With

With only
only aa few
few passengers
passengers onon the
the aircraft,
aircraft, the
the
pack
pack flow
flow control
control selector
selector should
should be
be set
set to
to LO:
LO:

To decrease the BLEED AIR demand from

the engines and therefore to save fuel.

To decrease the BLEED AIR demand from

the APU.

To decrease the cabin temperature.

To decrease the HOT AIR demand from

the engine bleeds.
Have
Have aa look
look at
at the
the ECAM
ECAM ““COND”
COND”
COND” page
page :: ““ALTN
ALTN
MODE”
MODE
MODE” ” is
is displayed.
displayed.
What
What happened?
happened?

Channel 1 of ZONE CONTROLLER has

failed and the pilot has closed the HOT
AIR and TRIM AIR valves.

Channel 1 of ZONE CONTROLLER has

failed and channel 2 has taken over, thus
the HOT AIR and TRIM AIR valves have
closed automatically.

Temperature regulation is completely lost.

Looking
Looking at
at the
the ECAM
ECAM BLEED
BLEED page
page and
and AIR
AIR COND
COND
overhead
overhead panel,
panel, what
what can
can be
be concluded?
concluded?

The RAM AIR inlet has been opened.

On the ECAM SD, the RAM AIR inlet valve

should be amber if it is fully open in flight.

Aircraft is depressurized, but after the

RAM AIR valve opens at least one pack
should be pressurized again.

Aircraft is depressurized, but the X

BLEED valve should be open since both
engines are running.
During
During taxi,
taxi, with
with aa full
full load
load of
of passengers
passengers and
and in
in aa
high
high temperature
temperature area,
area, howhow should
should the
the pack
pack flow
flow
be set?
be set?

To LO, in order to minimize the amount of

hot air sent to the cabin zones.

To NORM, as the system is fully automatic

apart from temperature settings.

To HI, in order to help reduce the cabin

temperature.

To HI and cockpit TEMP SELECTOR to

HOT in order to have maximum cooling
air to the cabin.
In
In the
the AIR
AIR COND
COND system
system what
what is
is the
the function
function of
of the
the
TRIM
TRIM AIR
AIR valve?
valve?

To optimize the zone temperature by

adding cold air.

To optimize the zone temperature by

adding hot air.

To regulate the hot air pressure.

To regulate the pack outlet pressure to

each zone.
For
For the
the Normal
Normal Operation
Operation of
of the
the CARGO
CARGO COND
COND
SYSTEM
SYSTEM ::

The pilot ensures that there are no lights

illuminated on the pb sw and that the
temperature is set as required.

The system display will be found on the Forward Aft

ECAM BLEED page.
Cargo Cargo
Ventilation Ventilation
Controller Controller
The pilot has no control of the system
temperature.

The system display will be found on the

ECAM PRESS page.
Which
Which of
of the
the following
following statements
statements is
is correct?
correct?

Crew should SWITCH OFF both packs just

before engines start.

Crew should SWITCH OFF both engine

bleed valves just before engine start.

During engine start, all the current

indications on ECAM BLEED page and
COND overhead panel are correct.

Crew should select X bleed valve selector

to SHUT position to pressurize the left
side first.
Both
Both engines
engines are
are running
running and
and the
the APU
APU bleed
bleed has
has
been
been switched
switched OFF.
OFF.
Which
Which statement
statement is
is correct?
correct?

The X BLEED should have remained

open.

All the indications are correct.

The crew should set X BLEED valve

selector to SHUT position.

The ENGINE H.P valve must be closed

with the engine at idle power.
IfIf the
the PACK
PACK FLOW
FLOW CONTROL
CONTROL valves
valves close,
close, what
what
will
will be
be the
the subsequent
subsequent position
position of
of the
the TRIM
TRIM AIR
AIR
valves and the HOT AIR valve?
valves and the HOT AIR valve?

Hot
HotAir
Air
Valve
Valve

- The TRIM AIR valves remain open.

HOT
- The HOT AIR valve closes.
AIR
Mixing Unit

Pack Pack
- The TRIM AIR valves remain open. 1 2 Hot
- The HOT AIR valve remains open. Bleed Air

- The TRIM AIR valves close.

- The HOT AIR valve remains open

- The TRIM AIR valves close.

- The HOT AIR valve closes.
Have
Have aa look
look atat the
the ECAM
ECAM ““COND”
COND”
COND” page.
page. Why
Why areare
two
two different
different temperature
temperature values
values displayed
displayed for
for each
each
zone
zone of
of the
the aircraft?
aircraft?

The lower value is the pack outlet

temperature. The upper value is the actual
zone temperature monitored by the zone
control temperature.

The lower value is the temperature of the

air controlled by the HOT AIR valve. The
upper value is the pack outlet air
temperature.

The lower value is the temperature of the

air entering a zone (DUCT INLET
temperature). The upper value is the
actual zone temperature monitored by the
zone control computer.

The lower value is the actual zone

temperature. The upper value is the
selected zone temperature.
What
What is
is the
the function
function of
of the
the CABIN
CABIN AIR
AIR FANS?
FANS?

HOT
Extracting air from the AVIONICS BAY. AIR
Mixing Unit

Pack Pack
Cabin 1 2 Cabin
Cabin Cabin
Fan
Fan Fan
Fan
Reducing the BLEED AIR requirement and
therefore saving fuel.

Accelerating the cabin zones

pressurization.

Accelerating the removal of cabin smoke.

In
In the
the CABIN
CABIN PRESSURIZATION
PRESSURIZATION system,
system, the
the
function
function of
of the
the safety
safety valves
valves is...
is...

To provide backup pressure if the cabin

pressure controllers should fail.

Monitor the function of the outflow valve.

Protect against excessive cabin altitude.

Protect against excessive differential

pressure.
On
On the
the CABIN
CABIN PRESS
PRESS panel
panel with
with aa LDG
LDG ELEV
ELEV setset
manually,
manually, isis there
there still
still an
an automatic
automatic control
control of
of the
the
cabin altitude?
cabin altitude?

No, in this case the cabin altitude has to

be controlled through the MAN V/S CTL.

Yes, SYS1 is still controlling the cabin

altitude through the outflow valve.

Yes, SYS1 is still controlling the cabin

altitude through the safety valve.
valve.

No, in this case the cabin altitude has to

be controlled through the LDG ELEV
selector.
In
In the
the CABIN
CABIN PRESSURIZATION
PRESSURIZATION system,
system, what
what is
is the
the
maximum
maximum allowable
allowable differential
differential pressure?
pressure?

5.3 psi

6.9 psi
??

7.6 psi

8.6 psi
Regarding
Regarding the
the CABIN
CABIN PRESSURIZATION
PRESSURIZATION system,
system,
what
what should
should the
the differential
differential pressure
pressure be
be on
on the
the
ground, while at the gate?
ground, while at the gate?

0 psi

0.5 psi

1.0 psi

8.6 psi
On
On the
the CABIN
CABIN PRESSURIZATION
PRESSURIZATION system,
system, the
the
safety
safety valves…
valves….
valves….

Are controlled with the MAN V/S CTL.

Are controlled with the MODE SEL pb.

pb.

Are controlled with the DITCHING pb.

pb.

Can not be controlled manually and are

fully automatic.
On
On the
the CABIN
CABIN PRESS
PRESS panel,
panel, the
the LDG
LDG ELEV
ELEV has
has
been
been set
set manually.
manually.
What
What is
is the
the approximate
approximate value
value ??

6 ft.

60 ft.

600 ft.

6000 ft.
On
On the
the CABIN
CABIN PRESS
PRESS panel,
panel, pushing
pushing on
on the
the MODE
MODE
SEL
SEL pb
pb sw
sw gives
gives control
control over
over

The outflow valve.

The air intake valve.

The air outlet valve.

The safety valve.

On
On the
the ECAM
ECAM STATUS
STATUS page,
page, as
as you
you can
can see
see cabin
cabin
pressure
pressure control
control is
is manual.
manual. You
You want
want descend
descend from
from
FL 390 to FL 330. What is your target CABIN
FL 390 to FL 330. What is your target CABIN ATL?ATL?

0 ft.

5000 ft.

5900 ft.

6500 ft.
On
On the
the CABIN
CABIN PRESS
PRESS panel,
panel, with
with the
the MODE
MODE SELSEL set
set
to
to MAN
MAN and
and the
the MAN
MAN V/S
V/S CTL
CTL held
held in
in the
the DN
DN
position,
position, the
the outflow
outflow valve...
valve...

Opens, the cabin altitude raises.

Opens, the cabin altitude drops.

Closes, the cabin altitude raises.

Closes, the cabin altitude drops.

What
What ventilation
ventilation configuration
configuration is
is displayed
displayed on
on the
the
CAB
CAB PRESS
PRESS page?
page?

Open configuration (a/c on ground).

Closed configuration (a/c in flight).

Intermediate configuration (a/c in flight,

high skin temperature).
What
What ventilation
ventilation configuration
configuration is
is displayed
displayed on
on the
the
CAB
CAB PRESS
PRESS page?
page?

Open configuration (a/c on ground).

Closed configuration (a/c in flight).

Intermediate configuration (a/c in flight,

high temperature).
Please
Please indicate
indicate the
the position
position of
of the
the VENTILATION
VENTILATION
panel.
panel.
Please
Please indicate
indicate the
the ECAM
ECAM E/WD
E/WD screen.
screen.
On
On the
the ECAM
ECAM E/WD
E/WD page,
page, after
after the
the engine
engine
shutdown,
shutdown, you
you observe
observe aa pulsing
pulsing STSSTS message.
message.
What does it mean?
What does it mean?

It is an indication that the aircraft has not

yet reached the shutdown status.

It is an indication that at least one system

requires crew attention.

It is an indication that there is at least one

inoperative system in the STS.

It is an indication that an aircraft system

requires maintenance attention.
The
The upper
upper ECAM
ECAM DU
DU failed.
failed. To
To see
see the
the different
different
system
system pages
pages on
on the
the lower
lower DU,
DU, you
you have
have to:
to:

Press and hold the corresponding button

on the ECP.

Switch the SD to one of the ND’

ND’s.

Switch the SD to one of the PFD’

PFD’s.
Both
Both ECAM
ECAM screens
screens failed.
failed. What
What happens
happens to
to the
the
E/WD
E/WD indication?
indication?

The E/WD is automatically transferred to

one of the ND’
ND’s.

The E/WD is automatically transferred to

one of the PFD’
PFD’s.

To get E/WD information, it must be

manually transferred to one of the ND’
ND’s.

To get E/WD information, it must be

manually transferred to one of the PFD’
PFD’s.
On
On the
the ECAM
ECAM SYSTEM
SYSTEM in
in case
case of
of aa double
double FWC
FWC
failure...
failure...

Only ECAM cautions are lost.

ECAM cautions and warnings and aural

warnings are lost.

MASTER CAUTION light, MASTER

WARNING light and aural warnings are
lost.

MASTER CAUTION light, MASTER

WARNING light, aural warnings and
ECAM cautions and warnings are lost.
On
On the
the ECAM
ECAM STATUS
STATUS page
page ,, what
what does
does aa
CANCELLED
CANCELLED CAUTION
CAUTION mean?
mean?

The failure message has been previously

cancelled with the EMER CANC pb.
pb.

The failure message had occurred during

the previous flight.

The FWC is working in a degraded mode

and is not able anymore to detect this
failure.

Because it was a false warning,

maintenance inhibited it.
On
On the
the ECAM
ECAM STATUS
STATUS page,
page, how
how can
can you
you remove
remove
the
the CANCELLED
CANCELLED CAUTION
CAUTION message?
message?

By resetting the appropriate circuit

breaker.

By pressing and holding any CLR pb for

more than 3 seconds.

Only maintenance can reset this function.

By pressing and holding the RCL pb for

more than 3 seconds.
The
The location
location ofof the
the DFDR
DFDR (Digital
(Digital Flight
Flight Data
Data
Recorder)
Recorder) isis ::

Inside the Cockpit.

Installed in the tail Section of the aircraft,

and the data is stored on a tape
Contained in fire and shock proof box.

In the passenger Cabin for protection

reason.
When
When is
is the
the DFDR
DFDR automatically
automatically energized?
energized?

The DFDR will be only energized after the

first engine start.

The DFDR is energized during 5 minutes

and then after the first engine start.

The DFDR will be energized at lift off.

When
When the the GND
GND CTL
CTL pb
pb swsw light
light is
is illuminated
illuminated blue,
blue,
itit will
will be
be automatically
automatically extinguished
extinguished ::

When aircraft lighting is selected OFF.

On landing.

After first engine start.

When both engines are started.

On
On the
the pedestal
pedestal the
the DFDR
DFDR EVENT
EVENT pbpb can
can be
be used
used to
to
mark
mark an
an event
event on
on the
the DFDR
DFDR tape.
tape.

False.

True.
When
When aa DFDR
DFDR fault
fault occurs,
occurs, itit will
will be
be signaled
signaled by
by ::

A fault light illuminating amber on

overhead panel.

An ECAM caution message.

A low frequency signal sounds through

the cockpit loud speaker.

A MAINTENANCE message in the status

page.
Please
Please indicate
indicate the
the PFD.
PFD.
Please
Please indicate
indicate the
the SD.
SD.
Please
Please indicate
indicate the
the ND
ND 2.
2.
Color
Color coding
coding onon the
the ECAM
ECAM screens:
screens: which
which color
color
indicates
indicates that
that crew
crew awareness
awareness is
is required?
required?

Red.

Amber.

Green.

White.
Color
Color coding
coding onon the
the ECAM
ECAM screens:
screens: which
which color
color
indicates
indicates that
that there
there is
is immediate
immediate action
action required?
required?

Red.

Amber.

Green.

White.
Color
Color coding
coding onon the
the ECAM
ECAM screens:
screens: which
which color
color
indicates
indicates aa normal
normal condition?
condition?

Red.

Amber.

Green.

White.
On
On the
the ECAM
ECAM SD
SD page,
page, what
what does
does an
an advisory
advisory
message
message mean?
mean?

The parameter is about to reach a limit.

1.1 5.1
The parameter is out of limits.
limits.

The parameter has a faulty indication.

You
You have
have an
an ENG
ENG 11 FIRE
FIRE warning.
warning. On
On the
the ECAM
ECAM
E/WD
E/WD page,
page, what
what does
does the
the green
green arrow
arrow at
at the
the
bottom of the page mean?
bottom of the page mean?

It indicates that there is a STS page

behind.

It indicates that there is a system page

behind.

It means that there is more information

to be seen.
On
On the
the ECAM
ECAM ENGINE
ENGINE system
system page,
page, you
you observe
observe
the
the VIB
VIB (N2)
(N2) indication.
indication. What
What is
is the
the name
name of
of such
such an
an
indication pulsing?
indication pulsing?

Alert.

1.1 5.1
Warning.

Caution.

Advisory.
On
On the
the PFD,
PFD, what
what is
is the
the actual
actual speed?
speed?

200
150 kt.
kt.

180
F
160 kt.
kt. 160

140
169 kt.
kt.

120
185 kt.
kt.
In
In flight
flight with
with the
the following
following display
display on
on the
the PFD
PFD
speed
speed scale,
scale, which
which statement
statement is
is correct?
correct?

The present speed is 250 kts selected by

the crew and the MAX speed for lowering
landing gear is VLE 230 kts.
kts.

