SYSTEMS Flashcards
How are the outboard tanks structured?
divided into 3 sections by baffles
What do the main tank surge boxes do? Where is it located?
prevents fuel boost pumps from becoming fuel starved during nose-down, wing-down, or negative-g attitudes by keeping the boost pumps submerged in fuel
Inboard aft corner of each main tank
How many transfer pumps are in the aux tanks?
1
How many transfer pumps are in the external tanks?
2
What is the purpose of the fuel tank vent system?
vents all fuel tanks to the atmosphere to equalize pressure and prevent damage to the wing or tank
What kind of vent system do the inboard and aux tanks have?
wrap-around vent system
How are the outboard tanks vented?
vented by float-controlled vent valves
How are the external tanks vented?
vented through the space at the top of the baffles, separating the tank compartments, and through the fuel vent line
What do FLCVs do?
automatically stops fuel from flowing into the tank when its full
How many FLCVs are in each tank?
3 in 1 and 4
1 in all the others
If the FLCVs lose electrical power, what position do they fail in?
spring-loaded closed
What is the boost pump rated at?
15 to 24 psi
What is the transfer pump rated at?
28 to 40 psi
Do both transfer pumps in the external tank run at the same time?
No they alternate. They only run at the same time during fuel dumping
The compensators in the fuel tanks measure what to get a more accurate fuel level reading?
density of the fuel, not the quantity
What monitors and controls the basic aircraft fuel system?
the dual channel Fuel Management Controller (FMC)
What buttons in the cockpit control the FLCVs? The transfer pumps?
TO button
FROM button
What turns on the boost pumps?
selecting the ENGINE START switch to RUN
In case of power failure, the fuel valves fail to what position?
hold the last energized position
The dump valve switches control which valves?
dump mast shutoff valves
interconnect valves
If the AR pumps are being used for dumping, what do the interconnect valves do and why?
Remain close or close upon activation to prevent high pressure fuel from entering the cross-ship manifold
Where is fuel returned to from the SPR manifold?
Tank 3
Placing the SPR DRAIN switch to ON does what?
opens the drain valve, closes the SPR valve, and activates the drain pump to initiate the drain cycle.
How long does the fuel drain cycle run? How many cycles are required to completely drain the SPR manifold?
2.5 mins
2
What do the interconnect valves do?
Isolates the AR manifold and the cross-ship manifold during AR
Why do we not want to land with fuel in the externals?
to prevent pylon fatigue cracking
Fuel Weight
Tanks 1 and 4
8310
Fuel Weight
Tanks 2 and 3
7650
Fuel Weight
Aux Tanks
5810
Fuel Weight
External Tanks
8900
Fuel Weight
Fuselage Tanks
24390
What is the APU starting altitude envelope?
-1000 to 20,000 ft
What degree does the APU air intake door open on the ground? in flight?
35
15
What does the Auxiliary Start Relay on the APU do?
acts as a holding relay until the APU reaches 50%, then it is de-energized
Fuel for the APU comes from where and how does it get there?
Gravity fed from Tank 2
How much fuel must be in tank 2 IOT feed the APU without turning the boost pumps on?
2000 lbs
What does external power supply power to?
LH/RH AC bus, essential AC bus, and main AC bus which in turn powers the avionics buses and all four regulated TRs
What is the reset position for the APU generator?
OFF on the external/APU switch
When the External power/APU switch is placed to APU, what does it power?
connects the APU generator to the essential AC bus
What is powered if the APU is the only source of power?
essential and main AC buses
When does the start light on the APU go out?
until the APU compressor reaches 50 percent rpm
An ESS DC BUS OVERLOAD ACAWS message may appear during APU starts. No maintenance is required unless what?
unless a TR and/or other bus fail ACAWS message also appear
The APU has to warm up for how long without a bleed air load?
1 minute
What is the starter duty cycle?
1 minute ON, 4 minutes OFF
How long is the APU door operation?
9-18 seconds
How long from APU start light to on speed?
35 seconds
Normal APU rpm
98-105 percent
Max APU rpm
110 percent
Normal APU EGT
260-680 C
Max APU EGT and for how long?
710 C for 3 seconds maximum
Normal bleed air pressure
40-50 psi
Bleed air pressure check, 30 to 15 psi
Not less than 22 seconds
What occurs when the APU oil subsystem senses low oil pressure?
APU automatically shuts down
What type of prop is it?
