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Prior to beginning the preflight inspection the pilot conducts a Safety and PowerUp
Checklist. Batt 1 is selected ON and Batt 2 is selected to AUTO.
What must not occur when more than displays 2 and 3 are available - o SOPM Chap 4
Section 1 (Safety and Power Up) - answer Verify that only displays 2 and 3 are
available. When more than displays 2 and 3 are available, the airplane must not be
dispatched.
After a successful fire test, the pilot establishes an AC power source.
If AC power is lost what is the procedure for reestablishing AC power - o SOPM Chap 4
Section 1 (Establishing Electrical Power) - answer When the source of AC power is
lost, power down the airplane utilizing the Leaving the Airplane Checklist. then perform
power up utilizing the Safety and Power Up Checklist.
Prior to beginning the external inspection what must be ON to have a valid check on the
Brake Wear Indicators - o SOPM Chap 4 Section 1 (External Inspection) - answer
Emergency/Parking
Brake ......................................................................................................ON Determine
there is sufficient hydraulic pressure to activate the Emergency/Parking Brake to check
the Brake Wear Indicators.
Inspection of the ADSPs show ice and snow contamination, what is the procedure - o
SOPM Chap 4 Section 1 (FO Originating Checklist) - answer Turn on probe heaters
when the OAT is at or below freezing and water, ice,or snow is present or suspected
Spurious AFCS and ADS EICAS messages may be an indication of what in regard to
the ADSPs - o SOPM Chap 4 Section 1 (Air Data Smart Probe Heater) - answer
When a parked aircraft has been exposed to freezing conditions, moisture can freeze
inside the ADSPs and create an undesired indication on the ground, usually during the
first power-up of the day.
The PREFLIGHT section of the SOPM uses the phrase "CLEAR OF ICE" repeatedly for
each section of the airplane, what is SkyWest's philosophy regarding ICE and
contamination - o GDPM Chap 2 (Clean Aircraft Concept) - answer The Ground
Deicing Program (GDP) uses the clean aircraft concept,which means an aircraft must
not takeoff when frost, ice, or snow is adhering to the wings, control surfaces, engine
inlets, and other critical surfaces of the aircraft.
, What is a Cold Weather Preflight Inspection? - o GDPM Chap 2 (cold weather preflight
inspection) o SOPM Chap 4 Section 1 (Cold WX Operations) - answer An external
walk-around by the flight deck crew used to detect the presence of frost, ice,or snow on
critical surfaces from which the requirement for deicing/anti-icing is determined. This
inspection consists of a tactile and/or visual check.
When does a Cold Weather Preflight Inspection need to be performed - o SOPM Chap
4 Section 1 (Cold WX Operations) - answer A Cold Weather Preflight inspection
must be performed by a flight deck crewmember during the external inspection to
determine the wings are free from frozen contaminants when:
• The OAT is 5°C or less, or
• The wing fuel temperature is 0°C or less, or
• Atmospheric conditions conducive to icing exist, or
• Theaircraft has remained overnight and may have frozen contaminants due to
exposure to frost or precipitation, which could involve the entire airframe, or
• On any through flight where residual ice from the inbound flight may have accumulated
on airframe surfaces or components, or
• Cold soak ice is suspected in the fuel tank area.
NOTE : Anytime the temperature is 5°C or colder, the preflight inspection must take
place within 30 minutes of pushback.
If it's 5 degrees or colder, the preflight inspection must take place within what timeframe
- o SOPM Chap 4 Section 1 (Cold WX Operations) - answer Anytime the
temperature is 5°C or colder, the preflight inspection must take place within 30 minutes
of pushback
Use the pictorial walk around - Describe the preflight action for the Nose Landing Gear.
SOPM Chap 4 Section 1 (External Inspection) - answer Wheel
Chocks ..................................................IN
Wheels and Tires ...............................CONDITION ***Clear of ice
UpLock Hook.....................................................
UNLOCKED
Downlock Springs..................................................
CONDITION
Strut/WheelWell/Doors .............................................................
CONDITION and NO LEAKS
Ground Locking Pin..................................................................................REMOVED