280
The aircraft’
aircraft’s speed is 250 kts which is a
managed speed. The symbol at 230 kts
represents the VFE corresponding to the
next flap lever position. 260
The present speed of 250 kts is selected
by the crew. The circle at the bottom of 240
the scale represents green dot speed
which is the engine out operating speed
in clean configuration.
=
220
The = symbol at 230 kts represents a
speed constraint. The circle on the o
bottom represents green dot speed which
is the holding speed.
On
On the
the PFD,
PFD, the
the magenta
magenta symbols
symbols on
on the
the speed
speed
scale
scale represent:
represent:

The ECON speed range during managed

descent.

360
The managed speed by the FMGS during
managed climb. 340

The upper magenta for high speed

320
protection, the lower for turbulence
operating speed.
300

The lower magenta symbol represents

VLS.
.636
Is
Is itit possible
possible to
to change
change thethe baro
baro reference
reference display
display
from
from Hecto
Hecto Pascals
Pascals to
to inches
inches of
of mercury
mercury and
and vice
vice
versa?
versa?

No, it is not possible because each airline

has its own configuration.

Yes, by rotating the outer scale of baro

reference selector on the EFIS panel.

No, the crew should refer to a conversion

table.
1020

Yes, but only the Captain side is equipped

with this conversion.
On
On the
the PFD
PFD altimeter
altimeter scale,
scale, which
which statement
statement is
is
correct
correct ??

The crew is pushing the baro reference

selector to change from STD setting to
local QNH.

Crew is pushing the baro reference

selector to change from local QNH to the
STD setting.

The rate of descent is 240 FPM.

FL 70
STD

Aircraft passing altitude is 8500 ft.

On
On the
the PFD,
PFD, what
what is
is the
the maximum
maximum speed
speed for
for the
the
present
present configuration?
configuration?

250

220
180 kt.
kt.

200
S
191 kt.
kt.
180

215 kt.
160
kt.

140
250 kt.
kt.
On
On the
the PFD,
PFD, what
what is
is the
the maximum
maximum speed
speed to
to select
select
the
the next
next flap
flap setting?
setting?

200
140 kt.
kt.
180 =

155 kt.
kt. 160 F

140
175 kt.
kt.

120
185 kt.
kt.
On
On the
the PFD,
PFD, what
what is
is the
the meaning
meaning of
of the
the blue
blue ribbon
ribbon
on
on the
the altitude
altitude scale?
scale?

It marks the landing elevation.

It marks the selected altitude.

It marks the preselected altitude.

FL 70
7000
30.08
STD
It marks the decision height.
QNH
On
On the
the PFD,
PFD, what
what is
is the
the actual
actual vertical
vertical speed?
speed?

80 ft/min in climb.

800 ft/min in descent.

80 ft/min in descent.
FL 70
7000
30.08
STD
QNH
800 ft/min in climb.
On
On the
the PFD,
PFD, what
what is
is the
the actual
actual heading?
heading?

069.

080.

084.
On
On the
the PFD,
PFD, what
what is
is the
the selected
selected heading?
heading?

069.

080.

084.
On
On the
the PFD,
PFD, what
what is
is the
the actual
actual aircraft
aircraft track?
track?

069.

080.

084.
On
On the
the PFD,
PFD, which
which of
of the
the following
following statements
statements is
is
true?
true?

The aircraft is in a climb, drifting to the

left.

The aircraft is in a climb, drifting to the

right.

The aircraft is in a descent, drifting to the

left.

The aircraft is in a descent, drifting to the

right.
On
On the
the ND,
ND, which
which of
of the
the following
following statements
statements is
is
true?
true?

The heading to the next waypoint PAS is

108, it is at 28 NM, time left to the
waypoint is 9 minutes and 8 seconds.

The heading to the next waypoint PAS is

108, it is at 28 NM, time to the destination
is 9 hours and 8 minutes.

The track to the next waypoint PAS is

108, it is at 28 NM, elapsed time of this
flight is 9 minutes and 8 seconds.

The track to the next waypoint PAS is

108, it is at 28 NM, it will be overflown at
9:08.
ATC
ATC cleared
cleared you
you to
to FL
FL 150.
150. The
The PF
PF sets
sets the
the new
new
altitude
altitude on
on the
the FCU.
FCU. What
What will
will happen
happen ifif he
he pulls
pulls the
the
ALT selection knob?
ALT selection knob?

The aircraft will stop the climb at FL 60

until passing the constraint then continue
climb to FL 150.

The aircraft will disregard the constraint

and climb to FL 150.

As soon as the aircraft passes FL 60, the

target altitude on the PFD will change to
FL 150 and the aircraft continues to climb.

The aircraft will level off at FL 60. The PF

must pull the ALT selection knob a
second time to climb to FL 150.
The
The FCU
FCU target
target altitude
altitude isis FL
FL 150,
150, you
you are
are climbing
climbing
toward an ALT constraint.
toward an ALT constraint.
What
What will
will happen
happen ifif the
the PF
PF pushes
pushes the
the ALT
ALT
selection knob?
selection knob?
NOTE:
NOTE: The
The constraint
constraint alt
alt is
is FL60.
FL60.

The aircraft will level off at FL 60. The PF

must push or pull the ALT selection knob
a second time to climb to FL 150.

The aircraft will disregard the constraint

and climb to FL 150.

As soon as the aircraft passes FL 60, the

target on the PFD will change to FL 150
and the aircraft continues to climb.

No change, the aircraft will stop the climb

at FL 60 until passing the constraint then
continue climb to FL 150.
The
The FCU
FCU target
target altitude
altitude isis FL
FL 150,
150, you
you are
are climbing
climbing
toward an ALT constraint.
toward an ALT constraint.
What
What will
will happen
happen ifif the
the PF
PF pulls
pulls the
the HDG/TRK
HDG/TRK
selection knob now?
selection knob now?

The aircraft will continue on the present

heading, stop the climb at FL 60.

The aircraft will stay on the present

heading, disregard the constraint and
climb to FL 150.

The aircraft will follow the F-

F-PLN, stop the
climb at FL 60 until passing the constraint
then continue climb to FL 150.

The aircraft will follow the F-

F-PLN,
disregard the constraint and climb to
FL 150.
On
On the
the MCDU,
MCDU, youyou notice
notice that
that some
some waypoints
waypoints have
have
aa small
small triangle
triangle behind
behind the
the name.
name. What
What does
does itit
stand
stand for?
for?

It means these waypoints will be

overflown.
overflown.

It means these waypoints are compulsory

reporting points.

It indicates altitude constraints at these

waypoints.

It indicates speed constraints at these

waypoints.
You
You get
get the
the message
message DECCELERATE
DECCELERATE on
on the
the FMA.
FMA.
What
What does
does itit mean?
mean?

The FMGC warns you about a possible

overspeed.
overspeed.

TCAS discovered a possible traffic

conflict and warns you to decelerate to
keep your separation.

Due to some environmental

circumstances, the aircraft missed a
speed constraint.

You are advised to slow the aircraft to

loose energy so that you will be able to
intercept the descent path.
The
The a/c
a/c is
is climbing
climbing to
to FL250
FL250 as
as set
set on
on the
the FCU,
FCU, an
an
altitude
altitude constraint
constraint has
has been
been inserted
inserted at
at FL90.
FL90.
What
What isis the
the procedure
procedure when
when the
the a/c
a/c reaches
reaches FL90?
FL90?

The pilot flying must push the ALT knob.

The pilot flying must turn the ALT knob.

No procedure, the a/c will automatically

resume the climb after having sequenced
the constrained waypoint.

The a/c will not match the constraint, the

pilot has to climb by using V/S mode.
In
In dual
dual mode
mode of
of operation,
operation, one
one FMGC
FMGC isis the
the master.
master.
How
How is
is the
the master
master FMGC
FMGC determined
determined ??

It is the FMGC corresponding to the AP

engaged or FMGC1 when both AP
engaged.

Randomly at power up.

It is the FMGC corresponding to the Pilot

Flying side.

It is always FMGC1.
The
The autothrust
autothrust system
system has
has two
two channels.
channels. Which
Which
FMGC
FMGC controls
controls the
the A/THR
A/THR (both
(both FMGCs
FMGCs being
being
operative)?
operative)?

The FMGC1.

The FMGC2.

The randomly chosen FMGC.

Setting
Setting the
the thrust
thrust levers
levers to
to TOGA
TOGA will
will arm
arm the
the
A/THR.
A/THR.
Where
Where dodo you
you check
check that
that the
the A/THR
A/THR is
is armed?
armed?

On the FMA, in the Autothrust mode

column.

On the FMA, in the AP/FD and A/THR

engagement status column.

On the thrust levers FLEX detent.

On the MCDU takeoff page.

Dashes
Dashes inin the
the FCU
FCU window
window indicate
indicate the
the system
system has
has
enough information to manage the settings
enough information to manage the settings of theof the
targets.
targets.
Why
Why is
is the
the altitude
altitude window
window not
not dashed?
dashed?

The altitude window shows digits as the

target altitude is always set manually by
the pilot.

The altitude selector knob has not been

pushed.

The altitude selector knob has not been

pulled.

Both autopilots must be engaged.

The
The speed
speed window
window on
on the
the FCU
FCU is
is dashed.
dashed. What
What
does
does itit mean?
mean?

The target speed is managed by the

FMGC.

A speed target is selected.

The pilot has pulled the speed selector

knob.

The autothrust mode is speed.

You
You are
are in
in managed
managed speed
speed mode.
mode. IfIf you
you pull
pull the
the
speed
speed selector
selector knob,
knob, which
which speed
speed value
value will
will appear
appear
on the FCU window
on the FCU window ? ?

The max limit speed according to the

aircraft configuration.

VLS + 20 kt.
kt.

The current speed.

VMO or MMO.
When
When can
can you
you engage
engage autopilots
autopilots 1+2
1+2 at
at the
the same
same
time?
time?

Never.

For any kind of approach.

As soon as the APPR mode is armed for

an ILS approach.

As soon as the APPR mode is armed for a

non precision approach on managed
mode.
ALT
ALT magenta
magenta is is displayed
displayed on
on the
the FMA.
FMA.
What
What does
does itit mean?
mean?

ALT is armed and an altitude constraint

has been inserted in the F-
F-PLN.

ALT is armed, the target altitude is given

by the ALT window in the FCU.

The aircraft is on descent and the target

altitude is higher than the current aircraft
altitude.

The target altitude is above the glide

slope altitude capture.
What
What is
is the
the meaning
meaning of
of A/THR
A/THR white?
white?

A/THR is armed.

A/THR is disconnected.

A/THR is available.

A/THR is active.
Have
Have aa look
look at
at the
the MCDU
MCDU F- -PLN page.
FF-PLN page. Notice
Notice the
the
small
small white
white arrow
arrow shown
shown onon the
the right
right top.
top. ItIt
indicates
indicates that
that ::

We can move this page to the right.

Another page is automatically displayed

in relation to the phase of the flight.

Another page is available and can be

displayed by selecting the NEXT PAGE
key.
As
As soon
soon as as aa CO
CO RTE
RTE oror aa CITY
CITY PAIR
PAIR is
is entered
entered in
in
the
the INIT
INIT PAGE
PAGE A, A, the
the displayed
displayed coordinates
coordinates are:
are:

The runway threshold position.

The aircraft present position.

The airport reference point position.

The alternate airport position

The
The F--PLN page
FF-PLN page shown
shown in
in the
the MCDU
MCDU is
is ::

The F-
F-PLN page A.

The F-
F-PLN page B.
The
The standard
standard instrument
instrument departure
departure is
is shown
shown onon the
the
navigation
navigation display,
display, however
however an
an amber
amber line
line can
can be
be
seen:
seen:

It is the secondary F-
F-PLN.

It is a temporary F-
F-PLN.

It is the engine out standard instrument

departure.

It is the standard departure for light

airplanes.
Have
Have aa look
look at
at the
the MCDU,
MCDU, the
the ILS
ILS 23R
23R is
is aa currently
currently
selected
selected approach,
approach, the
the green
green color
color means:
means:

This approach is inserted into the active

F-PLN.

This approach is displayed in green

before insertion in the F-
F-PLN.

This approach can not be selected.

The
The ILS
ILS 23L
23L has
has been
been selected.
selected. On
On the
the MCDU,
MCDU, what
what
is
is the
the meaning
meaning of
of the
the yellow
yellow font?
font?

The selection has been made on the

secondary FPLN.

This selection is definitely done and

cannot be erased.

The selection is temporary (not yet

inserted).

The crew has made a wrong selection.

The
The lateral
lateral revision
revision page
page from
from aa F- -PLN waypoint
FF-PLN waypoint
shows
shows VIA/GO
VIA/GO TO TO data
data field,
field, itit is
is used:
used:

To build-
build-up a F-
F-PLN waypoint by
waypoint.

To enter VIA a beacon TO a waypoint.

To build routes using airways.

To enter VIA/GO TO a new airport.

After
After engines
engines start,
start, which
which page
page shall
shall be
be used
used to
to
enter
enter any
any weight
weight modification?
modification?

The PROG page.

The PERF takeoff page.

The A/C STATUS page.

The FUEL PRED page.

Have
Have aa look
look at
at the
the PFD,
PFD, the
the magenta
magenta digit
digit value
value
displayed
displayed onon the
the top
top of
of the
the speed
speed scale
scale is:
is:

V2 as manually set on the FCU.

V1.

V2 as entered on the MCDU takeoff page.

V2 + 10.
What
What is
is the
the meaning
meaning of
of RWY
RWY green
green on
on the
the FMA
FMA ??

The lateral guidance during takeoff roll is

linked to the ILS localizer signal.

The aircraft is automatically guided to

maintain the runway center line.

The runway used for takeoff is confirmed

by ATC.
The
The FCU
FCU selected
selected altitude
altitude is
is FL150,
FL150, the
the aircraft
aircraft is
is
climbing
climbing toward
toward FL60
FL60 as
as shown
shown onon PFD.
PFD.
Why
Why is
is FL60
FL60 displayed
displayed in
in magenta?
magenta?

This is an altitude constraint.

A speed constraint is entered.

The active vertical mode is not OP CLB.

The aircraft rate of climb is too low.

Have
Have aa look
look at
at the
the ND.
ND. What
What is
is the
the meaning
meaning of
of the
the
highlighted
highlighted magenta
magenta symbol?
symbol?

The aircraft is in OP CLB mode.

The altitude constraint cannot be

satisfied.

The aircraft will level off at that point to

satisfy the altitude constraint.

The aircraft will resume the climb at that

point.
On
On the
the climb
climb flight
flight path,
path, 22 engines
engines running,
running, the
the SRS
SRS
(speed
(speed reference
reference system)
system) provides
provides aa pitch
pitch attitude
attitude
to
to maintain:
maintain:

V2.

V2 + 10.

F speed.

Green dot speed.

In
In this
this situation,
situation, what
what will
will happen
happen ifif you
you push
push the
the
HDG
HDG knob?
knob?

Nothing will happen as PERUS is the

FROM WPT and as such, the active leg
cannot be intercepted.

NAV will be armed (blue) and an intercept

point will be computed by the FM to
intercept the active leg.

The aircraft will follow the selected HDG

whatever the action on the FCU is.

The selected target will change from a

HDG to a TRK.
What
What is
is the
the meaning
meaning of
of GA
GA TRK,
TRK, displayed
displayed on
on the
the
FMA?
FMA?

The aircraft is guided by the autoflight

system along the programmed missed
approach navigation.

The aircraft is guided along a new route

as the navigation accuracy level reverted
to “low”
low” at the time of go around.

The aircraft maintains the track followed

at mode engagement.

