Dimensions / General/ Emergency Equipment

Question 1

What is the wingspan?

Answer 1

64.9 Meters

213’ 0”

Question 2

What is the wheelbase length?

Answer 2

12.6 Meters

41’ 4”

Question 3

What is length of the airplane?

Answer 3

70.7 M

231’ 10”

Question 4

Minimum width of pavement for a 180-degree turn

Answer 4

46.6 Meters

153’

Question 5

How many doors on the 400F? Name them

Answer 5

9. -Nose Cargo Door
   -Crew entry doors (1L and 5L)
   -Upper Deck Crew Service Door
   -Forward Cargo Door (Lower lobe)
   -Aft Cargo Door (Lower lobe)
   -Side Cargo door
   -Bulk Cargo door
   -Escape hatch

Question 6

When the flight deck emergency lights switch is armed, what turns them on? How long do emergency lights last? What batteries power the system?

Answer 6

-Loss of DC power turns them on
-Last 15 minutes
-Dedicated remote batteries (charged by DC bus 4)

Question 7

What does the emergency lights switch do on the upper deck cabin service module?

Answer 7

It bypasses the flight deck emergency lights switch.

Question 8

Where do you view crew and supernumery O2 pressure?

Answer 8

Press the STAT switch. View lower EICAS

Question 9

Where do you view crew and supernumerary O2 pressure?

Answer 9

Press the STAT switch. View lower EICAS

Question 10

What does the supernumerary oxygen switch do? It has 3 positions: RESET, NORM, ON

Answer 10

RESET: Closes flow of O2 below 12,000’ cabin altitude

NORM: System activates when cabin altitude reaches 14,000’

ON: Masks drop

Question 11

When do O2 masks drop for the supernumerary seats?

Answer 11

When cabin altitude reaches 14,000’

Question 12

How long does the supernumerary oxygen system supply oxygen?

Answer 12

195 minutes at 25,000’ cabin altitude

Question 13

How do you do an oxygen mask mic test?

Answer 13

-Flight deck interphone to MIC
-Speaker ON
-TEST/RESET switch push and hold, EMERGENCY TEST switch push and hold
-Push the PTT switch and listen for the sound of O2 flowing
-Release everything and turn the speaker off

Question 14

How do you do an oxygen pressure drop test?

Answer 14

-Note O2 PSI
-Push and hold the TEST/RESET switch- verify yellow cross momentary flow indication
-EMERGENCY/TEST switch, press and hold-very yellow cross stays continuously
-Hold both switches for 10 seconds
-Release, verify no yellow indication, and pressure did not decrease rapidly or by more than 100 PSI

Question 15

What does the smoke evacuation handle do? Is it effective when unpressurized?

Answer 15

-It opens the flight deck smoke evacuation port
-It is only effective when pressurized (Will NOT work when unpressurized.)

Question 16

What are the 8 emergency equipment items to check on the flight deck on a preliminary flight deck procedure?

Answer 16

-Crash axe
-Fire gloves
-Escape hatch
-Inertial reels (8)
-PBE
-Halon fire extinguisher
-Portable O2 bottles
-Flashlights

Question 17

What emergency equipment can be found at door 1L?

Answer 17

-PBE
-Halon fire extinguisher
-Water fire extinguisher
-Crash axe
-Telescoping wand (for use with halon fire extinguisher)

Question 18

What does phase 1 main deck signaling mean? What about phase 2?

Answer 18

Phase 1: Flashes main deck ceiling lights for several seconds

Phase 2: Flashes main deck ceiling lights and sounds aural alert for several seconds

Question 19

With no main deck signaling system, are supernumeraries allowed onto the main deck?

Answer 19

No

Question 20

With main deck signaling, how many supernumeraries are allowed onto the main deck? What is the difference between phase 1 and 2?

Answer 20

-Maximum of 3 on the main deck
-Phase 1= Each person must wear O2 mask with flow
-Phase 2= Each person must have O2 mask with them

Question 21

Do the main deck doors L1 and L5 have slides?

Answer 21

No, just ropes

Question 22

With the emergency lights illuminated, will there be lights for door 1L and 5L?

Answer 22

ONLY door 1L threshold lights. 5L does not have emergency lights.

Question 23

How many inertial reels? How many escape harnesses?

Answer 23

-8 inertial reels
-6 “emergency descent” harnesses

Question 24

Who takes the ELT during an evacuation? How long does the ELT transmit?

Answer 24

-FO takes it
-Transmits for 50 hours

Question 25

Where is the frigid area survival kit? What color is it?

Answer 25

-Near the upper deck service/escape door
-Red in color

Question 26

How many people does each life raft hold?

Answer 26

9

Question 27

How many life rafts?

Answer 27

2

Question 28

If you had a MAIN DECK FIRE, and you were able to land successfully, how could you exit the aircraft without smoke inhalation?

Answer 28

PBE

Question 29

How long is a PBE good for?

Answer 29

15 minutes

Question 30

There are _____ total PBEs on the aircraft in ____ different locations. What are those locations?

Answer 30

-4 total PBEs in 3 locations

-Main deck L1: 1 PBE
-Osha wall: 2 PBEs
-Cockpit: 1 PBE

Question 31

What fire extinguishers are on the Osha wall?

Answer 31

-1 halon
-1 water

Question 32

What fire extinguishers are in the cockpit?

Answer 32

1 halon

Question 33

What fire extinguishers are on the main deck?

Answer 33

1 Halon, 1 water (L1)

Question 34

Where is the water purifier kit?

Answer 34

In the frigid area survival kit

Question 35

What is the minimum quantity of water you must add to an AvSax bag?

Answer 35

2 Liters (1L per side)

Question 36

What is firebane for?

Answer 36

It is a fluid that you put on lithium batteries after you have extinguished the fire with halon. Prevents flareup