

26
Q

Nose Wheel Steering:
The steering hand wheels can steer the nose wheel up to how much in each direction?
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A

+/- 75°

27
Q

Nose Wheel Steering:
When using the rudder pedals for steering, when does the steering angle begin to reduce?
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A

Starts reduction at 40 knots and progressively reduces to zero degrees at 130 knots

28
Q

External Lights Panel:
If RWY TURN OFF is selected to ON and the NOSE is selected to TAXI or T.O., which lights automatically
extinguish after takeoff?
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A

The NOSE and RWY TURN OFF lights extinguish when the landing gear is retracted

29
Q

External Lights Panel:
Are the NAV 1 and 2 positions connected to a single bulb?
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A

No, they are separate bulbs

30
Q

External Lights Panel:
When do the strobes flash in AUTO?
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A

When the main landing gear strut is not compressed

31
Q

Signs Panel:
What signs illuminate when you turn the NO PED switch to ON?
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A

º NO Personal Electronic Device (PED)

º EXIT signs

32
Q

Signs Panel:
What lights illuminate when the EMER EXIT LT switch is placed to ON?
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A

º Proximity emergency escape path marking system
º Overhead emergency lights
º EXIT signs

33
Q

Signs Panel:
What lights illuminate when normal aircraft electrical power fails?
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A

º Floor proximity emergency escape path marking system
º Overhead emergency lighting
º EXIT signs

34
Q

Signs Panel:
What occurs when the EMER EXIT LT switch is placed to OFF?
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A

º All lights OFF

º Amber EMER EXIT LT OFF light illuminates

35
Q

Internal Lights Panel:
What flight deck lighting is available if normal electrical power is lost?
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A

º Captain’s instrument panel (2 places)
º Right dome light (provided DOME switch set in DIM or BRT)
º Standby compass

Airbus G4 Oral Prep (LB) (25 decks)

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