The aircraft proceeds on the fastest way

to come back for a new approach.
Any
Any time
time the
the alpha
alpha floor
floor protection
protection is
is triggered,
triggered,
TOGA
TOGA thrust
thrust is
is automatically
automatically set
set by
by the
the autothrust.
autothrust..
autothrust
When is this protection available?
When is this protection available?

Throughout the whole flight envelope.

Only available on configuration 2, 3 or full

(with flaps extended).

From lift off until 20 feet on approach.

From lift off until 100 feet on approach.

Why
Why must
must the
the pilot
pilot press
press the
the take
take over
over pushbutton
pushbutton
on
on the
the side
side stick
stick twice
twice to
to disconnect
disconnect the
the autopilot?
autopilot?

A first time to disconnect the autopilot

and a second time to confirm the
disconnection.

A the first time to disconnect the autopilot

and a second time to get a definite priority
on his side.

A first time to disconnect the autopilot

and a second time to reset all the related
warnings.

A first time to disconnect the autopilot

and a second time to reset the master
FMGC.
What
What does
does the
the ““AUTOFLT
AUTOFLT A/THR
A/THR LIMITED”
LIMITED” message
LIMITED” message
mean?
mean?

The autothrust is still active but can

control the thrust to IDLE only.

The autothrust is active but the thrust is

limited by the thrust levers position.

The autothrust is active but only one

channel is operative.

The maximum engine thrust has been

automatically reduced by the FADECs.
FADECs.
Both
Both autopilots
autopilots are
are engaged
engaged which
which FMGC
FMGC is
is
master?
master?

FMGC1.
FMGC 1 FMGC 2

FMGC2.

It depends on the active flight phase.

None as the two FMGC’

FMGC’s are acting
independently.
FD1
FD1 +2
+2 are
are ON,
ON, no
no AP
AP is
is engaged,
engaged, which
which FMGC
FMGC is
is
master?
master?

The switching occurs at every FMGC

power up.
FMGC 1 FMGC 2

It depends on which ATHR channel is

engaged.

FMGC2.

FMGC1.
In
In independent
independent operation
operation mode
mode which
which FMGC
FMGC is
is
master?
master?

FMGC1. FMGC 1 FMGC 2

FMGC2.

None, the two FMGC’

FMGC’s are acting
independently.

It depends on which FMGC was the

master at the time of dual mode failure.
What
What is
is the
the meaning
meaning of
of ““OPP
OPP FMGC
FMGC IN IN PROCESS”
PROCESS
PROCESS”,”,
the
the message
message displayed
displayed here
here in
in the
the scratchpad
scratchpad of
of
MCDU1?
MCDU1?

MCDU1 is driven by FMGC2.

The FMGC2 is now master.

The FMGC2 performance became better

than the FMGC1.
What
What is
is the
the meaning
meaning of
of ““SET
SET OFFSIDE
OFFSIDE RNG/MODE”
RNG/MODE”
RNG/MODE”
which
which appears
appears on
on ND1?
ND1?

The selection of the offside range mode

will allow the display of the navigation
map on this side.

The selection of the offside range mode

will make the FMGC’
FMGC’s resynchronization
shorter.

The selection of the offside range mode

will make the return on FMGC dual mode
easier.

The selection of the offside range mode

will reduce the FMGC1 reset duration at
one minute.
The
The FCU1
FCU1 has
has failed,
failed, how
how can
can we
we use
use the
the FCU
FCU now?
now?

FCU 1 failure has no consequences on the

FCU utilization, as the second channel
has automatically taken over.

The FCU is totally unserviceable.

Only the lateral modes can be set from the

FCU panel.

Some FCU functions LOC and APP

pushbuttons are not available.
The
The FCU
FCU 11 and
and 22 have
have failed,
failed, how
how the
the pilot
pilot can
can
control
control the
the vertical
vertical and
and lateral
lateral modes?
modes?

Both AP’
AP’s are lost but the FCU controls
and indications are still available.

Only the FD1 and 2 are available.

The vertical and lateral modes cannot be

controlled from the FCU. Only the manual
flight on raw data is possible.

The pilot can control the lateral and

vertical modes using the MCDU.
What
What does
does ““INDEPENDENT
INDEPENDENT OPERATION”
OPERATION
OPERATION”,”,
displayed
displayed in
in both
both MCDU
MCDU scratchpads,
scratchpads, mean?
mean?

The pilot can engage both AP in all

phases of flight.

The cross talk function is lost, each

FMGC will work independently, the same
entry has to be made on both MCDUs.
MCDUs.

There is no more radio updating of the

FMGC position and only the mix IRS
coordinates are provided for the
navigation.
The
The FMGC1
FMGC1 failed
failed and
and ““OPP
OPP FMGC
FMGC IN
IN PROCESS”
PROCESS
PROCESS” ” is
is
displayed
displayed on
on the
the MCDU1.
MCDU1. The
The FMGC2
FMGC2 has
has taken
taken
over
over automatically
automatically ::

The entry can be done from either MCDU. FMGC 1 FMGC 2

The entry can be done from MCDU 1 only.

The entry can be done from MCDU 2 only.

You
You are
are in
in ““THR
THR IDLE/DES”
IDLE/DES
IDLE/DES” ” modes
modes with
with autopilot
autopilot 11
engaged
engaged and
and the
the FCU
FCU 11 fails.
fails.
What is the action required?
What is the action required?

As the autopilot 1 disengages, engage

autopilot 2.

The PFD barometric reference is now only

available on standard and the pilot must
set the current baro setting on the
standby altimeter.

The FCU2 has taken over automatically

and the baro reference must be cross
checked.
What
What happens
happens ifif the
the HDG
HDG selector
selector knob
knob is
is pushed?
pushed?

The aircraft reverts to TRK.

The HDG/TRK target changes.

Nothing, the aircraft follows indefinitely

the selected HDG/TRK.

The aircraft continues to follow

the current HDG until F-
F-PLN interception.
What
What happens
happens ifif the
the HDG
HDG selector
selector knob
knob is
is pulled?
pulled?

The aircraft reverts to the original F-

F-PLN.

The HDG target changes to TRK.

The aircraft follows the selected HDG until

intercepting the lateral F-
F-PLN.

Nothing, the aircraft continues on HDG

140 indefinitely.
Please
Please indicate
indicate the
the position
position of
of the
the two
two FLIGHT
FLIGHT
DIRECTOR
DIRECTOR (FD)
(FD) controls.
controls.
Is
Is the
the aircraft
aircraft following
following aa track
track or
or aa heading?
heading?

Track

Heading
Look
Look at
at the
the FMA.
FMA. LOC
LOC in
in blue
blue is...
is...

The active lateral mode which is a

constraint.

The armed lateral mode.

The armed lateral mode which is a

constraint.

The active lateral mode.

Look
Look at
at the
the FMA.
FMA. NAV
NAV in
in green
green is...
is...

The active lateral mode which is a

constraint.

The armed lateral mode.

The armed lateral mode which is a

constraint.

The active lateral mode.

A/THR
A/THR in
in blue
blue means
means itit is...
is...

disconnected.

armed.

active.
The
The yaw
yaw bar,
bar, when
when displayed
displayed on on the
the PFD
PFD instead
instead of
of
the
the flight
flight director
director roll
roll bar,
bar, is
is used
used to
to ::

Provide guidance, if a localizer is

available for take-
take-off and roll-
roll-out phases.

Provide guidance after take-

take-off up to 1000
feat AGL to maintain the runway center
line.

Confirm that the aircraft is well

established in the glide slope on ILS final
approach.

Change over automatically in case of

localizer failure on ILS final approach.
What
What does
does MAN
MAN TOGA
TOGA indicate
indicate on
on the
the FMA
FMA
column?
column?

The thrust has been manually set to

TOGA.

The autothrust system is inoperative.

The FMGC guidance autothrust command

is unserviceable.

The pilot has disconnected the autothrust

system.
With
With all
all engines
engines operative
operative and
and A/THR
A/THR armed,
armed, how
how
does
does aa pilot
pilot activate
activate the
the autothrust?
autothrust?
autothrust?

The autothrust will be automatically

activated by the FMGC without any pilot
action when crossing the thrust reduction
altitude.

The autothrust will become active when

the pilot sets the thrust levers in the climb
detent.

The thrust levers must be set to idle and

then in the climb detent to activate the
autothrust.
autothrust.
““LVR
LVR CLB”
CLB” white
CLB” white flashing
flashing on
on the
the FMA
FMA indicates
indicates ::

We have crossed the thrust reduction

altitude.

The autothrust levers are stuck and can

not be put in the climb detent.

The pilot has forgotten to enter the FLEX

temperature on the MCDU take-
take-off page
before taking off.

The thrust levers will automatically move

to the climb detent.
You
You are
are established
established in
in climb,
climb, THR
THR CLB
CLB mode
mode is
is
active:
active:

The speed is controlled by the thrust and

the rate of climb by the autopilot.

The constant rate of climb is maintained

by the autopilot.

A/THR commands CLB thrust and AP

maintains the target speed by using pitch
adjustments.

The speed and the rate of climb are

controlled by the thrust.
The
The aircraft
aircraft has
has leveled
leveled off
off at
at 13000
13000 feet,
feet, ALT
ALT is
is
green
green on
on the
the FMA
FMA and
and the
the autothrust
autothrust isis in
in SPEED
SPEED
mode:
mode:

The target speed and the altitude are

maintained by the autopilot.

The target speed is maintained by the

autopilot and the altitude is controlled by
the autothrust.
autothrust.

The autothrust system controls the thrust

to maintain the target speed and the
autopilot maintain the altitude by
adjusting the pitch.

The altitude and speed are maintained by

the A/THR.
Why
Why do
do you
you set
set the
the thrust
thrust levers
levers to
to IDLE
IDLE for
for
landing?
landing?

To engage the manual mode of the

autothrust.
autothrust.

To be prepared in case of touch and go.

To disconnect the A/THR.

According
According to
to these
these indications,
indications, what
what is
is the
the correct
correct
statement?
statement?

The A/THR is armed.

The A/THR is active.

The A/THR has failed.

The A/THR is disconnected.

ALT
ALT mode
mode is
is engaged,
engaged, MCDU
MCDU PERF
PERF page
page indicates
indicates
CLB.
CLB. Why?
Why?

The FMGS is unable to control the climb.

FL290 is above the initial CRZ FL.

The FMGS 1 has failed.

FL290 is the FCU selection, and is below

the CRZ FL.
ALT
ALT mode
mode isis engaged
engaged at at FL290,
FL290, MCDU
MCDU PERF
PERF page
page
indicates
indicates CLB.
CLB. How
How dodo you
you obtain
obtain ALT
ALT CRZ
CRZ on
on the
the
FMA at that flight level (FL290)
FMA at that flight level (FL290) ? ?

Set the new altitude clearance FL290 on

the MCDU PROG page.

Set the new altitude clearance on the FCU.

Push the altitude selector knob to

continue the climb as programmed
before.
We
We are
are in
in OP
OP DES
DES and
and THR
THR IDLE
IDLE modes
modes ::

The autothrust maintain the thrust at idle

and the auto pilot adjust the pitch to
maintain the target speed.

The autothrust adjust the thrust to

maintain the target speed and the
autopilot control the descent flight path.

The autothrust maintain the thrust at idle

and the autopilot control the vertical
speed.

The autothrust control the target speed

and the rate of descent.
The
The approach
approach phase
phase activation
activation can
can be
be done:
done:

Automatically when the aircraft overfly the

deceleration point or manually by the pilot
on the PERF page

Only manually by the pilot through the

MCDU PERF. Page.

Only automatically at the deceleration

point.
As
As soon
soon as
as the
the approach
approach phase
phase is
is activated,
activated, the
the
managed
managed speed
speed will
will depend
depend on:
on:

Which autopilot is engaged.

The vertical mode previously flown.

Which FMGC is the master.

The aircraft configuration.

At
At 400
400 feet
feet RA
RA the
the LAND
LAND mode
mode engages.
engages.
How
How can
can this
this mode
mode bebe disengaged:
disengaged:

By pulling the heading selector knob.

By pulling the V/S - FPA knob.

By pressing the approach mode

pushbutton.

By setting TOGA to engage the go around

mode.
What
What is
is the
the meaning
meaning of of the
the small
small magenta
magenta dot
dot
displayed
displayed by
by the
the altitude
altitude scale?
scale?

It warns the pilot about a possible wrong

altitude setting on the FCU.

It highlights any vertical deviation of the

aircraft from the computed descent
profile.

It warns the pilot that the speed must be

reduced to regain the computed descent
profile.

It indicates that the expedite mode must

be engaged.
You
You want
want to
to speak
speak to
to the
the mechanic.
mechanic. He
He is
is
somewhere
somewhere around
around the
the aircraft
aircraft but
but you
you can’
can ’t see
can’t see
him. How do you get his attention?
him. How do you get his attention?

I open the side window and try to

get his attention.

I use the MECH pb sw on the CALLS

panel.

I use VHF 3 to call him.

I select the MECH transmission key

on the ACP.
During
During Preflight,
Preflight, check
check of
of the
the CVR
CVR operation
operation is
is
performed
performed as
as follow.
follow.

The system being operative as soon as

aircraft Elec Power network is powered,
on the RCDR Control panel, press the
CVR TEST pb, you get an audio signal for
correct operation.

On the RCDR control panel, press the

GND CTL pb to switch the CVR ON, then
press the CVR TEST pb.

The CVR TEST can only be performed

after one engine is started then “B”
answer is applied.

Be sure the PARKING BRK is ON then

repeat “B” answer.
After
After landing,
landing, to
to erase
erase the
the CVR...
CVR...

The aircraft must be on the ground with

the parking brake set.

The aircraft must be on the ground with

at least one engine running.

The aircraft must be off the ground.

The engines must be shut down for at

least 5 minutes.
On
On the
the RMP
RMP control
control panel,
panel, what
what does
does the
the white
white SEL
SEL
light
light mean?
mean?

RMP 1

It is an indication for a SELCAL.

It is an indication that the VHF used on

RMP 2 is not the standard one.

RMP 2

It indicates that RMP1 is configured to

tune VFH2.

It indicates that RMP2 is configured to

tune VHF2.
How
How do
do you
you extinguish
extinguish the
the white
white SEL
SEL light?
light?

RMP 1

Pressing the SEL pb on RMP 1.

Pressing the VHF 1 and SEL pb on RMP 1.

RMP 2

Pressing the SEL pb on RMP 2.

Pressing the VHF 2 on RMP 2.

On
On the
the VHF
VHF system,
system, in
in case
case of
of RMP
RMP 11 failure,
failure, VHF
VHF 11
is
is lost.
lost.

True.

False.
With
With the
the AUDIO
AUDIO SWITCHING
SWITCHING knob
knob in
in the
the CAPT
CAPT 33
position,
position, the
the captain
captain substitutes
substitutes ACP
ACP 33 for
for ACP
ACP 1.
1.

True.

False.
On
On the
the communication
communication control
control panel,
panel, the
the amber
amber
CALL
CALL light
light indicates
indicates that
that somebody
somebody is
is trying
trying to
to
reach you via VHF
reach you via VHF 3. 3.

True.

False.
You
You are
are in
in an
an ELECTRICAL
ELECTRICAL EMERGENCY
EMERGENCY
CONFIGURATION,
CONFIGURATION, shortly after the
shortly after the fault
fault occurred,
occurred,
you
you notice
notice the
the red
red FAULT
FAULT light
light on
on the
the RAT
RAT && EMER
EMER
GEN pushbutton.
GEN pushbutton.
How
How do
do you
you interpret
interpret this
this indication
indication ??

The EMER GEN is not supplying the

system.

The fault light on the RAT & EMER GEN

pb will extinguish by depressing it.

