Name: Hanna F. Porras Course/Year/Section: BSAeE 5-1 Date of Submission: Feb.

8, 2021
Activity No.: 1 Module No.: 9

1. Light Subsystems
a. Cockpit Lights - In order to be safe at night, panel and cockpit lighting is
important as it ensures that you can see critical information such as
airspeed, attitude and altitude.
b. Cabin Lights - The cabin lighting system illuminates the cabin, the
entrances, the lavatories, the galley and the attendant work areas.
c. Cargo and Service Compartment Lights - The cargo and service
compartment lighting system provide illumination of the cargo and service
compartments.
d. Exterior Lights - The exterior lighting system provides illumination of
runway, taxiway, logo, engine air intake and wing leading edge for ice
detection, navigation and anti−collision lights.
e. Emergency Lights - The emergency lighting system provides illumination
of the cabin, and the exit signs, if the main lighting system fails.
2. Cockpit Lights
a. Flood Lighting - The flood lighting of captain, first officer and center main
instrument panels is ensured by four lights, located under the glareshield.
b. Reading Lights - The captain and the first officer reading lights are fitted
on the upright of the cockpit side windows.
c. Panel/Inst Integral Lighting - The panel and instrument integral lighting
allow the crew to read the corresponding indications during night flights or
flights in stormy conditions.
d. Dome Light System - The cockpit lighting consists of two dome lights.
e. Console Lighting- Each console, briefcase and associated floor area are
illuminated.
f. Panel/ Inst Integral Lighting-Operation - The panel and instrument integral
lighting allow the crew to read the corresponding indications during night
flights or flights in stormy conditions.
g. Annunciator Light - One adjustment light selector serves to test and to
adjust the brightness of all annunciator lights.

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Name: Hanna F. Porras Course/Year/Section: BSAeE 5-1 Date of Submission: Feb. 8, 2021
Activity No.: 1 Module No.: 9

3. Cabin Lights
a. Cabin General Illumination - The cabin attendants control the general
illumination through the FAP (Forward
b. Lavatory Lighting - A microswitch, installed at each lavatory door controls
the brightness of the lavatory lighting system and the indication signs.
c. Passenger Reading and Cabin Attendant Work Lights - Each passenger
seat is provided with a reading light installed in the PSU (Passenger
Service Unit).
d. Passenger Reading Lights - There is one light for each passenger seat.
Each passenger reading light is controlled with an integrated pushbutton.
e. Attendant Work Lights -The FAP controls the activation of the attendant
work lights.
4. Cargo and Service Compartment
a. Avionics Compartment Lighting - To help servicing and maintenance
operations, some of the compartments are equipped with lighting facilities.
b. Wheel Well Lighting - The wheel well lighting−system has the lighting of
the main wheel wells and the hydraulic compartment.
c. Service Area Lighting - The service area lighting system comprises the
lights installed in the APU compartment. Electrical outlets are provided for
portable maintenance lights.
d. Air−conditioning and Accessory Compartment Lighting - The air
conditioning compartment is provided with a 28 VDC outlet for a
portable maintenance light.
e. Cargo Compartment Lighting - Forward, aft and bulk cargo compartments
are lit by fluorescent tubes. Lighting is also available at the forward and aft
loading areas.
5. Exterior Lights
a. Taxi and Take Off Lights - The taxi and take−off light system illuminates
the runway during the taxi and the take-off phase. Two light units provide
the lighting. They are installed on the nose landing gear.

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Name: Hanna F. Porras Course/Year/Section: BSAeE 5-1 Date of Submission: Feb. 8, 2021
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b. Wing & Engine Scan Lights - Two lights are installed, one on each side of
the forward fuselage. They illuminate the engine air intakes and the wing
leading edges.
c. Nav & Logo Lights - The Navigation Light system gives an external, visual
indication of the position of the aircraft and its direction of flight.
d. Logo lights - are generally mounted on the upper surface of the horizontal
stabilizer and are aimed to illuminate the Company markings on the tail of
the aircraft.
e. Anticollision Lights - The aircraft recognition lighting system is designed as
a visual aid to other aircraft, so reducing the possibility of a collision.
f. Landing Light - Two retractable landing lights are installed on the bottom
of the wings. The lights operate through maximum operating speeds.

6. Emergency Lights
a. EMER EXIT light switch on the cockpit overhead panel
b. EMER pushbutton switch on the FAP (Fwd Attendant Panel).

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