Systems Flashcards
1
Q
Class I MX Messages
A
Affects this leg (ECAM)
Level 1-Amber msg. No Master Caution or Aural Alert
Level 2-Amber msg. Master Caution and Single Chime
Level 3-Red msg. Master Warning and Continuous Repetitive Chime
2
Q
Class II MX Messages
A
May affect next leg.
Indicated by White “STS”
3
Q
Class III MX Messages
A
MX checks at end of the day.
4
Q
Order of checklists for abnormal
A
Memory Items
OEB
ECAM
QRH
5
Q
What does an underlined item mean?
A
Independent failure. Doesn’t affect other systems.
6
Q
What does a boxed item mean?
A
Primary failure. Affects other systems.
7
Q
What does an asterisk mean?
A
A secondary failure. Failed due to a primary failure.
8
Q
Green Dot
A
Best L/D clean configuration
9
Q
What does the “F” mean on the airspeed indicator?
A
Minimum speed to select Flaps 1
10
Q
What does the “S” mean on the airspeed indicator?
A
Minimum speed to select flaps 0.
11
Q
What does an Amber number and indicator mean on the VSI?
A
Excessive rate of climb or descent.
- 6000fpm normal climb or descent.
- 2000fpm in descent between 2500’ to 1000’ RA
- 1200fpm in descent below 1000’ RA
12
Q
What does an Amber Box around the VS?
A
Lost inertial reference. Using barometric information only.
13
Q
What does the red barber pole mean?
A
Vmax
14
Q
What does the orange bar mean?
A
Vls. Adjusts for configuration
15
Q
What does a blue triangle mean on the heading indicator?
What about a blue number?
A
Selected heading.
The selected heading is off the scale.
16
Q
What is the yellow bar on the heading indicator?
A
The airplanes actual heading.
17
Q
What does a green diamond mean on the heading indicator?
A
Aircraft actual track
18
Q
What does a magenta dagger represent?
What about a magenta number?
A
ILS course.
Selected course is off scale
19
Q
What makes up N1?
A
Front fan, low pressure compressor, and low pressure turbine.
20
Q
What makes up N2?
A
High pressure compressor and high pressure turbine.
21
Q
How long is the FADEC on for when you power the airplane?
When does it turn back on?
A
5 minutes
When you begin to start an engine.
22
Q
What are the power priorities?
A
On side generator
External power
APU generator
Offside generator
23
Q
When do batteries connect?
A
Need to charge.
Sole source of power.
APU Start
24
Q
What does a fault light on the unguarded GEN Light mean?
A
Either the line contactor is open or a GCU tripped
25
What does a fault light mean in the guarded GEN button?
What does pushing the button do?
What are requirements to push the button?
Either high oil temperature or high oil pressure in the oil around the IDG.
It disconnects the generator.
Engine has to be running and press for no more than 3 seconds.
26
When does the RAT deploy?
When you lose both AC busses and are above 100 knots
27
What does a white slash on PFD1, ND1, and E/WD mean?
| How can you get them back?
Lost DMC1.
| Turn the EIS DMC switch to Capt DMC3
28
What does a white slash on PFD2, ND2 and SD?
| How do you get it back?
Lost DMC2
| Turn EIS DMC switch to FO3
29
What happens if you lose your PFD?
| What do you do if you were PM and needed to look at the flight plan?
PFD would pop up on ND.
| Press the PFD/ND transfer button.
30
What happens if you lose the ND?
Nothing
31
What happens if you lose the E/WD?
It pops up on the SD.
32
If you lose the SD how do you view systems pages?
Press and hold the respective systems page button.
| Turn the ECAM/ND transfer switch to respective side.
33
What do you do if the systems buttons won’t pull up the pages on the SD?
Press and hold the ALL button. It will cycle through the systems. When you stop holding it, the current system displayed will remain.
34
What does it mean when only PFD1 and E/WD are displayed?
Batteries are the only source of power above 50 knots
35
How many screens are powered if operating on the RAT?
| Which ones?
Four. PFD1, ND1, E/WD, and MCDU1
36
What happens once you are below 100 knots on the ground? 50 knots?