The FAULT light is always on when you

are in ELEC EMER CONFIG.
You
You areare inin an
an ELECTRICAL
ELECTRICAL EMERGENCY
EMERGENCY
CONFIGURATION,
CONFIGURATION, on ELEC panel you
on ELEC panel you have
have
depressed
depressed the
the GEN
GEN 11 and
and GEN
GEN 22 pb
pb for
for reset.
reset.
The
The reset
reset was
was unsuccessful.
unsuccessful.
Why
Why must you push
must you push the
the BUS
BUS TIE
TIE pb
pb sw
sw toto OFF
OFF ??

To separate both sides of the electrical

system.

To connect both generators directly to the

AC ESS BUS.

To connect both sides of the electrical

system.

To switch both generators to the opposite

side AC BUS.
In
In an
an ELECTRICAL
ELECTRICAL EMERGENCY
EMERGENCY CONFIGURATION,
CONFIGURATION,
after
after performing the initial ECAM procedure, you
performing the initial ECAM procedure, you
have
have separated
separated both
both sides
sides of
of the
the electrical
electrical system.
system.
Why
Why dodo you
you have
have to
to try
try another
another generator
generator reset
reset ??

If there was a short circuit, you might

recover one generator now.

Because the generators had time to cool

down and now a reset might be
successful.

You should always try two resets if you

have a generator failure.
The
The purpose
purpose ofof the
the Integrated
Integrated Drive
Drive Generator
Generator (IDG)
(IDG)
pb
pb sw
sw is
is to:
to:

Disconnect the corresponding generator

from its drive shaft.

Reconnect the generator to its drive

mechanism.

Cut the corresponding generator supply

to AC bus 1 or 2.

Cut the corresponding generator supply

to the ESS AC bus.
The
The engine
engine driven
driven generators
generators are
are running.
running.

At the engine RPM trough their gearbox

connection.

At constant speed by a drive mechanism

between the generator and ENG gearbox.

At a intermediate speed controlled by an

electronic computer.
GEN 1 GEN 2

No necessity to control the generator

speed because the AC network operates IDG 1 IDG 2
under variable frequency.
The
The Electrical
Electrical System
System includes
includes two
two buses:
buses: AC
AC ESS
ESS
BUS
BUS and
and DC
DC ESS
ESS BUS.
BUS.
In
In normal
normal configuration
configuration ::

AC ESS bus is fed by AC bus 1.

DC ESS bus is fed by DC bus 1.

AC ESS bus is fed by AC bus 2.

DC ESS bus is fed by DC bus 1.

To balance the Elec load GEN 1 is directly

supplying the AC ESS BUS.

To balance the Elec load GEN 2 is directly

supplying the AC ESS bus.
The
The purpose
purpose of of AC
AC ESS
ESS FEED
FEED pb
pb sw
sw is
is to
to enable
enable
the
the pilot
pilot to
to switchover
switchover the
the supply
supply of
of AC
AC ESS
ESS bus.
bus.

From AC bus 2 to AC bus 1.

From AC bus 1 to AC bus 2.

From the APU generator.

From ESS DC bus.

Please
Please indicate
indicate the
the position
position of
of the
the ELEC
ELEC panel.
panel.
Please
Please indicate
indicate the
the position
position of
of the
the EMERG
EMERG ELEC
ELEC
PWR
PWR panel.
panel.
The
The emergency
emergency electrical
electrical generator
generator used
used as
as aa back
back
up is hydraulically driven by the
up is hydraulically driven by the RAT whichRAT which
automatically
automatically extends
extends when
when both
both ACAC BUS
BUS 11 and
and AC
AC
BUS 2 are lost and the aircraft speed
BUS 2 are lost and the aircraft speed is aboveis above
100kts.
100kts.

True.

False.
From
From ECAM
ECAM ELEC
ELEC page,
page, the
the APU
APU GEN
GEN box
box
information
information indicates
indicates that:
that:

The APU GEN does not have priority over

the external power.

The APU GEN pb SW on overhead panel

is off.

The APU is not fully available yet.

There is defect on the APU GEN out put.

Looking
Looking at
at the
the ECAM
ECAM ELEC
ELEC Page,
Page, to
to connect
connect APU
APU
GEN:
GEN:

Push APU GEN pb sw located overhead

panel.

Wait until 1st Engine is Started.

Deselect EXT PWR.

SWITCH OFF BAT 1+2.

What
What does
does the
the APU
APU GEN
GEN %
% indication
indication mean
mean ??

APU GEN shares 36% of the elec network

load, the remaining 64% being taken by
the external power.

APU GEN is supplying the network at 36%

of its maximum load.

The external power is supplying the

network.
During
During preliminary
preliminary procedure
procedure to
to check
check the
the battery
battery
voltage,
voltage, the
the associated
associated BATT
BATT pb
pb swsw should
should be:
be:

Switched ON.

Switched OFF.

Any position, the voltage indication being

all time available.
The
The minimum
minimum battery
battery voltage
voltage for
for normal
normal operation
operation
should
should be:
be:

24V.

25,5V.

28V.
The
The EXT
EXT PWR
PWR AVAIL
AVAIL illuminated
illuminated green
green on
on the
the
overhead
overhead panel
panel means
means that
that ::

The ground cart is supplying the aircraft

network.

The external power is plugged in and

delivers bleed air.

The connected ground cart voltage and

frequency are normal.
On
On EXT
EXT PWR
PWR pb
pb sw,
sw,, the
sw the illuminated
illuminated cyan
cyan light
light
means
means that:
that:

The ground cart is supplying the aircraft

electrical network.

External power is plugged in but not

supplying the network.

External power is plugged in and delivers

bleed air only.
After
After starting
starting engine
engine n° °2, is
nn°2, is the
the present
present ECAM
ECAM
ELEC
ELEC page
page aa correct
correct configuration?
configuration?

No. ENG GEN n° n°2 should power all

aircraft network.

No. The APU GEN should continue

powering all aircraft network.

Yes. ENG GEN n°

n°2 is now powering its
own side.
As
As you
you enter
enter in
in the
the dark
dark cockpit
cockpit you
you first
first check
check the
the
battery
battery voltages.
voltages.
What
What are
are the
the necessary
necessary checks
checks before
before checking
checking the
the
voltages?
voltages?

You must check that the external power is

available and then switch it on.

You can read the battery voltages

immediately. No actions are required.

You have to switch each battery on by its

associated pb sw to check the voltage.
In
In flight,
flight, following
following an
an AC
AC BUS
BUS 11 FAULT,
FAULT, AC AC ESS
ESS
FEED
FEED pb pb sw sw must
must be
be depressed
depressed in
in order
order to:
to:

Recover AC ESS FEED from AC BUS 2.

Recover AC1 bus.

Recover AC2 bus.

AC
AC BUS
BUS 11 FAULT
FAULT will
will definitively
definitively lead
lead to
to the
the DC
DC
and
and AC
AC ESS
ESS buses
buses loss:
loss:

Yes.

No. Only AC ESS bus is recoverable.

No. DC and AC ESS buses will be

recovered by pushing on the AC ESS
FEED pb sw.
sw.
Following
Following an
an AC
AC BUS
BUS 11 fault,
fault, pushing
pushing the
the AC
AC ESS
ESS
FEED
FEED pb
pb sw
sw on
on ELEC
ELEC overhead
overhead panel
panel allows
allows you:
you:

To recover the AC ESS BUS power only.

To recover the DC ESS BUS power only.

To recover AC and DC ESS buses.

To recover AC BUS 1 power.

Following
Following the
the RAT
RAT extension
extension due
due to
to ELEC
ELEC EMER
EMER
CONF, the RAT and EMER
CONF, the RAT and EMER GEN GEN FAULT
FAULT light is
light is
illuminated.
illuminated.
What
What does
does itit mean?
mean?

We had an ELEC EMER configuration, the

RAT is extended.

The fault stays illuminated even after

emergency generator connection.

The emergency generator is not

connected.
In
In case
case of
of ELEC
ELEC EMER
EMER CONF,
CONF, LAND
LAND ASAP
ASAP in
in red
red is
is
displayed
displayed on
on the
the E/WD.
E/WD.
This
This message
message will
will stay:
stay:

As long as the Red warning ELEC EMER

CONF persists.

Even after having reset one generator

successfully.

Even if BUS TIE pb sw is pushed.

Even if APU is started.

In
In case
case of
of an
an ELEC
ELEC EMER
EMER CONFIG
CONFIG situation,
situation, how
how
can
can the
the two
two sides
sides ofof the
the electrical
electrical system
system be
be
segregated e.g to isolate a short circuit ?
segregated e.g to isolate a short circuit ?

Push BUS TIE pb SW located on ELEC

system overhead panel.

Reset each AC generator.

Manually lower RAT by pushing its pb SW

Nothing has to be done because the

segregation is done automatically.
Being
Being in
in an
an EMER
EMER ELEC
ELEC configuration
configuration what
what is
is
happening
happening when
when A/C
A/C speed
speed drops
drops below
below 140
140 kts?
kts?
kts?

AC generators are less powerful due to

RAT speed decrease.

Electrical network is automatically

transferred to the batteries.

You have to stop AC generator by

pressing the “MAN ON-
ON-AUTO”
AUTO” pb switch.

You have to switch ON the both batteries.

In
In ELEC
ELEC EMER
EMER CONF,
CONF, youyou are
are in
in single
single display
display
mode
mode on
on the
the ECAM.
ECAM.
Can
Can you
you manually
manually call
call an
an ECAM
ECAM system
system page
page ??

No. The upper ECAM screen is only used

for E/WD display.

Yes, by pressing and holding its

associated pb SW on the ECAM control
panel.
In
In EMER
EMER ELEC
ELEC CONF,
CONF, when
when thethe RAT
RAT stalls
stalls due
due to
to
A/C
A/C speed
speed decreasing,
decreasing, thethe static
static inverter
inverter will
will
become
become active
active in
in order
order to
to supply:
supply:

The DC ESS.

The complete DC network.

The AC ESS.

The AC and DC ESS.

In
In case
case of
of avionics
avionics bay
bay smoke,
smoke, GEN
GEN 11 LINE
LINE pb
pb is
is
selected
selected OFF.
OFF.
What
What will
will happen?
happen?

All warnings will be reset.

The smoke in the avionic bay will be

evacuated.

GEN1 will be disconnected from the

network.

Fire extinguisher bottle will be armed.

According
According to
to these
these indications,
indications, which
which statement
statement is
is
true
true ??

Both battery voltages are above the

minimum of 20 V.

Both battery voltages are below the

minimum of 25.5 V.

I can only check the battery voltages on

the ECAM ELEC page.

I can only check the battery voltages, with

batteries on.
You
You want
want to
to recharge
recharge the
the batteries.
batteries.
How
How do
do you
you proceed?
proceed?

External power is available. I only have to

switch the batteries to on and they will be
charged.

I have to switch the external power and

the batteries to on and the batteries will
be charged.

I have to switch the external power to ON

and the batteries will be charged.

I have to call a mechanic because the

batteries can only be charged by
maintenance.
What
What is
is the
the meaning
meaning of
of the
the green
green AVAIL
AVAIL light
light ??

The external power is plugged in and the

voltage and frequency parameters are
normal.

The external power is plugged in.

The external power panel door has been

opened.

The AVAIL light always illuminates on

ground.
After
After having
having switched
switched the
the external
external power
power to
to ON,
ON,
you get the following indications. How do
you get the following indications. How do you you
interpret
interpret the
the amber
amber generator
generator parameters
parameters and
and the
the
generator fault lights
generator fault lights ? ?

You have to switch the generators to ON.

A failure has been detected. The

generators will not be able to supply the
electrical system after engine start

There is an internal self test in progress.

The fault lights and the amber indications
should disappear after 30 seconds.

On ground these indications are normal

when the engines are not running.
Both
Both batteries
batteries are
are now
now being
being charged
charged byby the
the
external power unit.
external power unit.
Approximately
Approximately how
how long
long does
does the
the charging
charging process
process
take ?
take ?

10 minutes

One hour

20 minutes

Several hours
After
After 20
20 minutes
minutes you
you check
check the
the ECAM
ECAM ELEC
ELEC page
page
again.
again.
Which
Which statement
statement is
is true
true ??

Both battery voltages are still below the

minimum voltage.

To check the battery voltages I have to

switch them OFF first.

To check the battery voltages I have to

disconnect external power first.

Both battery voltages are now above the

minimum voltage.
You
You have
have started
started the
the APU.
APU.
Observe
Observe ECAM ELEC page
ECAM ELEC page !!
Why
Why is
is the
the electrical
electrical system
system still
still supplied
supplied by
by
external power only
external power only ? ?

External power was connected first.

External power has priority over the APU

generator.

The APU generator is still switched off.

The external power voltage is more stable.

The
The APU
APU generator
generator is
is supplying
supplying the
the electrical
electrical
system.
system.
By
By the
the way,
way, do
do you
you know
know the
the order
order of
of priority
priority for
for
the different generators
the different generators ? ?

engines, external power, APU.

APU, engines, external power.

external power, engines, APU.

APU, external power, engines.

On
On the
the ELEC
ELEC Panel,
Panel, you
you have
have lifted
lifted the
the IDG
IDG red
red
guard.
guard.
How
How do
do you
you disconnect
disconnect the
the IDG
IDG now
now ??

I push the disconnect button and release

it immediately in order to prevent the
disconnect mechanism from being
damaged.

I push the disconnect button until the

GEN FAULT light comes on and then for
at least 3 more seconds in order to ensure
the disconnection.

I push the disconnect button for at least

10 seconds to ensure the disconnection.

I push the disconnect button until the

GEN FAULT light comes on but not more
than 3 seconds otherwise the disconnect
mechanism may be damaged.
Is
Is the
the ELEC
ELEC ECAM
ECAM system
system page
page inin accordance
accordance with
with
the
the both
both engines
engines running
running electrical
electrical configuration
configuration ??

Yes.

No. The APU should continue powering

the aircraft until crew switch it off.

No. GEN1 should supply AC1 and AC2.

No. GEN2 should supply AC1 and AC2.

At
At the
the gate,
gate, with
with both
both engines
engines shut
shut down,
down, isis this
this
ECAM
ECAM ELEC
ELEC page
page configuration
configuration correct
correct ??

Yes.

No.

The crew should shut down one engine at

a time to reach this configuration.

The crew should select EXT POWER ON.

You
You are
are at
at the
the gate,
gate, APU
APU GEN
GEN isis supplying
supplying the
the
network, the EXT POWER is plugged
network, the EXT POWER is plugged in. in.
What
What will
will happen
happen when
when EXT
EXT POWER
POWER is is selected
selected
ON?
ON?

The APU GEN will be disconnected and

will stop.

The EXT POWER will supply the A/C

network.

The APU and ground power will both

supply the A/C network .

The transfer between APU supply and

ground power will take place only after
depressing the APU/GEN pb sw to stop
the APU supply.
GEN
GEN 11 isis now
now inoperative
inoperative due
due to to the
the ECAM
ECAM
procedure
procedure application following an IDG OIL
application following an IDG OIL LO
LO PR
PR
caution.
caution.
Is
Is the
the associated
associated AC
AC BUS
BUS still
still available?
available?

Yes. AC ESS is supplying the AC 1.

Yes. GEN 2 has taken over.

No. GEN 2 will be disconnected from AC

BUS 2 within 10 minutes.

No. APU must be started to recover AC

BUS 1.
When
When executing
executing ECAM
ECAM action
action following
following anan IDG
IDG OIL
OIL
LO
LO PR,
PR, the
the crew
crew will
will have
have toto hold
hold IDG
IDG pbpb sw
sw
pressed for:
pressed for:

Minimum 3 seconds.

