Systems Flashcards
From James' Audio
1
Q
When does the ON BAT light come on?
A
- Comes on as self test
- one or more IR are on BAT (external horn also sounds)
2
Q
If they are being powered by the batteries, how long do you have to recover the electrical system?
A
5 Minutes
3
Q
What happens after the 5 minutes?
A
A couple will drop, the ones the CA is not using, typically IR 2 and 3
4
Q
What happens if the CA is using IR 3 or he selected #3 on the ATT/HDG panel?
A
IR 1 and 2 will drop instead
5
Q
What happens when you have a steady FAULT light on the IR panel?
A
The gyro has tumbled and is no longer good for anything (ATT, HDG, or NAV)
6
Q
What happened if IR is flashing FAULT?
A
- ATT and HDG may be recovered using ATT mode
- You would have to select out of NAV and put it in ATT and give it a position
7
Q
What does it mean if all 3 ALIGN lights are white?
A
The system is in the alignment process which takes 10 minutes
8
Q
What does it mean if all 3 ALIGN lights are flashing? (3 things)
A
a. There hasn’t been a position entered in the last 10 minutes
b. Bad position – 1˚ or 60 miles difference between shutdown and entered
c. There is a FAULT (AC was significantly moved during the alignment process)
9
Q
What does the ADR FAULT light indicate?
A
Pitot static system on that side has been lost
10
Q
How do you fix that?
A
Put the CA or FO on AIR DATA #3, the backup
11
Q
What is ELAC?
A
Elevator Aileron Computer
12
Q
What’s the primary computer for the ailerons?
A
ELAC 1
13
Q
What’s the primary computer for the elevator?
A
ELAC 2
14
Q
What is SEC?
A
Spoiler Elevator Computer
15
Q
What is the primary computer job for the SEC?
A
Spoilers
16
Q
What can the SEC do in backup mode?
A
Can control the elevators
17
Q
What is FAC?
A
Flight Augmentation Computers
18
Q
What are the primary jobs of the FAC? (RFLW)
A
- Rudder (coordination, damping, trim, travel limit, alternate law)
- flight envelope protection (PFD speed tape, alpha floor protection)
- low energy warning
- wind shear detection
19
Q
What happens when you lift the guard and press the EVAC button?
A
Sends signal to cabin to notify of evacuation situation
20
Q
What will this sound like?
A
High frequency tone and beeping
21
Q
How do you cancel the tone?
A
Hit Evac Horn Shutoff
22
Q
What does SMOKE mean under the GEN 1 Line button?
A
Smoke in avionics compartment
23
Q
Are there any confirmation lights anywhere else?
A
Ventilation panel, the BLOWER and EXTRACT will both show FAULT
24
Q
What happens when you push the GEN 1 line to OFF?
A
- Gen 1 is disconnected from AC Bus 1 (Gen 2 then powers AC Bus 1)
- Powers one fuel pump in each wing tank
25
What does the RED FAULT light mean on the RAT and EMER GEN?
Emergency Generator is not supplying power, but should be (AC1 and AC2 are not powered)
26
What will you do if you see that?
Lift the guard and push the button which Manually extends the RAT and connects Emergency Generator to electrical system
27
What does an amber FAULT light on the TERR pb indicate?
- The terrain database has been lost
| - EGPWS failed
28
What should you do then?
- Turn the system OFF, inhibiting the terrain function
| - Will still get basic modes on the GPWS (TOO LOW FLAPS/GEAR)
29
What happens with SYS FAULT?
Lost all of the GPWS modes including the enhanced GPWS
30
What are G/S and FLAP modes for?
Abnormal conditions to where you will turn that mode off
31
When will you use LDG FLAP 3 mode?
When planning for a FLAP 3 landing
32
What do you need to along with selecting that button?
MCDU performance page and select CONFIG 3
33
When is the CVR first powered?
