Warning system

Question 1

What are the EICAS message priority levels

Answer 1

Warning
Caution
Advisory
Status

Question 2

What happens when an EICAS is a WARNING?

Answer 2

requires immediate corrective action

Question 3

What happens when an EICAS is a CAUTION?

Answer 3

requires immediate crew awareness

Question 4

What happens when an EICAS is an ADVISORY?

Answer 4

requires crew awareness

Question 5

What happens when an EICAS is a STATUS?

Answer 5

Indicates information

Question 6

Root EICAS message priority?

Answer 6

Warning
Electrical Bus
Modular Avionics Unit (MAU)

Question 7

How can I “scroll through” EICAS messages? How many messages can appear?

Answer 7

With the CCD. Up to 15 messages can appear. You cannot scroll through warning messages

Question 8

When will a windshear warning appear? Caution? Will a caution provide escape guidance? What altitude?

Answer 8

Wind shear detection is activated between 10ft and 1500ft RA during TOL and GA

Warning is a decrease in performance, loss of airspeed/altitude… will have escape guidance

Caution is an increase in performance increasing HW…caution will not provide guidance unless you press TOGA

Question 9

Can you manually activate windshear escape guidance?

Answer 9

Yes, when you press the TO/GA during a caution windshear a

Question 10

Define Upset

Answer 10

> 25 degrees nose up

> 10 degrees nose down

Bank angle >45 degrees

Airspeed inappropriate for the conditions

Question 11

Recite procedures to cure an upset

Answer 11

Recognize
Disconnect
Push
Roll
Thrust
Stabilize
Declare Emergency if in RVSM

Question 12

When will and EGPWS warning occur?

Answer 12

1. Excessive descent rates. Associated aural warning: SINK RATE and PULL UP
2. Excessive terrain closure rates. Associated aural warning: TERRAIN, TERRAIN and PULL UP
3. Altitude loss after takeoff. Associated aural warning: DON’T SINK, DON’T SINK
4. Unsafe terrain clearance. Associated aural warning: TOO LOW TERRAIN, TOO LOW GEAR and TOO LOW FLAPS
5. Excessive deviation below glideslope. Associated aural warning: GLIDESLOPE

Question 13

Terrain/Terrain around an Airport Windshear

Answer 13

Only when flying into airports not in the GPWS database

Question 13

Terrain/Terrain around an Airport Windshear

Answer 13

Only when flying into airports not in the GPWS database

Question 14

When will you get a Flap or Gear warning?

Answer 14

1700ft RA when gear is not down or Flaps set 0

Gear warning when flaps are 5 or full independent of the Radar Altimeter

Question 15

EGPWS recovery technique

Answer 15

Begin recovery by disconnecting the autopilot and simultaneously advancing the thrust levers to MAX position and setting pitch 20° to maintain pitch on PLI, respecting stick shaker an Buffet.
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Question 16

When will a TA (traffic advisory) populate? RA (Resolution Advisory)?

Answer 16

TA: 35-45 seconds from TCAS Collision Area
RA: 20-30 seconds from TCAS Collision Area

Question 17

PF and PM duties during TA and RA

Answer 17

PF: Disconnect A/P Pitch to the Guidance with the FPA Manage Thrust

PM: Monitors airspeed and altitude Scans for traffic Talks to ATC