Maximum 3 seconds.

Until fault amber light goes out.

No time limit.
In
In case
case of
of GEN
GEN 22 OVERLOAD
OVERLOAD ECAM
ECAM caution,
caution, how
how
do
do you
you off
off load
load the
the generator?
generator?

By starting the APU to connect a third

generator to share the load.

By switching OFF the galley.

By transferring load on GEN1 in order to

keep the galley operating.
Following
Following aa GEN
GEN 22 OVERLOAD
OVERLOAD andand the
the shedding
shedding of
of
the
the galley
galley is
is the
the ELEC
ELEC page
page correct?
correct?

Yes.

No. The GEN overload should stay amber.

No. The GALLEY SHED message should

be removed.
Which
Which of
of those
those area,
area, has
has NO
NO fire
fire extinguishing
extinguishing
system
system installed?
installed?
Cabin.

Avionic bay.
Engine / APU.

Cargo compartments.
Please
Please identify
identify which
which of
of those
those area
area has
has aa FIRE
FIRE and
and
OVERHEAT
OVERHEAT DETECTION
DETECTION system
system installed.
installed.
Cabin.

Avionic bay.
Engine / APU.

Cargo compartments.
ItIt is
is the
the first
first flight
flight of
of the
the day.
day.
Before
Before performing
performing the the APU
APU fire
fire test,
test, you
you have
have to
to
check that...
check that...

The APU FIRE pb is in and guarded and

AC power is supplied.

The APU FIRE pb is in and guarded and

the APU is running.

The APU FIRE pb is in with the guard in

the UP position and the AGENT light is
extinguished.

The APU FIRE pb is in and guarded

and the AGENT light is extinguished.
The
The aircraft
aircraft is
is not
not yet
yet supplied
supplied with
with AC
AC power.
power.
Can
Can you
you perform
perform the the APU
APU FIRE
FIRE test?
test?

Yes.

No.
In
In this
this case,
case, during
during the
the preliminary
preliminary cockpit
cockpit
preparation
preparation thethe APU
APU FIRE
FIRE test
test will
will trigger
trigger the
the
following indications:
following indications:

On the FIRE Control Panel, the APU FIRE

light, the SQUIB and DISCH lights will
illuminate. Additionally, APU FIRE
warning will be triggered on ECAM.

On the FIRE Control Panel, the APU FIRE

red light and SQUIB light will illuminate.
But the APU FIRE warning will not be
triggered on ECAM.

No test is possible until AC power is

connected on the Electrical network.
The
The APU
APU FIRE
FIRE test
test is
is successful.
successful.

True.

False.
Does
Does the
the APU
APU fire
fire test
test on
on battery
battery trigger
trigger the
the CRC
CRC
and
and MASTER
MASTER WARN?
WARN?

Yes.

No.
With
With the
the following
following indication
indication on
on ECAM,
ECAM, what
what is
is the
the FDU
FIRE
FIRE DETECTION
DETECTION status?
status?

One fire detection loop has failed.

Fire detection for both engines is still
available.

Both fire detection loops of engine 1 have

failed. Fire detection for engine 1 is
inoperative.

One fire detection loop of engine 1 has

failed. Fire detection for engine 1 is still
available.

One fire detection loop of engine 1 has

failed. Fire detection for engine 1 is
inoperative.
According
According to
to this
this ECAM
ECAM E/WD
E/WD page,
page, the
the associated
associated
procedure
procedure is
is

An indication presenting the FWD CARGO

SMOKE condition only.

To press the illuminated red FWD SMOKE

DISCH pb.

To lift the red guard and press the DISCH

pb.

This is an automatic fonction and you

have to press FWD SMOKE pb to confirm.
On
On the
the CARGO
CARGO SMOKE
SMOKE control
control PANEL
PANEL both
both DISCH
DISCH
lights
lights illuminated
illuminated mean
mean that:
that:

There is only one fire bottle which has

been discharged into both cargo
compartments.

The FWD and AFT fire bottles have both

been discharged into their associated
compartment.

Now there is no longer any available

agent which can be discharged in either
the FWD or the AFT cargo compartment.

The FWD and AFT fire bottles have both

been discharged into the FWD compart-
compart-
ment.
ment.
According
According to to these
these indications,
indications, which
which flight
flight control
control
law
law is
is active
active ??

Normal Law

Alternate Law

Direct Law

Mechanical Back Up
According
According to to these
these indications,
indications, which
which flight
flight control
control
law
law is
is active
active ??

Normal Law

Alternate Law

Direct Law

Mechanical Back Up
Observe
Observe the
the PFD.
PFD.
Without
Without any
any sidestick
sidestick inputs...
inputs...

The aircraft’
aircraft’s attitude will stay constant.

The pitch will stay constant, the

bank angle will slowly decrease.

The bank angle will stay constant,

constant, the
pitch will slowly decrease.

The aircraft’
aircraft’s attitude will slowly tend
towards “wings level”
level” and “pitch 0”
0”.
According
According to
to the
the following
following indications...
indications...

The High Angle Of Attack protection has

been triggered.

The Alpha Floor protection has been

triggered.

The Load Factor Limitation has been

triggered.

There is no protection triggered yet.

Let’
Let ’s assume,
Let’s assume, you
you have
have set
set idle
idle power
power and
and pulled
pulled
the
the sidestick
sidestick back
back to
to maintain
maintain altitude.
altitude. Observe
Observe the
the
PFD. If you release the sidestick now...
PFD. If you release the sidestick now...

The aircraft will descend at 135 kts.

kts.

The aircraft will descend at 150 kts.

kts.

The aircraft will maintain altitude until

120 kts are reached .

The aircraft will maintain altitude until a

stall occurs.
According
According to
to these
these indications...
indications...

The High Angle Of Attack protection has

been triggered.

The Alpha Floor protection has been

triggered.

The Load Factor Limitation has been

triggered.

There is no triggered protection.

According
According to to these
these indications,
indications, ifif the
the sidestick
sidestick is
is
held
held in
in the
the full
full back
back position...
position...

The speed will fall below 120 kts.

kts.
The airplane might stall.

The speed will fall below 120 kts.

kts.
To avoid a stall, climb power will be
automatically set.

The High Angle Of Attack protection will

override the sidestick input. The pitch will
be lowered to maintain 120 kts.
kts.

The speed will fall further.

At 114 kts the pitch will be lowered to
maintain 114 kts.
kts.
Observe
Observe the
the PFD.
PFD.
Which
Which statement
statement isis true
true ??

The Alpha Floor protection has

automatically set CLB power.

The Alpha Floor protection has

automatically set TO/GA power.

The Alpha Floor protection will override

sidestick inputs. The nose will be
lowered.

A stall is detected.
To
To fly
fly aa coordinated
coordinated turn...
turn...

No rudder inputs are required.

You have to center the sideslip indicator

with the rudder pedals.

Only small rudder inputs are required.

In
In Normal
Normal Law,
Law, is
is there
there aa maximum
maximum pitch
pitch attitude
attitude ??

Yes, indicated by the green dashes (A).

Yes, indicated by the green dashes (B).

No.

Yes, pitch is limited to 20º

20º nose up.
In
In Normal
Normal Law,
Law, is
is there
there aa maximum
maximum bank
bank angle
angle ??

No.
b

Yes, indicated by the green dashes (b).

Yes, indicated by the white dashes (a).

Yes, bank is limited to 80º

80º.
How
How do
do you
you interpret
interpret the
the amber
amber crosses
crosses on
on the
the
PFD
PFD ??

The autotrim is lost. You have to use

manual pitch trim.

The ailerons are controlled directly by the

sidesticks.
sidesticks.

The bank angle limit protection is lost.

The bank angle protection is active.

The
The CPT’
CPT
CPT’s’s sidestick
sidestick is
is deflected
deflected fully
fully left
left and
and the
the
FO’
FO ’ s sidestick is simultaneously deflected
FO’s sidestick is simultaneously deflected fully fully
right.
right.
Which
Which indications
indications dodo you
you expect
expect ??
IfIf both
both pilots
pilots deflect
deflect their
their sidesticks
sidesticks fully
fully back...
back...

The “pitch up”

up” order is twice as great as
compared only one stick deflected.

The “pitch up”

up” order is 1.5 times greater
as compared to only one stick deflected.

No inputs are sent to the flight control

computers unless one pilot presses the
take over pb on his stick.

The “pitch up”

up” order is equal to a single
stick fully deflected.
IfIf the
the FO
FO presses
presses the
the take
take over
over pb...
pb...
pb...

The CPT is unable to re-

re-activate his
sidestick.
sidestick.

The CPT’
CPT’s sidestick is still active. It will
be de-
de-activated after 40 secs.
secs.

The CPT can re-

re-activate his sidestick by
pressing the take over pb for more than
40 secs.
secs.
CPT
CPT FO
FO

The CPT can re-

re-activate his sidestick
immediately by pressing his take over pb.
pb.
Let’
Let ’s assume
Let’s assume the the FO
FO presses
presses his
his take
take over
over pb
pb and
and
releases
releases itit after
after more
more than
than 40
40 secs...
secs ...
secs...

40 sec

The CPT’
CPT’s sidestick is de-
de-activated unless
he presses his take over pb.
pb.

The CPT is unable to re-re-activate his

sidestick for the rest of the flight.

Both sidesticks are active.

CPT
CPT FO
FO

The CPT’
CPT’s sidestick is active as long as
the FO’
FO’s sidestick is in neutral position
With
With either
either AP
AP engaged,
engaged, which
which statement
statement is
is true
true ??

Both sidesticks are locked in neutral

position. The lock can not be overridden

Both sidesticks are de-

de-activated until
the AP is disengaged.

Both sidesticks are locked in neutral

position. By applying a certain force, the
lock can be overridden but the AP
remains engaged.

Both sidesticks are locked in neutral

position. By applying a certain force, the
lock can be overridden and the AP is
disengaged.
What
What will
will happen
happen next
next ??

The left SPLR 3 will be retracted, the right

SPLR 3 will be inhibited to prevent
asymmetry.

The right SPLR 3 will be extended to

prevent asymmetry.

Left SPLR 3 remains extended, spoiler

operation is not possible anymore.
After
After aa turn,
turn, you
you have
have the
the following
following message.
message. What
What
happened
happened ??

The left SPRL 3 failed to extend.

The right SPRL 3 failed to extend.

The left SPRL 3 failed to retract.

The right SPRL 3 failed to retract.

What
What will
will happen
happen just
just before
before the
the speed
speed reaches
reaches VFE
VFE
Speed
Speed (red
(red barber
barber pole)?
pole)?

Auto flap retraction at 210 kts.

kts.

Auto flap and slat retraction at 210 kts.

kts.

High Speed protection will become active,

the autopilot will increase the pitch.

High Speed protection will become active,

the autothrust will reduce thrust.
The
The message
message WING
WING TIP TIP BRK
BRK ON
ON appears
appears on
on the
the
E/WD.
E/WD. What
What does
does itit mean?
mean?

A hydraulic device locks the flaps in their F/CTL FLAPS LOCKED

present position.
-WING TIP BRK ON
MAX SPEED . . . . . . . .

To reduce structural stress, the slats

movement is being slowed down through
the wing tip brakes.

To avoid asymmetry, the outer slats are

locked in their present position.

Because of the locked flaps, the wing tip

brake also lock the slats.
Which
Which control
control surfaces
surfaces are
are used
used for
for the
the mechanical
mechanical
backup?
backup?

Ailerons and rudder.

THS and rudder.

Elevator and ailerons.

THS and elevator.

How
How many
many actuators
actuators are
are provided
provided to
to control
control the
the
ailerons
ailerons and
and how
how many
many hydraulic
hydraulic sources
sources supply
supply
these
these actuators?
actuators?

2 hydraulic sources with 4 actuators

1 hydraulic source with 2 actuators

4 hydraulic sources with 4 actuators

3 hydraulic sources with 4 actuators

What
What does
does the
the white
white cross
cross indicate?
indicate?

It is an indicator for the sidestick

deflections during the flight control
check.

It is an indicator for the control surfaces

deflections during the flight control
check.

It is an indication for the rudder pedals

deflections during the flight control
check.
In
In Normal
Normal Law,
Law, ifif one
one sidestick
sidestick is
is rapidly
rapidly pulled
pulled
fully
fully back,
back, can
can the
the airplane’
airplane’s maximum
airplane’s maximum allowable
allowable
““G”
G” load
load be
be exceeded
exceeded ??

Yes. Rapid sidestick deflection must

never be made.

Yes, until maximum pitch attitude is

reached.

No. At maximum “G” load, the sidesticks

are de-
de-activated for 5 seconds.

No. The load factor limitation overrides

sidestick commands to avoid excessive
“G” loads.
With
With the
the sidestick
sidestick fully
fully forward,
forward, what
what will
will be
be the
the
maximum
maximum airspeed
airspeed indication?
indication?
According
According to
to these
these indications,
indications, ifif you
you release
release the
the
sidestick
sidestick now...
now...

The bank angle will automatically return

to 33º
33º.

The bank angle will not change.

The bank angle will return to wings level,

because the bank protection is active.

The bank angle will return to 20º

20º.
In
In Normal
Normal Law,
Law, what
what is
is the
the maximum
maximum bankbank angle
angle
you
you can
can reach
reach with
with the
the sidestick
sidestick fully
fully deflected
deflected ??

33º
33º

There is no bank limitation.

80 º

67 º
According
According to to these
these indications,
indications, which
which flight
flight control
control
law
law is
is active
active ??

Normal Law.

Alternate Law.

Direct Law.

Mechanical Back Up.

According
According to to these
these indications,
indications, which
which flight
flight control
control
law
law is
is active
active ??

Normal Law

Alternate Law

Direct Law

Mechanical Back Up
Which
Which ECAM
ECAM FUEL
FUEL page
page corresponds
corresponds to
to this
this
E/WD?
E/WD?
Which
Which ECAM
ECAM FUEL
FUEL page
page corresponds
corresponds to
to this
this
E/WD?
E/WD?
You
You are
are in
in cruise
cruise and
and according
according toto those
those
indications,
indications, aa failure
failure occurred
occurred in
in the
the fuel
fuel system.
system.
Why didn't you get a master caution or a
Why didn't you get a master caution or a chime? chime?

The fuel system is not connected to the

Flight Warning Computer.

Due to redundancy, loss of one pump is

only level 1 caution.

Inner tank pump failures never trigger a

warning because the fuel can be used by
gravity feeding.
You
You are
are in
in cruise
cruise and
and according
according toto those
those
indications,
indications, aa failure
failure occurred
occurred in
in the
the fuel
fuel system.
system.
Why didn't you get a master caution or a
Why didn't you get a master caution or a chime? chime?

The fuel system is not connected to the

Flight Warning Computer.

Due to redundancy, loss of one pump is

only level 1 caution.

Inner tank pump failures never trigger a

warning because the fuel can be used by
gravity feeding.
In
In case
case of
of R
R TK
TK PUMP
PUMP 11 ++ 22 LO
LO PR,
PR, can
can you
you still
still use
use
fuel
fuel out
out of
of the
the right
right inner
inner tank?
tank?

Yes, the fuel of this tank is available by

gravity feeding.

No, the fuel of this tank is lost.

Yes, the fuel flows via transfer valves to

the outer tank.

Yes, the fuel flows via spill valves to the

center tank.
In
In case
case of
of R
R TK
TK PUMP
PUMP 11 ++ 22 LO
LO PR,
PR, can
can you
you still
still use
use
fuel
fuel out
out of
of the
the right
right inner
inner tank?
tank?