When you first apply external power to the aircraft for the first 5 minutes and then it turns off
34
When will it start recording automatically?
At engine start
35
When you do the CVR test and it does not make the tone what is most likely the cause?
The parking brake is OFF
36
What does the white SYS ON light indicate on the PASSENGER pb?
Signal to open mask doors has been activated Remains on until TMR RESET pb pushed on Mx Panel
37
At what altitude do the pax oxygen masks drop?
when cabin altitude exceeds 14,000'
38
What allows the oxygen bottle to connect to the manifold and supply oxygen to the cockpit masks?
CREW SUPPLY pb on overhead panel
39
What is happening when you press the APU MASTER SW? (E-F-F-F-E)
- ECB (electronic control box) power and self test
- Flap opens, APU inlet
- Fuel pump turns on
- Fuel Valve Opens
- ECAM, APU page comes up
40
What does the GREEN AVAIL light mean on the START button?
the APU is on speed and ready for use
N > 99.5%
N > 95% for 2 seconds
41
What does the amber FAULT indicate on the MASTER SW pb?
the last shutdown was abnormal or auto shutdown
42
When will the APU auto-shutdown for fire?
will only shutdown on the ground, NOT in flight
43
What part of the wings are anti-iced?
the 3 outboard slats
44
What is the default position for the wing anti-ice valve if it were to lose the electrical signal?
CLOSED
45
What does an amber FAULT light indicate on the WING anti-ice pb? (LVV)
- low air pressure
- valve disagreement
- valve in transit
46
What part of the engines are heated?
engine nacelle leading edge
47
What is the default position for the ENG anti-ice valve if it were to lose the electrical signal?
OPEN
48
What does an amber FAULT light indicate on the ENG anti-ice pbs?
- valve disagreement
| - valve in transit
49
When is the TAT probe heated?
automatically when airborne
50
What is heated when AUTO is selected on PROBE/WINDOW HEAT pb? and when are those items heated?
- probes and windows are heated in flight and on the the ground WHEN one engine is running, except TAT probe
51
When are the DRAIN MASTS powered?
whenever the is ext power or another power source on the AC
52
How many automatic controllers does the cabin pressurization system have?
2
53
How often do they changeover?
70 seconds after each landing or in the event of a system failure
54
When the LDG ELEV knob is in AUTO, where does it pull its info?
being pulled from the FMGS to control the pressurization schedule
55
When should you NOT use the AUTO function for LDG ELEV?
- dest airport is not in the database
- database is incorrect
- ECAM or guidance computer would give directions to do so
56
What are you doing when you take the LDG ELEV switch out of AUTO?
- you are controlling the schedule of the outflow valve, automatic pressurization is still in operation
57
What valves will close while DITCHING pb is in AUTO? (AABRO)
- all holes below the waterline
- avionics ventilation inlet valve
- avionics ventilation extract valve
- both pack flow control valves
- ram air inlet valve
- outflow valve
58
What does an amber FAULT light indicate on the MODE SEL pb?
- both auto systems have failed
| - must go to manual condition
59
What switch are you using when CABIN PRESS is in manual mode?
- MAN V/S CTL switch
60
What happens when you select UP on the MAN V/S CTL switch?
opens the outflow valve
61
What happens when you select DOWN on the MAN V/S CTL switch?
closes the outflow valve
62
What does an amber FAULT light indicate on the ENG 1/2 BLEED pb? (LOOSA)
- Leak
- Overheat
- Overpressure downstream
- Start in process and valve not closed
- APU bleed on and valve not closed
63
What does an amber FAULT light indicate on the APU BLEED pb?
Leak
64
What happens when you push the RAM AIR pb?
the ram air scoop will open, the valve will not open until there is less than 1 PSI pressure differential
65
What does an amber FAULT light indicate on the PACK 1/2 pb's?
