Systems - Flight Controls Flashcards
Under normal conditions, the ELACs control which flight control surfaces? (FM 8.90.10.1)
Ailerons, elevators, and horizontal stabilizer.
If both ELACs fail, pitch control transfers to the (FM 8.90.10.2)
SECs
Under normal conditions, the SECs control which flightcontrol surfaces?
(FM 8.90.10.1)
Spoilers.
One of the three functions of the FACs is (FM 8.90.10.1)
Windshear detection.
What happens to the stabilizer during rollout after a normal landing? (FM 8.90.10.2)
Automatically trims to 0.
Under what non-normal condition can the Airbus NOT be flown? (FM 8.90.10.1)
Loss of all hydraulics.
Which spoiler panels on each wing are used as ground spoilers? (FM 8.90.10.3)
All five panels.
What happens to the spoilers if a SEC fault is detected or electrical power is lost? (FM 8.90.10.3)
The affected spoiler automatically retracts.
Speed brakes should not be extended more than one half when above FL ____ and less than Mach____ (FM 8.90.10.3)
310/.75
How is the rudder actuated? (FM 8.90.10.5)
Hydraulically.
What rudder trim inputs are required if an engine fails with an autopilot engaged? (FM 8.90.10.5)
None. The autopilot will trim automatically.
(319/320) The beta target is displayed when (FM 8.100.20.8)
CONF 1 - 3, either engine EPR exceeds 1.25, and difference between EPRs exceeds .25.
When is automatic pitch trim inhibited? (FM 8.90.10.8)
When angle of attack protection is active.
What does the amber “PITCH TRIM” on the F/CTL page indicate? (FM 8.90.20.8)
Pitch trim jam.
During a flaps full landing with the spoilers deployed, what occurs
if the speed brake handle is manually moved aft? (FM 8.90.10.4)
All spoiler panels retract.
For automatic spoiler extension to occur during landing,
(FM 8.90.10.4)
Both thrust levers must be at forward idle with the spoilers armed.
For automatic spoiler extension to occur during a rejected takeoff with the spoilers armed, (FM 8.90.10.4)
The wheel speed must be greater than 72 knots with both thrust levers at forward idle.
(319/320) Speed brake extension is inhibited when (FM 8.90.10.4)
In flaps configuration full.
The ECAM SPD BRK memo flashes amber if (FM 8.90.10.3)
Speed brakes are extended with thrust above idle.
When both side sticks are operated simultaneously, the addition is limited to (FM 8.90.10.6)
Single side stick maximum deflection.
What occurs when the sidesticks are moved simultaneously?
(FM 8.90.10.6)
Inputs are algebraically added.
Holding the side stick takeover (priority) button for more than 40
Seconds (FM 8.90.20.1)
Latches the other side stick.
What do the sidestick priority lights indicate in the graphic below?
(FM 8.90.20.3)
The Captain has taken priority and the F/O’s sidestick is not sensed in
neutral.
Illumination of the F/O’s sidestick priority arrow indicates?
(FM 8.90.20.3)
The Captain has pushed their takeover (priority) button.
If the takeover (priority) button on both sidesticks are pushed
(FM 8.90.20.2)
The last one activated assumes priority.
Which computers control the flaps? (FM 8.90.10.6)
SFCCs
How are the slats/flaps affected if one SFCC fails? (FM 8.90.10.6)
All flaps and slats operate at half speed.
Which hydraulic system(s) power the flaps? (FM 8.90.10.6)
Green and Yellow.
Which hydraulic system(s) power the slats? (FM 8.90.10.6)
Blue and Green.
What effect does ALPHA LOCK have on the airplane? (FM 8.90.10.6)
Inhibits slat retraction at high angles of attack, or low airspeeds.
Which protection is NOT a normal law protection? (FM 8.90.10.7)
Alpha lock.
Flap position 1 will extend only the slats when the (FM 8.90.10.7)
Flap lever is moved from 0 to 1 in flight.
Flap handle in position 1 will extend flaps and slats (1+F) when the
(FM 8.90.10.7)
Flaps are set to position 1 for takeoff.
The ailerons droop 5° when the (FM 8.90.10.3)
Flaps are extended.
When is the normal law flight mode active? (FM 8.90.10.8)
From liftoff to flare mode engagement during landing at 50 feet RA.