Yes, the fuel of this tank is available by

gravity feeding.

No, the fuel of this tank is lost.

Yes, the fuel flows via transfer valves to

the outer tank.

Yes, the fuel flows via spill valves to the

center tank.
According
According to
to this
this SD
SD FUEL
FUEL page
page indications,
indications, only
only
the
the Center
Center Tank
Tank Pumps
Pumps are
are feeding
feeding the
the engines.
engines.

True.

False.
According
According to
to this
this SD
SD FUEL
FUEL page
page indications,
indications, only
only
the
the Center
Center Tank
Tank Pumps
Pumps are
are feeding
feeding the
the engines.
engines.

True.

False.
According
According to
to this
this FUEL
FUEL SD
SD page
page indications,
indications, which
which
pumps
pumps are
are feeding
feeding the
the engines?
engines?

The Center Tank Pumps alone.

The Center Tank Pumps and the inner

tank pumps.

The inner Tank Pumps alone.

According
According to
to this
this FUEL
FUEL SD
SD page
page indications,
indications, which
which
pumps
pumps are
are feeding
feeding the
the engines?
engines?

The Center Tank Pumps alone.

The Center Tank Pumps and the inner

tank pumps.

The inner Tank Pumps alone.

Why
Why hashas the
the fuel
fuel been
been transferred
transferred from
from the
the outer
outer to
to
the
the inner
inner tanks?
tanks?

The temperature in the outer tank was too

low.

The center tank quantity is 0.

The temperature in the inner tank was too

low.

The quantity in the inner tanks is

approaching low level.
Why
Why hashas the
the fuel
fuel been
been transferred
transferred from
from the
the outer
outer to
to
the
the inner
inner tanks?
tanks?

The temperature in the outer tank was too

low.

The center tank quantity is 0.

The temperature in the inner tank was too

low.

The quantity in the inner tanks is

approaching low level.
On
On the
the ECAM
ECAM E/WDE/WD page
page the
the message
message REFUELG
REFUELG
appears
appears in
in the
the MEMO.
MEMO. What
What does
does itit mean?
mean?

The aircraft systems are ready to start

refueling.

The refueling control panel door is not

closed.

Refueling is completed, the required

amount of fuel has been pumped into the
tanks.

A reminder that you still have to refuel.

On
On the
the ECAM
ECAM E/WDE/WD page
page the
the message
message REFUELG
REFUELG
appears
appears in
in the
the MEMO.
MEMO. What
What does
does itit mean?
mean?

The aircraft systems are ready to start

refueling.

The refueling control panel door is not

closed.

Refueling is completed, the required

amount of fuel has been pumped into the
tanks.

A reminder that you still have to refuel.

On
On this
this ECAM
ECAM FUEL
FUEL SD
SD page
page what
what does
does an
an amber-
amber--
amber
boxed
boxed FOB
FOB indication
indication mean?
mean?

Not all the fuel on board is useable

anymore.

The fuel temperature exceeds a limit.

A fuel imbalance has been detected.

A disagreement between fuel measured

and fuel entered on the MCDU has been
detected.
On
On this
this ECAM
ECAM FUEL
FUEL SD
SD page
page what
what does
does an
an amber-
amber--
amber
boxed
boxed FOB
FOB indication
indication mean?
mean?

Not all the fuel on board is useable

anymore.

The fuel temperature exceeds a limit.

A fuel imbalance has been detected.

A disagreement between fuel measured

and fuel entered on the MCDU has been
detected.
On
On the
the ECAM
ECAM FUEL
FUEL SD
SD page
page what
what does
does this
this
indication
indication of
of aa Center
Center Tank
Tank Pump
Pump mean?
mean?

It is switched on with the Mode SEL pb in

MAN and CTR TK pump not supplying
fuel.

It is switched on with the Mode SEL pb in

AUTO and supplying fuel

It is switched on with the Mode SEL pb in

MAN and supplying fuel.

It is switched on with the Mode SEL pb in

AUTO but not supplying fuel.
On
On the
the ECAM
ECAM FUEL
FUEL SD
SD page
page what
what does
does this
this
indication
indication of
of aa Center
Center Tank
Tank Pump
Pump mean?
mean?

It is switched on with the Mode SEL pb in

MAN and CTR TK pump not supplying
fuel.

It is switched on with the Mode SEL pb in

AUTO and supplying fuel

It is switched on with the Mode SEL pb in

MAN and supplying fuel.

It is switched on with the Mode SEL pb in

AUTO but not supplying fuel.
This
This is
is your
your ECAM
ECAM FUEL
FUEL page
page after
after engine
engine
shutdown.
shutdown. YouYou notice
notice the
the transfer
transfer valves
valves are
are open.
open.
What are your actions to close them?
What are your actions to close them?

You have to switch the inner tank pumps

off.

You have to push the MODE SEL pb sw to

manual.

You have to open and then close the

crossfeed valve again.

There are no actions required. The valves

will close automatically during the next
refueling.
This
This is
is your
your ECAM
ECAM FUEL
FUEL page
page after
after engine
engine
shutdown.
shutdown. YouYou notice
notice the
the transfer
transfer valves
valves are
are open.
open.
What are your actions to close them?
What are your actions to close them?

You have to switch the inner tank pumps

off.

You have to push the MODE SEL pb sw to

manual.

You have to open and then close the

crossfeed valve again.

There are no actions required. The valves

will close automatically during the next
refueling.
On
On the
the ECAM,
ECAM, thethe message
message OUTER
OUTER TK TK FUEL
FUEL XFRD
XFRD
appears
appears in
in the
the MEMO.
MEMO. What
What does
does itit mean?
mean?

Fuel is transferred from the inner tank to

the outer tank.

Fuel is transferred from the outer tank to

the inner tank.

Fuel is transferred from the inner tank to

the center tank.

Fuel is transferred from the center tank to

the inner tank.
On
On the
the ECAM,
ECAM, thethe message
message OUTER
OUTER TK TK FUEL
FUEL XFRD
XFRD
appears
appears in
in the
the MEMO.
MEMO. What
What does
does itit mean?
mean?

Fuel is transferred from the inner tank to

the outer tank.

Fuel is transferred from the outer tank to

the inner tank.

Fuel is transferred from the inner tank to

the center tank.

Fuel is transferred from the center tank to

the inner tank.
What
What isis the
the reason
reason the
the center
center tank
tank pumps
pumps switch
switch
automatically
automatically off
off when
when the
the slats
slats are
are extended
extended for
for
take-
take - off?
take-off?

To keep the center of gravity as low as

possible.

During take-
take-off, the center tank fuel is
pumped to the rear to trim the aircraft.

To feed the 2 engines from 2 different

sources ( the inner tanks ).
What
What isis the
the reason
reason the
the center
center tank
tank pumps
pumps switch
switch
automatically
automatically off
off when
when the
the slats
slats are
are extended
extended for
for
take-
take - off?
take-off?

To keep the center of gravity as low as

possible.

During take-
take-off, the center tank fuel is
pumped to the rear to trim the aircraft.

To feed the 2 engines from 2 different

sources ( the inner tanks ).
What
What is
is the
the minimum
minimum fuel
fuel quantity
quantity for
for take-
take -off?
take-off?

1000 kg.

1500 kg.

2000 kg.

2500 kg.
What
What is
is the
the minimum
minimum fuel
fuel quantity
quantity for
for take-
take -off?
take-off?

2400 lbs.

3300 lbs.

4700 lbs.

5300 lbs.
The
The normal
normal pressure
pressure for
for the
the hydraulic
hydraulic system
system is
is
2000
2000 psi
psi

True.

False.
What
What is
is the
the normal
normal pressure
pressure in
in the
the hydraulic
hydraulic
system?
system?

500 psi

1000 psi

2000 psi

3000 psi
According
According to
to this
this indication,
indication, the
the BLUE
BLUE system
system is
is
powered
powered by...
by...

The ELEC pump.

The RAT.

The PTU.

Both the GREEN and YELLOW systems.

systems.
We
We have
have completed
completed the
the procedure
procedure for
for HYD
HYD YY RSVR
RSVR
LO
LO AIR
AIR PR,
PR, what
what does
does thethe YELLOW
YELLOW indication
indication in
in
amber mean?
amber mean?

YELLOW is amber because ENG 2 is not

running.

The ELEC pump has been switched off.

Users connected to the YELLOW system

are no longer supplied with hydraulic
pressure.
You
You get
get aa YY RSVR
RSVR LOLO AIR
AIR PR
PR message.
message.
The
The first
first step
step of
of the
the procedure
procedure asks
asks you
you to
to switch
switch
the PTU off. Why?
the PTU off. Why?

Because it is faulty.

You want to unpressurize the BLUE

system.

You want to increase the air pressure by

isolating the YELLOW system.

You want to avoid the pressurization of

the yellow system by the PTU after you
switch the ENG 2 pump off.
Which
Which statement
statement is
is true?
true?

The GREEN system is supplied by the

BLUE system.

The YELLOW system is supplying the

BLUE and the GREEN system.

The BLUE and the YELLOW systems are

supplying the GREEN system.

The YELLOW system is supplying the

GREEN system.
As
As part
part of
of the
the cockpit
cockpit preparation,
preparation, you
you must
must check
check
the
the hydraulic
hydraulic fluid
fluid level.
level. What
What should
should the
the indication
indication
look
look like?
like?
What
What is
is the
the meaning
meaning of
of the
the RAT
RAT indication,
indication, as
as
displayed
displayed on
on this
this HYD
HYD ECAM
ECAM page?
page?

The RAT is faulty.

The RAT is deployed.

The RAT is pressurizing the BLUE

system.
What
What is
is the
the correct
correct PTU
PTU indication
indication ifif itit is
is delivering
delivering
power
power to
to the
the GREEN
GREEN system?
system?
On
On the
the ECAM
ECAM BLEEDBLEED SDSD page,
page, what
what is
is the
the normal
normal
indication
indication in
in flight
flight with
with WING
WING ANTI-
ANTI -ICE on?
ANTI-ICE on?
You
You are
are in
in flight.
flight. According
According to
to these
these indications…
indications ….
indications….

The right wing anti-

anti-ice valve failed to
open.

The left wing anti-

anti-ice valve failed to close.

Both wing anti-

anti-ice valves failed to open.

Both wing anti-

anti-ice valves failed to close.
In
In flight
flight the
the ECAM
ECAM SD
SD page
page displays
displays the
the following
following
indications.
indications. What
What does
does itit mean?
mean?

The right wing anti-

anti-ice valve failed to
open.

The left wing anti-

anti-ice valve failed to close.

Both wing anti-

anti-ice valves failed to open.

Both wing anti-

anti-ice valves failed to close.
Concerning
Concerning thethe PROBE/WINDOW
PROBE/WINDOW HEAT HEAT pb,pb, which
which
one
one of
of the
the following
following statements
statements is
is true?
true?

When pushed on after take-

take-off, the
windows are heated only when necessary.

When in AUTO mode, the windows are

only heated on ground.

When pushed on, window heating will

perform a 30 seconds test on ground and
then switch off until take-
take-off.

When pushed prior to engine start, the

windows are manually heated.
Which
Which sources
sources are
are used
used for
for ice
ice and
and rain
rain protection?
protection?

Electrical heating only.

Hot air only.

Electrical heating and warm air from the

cabin.

Electrical heating and hot air.

IfIf one
one engine
engine anti-
anti-ice system
anti-ice system fails,
fails, the
the second
second one
one
takes
takes over
over and
and provides
provides anti-
anti-icing for
anti-icing for both
both engines.
engines.

True.

False.
When
When flying
flying in
in icing
icing conditions,
conditions, what
what will
will be
be the
the
correct
correct ECAM
ECAM BLEED
BLEED system
system page
page indication
indication with
with
both
both WING
WING andand ENG
ENG anti-
anti-ice systems
anti-ice systems ON?
ON?
In
In flight,
flight, after
after switching
switching wing
wing Anti
Anti Icing
Icing System
System ON,
ON,
the
the ECAM
ECAM E/WD
E/WD page
page displays
displays ““WING
WING A.ICE
A.ICE SYS
SYS
FAULT”
FAULT
FAULT”. ”. What
What does
does itit mean?
mean?

The right wing Anti Ice failed to open.

Both wing Anti Ice failed to open.

Both wing Anti Ice failed to closed.

The left wing Anti Ice failed to OPEN.

In
In case
case of
of Icing
Icing condition,
condition, the
the engine
engine Anti-
Anti-Ice
Anti-Ice
system...
system...

Operates only in flight and is fully

automatic in case of icing conditions.

Operates automatically after engine start,

the pilots can have manual control
through the ENG1 and ENG2 anti-
anti-ice pb.
pb.

Cannot be used simultaneously with the

wing anti-
anti-ice system due to engine
limitations.

Is controlled manually by the pilot

through the ENG1 and ENG2 anti-
anti-ice pb.
pb.
According
According to
to the
the ECAM
ECAM Memo
Memo Page
Page these
these
indications
indications mean:
mean:

The ENG A.ICE system is inoperative.

The ENG A.ICE has automatically started

without any crew action.

Because of ice detection, the system asks

the pilot to switch the A.ICE system on.

At least one ENG A.ICE switch is in the

ON position.
After
After aa disagreement
disagreement onon landing
landing gear
gear position,
position, you
you
have recycled the L/G but there are still indications
have recycled the L/G but there are still indications
as
as shown.
shown.
How
How dodo you
you perform
perform the
the next
next ECAM
ECAM action?
action?

According to the procedure L/G GRAVITY

EXTENSION which is found in the Quick
Reference Hand book (QRH).

Recycle the L/G a second time. This time

the gear will free fall automatically.

Pull the GRAVITY GEAR EXTN handcrank

and turn it clockwise 3 turns.

Pull the GRAVITY GEAR EXTN handcrank

and turn it counterclockwise 3 turns.
After
After aa disagreement
disagreement on on landing
landing gear
gear position,
position, you
you
have performed the L/G GRAVITY EXTENSION
have performed the L/G GRAVITY EXTENSION
procedure.
procedure.
According
According to to these
these indications,
indications, which
which statement
statement is
is
true
true ??

The gear is in the downlock position.

The gear is down but not locked.

After GRAVITY EXTENSION the gear

indications on the ECAM WHEEL page
are not reliable.
You
You perform
perform aa landing
landing with
with AUTO/BRK
AUTO/BRK selected
selected to
to
MED.
MED. After
After touch
touch down
down you
you observe
observe thethe following
following
indications.
indications.
At
At this
this moment,
moment, which
which statement
statement is
is true
true ??

The ANTI/SKID system is increasing brake

pressure for wheels 2 and 4.

The ANTI/SKID system is releasing brake

pressure for wheels 2 and 4.

The ANTI/SKID system for wheels 1 and

3 is inoperative.

The AUTO/BRK is applying pressure to

brake 2 and 4 only.
You
You have
have just
just set
set the
the parking
parking brake
brake handle
handle to
to ON.
ON.
Which
Which indication
indication CONFIRMS
CONFIRMS thatthat the
the parking
parking brake
brake
is
is actually
actually set
set ??

PARK
PARK BRK
BRK
On
On this
this E/WD,
E/WD, what
what does
does the
the ““NW
NW STRG
STRG DISC”
DISC”
DISC”
memo
memo mean?
mean?

The nose wheel steering has been PARK BRK

disconnected by ground personnel. NW STRG DISC

A failure in the nose wheel steering

system has been detected.