- overheat
| - valve disagreement
66
When PACK 1/2 pb's are pushed what happens?
pack valve opens
67
When will the pack valves NOT open when the PACK 1/2 pb's are pushed? (DOSAF)
- ditching switch selected
- overheat in compressor outlet
- start in process
- air pressure low
- fire pb released
68
What kind of switch is the PACK FLOW selector knob?
demand switch
69
What condition would you select LO on the PACK FLOW knob and when would you select it?
- you are operating with 2 packs and ENG bleed air
| - select when you have less than 115 pax
70
When will you get HI flow regardless of knob position?
- APU is supplying bleed air
| - single pack ops
71
What does an amber FAULT light on the HOT AIR pb indicate?
overheat detected
72
Which valves close when an overheat is detected?
- hot air valve
| - trim air valve
73
What is the min BATT Voltage?
25.5 volts, only check for min voltage when batteries are turned OFF
74
When BATT are in AUTO, when will they connect up (contractors close) automatically? (3 - SCA)
- as a sole source of electrics
- they need to charge
- when you start the APU
75
What does an amber FAULT light on the BATT 1/2 pb's indicate?
battery charger is out of limits
76
What does a white OFF light indicate on the BATT 1/2 pb's?
battery contractors are open (not connected), these lights are powered by the DC BATT BUS
77
What does an amber FAULT light on the GEN 1/2 pb's indicate?
- GCU trip
| - line contractor open (other than by pb)
78
What does an amber FAULT light on the IDG 1/2 pb's indicate? (HOTLOP)
- HOT - high oil temp
| - LOP - low oil pressure (inhibited below 14% N2)
79
What happens when you push an IDG 1/2 pb?
- disconnect associated IDG
| - can only be reconnected on the ground
80
What can cause damage when pushing the IDG 1/2 pb?
- holding the pb for more than 3 seconds
| - disconnecting an engine that is not running or windmilling
81
What is the power priority?
1 - on side gen
2 - ext power
3 - APU gen
4 - off side gen
82
What does an amber FAULT light on the AC ESS FEED pb indicate?
AC ESS bus is NOT being powered by AC BUS 1
83
What happens when you push the AC ESS FEED pb to ALTN?
the AC ESS BUS is being powered by AC BUS 2
84
What does the GALYandCAB pb power?
- main galley
- secondary galley
- IFE - in flight entertainment
85
What sheds during single gen ops?
main galley and IFE (only IFE is shed if on the ground with APU gen or ext power)
86
What does an amber FAULT light on the GALYandCAB pb indicate?
- any generator load > 100%
87
What do you need to do if this happens?
turn that GEN off, which will shed the entire galley system
88
What is the RAT?
Ram AIr Turbine, which powers the BLUE HYD SYS which drives the EMR GEN
89
When is the RAT automatically extended?
- AC BUS 1/2 are unpowered
| - airspeed > 100 kts
90
What is powering the plane during the transition of the RAT extension?
batteries only
91
What is an indication of RAT deployment?
- PFD and Engine Warning Display are the only screens visible
- all other screens would go blank
92
How long does it take the EMER GEN to couple?
8 seconds and regain AC BUS1/2
93
What is powered after the EMER GEN couples?
1 - CA PFD
2 - CA NAV Display
3 - Engine Warning Display
4 - #1 MCDU
94
On approach w/ RAT deployment, what happens between 125 - 140 kts?
- EMER GEN drops offline
| - CA's PFD and Engine Warning Display would be the only items powered, again by batteries only
95
After touchdown, what is the change?
- less than 100 kts, we will gain the DC BATT BUS
| - you will notice no change in the cockpit display's
96
On rollout, under 50 kts, what is the change?
- lose the AC ESS BUS
- all screens will go blank
- only busses being powered at that point are the DC ESS BUS and DC BATT BUS
97
Which bus allows VHF #1 to operate?