Describe some features of the propeller
Dowty R391 six blade, coarse seeking, counter-weight, variable pitch
controllable pitch in the ground operating range, constant speed in the flight and reverse ranges, full feathering
What are the propeller counterweights for?
they act as a safety device to drive the propeller blades towards feather if there is a loss of hydraulic pressure
What is the purpose of the propeller hub assembly?
provide an attachment point for the blades and a means of attaching the propeller to the PGB and to transmit engine HP to the blades
What is the purpose of the propeller pitch actuator? where is it located? what is it controlled by?
used to control fine and coarse blade angles
on the front hub
PCU
What is fine pitch? What direction is it driving the propeller?
refers to oil transferred, thru the beta tube, to the AFT side of the prop piston
Towards reverse position
What is coarse pitch? What direction is it driving the propeller?
refers to oil transferred, thru the beta tube, to the FORWARD side of the propeller piston
Towards feather position
What does the servo valve in the PCU do?
primary control device that changes blade angle in response to FADEC signals and operates in all modes except for manual feathering.
What does the auxiliary feather pump do?
provides backup oil pressure for full feathering when the FADEC-controlled feathering system is inoperative, when the high-pressure pump oil pressure is insufficient, and for ground maintenance purposes.
What is the purpose of the Magnetic Pulse Unit?
detects the passing of each blade and the propeller rotates and also provides backup NP sensing should the primary and secondary sensors fail.
Describe the three positions of the PROPELLER CONTROL switch and what they each do.
FEATHER - activates the aux feather pump and feathers the prop
NORMAL - shuts off the pump
UNFEATHER - commands prop to unfeather and drives it to full reverse unless the switch is released
How is propeller blade angle controlled?
by the PCU controlling the flow of oil to the pitch actuator in response to the FADEC signals. The FADEC controls engine fuel flow by providing signals to the FPMU
Positioning a power lever below FLT IDLE while airborne can cause what?
extreme propeller overspeed with damage to components, loss of electrical generators, and high drag levels.
Aux feather pump operating limit
80 seconds
Exceeding the 80 second aux feather pump operation limit could cause what to occur?
may cause oil to enter the compressor rotor. This creates a rotating imbalance when the engine is run and will likely result in severe engine damage.
Static propeller feathering is limited to how many cycles? When is a cycle counted?
2
each time the aux feather pump is used to drive the prop from feather to reverse to feather
The prop counterweights will stabilize the blade angle at approx. how many degrees?
66
The prop will windmill on the counterweights at up to what percent NP?
40
At what percent does the propeller speed digital readout change to red?
106
At what percentage are the propellers maintained thru fuel flow changes when the power levers are between FLT IDLE and reverse range?
99
At what percentage are the propellers maintained thru fuel flow changes when the power levers are above FLT IDLE?
100
At what percentage are the propellers maintained thru fuel flow changes when the power levers are in the reverse range?
101
What systems use bleed air?
engine starting AC cabin pressurization leading edge ice protection ABSLATS
Where does the cross ship manifold extend across?
the wing front beams btwn engines 1 and 4
A bleed air duct that extends along the right side of the fuselage delivers bleed air for what?
the cargo compartment refrigeration unit and floor heat
What do bleed air compensators do? Where are they installed?
allow for expansion and contraction of the ducts caused by heating and cooling.
in the longer sections of the bleed air ducts
If you close an isolation valve, are both refrigeration units lost?
No. the opposite pair of engines will drive both units.
Where are the isolation valves located?
on each wing just before the cross ship manifold enters the cargo compartment
If you close the divider valve, are both refrigeration units lost?
Allows at least one AC system to continue to operate.
Where is the divider valve located?
in the cross ship manifold between the two wing isolation valves.
What do the check valves in the bleed air system do?
Permit air flow in one direction only. Prevents air flow into an inoperative engine or the APU and loss of system pressure to the atmosphere
What do augmenter valves in the bleed air system do?
Regulate 14th-stage bleed air from the engine compressor
What does the BA/ECS do? What valves does it control?
regulates air temperature and pressure in the bleed air system
augmenter valves and nacelle SOVs
What type of material is used in the fabrication of the cross-ship manifold and why?
Inconel
low thermal expansion property
What do the FLCVs require to open? What are they controlled by?
electrical power
FMC
If the primary FMC fails followed by a failure of the secondary FMC, what is displayed?
the fuel tank quantity indicators on the flight station overhead FUEL MANAGEMENT panel will display dashes while the quantity indicators at the ACS FUEL MANAGEMENT panel will display the last valid values.
What type of tanks are the aux tanks?
Bladder type
Why are the external tanks compartmented with baffles?
to prevent surges between compartments that would affect CG
What does the main tank water removal system do?
provides continuous water removal from the tank low points during boost pump operation
maintains the fuel level around the boost pump when the aircraft is in a nose-down attitude with low fuel level in the tank
How much fuel can be dumped?
All usable except approx. 1520 lbs in each main tank
Dump rate with 4 transfer pumps
2000 lbs/min
Dump rate with 6 transfer pumps
2770 lbs/min
Dump rate with 8 transfer pumps
2950 lbs/min
Dump rate with 10 transfer pumps
3900 lbs/min