One of the pilots has pushed the PEDALS

DISC pushbutton located on the steering
handwheel.
handwheel.

The nose wheel steering computer has

finished it’
it’s self test.
Nose wheel steering is now available.
During
During push
push back,
back, engine
engine n°° 22 is
nn° is started,
started, leading
leading to
to
the
the ““NW
NW STRG
STRG DISC”
DISC
DISC”” memo.
memo.
What
What isis the
the correct
correct statement?
statement?

NW STRG DISC
The NW STRG disconnect mechanism has APU BLEED
failed.

The yellow hydraulic system has build up

pressure which might damage the NW
STRG system when set to towing
position.

The nose wheel steering has been re-

re-
connected by ground personnel.
The amber indication will disappear as
soon as you start taxi.

The nose wheel steering is still

disconnected. The memo has become
amber because one engine is running.
After
After starting
starting to
to taxi
taxi you
you perform
perform the
the brake
brake check.
check.
While
While pressing on top of the rudder pedals you feel
pressing on top of the rudder pedals you feel
the
the airplane
airplane decelerating
decelerating but but the
the BRAKES
BRAKES pressure
pressure
indication
indication remains
remains 0. 0.
Which
Which statement
statement is is true
true ??

The BRAKES pressure indicator has

failed.

The indication is normal because the

“BRAKES”
BRAKES” press indicator is active on
brake system alternate mode (yellow
supply).

You must perform the check again and

press harder on the brakes until you get
an indication.

The indication is normal because with

manual braking you are not able to apply
enough pressure to be displayed on the
BRAKES indicator.
According
According to
to these
these indications,
indications, the
the AUTO/BRAKE
AUTO/BRAKE is
is
active.
active.

True.

False.
What
What is
is the
the meaning
meaning of
of the
the 22 triangles,
triangles, appearing
appearing
below
below each
each landing
landing gear,
gear, on
on the
the WHEEL
WHEEL ECAM
ECAM
page?
page?

Each triangle represents one tire.

There are two computers providing

information on the gear position. Each
triangle represents the position detected
by its associated computer.

Each triangle represents one braking

system (normal/alternate) available for
the associated gear.

The front triangle indicates that

AUTO/BRK is available and the one in the
back means that ANTI/SKID is available
for that gear.
You
You have
have just
just set
set the
the L/G
L/G selector
selector to
to the
the DOWN
DOWN
position.
position. According
According to to these
these indications...
indications...

The L/G is locked.

The L/G doors are jammed open.

The computers providing gear position

information have failed.

The L/G is up and not locked in the

selected position. The L/G doors are open

The L/G computer has failed.

The gear will not extend.
How
How do
do you
you interpret
interpret the
the following
following indications?
indications?

The nose gear is in transit.

All gears are down and locked.

One L/G control system is inoperative.

The nose landing gear is not downlocked.
downlocked.

The nose gear is down and locked.

The nose gear doors are open.
What
What is
is the
the meaning
meaning of
of the
the green
green arc
arc appearing
appearing
over
over wheel
wheel #2?
#2?

It marks the hottest brake with a

temperature of more than 100 º Celsius.

It indicates an abnormal high temperature.

The ANTI/SKID system is automatically

releasing the pressure of that brake.

The L/G control system has detected a

low tire profile.
The
The pilot
pilot flying
flying asks
asks you
you to
to perform
perform ECAM
ECAM actions.
actions.
What
What are
are your
your actions
actions according
according toto the
the first
first line
line of
of
the ECAM procedure
the ECAM procedure ? ?

I must put the L/G selector to the UP

position.

The system is trying to recycle the gear

automatically. I must wait until the first
line disappears.

I must put the L/G selector to the UP

position and immediately to the DOWN
position again.

I must put the L/G selector to the UP

position, wait until the gear has retracted,
and then to the DOWN position again.
During
During your
your walk-
walk-around, you
walk-around, you see
see that
that one
one light
light
needs
needs aa new
new bulb.
bulb. What
What is
is the
the purpose
purpose ofof this
this light?
light?

Landing light.

RWY turnoff light.

T/O light.

Taxi light.
Where
Where is
is the
the location
location of
of the
the exterior
exterior light
light panel?
panel?
Where
Where are
are the
the controls
controls for
for the
the seat
seat belts
belts and
and no
no
smoking
smoking signs
signs located?
located?
On
On the
the EXT
EXT LTLT control
control panel,
panel, the
the STROBE
STROBE light
light
selector
selector is
is set
set to
to AUTO.
AUTO. InIn this
this position,
position, when
when do
do
they stop flashing?
they stop flashing?

When the aircraft touches down.

When the first reverser is opened.

When the landing lights are switched off.

When the last engine has been shut

down.
According
According to
to these
these panels,
panels, which
which lights
lights are
are actually
actually
illuminated?
illuminated?

STROBE, BEACON, NAV, LAND, T.O.

and RWY TURN OFF lights.

NAV, BEACON, T.O. and LAND lights.

BEACON,LAND, STROBE, T.O. and NAV

lights.

STROBE, BEACON, NAV and LAND lights.

Which
Which of
of these
these buttons
buttons control
control IR
IR and
and ADR?
ADR?
On
On the
the ND.
ND.
What
What does
does the
the MAN
MAN indication
indication mean?
mean?

It is an indication that at least one navaid

has been manually tuned.

It is an indication that the WX RADAR Tilt

has been manually adjusted.

It is an indication that the WX RADAR

Gain has been manually adjusted.
MAN
What
What is
is the
the meaning
meaning of
of the
the magenta
magenta color
color of
of some
some
radar
radar returns?
returns?

Mountains.

Turbulences.

Water.
What
What is
is the
the meaning
meaning of
of the
the black
black color
color on
on the
the radar
radar
image?
image?

Mountains.

Turbulences.

No precipitations or water.
On
On the
the GNADIRS
GNADIRS control
control panel,
panel, during
during the
the IRS
IRS
alignment,
alignment, the
the ALIGN
ALIGN lights
lights start
start flashing.
flashing.
What
What is
is wrong?
wrong?

System discovered a discrepancy

between the position in the database and
the position entered on the MCDU.

At least one of the IR lost the NAV

capability.

The system is performing a test before the

final alignment.

The alignment process stopped at 1

minute of the end and is waiting for the
coordinates to be inserted.
Between
Between the
the ND
ND and
and MCDU
MCDU you you are
are performing
performing aa
NAV
NAV ACCUR
ACCUR check.
check. Does
Does itit satisfy
satisfy you?
you?

Yes, raw data and FMGS position are the

same or the difference is within
acceptable limits.

No, there is a major discrepancy between

raw data and FMGS positions.

No, the accuracy is displayed LOW on the

MCDU PROG page.
One
One of
of the
the IR
IR has
has an
an attitude
attitude problem.
problem. Please
Please
perform
perform the
the correct
correct action.
action.
On
On the
the GNADIRS
GNADIRS control
control panel,
panel, what
what is
is the
the position
position
for
for the
the DATA
DATA selector
selector to
to see
see the
the remaining
remaining time
time for
for
alignment?
alignment?

PPOS.

HDG.

ALIGN ALIGN ALIGN

STS.

TEST.
What
What does
does the
the indication
indication TTN
TTN 10
10 on
on the
the GNADIRS
GNADIRS
panel
panel mean?
mean?

It is an indication that IR3 has calculated a

heading of 10 degrees to True North.

It is an indication that it will take 10

minutes to complete the alignment.

ALIGN ALIGN ALIGN

It is an indication that the heading

calculated by IR3 differs by 10 degrees
from the average.

It is an indication that the time to the next

waypoint is 10 minutes.
An
An ILS
ILS approach
approach is is selected.
selected. Please
Please indicate
indicate the
the
displays
displays with
with information
information about
about ILS
ILS 2.
2.

PFD 1 and ND 1.

PFD 2 and ND 2.

PFD 1 and ND 2.

PFD 2 and ND 1.
Is
Is itit possible
possible to
to get
get information
information about
about ILS
ILS 22 on
on the
the
CAPT
CAPT side?side?

Yes, on the PFD 1.

Yes, on the ND 1.

No, it is not possible.

Which
Which Nav-
Nav-aids are
Nav-aids are displayed
displayed on
on the
the DDRMI?
DDRMI?

VOR 1 and VOR 2.

ADF 1 and ADF 2.

VOR 1 and ADF 2.

VOR 2 and ADF 1.

Please
Please indicate
indicate the
the location
location of
of the
the GPWS
GPWS panel.
panel.
Please
Please indicate
indicate the
the location
location of
of the
the ATC
ATC and
and TCAS
TCAS
panel.
panel.
Which
Which situation
situation corresponds
corresponds to
to the
the WX
WX RADAR
RADAR
settings?
settings?
What
What is
is the
the appropriate
appropriate ECAM
ECAM page
page to
to get
get
information
information about
about the
the oxygen
oxygen system?
system?
In
In case
case of
of an
an ECAM
ECAM procedure
procedure calling
calling for
for aa Manual
Manual
deployment
deployment ofof the
the masks,
masks, indicate
indicate which
which control
control pb
pb
has to be pressed.
has to be pressed.
On
On the
the passenger
passenger OXYGEN
OXYGEN control
control panel,
panel, which
which
indication
indication confirms
confirms the
the deployment
deployment ofof the
the masks?
masks?
On
On the
the crew
crew OXYGEN
OXYGEN MASKMASK Regulator
Regulator Panel,
Panel, which
which
statement
statement best
best reflects
reflects the
the function
function of
of the
the N/100%
N/100%
supply
supply selector?
selector?

The 100% position provides the maximum

pressure, N provides the normal pressure,
which is lower.

The N position provides an air/oxygen

mixture, 100% delivers pure oxygen.

N position cuts the oxygen supply, 100%

position enables normal oxygen supply.

The N/100% selector is to be used during

the preflight check to check the oxygen
supply to the mask.
The
The cockpit
cockpit CREW
CREW OXYGEN
OXYGEN being
being operative,
operative,
which
which pb
pb has
has to
to be
be pressed
pressed to
to switch
switch the
the system
system
OFF?
OFF?
After
After switching
switching the
the cockpit
cockpit CREW
CREW OXYGEN
OXYGEN OFF,
OFF,
which
which ECAM
ECAM indication
indication would
would you
you see?
see?
On
On the
the ECAM
ECAM control
control panel,
panel, please
please select
select the
the
appropriate
appropriate ECAM
ECAM page
page to
to get
get information
information about
about
the PNEUMATIC system.
the PNEUMATIC system.
Both
Both engines
engines areare running
running andand APU
APU BLEED
BLEED has
has
been
been switched
switched OFF.
OFF. Is
Is the
the ECAM
ECAM BLEED
BLEED page
page
display
display correct
correct ??

No, APU bleed closed, but X bleed valve

has to stay open.

No, the crew should select X bleed valve

selector to (shut) position to close the
valve manually after one engine is started.

No, IP HP valves should be closed.

Yes, all the indications are correct, HP

valves open because of high air demand
with engine at low RPM.
An
An ENG
ENG 11 BLEED
BLEED fault
fault has
has occurred
occurred and
and isis
indicated
indicated by
by the
the related
related ECAM
ECAM E/WD
E/WD failure
failure
message.
message.

The ENG 1 BLEED valve has been

automatically closed.

The left hand Bleed can’

can’t be recovered.

APU bleed can never supply the left side.

On
On ground,
ground, on
on the
the ECAM
ECAM SDSD ““BLEED”
BLEED”
BLEED” page
page the
the
GND
GND symbol
symbol is
is always
always displayed.
displayed.

True.

False.
According
According to
to the
the ECAM
ECAM BLEED
BLEED page
page message
message and
and
““AIR
AIR COND”
COND
COND” ” control
control panel
panel indications.
indications.

The engines are running and supplying

bleed air.

The engines are not running, the APU is

supplying bleed air.

The engines are running, the APU is

supplying bleed air.

The engines are not running, a GND HP

air unit is supplying bleed air.
After
After starting
starting both
both engines
engines and
and according
according toto those
those
AIR
AIR COND
COND panel
panel and
and ECAM
ECAM BLEED
BLEED page
page
indications,
indications, which
which source(s)
source(s) provide
provide the
the bleed
bleed air?
air?

The engines.

The APU.

The engines and the APU together.

What
What is
is the
the engine
engine power
power according
according to
to this
this ECAM
ECAM
indication?
indication?

At or close to take-
take-off power.

The engines are not running.

At or slightly above idle power.

According
According to
to the
the present
present AIR
AIR COND
COND control
control panel
panel
switch positions and ECAM BLEED
switch positions and ECAM BLEED page page
indications,
indications, which
which source(s)
source(s) will
will supply
supply bleed
bleed air
air
when the APU BLEED pb is pressed.
when the APU BLEED pb is pressed.

The APU supplies both sides of the

system.

The APU supplies the left side of the

system only.

The APU supplies left side and engine 2

the right side of the system.

There will be no bleed air supplied.

The
The APU
APU BLEED
BLEED pb
pb has
has just
just been
been switched
switched ON.
ON.
On
On the
the ECAM
ECAM BLEED
BLEED page
page what
what do
do the
the related
related
indications mean?
indications mean?

The X BLEED valve has failed to open.

The X BLEED valve has failed to close.

The X BLEED valve is in transit.

The X BLEED valve is open.

Following
Following an
an ENG
ENG 11 BLEED
BLEED fault,
fault, the
the ECAM
ECAM E/WD
E/WD
procedure has been applied; on the ECAM
procedure has been applied; on the ECAM status status
page
page how
how do
do we
we interpret
interpret the
the STATUS
STATUS information
information
message in green?
message in green?

One pack has been automatically

switched off because one ENG BLEED
system cannot supply WAI and 2 packs.

One pack has to be switched OFF if WING

ANTI ICE (WAI) is used because one ENG
BLEED system cannot supply WAI and 2
packs together.

If WAI, has to be used, the X BLEED valve

is automatically closed. Therefore, pack 1
will no longer be supplied.
What
What isis the
the normal
normal APUAPU Fire
Fire extinguisher
extinguisher
overpressure
overpressure indication,
indication, and
and how
how do
do you
you interpret
interpret
it?
it?

A red disc, which means the APU FIRE

EXTING BOTTLE has been discharged
due to an APU fire.

A pressure gage visible from outside

which indicates the bottle pressure.

A green disc, which means the bottle

pressure is normal.

A red disc, which means the APU FIRE

EXTING BOTTLE has not been discharged
overboard.
To
To use
use the
the APU
APU bleed
bleed system,
system, the
the crew
crew will
will select:
select:

The APU BLEED pb on AIR COND

overhead panel.

The bleed rotary selector on AIR COND

overhead panel.

The ENG1 and ENG2 BLEED pbs.

pbs.

This is an automatic sequence initiated

when second or Eng starting is selected.
The
The APU
APU provides:
provides:

On ground and in flight, electric power for

the aircraft electric system and bleed air
for engine start.

Bleed air for engine start on ground and

air conditioning in flight only.

Electric Power only for electric system on

ground and in flight.

- On ground: bleed air for engine start

- On ground and in flight: electric power
and bleed air for air conditioning.
The
The Electric
Electric Power
Power supplied
supplied from
from the
the APU
APU
generator
generator is
is

Available as soon as APU is running, even

if APU GEN is not selected ON.

Only available if the ground External

Power is already connected to the a/c
Electric network .

Available as soon as engines are shut

down.

Available when APU is running, APU GEN

is ON and EXT PWR is not ON.
You
You have
have just
just set
set the
the APU
APU MASTER
MASTER SWSW toto OFF.
OFF.
You
You notice
notice you
you still
still have
have APU
APU AVAIL
AVAIL indications.
indications.
What
What is
is the
the reason
reason forfor that
that ??