DC Battery bus connects.
| Below 50 knots all the screens get shed.
37
What are on the DC Battery Bus?
APU Start and Outflow Valve
38
What does a fault light mean on the Battery button
Battery charging out of limits
39
AC Essential Bus fault light?
AC Essential bus not powered
40
Galley Fault light
Generator is at 100% and needs help shedding
41
Which order does the SPR refuel the airplane?
Outer tanks, inner tanks, center tanks
42
Fuel burns in what order?
Center tanks first, then the inner tanks when the get full, then the center tanks again until low level, when inner tank level gets low outer tank empties into inner tank.
43
What does a fault light in the Mode Sel button mean?
Center tank has more than 550 lbs and inner tank is less than 11,000 lbs.
44
What does the fault light in the fuel pump buttons mean?
Low Fuel Pressure
45
When do center tank pumps turn on?
Turn on for 2 minutes minimum.
Turn off after that plus slats extended.
Turn back on after takeoff.
Shuts down 5 minutes after low level
46
Describe fire detection
2 loops each engine. 3 detection elements located in fan section, core, and nacelle.
47
What gives indication of fire
Both loops indicate fire.
One loop indicates fire when the other one is broken or faulty.
Both loops break within 5 seconds of each other.
48
Pressing fire button does what?
Arms Squibs and silences CRC
Closes hyd fire sov
Closes low pressure fuel valve and IDG return line
Deactivates generator
Closes bleed valve and pack control valve
49
What does the APU fire button do?
Arms squibs and silences CRC
Closes fuel low pressure fuel valve and APU fuel pump
Deactivates Generator
Closes bleed valve and cross bleed valve
50
How long are the FADECS powered?
5 minutes after power up
51
What happens when you select IGN Start?
FADEC powered
Power start switches
Closes pack valve
Display engine page on SD
52
What does the Fault light on engine control mean?
Automatic Start Abort
| Shutdown not verified FADEC/FADEC channels
53
What does boxed AFLOOR mean?
A/THR function. A/THR Engaged, TOGA thrust, bad Angle of Attack.
54
What does boxed TOGA LK mean?
Fixed bad AOA. Still need to match TOGA
55
Bleed air uses
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Starting
Running packs
Pressurization
Pressurizing fluids
Anti Ice
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56
Bleed Fault
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Leak
Overpressure
Overtemp
Engine bleed open during engine start
Engine bleed open when APU bleed open
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57
APU Bleed Fault
Bleed leak
58
When do you get high pack flow no matter what?
APU supplying bleed air
| One Pack Running
59
What does a pack fault light mean?
Overheat
| Valve/switch disagreement
60
What does ditching button do?
Closes all holes below the water line.
Pack Valves
Avionics Inlet and Outlet
Ram air and outflow
61
When is the avionics ventilation an open system?
On the ground and hot.
62
When is the avionics ventilation normally closed?
Cold when on the ground.
| In the air
63
What does the Extract fault light mean?
Low pressure
| Computer Fault
64
What happens if you push the extract button?
Closes system and adds Air Conditioned Air
65
What does the blower fault light mean?
Low pressure
Computer Fault
Duct Overheat
66
What does pushing the blower button do?
Closes system
Adds Air Conditioned Air
Stops fan
67
What does a fault on both Blower and Extract mean?
Probably smoke.
System goes to intermediate position.
Possibly a dual computer failure.(not as likely)
68
What does pushing both the Blower and Extract button do?
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Goes to Smoke Configuration.
Closes all valves.
Turns off blower fan.
Opens intermediate door.
Turns on Extract fan
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69
What is heated on engine?
| What does the fault light mean?
Only the engine lip.
| Valve/switch disagreement
70
What part of the wings are heated?
| What does the fault light mean?
Slats 3, 4, and 5
| Valve/switch disagreement
71
Starter duty cycle limits between attempts CEO
After first 3 start attempts 20 seconds.
| After 4th start attempt 15 minutes.