What is the sidestick to surface relationship in the normal law ground mode? (FM 8.90.10.8)
There is a direct stick to surface relationship.
What is a characteristic of normal roll law in the flight mode?
(FM 8.90.10.11)
Stick inputs command a roll rate which is proportional to sidestick
deflection.
You are in normal law hand-flying the airplane in a 30 degree bank turn and release the stick. What will occur? (FM 8.90.10.11)
The bank angle will remain at 30 degrees.
What is a characteristic of normal law pitch control in the flight mode?
(FM 8.90.10.8)
Normal law pitch mode is a load factor demand law.
(319/320) What is a characteristic of the flare mode? (FM 8.90.10.11)
Automatically reduces airplane pitch at 30 feet.
What is the difference between alternate law ground mode and normal law ground mode? (FM 8.90.10.12)
There is no difference.
According to the graphic, if you release the side stick now, the bank angle will (FM 8.90.10.11)
Automatically return to 33° bank.
According to the graphic, what is the maximum bank angle you can reach with the side stick fully deflected to the left or right?
(FM 8.90.10.11)
67 degrees.
According to the graphic, which flight control law is active?
(FM 8.100.20.8)
green “=” on the pitch scale.
Normal law
Normal law pitch attitude limits are displayed on the PFD by
(FM 8.100.20.9)
green “=” on the pitch scale.
According to the graphic, which protection, if any, is active?
(FM 8.100.20.5)
No protection is active.
When could the low energy warning “SPEED, SPEED, SPEED” be triggered? (FM 8.90.10.10)
When the airplane energy is insufficient to achieve a climbingflight path with pitch alone.
If angle of attack protection is active, (FM 8.90.10.9)
The side stick is pushed forward to return to the normal mode.
Which of the following occurs when high angle of attack protection is active? (FM 8.90.10.9)
Speed brakes retract.
Inflight, when is automatic pitch trim inhibited? (FM 8.90.10.8)
When angle of attack protection is active.
When the side stick is released with angle of attack protection active, the (FM 8.90.10.10)
Angle of attack returns to and maintains Vαprot.
There are three high angle of attack protections. One of them is
(FM 8.90.10.9)
Alpha max.
According to the graphic, what has occurred? (FM 8.90.10.10)
Alpha floor protection has automatically set TOGA power.
What is a characteristic of ALPHA FLOOR? (FM 8.90.10.10)
Commands TO/GA thrust regardless of thrust lever position.
According to the graphic, what protection is active? (FM 8.90.10.10)
Alpha floor protection.
Which protection is never displayed on the PFD airspeed indicator?
(FM 8.90.10.10)
Alpha floor.
High speed protection is deactivated when the (FM 8.90.10.11)
Airspeed returns to VMO with side stick neutral.
According to the graphic, which flight control law is active?
(FM 8.100.20.8)
Alternate law.
Loss of normal law is displayed on the PFD by (FM 8.100.20.8)
An amber “x” symbol on the bank angle scale.
A degraded flight control law may be caused by (FM 8.90.10.12)
Multiple system failures.
A degraded flight control law always results in roll (FM 8.90.10.13)
Direct law.
What is a characteristic of alternate law, due to multiple failures of
redundant systems? (FM 8.90.10.13)
The flare mode is not available.
Which flight control protection is available when in
alternate law? (FM 8.90.10.12)
Load factor protection.
What occurs when the flight control law degrades to alternate law in-flight? (FM 8.90.10.13)
Stick inputs in the roll axis command a direct stick to surface movement.
The airplane is in alternate law. The airspeed highlighted by the arrow is (FM 8.100.20.18)
Stall warning speed.
When landing gear is extended, pitch alternate law (FM 8.90.10.13)
Degrades to pitch direct law if autopilot not engaged.
What is a characteristic of direct law? (FM 8.90.10.13)
There are no protections provided.
According to the graphic, which flight control law is active?
(FM 8.90.10.13)
USE MAN PITCH TRIM
Direct law.
What is a characteristic of mechanical back-up? (FM 8.90.10.14)
Pitch control is achieved with the manual trim wheel.
According to the graphic, which flight control law is active?
(FM 8.90.10.14)
Mechanical backup.
Degradation of the flight control laws to mechanical backup mode is caused by a (FM 8.90.10.14)
Complete loss of all flight control signals.
Abnormal attitude law is caused by (FM 8.90.10.14)
Airplane upset into an extreme attitude.
