Warning System Flashcards
The four level alert messaging system on EICAS from the highest to the lowest level are:
Warning- Red
Caution - Amber
Advisory- Cyan
Status- White
The T/O CONFIG button checks for what?
- The flap position matches the position set on FMS TAKEOFF INIT 2/2
- Parking brake is off
- Pitch trim in the green
- Spoilers not deployed
When should the GND PROX TERR INHIB Button be pushed?
To cancel unwanted terrain alerts in airports not covered by the EGPWS Database
What do the colors represented by EGPWS represent?
Solid Red: Warning terrain (30 seconds from impact)
Solid yellow: Caution terrain (60 seconds from impact)
Will the windshear alerting system function if both radar altimeters and/or EGPWS are not available?
No
Windshear conditions that occur above 1,500 feet radio altitude trigger windshear alerts (T/F)?
False
How long will windshear alerting last?
Until 1500’ AGL or clear of windshear
Will specific EICAS messages be inhibited during takeoff or approach and landing phases of flight?
Yes
Will the autopilot disengage during windshear guidance?
Yes
How is the pilot alerted during a windshear encounter?
Caution: Amber windshear flag on PFD/ Aural alert “CAUTION, WINDSHEAR”
Warning: Red windshear flag on PFD/ Aural alert “WINDSHEAR, WINDSHEAR, WINDSHEAR”
When is the GND PROX G/S INHIB button used?
To cancel unwanted glideslope alerts below 2,000 ft.
When will a pilot hear “BANK ANGLE, BANK ANGLE” aural alert?
Excessive roll or bank angle maneuver
When does the EICAS automatic decluttering occur after takeoff?
30 seconds after gear and slat/flap retraction, if all parameters are displaying normal indications
What does the EICAS FULL button do when pushed out?
Enables declutter of EICAS
What does the EICAS FULL button do?
IN (white stripe): EICAS full information is presented
OUT: Enables auto declutter
Does the T/O CONFIG button check to see if both engines are running?
No
What is checked when the T/O CONFIG button is pushed?
Parking break OFF
Flap/slat setting matches MCDU
Spoilers are not deployed
Trim in the green range
When is the GND PROX FLAP OVRD used?
Inhibits triggering flap alerts in case of landings where flap configuration is different from normal flap configuration
To comply with a RA, fly to the _________ area on the PFD.
Green
What does the aural alert “TRAFFIC, TRAFFIC” mean?
Traffic detected in the TCAS collision area
The captain and first officer’s TCAS controls on the MFD/PFD are independent of each other (T/F)
True