72
Start cycle limits between attempts NEO
First 2 attempts 60 seconds
| After 3rd attempt 15 minutes
73
APU starter cycle limits between attempts
Between first 3 attempts 1 minute.
| After 3rd attempt 60 minutes
74
What happens when you push the fire test button?
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Squib light
Discharge light
Fire button light
Master Warning light
ECAM
Fire light on ENG panel
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75
What happens when you put ignition switch to IGN START position?
FADEC powered
Powers start switches, Auto and Manual
Closes Pack Valves
Displays Engine page on SD
76
Fault light on engine control
Automatic Start Abort
| Shutdown not verified/FADEC channels and high pressure fuel valve position
77
What happens when you push the fire button?
Arms Squibs and Silences the CRC
Shuts off hydraulic fire shut off valve
Closes low pressure fuel shut off valve and the IDG return
Deactivates generator
Closes bleed valve and pack control valve
78
What happens when you push the APU fire button?
Arms Squibs and silences CRC
Shuts off Low pressure fuel valve and internal pump
Deactivates generator
Shuts off bleed valve and cross bleed valve
79
What causes a bleed fault?
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Over temperature
Over pressure
Bleed Leak
Valve open during engine is starting
Valve open when APU bleed valve is open
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80
When do you have high pack flow no matter of switch position?
APU running packs
| Single pack operation
81
What does generator smoke mean?
There is smoke in the avionics bay
82
What do you also see when you get a generator smoke light?
| What happens when you push those buttons?
Blower and Extract Fault lights
| Smoke mode. Goes into intermediate position and adds Air Conditioned Air. Turns off blower fan.
83
Engine anti ice, what is heated?
| What is a fault light mean?
Only the lip
| Valve/Switch disagreement
84
Wing anti ice, what is heated?
| What does a fault light mean?
The outer three slats.
| Low pressure or valve/switch disagreement
85
What is always heated when there is power on the airplane?
Drain masts
86
If you push the window/probe heat switch what is heated?
Everything but the TAT probe.
87
When does the TAT probe become heated?
Once airborne.
88
What are the emergency prep questions?
What type of emergency?
Will an evacuation be required?
Signals to expect?
How much time until touchdown?
89
What does a fault light on just the green or yellow hydraulic pump mean?
Low pump pressure.
90
What does a fault light on just the green or yellow hydraulic pump and the PTU mean?
Low fluid level
Low air pressure
High fluid temperature
91
What does a fault on the blue or electric yellow hydraulic pump mean?
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Low pump pressure
Pump over temperature
Low fluid level
Low air pressure
High fluid temperature
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92
What PSI is the RAT?
2500 PSI
93
When does the PTU run?
When there is more than a 500 PSI difference between the green and yellow pumps
94
When is the PTU inhibited?
When there is a mismatch between the master switch, engine running , and
-nose pin installed or parking brake set.
Up to 40 seconds after Cargo door operation.
95
What do the FAC’s do for you?
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Turn coordination
Yaw dampening
Rudder trim
Rudder limits
Flight Envelope
Speed tape symbology
Low energy warning
Windshear detection
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96
What does the red arrow next to the landing gear lever mean?
Landing gear not down and locked in the landing configuration.
- Flaps 3 or full below 750’ RA
- 750’ RA and less than 75% N1
- Flaps 3 and both RA’s failed
97
What do the 3 cranks of the landing gear free fall extension handle do?
Releases hydraulic pressure
Opens landing gear doors
Releases uplocks
98
What activates the wing tip brakes?
Surface runaway
Over speed
Asymmetry
Uncommanded movement
99
What does a flashing align light mean?
No position set in the past 10 minutes
Position off by 1 degree or 60 miles
Align fault
100
What is a solid align fault light mean?
IR is faulty
101
What does a flashing align fault light mean?
Some info may be recovered in ATT mode
102
What does the T/O Configuration button check?
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Slats in T/O position
Flaps in T/O position
Pitch Trim
Rudder Trim
Side stick not locked
Speed brakes retracted
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Once T/O power applied
Parking brake off
Flex temp set
103
What causes the Auto Land Light to illuminate?
Excessive ILS beam deviation
Loss of both autopilots
ILS transmitter failure
RA difference greater than 15’
