Aircraft Instrument Systems

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1. A-1 and 8602. A Bourdon tube instrument may be used 7. A-Bonding straps must 8628. What must be done
2. to indicate be installed across the to an instrument panel that
instrument mounts as a is supports by shock
1. pressure. current path. mounts?
2. temperature. 8. A-Deviation. 8609. Which of the
3. position. following causes of aircraft
2. A-1 and 8643. Which instruments are connected to an magnetic compass
3. aircraft's static pressure system only? inaccuracies may be
compensated for by
1. Vertical speed indicator. mechanics?
2. Cabin altimeter. 9. A-digital signals. 8614. Data transmitted
3. Altimeter. between components in an
4. Cabin rate-of-change indicator, EFIS are converted into
5. Airspeed indicator.
10. A-Dry-type vacuum 8596. Which statement
3. A-2, 3, 8599. Which of the following instrument pumps with carbon vanes regarding an aircraft
7, 8. discrepancies will require replacement of the are very susceptible to instrument vacuum system
instrument? damage from solid is true?
airborne particles and
1. Red line missing. must take in only filtered
2. Case leaking. air.
3. Glass cracked.
4. Mounting screws loose. 11. A-magnetic influence 8590. When swinging a
5. Case pain chipped. deviation. magnetic compass, the
6. Leaking at line B nut. compensators are adjusted
7. Will not adjust. to correct for
8. Fogged. 12. A-not be altered and are 8604. Aircraft temperature
4. A-2 or 8636. Where may a person look for the designed for a specific thermocouple leads may
4. information necessary to determine the installation.
required markings on an engine instrument? 13. A-not parallel to the true 8606. The operation of an
angle of attack of the angle-of-attack indicating
1. Engine manufacturer's specifications. aircraft. system is based on
2. Aircraft flight manual. detection of differential
3. Instrument manufacturer's specifications. pressure at a point where
4. Aircraft maintenance manual. the airstream flows in a
5. A- 8601. Barometric altimeter indicates pressure direction
29.92" altitude when the barometric scale is set at 14. A-only No. 1 is true. 8589.
Hg. (1) Aircraft instruments are
6. A-a 8587. The operating mechanism of most color-coded to direct
Bourdon hydraulic pressure gauges is attention to operational
tube. ranges and limitations.
(2) Aircraft instruments
range markings are not
specified by Title 14 of the
Code of Federal Regulations
but are standardized by
aircraft manufacturers.
Regarding the above
statements,
15. A-Pressure 8597. When an aircraft altimeter is set 23. B-100-hour inspections of 8639. A certificated
altitude. at 29.92" Hg on the ground, the instruments. mechanic may perform
altimeter will read 24. B-A blue radial line. 8626. How would an
16. A-represent 8642. The lubber line on a directional airspeed indicator be
the nose of the gyro is used to marked to show the
aircraft. best rate-of-climb
17. A-that 8621. When flags such as NAV, HDG, or speed (one engine
function is GS are displayed on an HSI, the inoperative)?
inoperative. indication is 25. B-allow the pilot to select 8617. The function of a
the appropriate system display controller in an
(HSI = Horizontal Situation Indicator) configuration for the current EFIS is to
18. A-The 8591. What will be the result if the flight situation.
altimeter and instrument static pressure line (EFIS = Electronic Flight
airspeed becomes disconnected inside a Instrument System)
indicator will pressurized cabin during cruising 26. B-By an expanding-type 8633. How is a
both read low. flight? clamp secured to the back of flangeless instrument
19. A-Three. 8641. How many of the following are the panel and tightened by a case mounted in an
controlled by gyroscopes? screw from the front of the instrument panel?
instrument panel.
1. Attitude indicator. 27. B-chromel/alumel 8607. Turbine engine
2. Heading indicator. thermocouples. exhaust gas
3. Turn needle of the turn-and-slip temperatures are
indicator. measured by using
20. A-transmitting 8618. A radar altimeter determines 28. B-Cylinder head temperature 8625. Which of the
a signal and altitude by gauge, airspeed indicator. following instruments
receiving back will normally have range
a reflected markings?