DC ESS BUS
98
How does the fuel system work under normal ops?
inner tanks are filled by outer tanks
99
When will the center fuel tank be filled?
when it is required to have fuel in the center tank, it will fill simultaneously
100
What does an amber FAULT light on the Fuel Pump pb's indicate?
low output pressure
101
When and for how long will the center tank fuel pump run?
- starts running when you start an engine and will run for 2 minutes and slats extended
102
When does the center fuel tank pump STOP running?
- after a minimum of 2 minutes AND the SLATS extended
103
What does the center tank fuel pump do after 2nd engine start?
when starting the 2nd engine, the center tank pump will run for another 2 minutes, it will go back to tank to engine after those 2 minutes
104
When will the center tank start operating again?
once airborne and the slats are retracted
105
19:32 - Basic fuel operation?????
Fuel that is going to the engines, there is a IDG return line that is going to the outer tanks. This is filling the inner tanks at the time, eventually the inner tanks will become full then send a signal to the center tank pump to shutoff for approx. 1100 lbs of fuel flow.
106
What does an amber FAULT light on the MODE SEL pb indicate?
- center tank > 550 lbs AND
| - L/R Wing Tank < 11,000 lbs
107
What is included in the GREEN HYD system? (4)
1 - #1 Reveser
2 - Normal Brakes
3 - NWS (on some AC)
4 - Normal and Auto Brakes
108
What is included in the YELLOW HYD system? (4)
1 - #2 Reverser
2 - NWS (on some AC)
3 - Alt/Parking Brake
4 - Cargo Doors
109
What is included in the BLUE HYD system? (1)
1 - RAT (loss of blue HYD, RAT isn't available)
110
What does an amber FAULT Light on the ENG 1/2 pb's indicate? (4, LRRR)
1 - Low Pressure
2 - Reservoir Low Level
3 - Reservoir Low Air Pressure
4 - Reservoir Overheat
111
What does an amber FAULT Light on the ELEC PUMP pb's indicate? (5, PPRRR)
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1 - Pump Low Pressure
2 - Pump Overheat
3 - Reservoir Low Level
4- Reservoir Low Air Pressure
5 - Reservoir Overheat
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112
What pressure will the HYD pressurize the system to?
3,000 PSI
113
What can the RAT pressurize the system to?
2,500 PSI
114
What is a PTU and what does it do for the HYD system?
- Power Transfer Unit
- device that transfers hydraulic power from one of an aircraft's hydraulic systems to another in the event that second system has failed or been turned off
115
When will the PTU connect the GREEN/YELLOW systems?
Automatically runs when Green & Yellow differential psi >500, unless its inhibited
-self test during second engine start
116
When is the PTU inhibited?
1 - for 40 seconds after cargo door is opened or closed
2 - ONLY one ENG master switch on AND Tow Pin in
3 - ONLY one ENG master switch on AND Parking Brake Set
117
What does an amber FAULT light on the GREEN ENG 1 PUMP indicate?
Pump Low Pressure
118
What does an amber FAULT light on the GREEN ENG 1 PUMP AND the PTU indicate?
1 - Reservoir Low Level
2 - Reservoir Low Air Pressure
3 - Reservoir Overheat
119
What is the correct action if you have a FAULT light on the GREEN ENG 1 PUMP AND the PTU?
turn off both pumps to keep from recycling that bad fluid
120
What does an amber FAULT light on the BLUE ELEC PUMP indicate?
- Reservoir problems
- Low level
- fluid overheat
- low air pressure
- Pump Problems
- low pump pressure (inhibited on the ground w/ engine off)
- overheat
121
What situations will give a fire indication in the dual loop system?
1 - Both loops must detect a fire to get a fire indication
2 - One loop has already been detected as being faulty and the other loop detects a fire
3 - Both loops break within 5 seconds of each other
122
How many fire detection sensors are there?
3
123
Where are the fire detection sensors located?
1 - Fan
2 - Core
3 - Pylon Nacelle
124
What happens when you push the ENG 1/2 FIRE PUSH?
