Landing Gear and Brakes

Question 1

What hydraulic system powers the landing gear and door

Answer 1

Green system

Question 2

How many braking modes there is

Answer 2

4 braking modes

Question 3

What are the braking modes

Answer 3

Normal, alternate with antiskid, alternate without antiskid and parking brake

Question 4

A green arc appears to show

Answer 4

The hottest brake between 100° and does not exceed 300°

Question 5

Brake arc becomes amber and temperature shows amber, and ECAM “brake hot” when

Answer 5

Temperature is above 300°

Question 6

Green system (normal) powers

Answer 6

Normal braking, auto brakes, and antiskid

Question 7

When green system pressure is insufficient or a failure, the automatic selector

Answer 7

Transfer braking system to alternate system (blue)

Question 8

Does the antiskid and auto brake work on alternate system

Answer 8

Antiskid yes, auto brake no

Question 9

Auto brake in flight

Answer 9

Remains active even with gear up

Question 10

Blue system and accumulator provide pressure for

Answer 10

The alternate braking system and the park brake

Question 11

The triple indicator shows

Answer 11

Only the alternate braking system pressure

Question 12

If brake is operated with accumulator only, antiskid

Answer 12

Does not work (disabled)

Question 13

All braking action are controlled by

Answer 13

A 2 channel BSCU

Question 14

A momentary release indicator display when you put the gear down indicates

Answer 14

That the antiskid system is working normally

Question 15

The release indicators display in amber if

Answer 15

There is a residual brake pressure during release or if there’s a fault in the brake release

Question 16

The antiskid system is automatically deactivated

Answer 16

When the ground speed is below 10 knots

Question 17

What are the 3 modes of auto brake

Answer 17

LO, MED and MAX

Question 18

When does MAX is normally utilized

Answer 18

For TO

Question 19

What auto brake is normally used for landing

Answer 19

LO and MED

Question 20

Can you arm the auto brake with parking brake on

Answer 20

Yes

Question 21

At what rate (from the selected mode) the DECEL light comes on

Answer 21

80%

Question 22

How much time the DECEL light can take to come on

Answer 22

5 sec if MED and 8 sec if LOW is selected

Question 23

The auto brake started to operate automatically when

Answer 23

Ground spoilers are commanded to extend

Question 24

Auto brake LOW mode start progressive pressure application after 1 sec of spoiler deployment and target a deceleration rate of

Answer 24

1.8 m/s²

Question 25

Auto brake MED mode start progressive pressure application at spoiler deployment and target a deceleration rate of

Answer 25

3 m/s²

Question 26

On landing or RTO, auto brake disarms if

Answer 26

Arming condition is lost, a brake pedal is pressed more than the applied auto brake level or the ground spoiler retract

Question 27

Does auto brake work on alternate braking

Answer 27

No

Question 28

What happens when you put the park brake

Answer 28

All other brake pressure is deactivated unless there is no blue pressure or accumulator pressure, then the normal braking can be applied

Question 29

Do you need to depress the brake for parking brake application

Answer 29

No