signal. 29. B-design of the instrument 8632. The method of
21. B-1, 3, 4, and 8620. Resistance-type temperature case. mounting aircraft
5. indicators using Wheatstone bridge or instruments in their
radiometer circuits may be used to respective panels
indicate the temperatures of which the depends on the
following? 30. B-display alphanumeric data 8615. The function of
and representations of CRT in an EFIS is to
1. Free air. aircraft instruments.
2. Exhaust gas temperature. (CRT = Cathode-ray
3. Carburetor air. tube)
4. Coolant (engine).
5. Oil temperature. 31. B-electrically. 8608. Fuel flow
6. Cylinder head temperature. transmitters are
designed to transmit
22. B-5. 8600. Which instrument condition is data
acceptable and would not require
correction? 32. B-Iron or steel cases. 8634. Cases for
electrically operated
1. Red line missing. instruments are made of
2. Case leaking. 33. B-isolating portions of the 8645. If a static
3. Glass cracked. line and testing each portion pressure system check
4. Mounting screws loose. systematically starting at the reveals excessive
5. Case pain chipped. instrument connections. leakage, the leak(s) may
6. Leaking at line B nut. be located by
7. Will not adjust.
8. Fogged.
34. B-low 8631. Aircraft instrument panels are 44. C-3. 8644. When an unpressurized
frequency, generally shock-mounted to absorb aircraft's static pressure system is
high- leak checked to comply with the
amplitude requirements of Section 91.411,
shocks. what aircraft instrument may be
35. B-low 8622. Instrument panel shock mounts used in lieu of a pitot-static
frequency, absorb system tester?
high-
amplitude 1. Vertical speed indicator.
shocks. 2. Cabin altimeter.
3. Altimeter.
36. B-Lubber line. 8588. What is the fixed line mark 4. Cabin rate-of-change indicator,
attached to the compass bowl of a 5. Airspeed indicator.
magnetic compass called?
45. C-3. 8610. Who is authorized to repair
37. B-provode 8640. An aircraft instrument panel is an aircraft instrument?
current return electrically bonded to the aircraft
paths. structure to 1. A certified mechanic with an
38. B-the desirable 8627. The green arc on an aircraft airframe rating.
temperature temperature gauge indicates 2. A certificated repairman with an
range. airframe rating.
3. A certificated repair station
39. B-The 8635. When installing an instrument in approved for that class
instrument an aircraft, who is responsible for instrument.
installer. making sure it is properly marked? 4. A certificated airframe repair
40. B-Vacuum 8613. Which condition would be most station.
relief valve likely to cause excessive vacuum in 46. C-10°. 8592. The maximum deviation
improperly vacuum system? (during level flight) permitted in a
adjusted. compensated magnetic direction
41. B-White. 8629. What marking color is used to indicator installed on an aircraft
indicate if a cover glass has slipped? certificated under Federal Aviation
42. C-1, 3 , and 5. 8624. Which instruments are Regulator Part 23 is
connected to an aircraft's pitot-static 47. C-100 feet in 1 8595. The maximum altitude loss
system? minute. permitted during an unpressurized
aircraft instrument static pressure
1. Vertical speed indicator. system integrity check is
2. Cabin altimeter. 48. C-altimeter after 8594. Instrument static system
3. Altimeter. suction has been leakage can be detected by
4. Cabin rate-of-change indicator. applied to the observing the rate of change in
5 Airspeed indicator. system to cause a indication of the
43. C-1, 4, 5, 6. 8598. Which of the following prescribed
instrument discrepancies could be equivalent altitude
corrected by an aviation mechanic? to be indicated.
49. C-altitude above 8619. A radar altimeter indicates
1. Red line missing. ground level.
2. Case leaking.
3. Glass cracked. 50. C-both roll and 8603. A turn coordinator
4. Mounting screws loose. yaw. instrument indicates
5. Case pain chipped. 51. C-dampen the 8593. Magnetic compass bowls
6. Leaking at line B nut. oscillation of the are filled with a liquid to
7. Will not adjust. float.
8. Fogged.
52. C-electrically with 8605. A synchro transmitter is
wire. connected to a synchro receiver
53. C-equipment is added that could effect compass 8586. An aircraft magnetic compass is swung to update the
deviation. compass correction card when
54. C-Install another instrument. 8623. Which procedure should you use if you find a vacuum-
operated instrument glass loose?
55. C-minimum and/or maximum safe operating limits. 8638. The red radial lines on the face of an engine oil
pressure gauge indicates
56. C-negative pressure. 8646. When performing the static system leakage check
required by Section 91.411, the technician utilizes
57. C-not perform repairs to aircraft instruments. 8637. A certificated mechanic with airframe and powerplant
ratings may
(Only by certificated repair station that has approval for
the specific instrument.)
58. C-Part 43, appendix E. 8612. The requirements for testing and inspection of
instrument static pressure system required by Section 91.411
are contained in
59. C-recieve and process input signals from the aircraft 8616. The function of a symbol generator (SG) in an EFIS is to
and engine sensors and send the data to the appropriate
display.
60. C-The existing atmospheric pressure. 8611. What does a reciprocating engine manifold pressure
gauge indicate when the engine is not operating?
61. C-the specific aircraft maintenance or flight manual. 8630. Aircraft instruments should be marked and graduated
in accordance with