Warning Systems

Question 1

Master Fire Warning (FIRE WARN) Lights red

indicates a fire in one of the following?

Answer 1

Engine
APU
Main Wheel Well
Cargo

Note: Pushing the fire warning bell cutout switch on the overheat fire protection panel results in the same actions.

Question 2

Proximity Switch Electronic Unit Light PSEU

Answer 2

On the ground. a fault is detected or an overawing exit flight lock fails to disengage

In flight. Inhibited from thrust lever advance for takeoff until 30 seconds after landing.

Question 3

What causes the Takeoff Config Warning lights RED

Answer 3

Activates on the ground when throttles are advanced if aircraft not configured correctly for takeoff.

Question 4

Cabin Altitude Warning Light RED

Answer 4

illuminates at 10000 feet or loss of cabin pressure

Question 5

Mach Airspeed Warning Test

Answer 5

Clacker sounds and inhibited in flight

Question 6

Stall Warning Test

Answer 6

with AC power. No 1 SMYD captains. No. 2 FO shakes Fo control column.

Note: Vibrations can be felt on both columns.
Inhibited while in flight

Question 7

Landing Gear Warning Cutout Switch

Answer 7

Silences aural horn at flaps up through 10 or above 200 feet RA

Note: the aural horn can not be silenced with cutout switch at flaps greater than 10

Question 8

Selected Altitude Alert

Answer 8

White Box Between 900 feet and 200 feet before reaching the selected altitude

Question 9

Current Altitude Alert

Answer 9

White Box become bold between 900 feet and 200 feet

box turns amber and flashed for 200 feet to 900 feet deviation from selected altitude

Question 10

TERR ( terrain ) Elevation Number
Green:
Amber:
Red:

Answer 10

More then 500 feet below airplane altitude
Between 500 feet below and 2000 feet above
More then 2000 feet above airplane

Question 11

Wind Shear Amber means?

Wind Shear Red means?

Answer 11

Caution
Warning

Note: shows in all navigation display modes

Question 12

Transponder Altitude Range
ABV
N
BLW

Answer 12

2700 feet below to 7000 feet above own airplane
2700 to 2700
7000 feet below to 2700 feet above own airplane

Question 13

Pushing either Master Fire Warning Light

Answer 13

extinguishes both lights, silences the bell and resets system

Question 14

Dose the Cabin Altitude/Takeoff Configuration use same tone?

Answer 14

Yes

Question 15

PSEU monitors?

Answer 15

takeoff configuration warnings
landing configuration warnings
landing gear
air/ground sensing

Question 16

When is the PSEU light inhibited?

Answer 16

In flight when thrust levers are advanced toward take off power.

For 30 seconds after landing

Question 17

Altitude Alerting is inhibited ?

Answer 17

Trailing edge flaps 25 or greatrer, or G/S captured

Question 18

Altitude deviating alerting continues until?

Answer 18

Deviation becomes less than 200ft
Deviation becomes more than 900ft
New altitud is selected

Question 19

Weather Radar scans for wind shear ?

Answer 19

Thrust levers set for take off or in flight below 2300ft RA (predictive windshear alerts are issued below 1200ft RA)

Question 20

Predictive wind shear inhibits?

Answer 20

During take off and landing between 80kts and 400ft RA

Question 21

TCAS alerts
TA
RA

Answer 21

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