Airbus A-320 Systems Oral Exam Prep
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Type of Operation - correct answer ✔✔VFR and IFR
Extended Over water Flight
Flight in Icing Conditions
Minimum Flight Crew - correct answer ✔✔• The minimum flight crew consists of two (2) pilots
What are the emergency items in the cockpit? - correct answer ✔✔1 Tuff Cuff cutter
• 2 Emergency Flashlights
• 2 Emergency Medical Kits
• 2 Escape Ropes
• 4 Crew Oxygen Masks (3 if only 1 jumpseat)
• 4 Crew Life Vests (3 if only 1 jumpseat)
4 Fire Fighting Items
• 1 PBE
• 1 Crash Axe
• 1 Halon Extinguisher
• 1 Fire Proof Gloves
GNADIRS Panel
When you turn the mode Selectors to NAV, what are you looking for on the panel? - correct answer
✔✔Ensure that each ADIR has the ability to revert to the batteries by observing the BAT light
illuminating for several seconds.
GNADIRS Panel
,What does the ON BAT light indicate? - correct answer ✔✔• It is illuminated amber if one or more IR(s)
is supplied by the aircraft battery. Also illuminates briefly during the beginning of a full alignment.
ADIRS Panel
What does a flashing white align light mean? - correct answer ✔✔• IR alignment fault (aircraft moved
during alignment)
• No present position entered within 10 minutes of NAV selection
• Difference of 1 Lat/Long between shutdown and entered position
ADIRS Panel
What does a steady white ALIGN light indicate? - correct answer ✔✔• The respective IR is in the Align
mode.
ADIRS Panel
What does it mean when the IR lights are extinguished? - correct answer ✔✔• Alignment has been
completed.
ADIRS Panel
How do you fast align an IR? - correct answer ✔✔• Turn the IR mode selectors OFF momentarily (not
more than 5 seconds) and then back on.
ADIRS Panel
What does steady illumination of the amber IR FAULT light indicate? - correct answer ✔✔• A fault affects
the respective IR.
ADIRS Panel
What does flashing illumination of the amber IR FAULT light indicate? - correct answer ✔✔• Attitude and
Heading may be recovered in ATT mode (you have lost the navigation portion).
ADIRS Panel
,What does the amber ADR FAULT light indicate? - correct answer ✔✔A fault is detected in the Air Data
Reference part.
ADIRS Panel
Does turning the IR to OFF also turn off the ADR? - correct answer ✔✔• Yes
ADIRS Panel
Can you turn the ADR OFF and still have the IR? - correct answer ✔✔• Yes
ADIRS Panel
What would be missing on the on the Captain's PFD if IR 1 failed or was turned OFF? - correct answer
✔✔• Attitude and heading information.
ADIRS Panel
What action would recover the attitude and heading information? - correct answer ✔✔• Selecting CAPT
3 on the EIS switching panel ATT/HDG selector.
ADIRS Panel
What information must be input when the IR is in ATT? - correct answer ✔✔• Input Heading on the IR
panel every 10 minutes.
ADIRS Panel
With the loss of ADR 1, what would be lost on the Captains PFD? - correct answer ✔✔• Airspeed and
Altitude information
ADIRS Panel
What would restore the lost altitude and airspeed information? - correct answer ✔✔• Selecting CAPT 3
on the EIS Switching Panel AIR DATA Selector.
ADIRS Panel
, How do you normally enter Present Position into the IR? - correct answer ✔✔• Insert the Lat/Long on
the MCDU INIT page
• Then press Align IRS
FLT CTL Panel
What does ELAC stand for? - correct answer ✔✔• Elevator Aileron Computer
FLT CTL Panel
How many ELAC's on the Airbus? - correct answer ✔✔2
FLT CTL Panel
What are the functions of the ELAC? - correct answer ✔✔• Normal elevator and stabilizer control
• Normal aileron control
• Normal pitch and roll
• Acquisition of autopilot orders
FLT CTL Panel
Under Normal Law, what does ELAC 1 control? - correct answer ✔✔• Primary - Aileron control (roll)
• Standby - Elevator / Stabilizer control (backs up ELAC 2)
• Provides 5 aileron droop
FLT CTL Panel
Under Normal Law, what does ELAC 2 control? - correct answer ✔✔• Primary - Elevator / Stabilizer
(pitch)
• Standby - Aileron control (backs up ELAC 1)
FLT CTL Panel
What backs up ELAC 2? - correct answer ✔✔• ELAC 1 -> SEC 2 -> SEC 1
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