Warning System Flashcards
What are the three levels of EICAS alerting?
AOM II 15-17
There are three of messages;
Alerts - warning/caution/advisory
Memo - reminders to the air crew about configurations/equipment
Status - equipment, discrepancy; requires MEL consultation for dispatch.
Can a Warning EICAS message be canceled?
AOM II 15-18
No (neither can a memo)
When are the Fire Bell and Master Warning Lights inhibited?
AOM II 15-49
From V1 until 400 feet AFE or 25 seconds after V1.
What items will activate the takeoff configuration warning?
AOM II 15-27
Airplane on the ground and fuel control switches are in the run position and engine #2 or #3 N1 70% and airspeed is less than V1 and any of the one below:
Flaps not intake of position or
Body gear steering not centered or
Parking brake set or
Speed brake lever not in DN detent or
Stab trim not in takeoff range green band or
Wrong runway programmed into FMS. (NG box).
When is the predictive wind share system active?
AOM II 15-41
Manually on the ground when WXR is selected on the EFIS control panel and the weather radar is in any mode other than TEST (radar emitting).
Automatically on the ground when takeoff thrust 60% to 70% N1 is set .
Automatically in flight when below 2,300’ however, cautions and warnings are generated only when the airplane is below 1,200’ AGL.
In what phase of flight will you get a GPWS don’t sink warning?
AOM II 15-37
Altitude loss with flaps and/or gear up after takeoff or go around.
A “sink rate, sink rate” Warning sounds when an excessive sink rate develops normally on approach. Two “sink rate”, eight words, is a mandatory go around.