The APU has shut down but the AIR

INLET FLAP is not fully closed yet.

The APU is still running. It is in the cool

down period because you have used APU
bleed before.

The APU is still running because it always

needs a cool down period after the APU
MASTER SW has been switched off.

The APU is still running. You have to

push the START SW to initiate the shut
down sequence.
After
After the
the engines
engines havehave been
been switched
switched off,
off, you
you
realize that there is no external power available.
realize that there is no external power available.
According
According to to the
the indications
indications can
can you
you still
still interrupt
interrupt
the APU shut down sequence?
the APU shut down sequence?

No, I have to wait until the APU AIR INLET

FLAP is fully closed and then start the
APU again.

Yes, I simply push the APU MASTER SW

back to ON.

Yes, I simply push the APU START

switch to ON.

No, I have to wait until the AVAIL

indications disappear and then start the
APU again.
Which
Which ECAM
ECAM APU
APU page
page corresponds
corresponds toto these
these
indications
indications on
on the
the overhead
overhead panel
panel ??
You
You are
are attempting
attempting to to start
start the
the APU.
APU.
After
After 20 seconds you get the following indications
20 seconds you get the following indications
that
that you
you didn’
didn ’t get
didn’t get during
during the
the last
last APU
APU start.
start.
Can
Can you
you continue
continue the
the APU
APU start?
start?

No. A low oil level has been detected and

any start attempt will damage the APU.

Yes, you simple have to wait 20 sec until

the LOW OIL LEVEL advisory disappears
and then go ahead with the APU start.

Any start attempt with a detected LOW

OIL LEVEL will lead to an AUTO
SHUTDOWN to prevent the APU to be
damaged.

Yes. The APU will run for another 60

hours after the LOW OIL LEVEL has been
detected.
After
After engine
engine shut
shut down,
down, APU
APU running
running but
but APU
APU
bleed
bleed has
has not
not been
been used,
used, when
when you
you select
select APU
APU
MASTER
MASTER SWSW pb
pb off.
off.

The APU will keep on running to cool

down and then shutdown.

The APU will shutdown right away.

APU will shutdown only if external power

is connected.

Nothing happen because air conditioning

is selected on.
In
In flight
flight APU
APU starting
starting limitation
limitation is
is

15 000 ft

39 000 ft

20 000 ft
What ALTITUDE
ALTITUDE (Ft)
(Ft)
What isis the
the maximum
maximum altitude
altitude the
the APU
APU may
may bebe used
used
for 39 000
39 000
for bleed
bleed air
air supply
supply with
with 11 pack
pack operating
operating ??

25
25 000
000
20
20 000
000
15
15 000
000
15 000 ft

20 000 ft

25 000 ft

39 000 ft
According
According to
to the
the ECAM
ECAM APU
APU page
page indications
indications ::

The APU is running and available. It is

providing bleed air and electrical power.

The APU is running and available. It is

providing bleed air only.

The APU is running and available. It is

providing electrical power only.

The APU is running and available . It is

providing neither electrical power nor
bleed air.
On
On the
the ground,
ground, during
during APU
APU start,
start, the
the master
master
caution
caution and single chime come ON and you
and single chime come ON and you notice
notice
on
on the
the ECAM,
ECAM, that
that the
the APU
APU won’
won ’t exceed
won’t exceed 53%
53% N1.
N1.
Which statement is true?
Which statement is true?

An APU AUTO SHUT DOWN will occur

because of APU failure to reach 90% N1.

You have to abort the start by pushing the

APU MASTER SW to off.

An APU EMER SHUT DOWN will occur

because APU EGT overheating may cause
an APU fire.

The FLAP will remain open after APU

shutdown to vent the APU compartment.
You
You are
are performing
performing the
the walk
walk around
around with
with the
the APU
APU
running
running and
and nobody
nobody isis in
in the
the cockpit.
cockpit.
What
What will
will happen
happen in
in case
case of of an
an APU
APU FIRE?
FIRE?

An APU EMER shut down will occur and

the APU fire bottle will be discharged
automatically.

You have to perform the ECAM actions to

shut down the APU and extinguish the fire
from the cockpit.

An APU AUTO shut down will occur but

you have to discharge the APU fire bottle
from the cockpit manually.

An EMER AUTO shut down will occur but

you have to discharge the APU fire bottle
manually either from the cockpit or by
pushing the APU SHUT DOWN switch on
the external power panel.
Please
Please indicate
indicate the
the stowing
stowing place
place
for
for the
the escape
escape ropes.
ropes.
On
On the
the ECAM
ECAM DOOR/OXY
DOOR/OXY page,
page, what
what does
does an
an
amber
amber door
door indication
indication mean?
mean?

The door is fully open.

The door is fully closed.

The door is unlocked.

The door is inoperative.

According
According to
to this
this indication,
indication, the
the Cargo
Cargo door
door is
is
inoperative.
inoperative.

True.

False.
You
You have
have reached
reached thethe gate.
gate. Somebody
Somebody isis about
about to
to
open
open the
the left
left forward
forward door
door from
from the
the outside.
outside. What
What
will
will happen
happen in in this
this case?
case?

The slide will be deployed.

Nothing. The door can't be open from

outside as long as the slide is armed.

Nothing. Opening from outside disarms

the slide.
On
On the
the ECAM
ECAM SD
SD DOOR/OXY
DOOR/OXY page
page this
this indication
indication
means.
means.

Overwing exits and right rear door slides

are armed, left forward cabin door and
forward cargo door indicate a
malfunction.

The left forward cabin door and the

forward cargo door are unlocked, the
overwing exits and the right rear door
slides are armed.

The left forward cabin door and the

forward cargo door are unlocked, the
overwing exits and the right rear door
slides are not armed.

Overwing exits and right rear door slides

are not armed, left forward cabin door and
forward cargo door indicating a
malfunction.
You
You are
are at
at the
the gate,
gate, according
according to
to this
this DOOR/OXY
DOOR/OXY
ECAM
ECAM page,
page, the
the EMERGENCY
EMERGENCY EXITsEXITs are
are disarmed.
disarmed.

True.

False.
Regarding
Regarding engine
engine THRUST
THRUST LEVERS
LEVERS position,
position, which
which
detent(s)
detent(s)) can
detent(s can be
be used
used for
for take-
take-off?
take-off?

FULL.

CLIMB and FLEX/MCT.

CLIMB and TO/GA.

FLEX/MCT and TO/GA.

What
What is
is the
the meaning
meaning of
of an
an amber
amber FAULT
FAULT light
light on
on
the
the ENG
ENG panel?
panel?

It indicates a failure in the automatic start

sequence.

It indicates an engine failure.

It indicates a failure in the engine fire

extinguishing system.
On
On the
the ECAM
ECAM E/WD
E/WD page,
page, what
what is
is the
the meaning
meaning of
of
the
the amber
amber CHK
CHK indication?
indication?

It is an indication that the EGT of ENG 1 is

out of the normal range.

C
H
K
It is an indication of a discrepancy
between EGT of ENG1 and ENG2.

ENG 1 EGT DISCREPANCY

It is an indication of a discrepancy
between the digital EGT indication and
the value indicated by the needle.

It is an indication of a discrepancy
between the value shown on the ECAM
and the real value.
On
On the
the ECAM
ECAM E/WD
E/WD page,
page, what
what is
is the
the meaning
meaning of
of
the
the amber
amber CHK
CHK indication?
indication?

It is an indication that the EGT of ENG 1 is

out of the normal range.

It is an indication of a discrepancy
between EGT of ENG1 and ENG2.

ENG 1 EGT DISCREPANCY

It is an indication of a discrepancy
between the digital EGT indication and
the value indicated by the needle.

It is an indication of a discrepancy
between the value shown on the ECAM
and the real value.
You
You are
are in
in the
the middle
middle of
of the
the engine
engine start
start procedure.
procedure.
Is
Is this
this an
an automatic
automatic start
start or
or aa manual
manual start?
start?

Automatic.

Manual.
You
You are
are in
in the
the middle
middle of
of the
the engine
engine start
start procedure.
procedure.
Is
Is this
this an
an automatic
automatic start
start or
or aa manual
manual start?
start?

Automatic.

Manual.
During
During aa manual
manual start,
start, what
what is
is the
the role
role of
of the
the
FADEC?
FADEC?

It has a passive monitoring role, the crew

has to monitor the start carefully to take
corrective actions in case of
malfunctions.

There is no difference between

automatic and normal start, FADEC
monitors and reacts to possible failures
during the start sequence.

FADEC does not monitor the manual

start at all. All steps and possible
corrective actions have to be performed
by the pilots.
During
During aa manual
manual start,
start, what
what is
is the
the role
role of
of the
the
FADEC?
FADEC?

It has a passive monitoring role, the crew

has to monitor the start carefully to take
corrective actions in case of
malfunctions.

There is no difference between

automatic and normal start, FADEC
monitors and reacts to possible failures
during the start sequence.

FADEC does not monitor the manual

start at all. All steps and possible
corrective actions have to be performed
by the pilots.
Which
Which step
step of
of aa manual
manual start
start is
is taken
taken over
over by
by the
the
FADEC?
FADEC?

Ignition start.

Ignition cut-
cut-out.

Fuel flow start.

Starter engagement.
Which
Which step
step of
of aa manual
manual start
start is
is taken
taken over
over by
by the
the
FADEC?
FADEC?

Ignition start.

Ignition cut-
cut-out.

Fuel flow start.

Starter engagement.
From
From ECAM
ECAM E/WD
E/WD and
and SD
SD engine
engine pages
pages
determinate
determinate which
which step
step of
of aa manual
manual start
start is
is taken
taken
over by the FADEC?
over by the FADEC?

Starter valve closure.

Starter valve engagement.

Fuel flow start.

Ignition start.
From
From ECAM
ECAM E/WD
E/WD and
and SD
SD engine
engine pagepage determinate
determinate
which
which step
step of
of aa manual
manual start
start is
is taken
taken over
over by
by the
the
FADEC.
FADEC.

Starter valve closure.

Starter valve engagement.

Fuel flow start.

Ignition start.
You
You are
are about
about to
to perform
perform aa take-
take -off. You
take-off. You don’
don
don’t’t have
have
inserted
inserted aa FLEX
FLEX temperature.
temperature.
Which
Which thrust
thrust lever
lever detent
detent shall
shall be
be used
used for
for take-
take -off?
take-off?

FULL.

CLIMB.

FLEX/MCT.

TO/GA.
During
During thethe automatic
automatic start
start sequence
sequence of
of ENG
ENG 2,
2, you
you
notice
notice that
that only
only igniter
igniter B
B is
is powered.
powered.
Is
Is this
this normal?
normal?

No, normally igniter A is used for the

engine start.

No, normally both igniters are used for

engine start.

Yes, igniter B is always used for the

engine start.

Yes, igniters are used alternatively for

engine start, in this case B.
During
During thethe automatic
automatic start
start sequence
sequence of
of ENG
ENG 2,
2, you
you
notice
notice that
that only
only igniter
igniter B
B is
is powered.
powered.
Is
Is this
this normal?
normal?

No, normally igniter A is used for the

engine start.

No, normally both igniters are used for

engine start.

Yes, igniter B is always used for the

engine start.

Yes, igniters are used alternatively for

engine start, in this case B.
You
You are
are performing
performing aa take-
take -off with
take-off with the
the thrust
thrust levers
levers
in
in the
the FLEX
FLEX position.
position. Is
Is A/THR
A/THR now
now active?
active?

Yes.

No.
You
You are
are performing
performing aa take-
take -off with
take-off with the
the thrust
thrust levers
levers
in
in the
the FLEX
FLEX position.
position. Is
Is A/THR
A/THR now
now active?
active?

Yes.

No.
You
You are
are performing
performing aa take
take off
off with
with thrust
thrust levers
levers in
in
FLEX
FLEX position.
position. When
When does
does A/THR
A/THR become
become active?
active?

As soon as the thrust levers are pulled

back into the CLIMB position.

As soon as you pass the thrust reduction

altitude.

As soon as you engage the autopilot.

As soon as you push the A/THR pb

manually on.
You
You are
are performing
performing aa take
take off
off with
with thrust
thrust levers
levers in
in
FLEX
FLEX position.
position. When
When does
does A/THR
A/THR become
become active?
active?

As soon as the thrust levers are pulled

back into the CLIMB position.

As soon as you pass the thrust reduction

altitude.

As soon as you engage the autopilot.

As soon as you push the A/THR pb

manually on.
You
You are
are performing
performing aa take-
take -off with
take-off with TOGA
TOGA power.
power.
When
When does
does the
the A/THR
A/THR become
become active?
active?

As soon as the thrust levers are pulled

back into the FLEX position.

As soon as you push the A/THR pb

manually on.

As soon as you engage the autopilot.

As soon as the thrust levers are pulled

back into the CLIMB position.
You
You are
are performing
performing aa take-
take -off with
take-off with TOGA
TOGA power.
power.
When
When does
does the
the A/THR
A/THR become
become active?
active?

As soon as the thrust levers are pulled

back into the FLEX position.

As soon as you push the A/THR pb

manually on.

As soon as you engage the autopilot.

As soon as the thrust levers are pulled

back into the CLIMB position.
What
What does
does an
an amber
amber REV
REV indication
indication mean?
mean?

The reversers are faulty.

The reversers are fully deployed.

The reversers are stuck.

The reversers are unlocked.

What
What does
does an
an amber
amber REV
REV indication
indication mean?
mean?

The reversers are faulty.

The reversers are fully deployed.

The reversers are stuck.

The reversers are unlocked.

On
On the
the ECAM
ECAM E/WD,
E/WD, with
with thrust
thrust levers
levers reverser
reverser to
to
reverse
reverse position.
position. What
What does
does aa green
green REV
REV indication
indication
mean?
mean?

The reversers are faulty.

The reversers are fully deployed.

The reversers are stuck.

The reversers are unlocked.

On
On the
the ECAM
ECAM E/WD,
E/WD, with
with thrust
thrust levers
levers reverser
reverser to
to
reverse
reverse position.
position. What
What does
does aa green
green REV
REV indication
indication
mean?
mean?

The reversers are faulty.

The reversers are fully deployed.

The reversers are stuck.

The reversers are unlocked.

Before
Before engine
engine starting
starting the
the Eng
Eng FADEC
FADEC should
should bebe
energized:
energized: which
which control
control do
do you
you activate
activate in
in order
order to
to
energize the FADEC prior to engine start?
energize the FADEC prior to engine start?
Before
Before engine
engine starting
starting the
the Eng
Eng FADEC
FADEC should
should bebe
energized:
energized: which
which control
control do
do you
you activate
activate in
in order
order to
to
energize the FADEC prior to engine start?
energize the FADEC prior to engine start?
During
During thethe manual
manual start
start sequence
sequence of
of ENG
ENG 2,
2, you
you
notice
notice that
that both
both igniters
igniters are
are powered.
powered.
Is
Is this
this normal?
normal?

No, normally igniter A is used for the

engine start.

Yes, for manual start both igniters are

always used.

No, normally igniter B is used for the

engine start.

Yes, both igniters are used for every start.

During
During thethe manual
manual start
start sequence
sequence of
of ENG
ENG 2,
2, you
you
notice
notice that
that both
both igniters
igniters are
are powered.
powered.
Is
Is this
this normal?
normal?

No, normally igniter A is used for the

engine start.

Yes, for manual start both igniters are

always used.

No, normally igniter B is used for the

engine start.

Yes, both igniters are used for every start.