• Landing gear is not down and

locked (with either or both

forward thrust levers retarded
What does an illuminated red
to idle, and below 800 feet AGL),
Landing Gear Indicator Light
or • Related landing gear is in
indicate?
disagreement with LANDING
GEAR lever position (in transit or
unsafe).

• Landing gear is up and locked

What does an extinguished red with landing gear lever UP or
Landing Gear Indicator Light OFF, or • Landing gear is down
indicate? and locked with landing gear
lever DN.

Related gear down and locked.

Note: Landing gear warning horn
is deactivated with all gear down
What does an illuminated green
and locked. Note: Landing gear is
Landing Gear Indicator Light
down and locked as long as one
indicate?
green landing gear indicator light
(center panel or overhead panel)
for each gear is illuminated.

What does an extinguished

Landing gear is not down and
green Landing Gear Indicator
locked.
Light indicate?

What does an illuminated amber • SPEED BRAKE lever moved to

AUTO BRAKE DISARM Light down detent during RTO or
indicate? landing, • Manual brakes applied
during RTO or landing, • Thrust
lever(s) advanced during RTO or
landing (except during first 3
seconds after touchdown for
landing), • Landing made with
RTO selected, • RTO mode
selected on ground (illuminates
for one to two seconds then
extinguishes), • A malfunction
 exists in automatic braking
system.

What does an extinguished

• AUTO BRAKE select switch set
amber AUTO BRAKE DISARM
to OFF, or • Autobrake armed.
Light indicate?

What is Normal, Maximum, and

• Normal pressure – 3000 psi, •
Precharge Hydraulic Brake
Maximum pressure – 3500 psi, •
Pressure (HYD BRAKE PRESS)
Normal precharge – 1000 psi
indications?

How much nose wheel steering

Pushing full pedal turns nose
can be commanded by the
wheel up to 7 degrees
rudder pedals?

• Turns nose wheel up to 78

What does turning the Nose
degrees in either direction, •
Wheel Steering Wheel do?
overrides rudder pedal steering

MAX: How much nose wheel

Pushing full pedal turns nose
steering can be commanded by
wheel up to 6 degrees.
the rudder pedals?

Hydraulic power for retraction,

What hydraulic system normally
extension, and nose wheel
powers the landing gear and
steering is normally supplied by
steering?
hydraulic system A

A manual landing gear extension

What systems serve as a backup system and an alternate source
to powering the landing gear of hydraulic power for nose
and steering? wheel steering are also provided
as backup.

Which hydraulic system powers The normal brake system is

normal and alternate brakes powered by hydraulic system B.
respectively? The alternate brake system is

Describe the antiskid protection
provided with normal and
alternate brakes respectively.
Is the autobrake system
available with the alternate
brake system?
What prevents the landing gear
from retracting on the ground?
Is there a way to bypass the the
landing gear lever lock?
What unlocks the landing gear
lever lock in flight?
What stops the rotation of the
main landing gear and nose
landing gear respectively during
retraction?
What holds the main landing
gear and nose landing gear
respectively in place after
retraction?
powered by hydraulic system A
The normal brake hydraulic
system provides each main gear
wheel with individual antiskid
protection. The alternate brake
hydraulic system works similar to
the normal system however
antiskid protection is applied to
main gear wheel pairs instead of
individual wheels
No
A landing gear lever lock
prevents the LANDING GEAR
lever from moving to the up
position.
An override trigger in the lever
may be used to bypass the
landing gear lever lock
The air/ground system energizes
a solenoid which opens the lever
lock gear lever lock.
The brakes automatically stop
rotation of the main gear
wheels. Nose wheel rotation is
stopped by snubbers
The main gear are held in place
by mechanical uplocks. The nose
gear is held in place by an
overcenter lock and enclosed by
doors which are mechanically
 linked to the gear.

What does placing the LANDING

Hydraulic pressure is removed
GEAR lever in the OFF position
from the landing gear system
do?

What prevents a spinning When a spinning tire with loose

damaged main wheel tire from tread impacts a fitting in the
causing damage to the wheel wheel well ring opening, that
well components during gear stops retracting and free
retraction? falls back to the down position.

Is it possible for the gear to be Yes, it is available for raising the

raised after takeoff if with landing gear through the landing
hydraulic system B pressure? gear transfer unit.

• airborne, • No. 1 engine RPM

drops below a limit value, •
What conditions would cause
LANDING GEAR lever is
the landing gear transfer unit to
positioned UP, • either main
raise the landing gear?
landing gear is not up and
locked.

When the LANDING GEAR lever

is moved to DN what releases Hydraulic system A pressure
the uplocks?

The landing gear extends by

What extends the landing gear
hydraulic pressure, gravity and
normally?
air loads.

What holds the gear at full Overcenter mechanical and

extension? hydraulic locks

Describe the manual gear Manual gear releases on the

extension system. flight deck are used to release
uplocks that allow the gear to
free–fall to the down and locked
 position.

• Manual landing gear extension

is possible with the LANDING
What effects does the manual
GEAR lever in any position, •
extension access door being
Normal landing gear extension is
open cause to the landing gear
possible if hydraulic system A
system?
pressure is available, • Landing
gear retraction is disabled

Yes, by accomplishing the

following steps: • close the
manual extension access door, •
Can the landing gear be
move the LANDING GEAR lever
retracted normally following a
to DOWN with hydraulic system
manual extension?
A pressure available, and then, •
position the LANDING GEAR
lever to UP

When the nose gear is in the

At what point is nose wheel
down position and compressed
steering available?
by weight of the airplane.

What action makes system A

Positioning the landing gear
hydraulic pressure available to
control lever to down
the steering metering valve?

How can alternate nose wheel By placing the NOSE WHEEL

steering be activated? STEERING switch is to ALT

What will deactivate rudder

Nose gear strut extension
pedal steering?

No. If hydraulic system B is low

Is there a manual switch to use or fails, hydraulic system A
alternate brakes? automatically supplies pressure
to the alternate brake system.
If both normal and alternate
brake system pressure is lost,
does the brake accumulator
provide?
Is antiskid protection available
with the loss of both hydraulic
systems?
What conditions must exist to
arm the RTO mode prior to
takeoff?
What three factors will trigger
RTO initiation?
Can RTO be armed in flight?
After landing, when does
autobrake application begin?
Can landing autobrake settings
be selected after touchdown?
What hydraulic pressure source
is primarily used to set the
parking brake?
Several braking applications or
parking brake application.
Yes
• airplane on the ground, •
antiskid and autobrake systems
operational, • AUTO BRAKE
select switch positioned to RTO,
• wheel speed less than 60
knots, • forward thrust levers
positioned to IDLE
- RTO armed, - Wheel speed 90
knots or more, - Thrust levers
retarded to IDLE
No, it is disarmed when both
air/ground systems indicate air
mode
• Both forward thrust levers are
retarded to IDLE, • The main
wheels spin–up.
Yes, prior to decelerating
through 30 kts of ground speed.
It can be set with either A or B
hydraulic systems pressurized.
Can the parking brake be set if A Yes, parking brake pressure is
and B hydraulic systems are not maintained by the brake
pressurized? accumulator.

Where are the sensors for the There are six sensors, two on
air/ground system? each landing gear.

It is used to configure the

What is the purpose of the
airplane systems to the
air/ground system?
appropriate air or ground status

MAX: With the landing gear No, hydraulic pressure is

retreated and landing gear lever removed from the landing gear
placed in the UP position, is the system by the PSEU ten seconds
gear still pressurized? after all gear are up and locked