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1 - Silences CRC (continuous repetitive chime)
2 - Arms Squibs
3 - Closes HYD SOV
4 - Closes LP fuel valve
5 - De-energizes FADEC
6 - Deactivates IDG
7 - Closes Bleed Valve
8 - Closes Pack Flow Control Valve
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125
What happens when you push the APU FIRE PUSH?
1 - Silences CRC (continuous repetitive chime)
2 - Arms Squibs
3 - Closes LP fuel valve (APU shuts down)
4 - Turns off APU fuel Pump
5 - Deactivates APU GEN
6 - Closes APU Bleed Valve
7 - Closes X Bleed Valve
126
What does an amber FAULT light on the HOT AIR pb indicate?
duct overheat
127
What does an amber FAULT light on the AFT ISOL VALVE pb indicate?
inlet or outlet valve disagreement
128
What are the 3 normal modes of operation for the ventilation system?
1 - Open
2 - Closed
3 - Intermediate
129
What are the modes dependent on?
whether you're on the ground, in flight, and the skin temperature
130
What modes work on the ground?
- open/closed ONLY, depending on skin temp
- prior to takeoff power, OPEN configuration
- after takeoff power, CLOSED configuration
131
What modes work in flight?
closed/intermediate ONLY, depending on skin temp
132
What does an amber FAULT light on the BLOWER pb indicate?
- computer fault
- low air pressure (horn sounds on the ground + no eng running)
- duct overheat
- smoke
133
What does an amber FAULT light on the EXTRACT pb indicate?
- Smoke
- Air pressure low (horn sounds on the ground + no eng running)
- Computer Fault
134
What does an amber FAULT light on BOTH the BLOWER and EXTRACT pb's indicate?
smoke in the avionics compartment
135
What happens if you place BOTH the BLOWER and EXTRACT to OVRD?
- Intermediate Configuration
- Air Conditioning air added
- Blower Fan stops
136
When are you in Normal Law?
when you are fully Electrically AND Hydraulically powered
137
What are the 3 modes in Normal Law according to phase of flight?
1 - Ground Mode
2 - Flight Mode
3 - Flare Mode
138
When is Ground Mode active/inactive?
active when on the ground and deactivates shortly after lift-off
139
What is sidestick relationship in Ground Mode?
- direct proportional relationship between sidestick deflection and deflection of the flight controls
140
What happens to Ground Mode after touchdown?
ground mode is reactivated and resets the stabilizer trim to zero
141
When is Flight Mode active/inactive?
Becomes active shortly after takeoff and remains active until shortly before touchdown
142
HYD System - what are some unique items on the GREEN HYD system?
- normal braking/autobrakes
- #1 reverser
- NWS (on some AC)
- normal gear ext/ret
143
HYD System - what are some unique items on the YELLOW HYD system?
- cargo doors
- #2 reverser
- alternate and parking brake
144
LDG GR System
What will happen with the failure of LGCIU #1?
3 landing gear lights will go blank
145
LDG GR System
What will happen with the failure of LGCIU #2?
half the wheels on the SD page will be red
146
LDG GR System
What is happening with each turn of the manual landing gear extension handle?
- 1st turn - cuts off GREEN HYD pressure to landing gear
- 2nd turn - opens gear doors
- 3rd turn - releases the uplocks
147
NWS System
How far does the tiller defect the NW?
75˚
148
NWS System
How far do the pedals defect the NW?
6˚
149
FLT CNTL System
When will the Wing Tip Brake system engage?
ROAM
- surface runaway
- overspeed (flaps moving too fast)
- asymmetry
- movement thats uncommanded
150
What is the FAC?
flight augmentation computer
151
What are the jobs of the FAC?
- Rudder - coordination and damping (normal law), trim, travel limit, Alternate Law
- Flight Envelope Protection - PFD speed tape, alpha floor protection
- Low energy warning
- Wind shear detection
