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✔✔When should the waste and potable water system be drained to avoid damages to
their components caused by water freezing? - ✔✔During operation in cold weather
(below 0 degrees C) when parking for more than 1 hour (AOM 9-01-65 & AOM 3-01-80)
✔✔Master Warning - ✔✔Master Warning
✔✔What buttons will illuminate red when a warning CAS message appears in the
EICAS window? - ✔✔The WARN buttons (AOM 9-15-30)
✔✔What buttons will illuminate amber when a caution CAS message appears in the
EICAS window? - ✔✔The CAUT buttons (AOM 9-15-30)
✔✔How is it indicated on the EICAS that there is a checklist to complete with an
associated CAS message? - ✔✔A box is displayed next to the CAS message (AOM 9-
15-40)
✔✔What symbol is displayed to indicate that an EICAS checklist has been completed? -
✔✔A check mark will be drawn in the box next to the CAS message (AOM 9-15-40)
✔✔List the four EICAS priority levels - ✔✔WARNING (red),CAUTION
(amber),ADVISORY (cyan),STATUS (white) (AOM 9-15-40)
✔✔How should all warning and caution CAS messages be acknowledged by the pilots?
- ✔✔By pressing either the master warning (WARN) or master caution (CAUT) buttons
(AOM 9-15-40)
✔✔Can CAS messages be cancelled so long as the activation condition still exists? -
✔✔No (AOM 9-15-40)
✔✔Can a warning or caution CAS message be acknowledged without being in view? -
✔✔No (AOM 9-15-40)
✔✔Give the standard definition for OFF that is used for all systems: - ✔✔The system is
still available, but turned off (AOM 9-15-40)
✔✔Give the standard definition for FAIL that is used for all systems: - ✔✔The system is
unavailable and there is a total loss of system functionality (AOM 9-15-40)
✔✔Give the standard definition for FAULT that is used for all systems: - ✔✔The system
performance is degraded, but the system is still available (AOM 9-15-40)
,✔✔What is an EICAS message that generates more than one CAS message called? -
✔✔A "golden" CAS message (AOM 9-15-40)
✔✔How is a "golden" CAS message indicated? - ✔✔By a proceeding chevron > (AOM
9-15-40)
✔✔Are some CAS messages inhibited on takeoff or approach and landing to prevent
them from becoming a nuisance? - ✔✔Yes (AOM 9-15-40)
✔✔Where are time-critical warnings annunciated? - ✔✔In the PFD 1 and PFD 2 (AOM
9-15-40)
✔✔Which button allows the aural alerts on the respective sidle to be inhibited? - ✔✔The
AURAL MUTE button (AOM 9-15-45)
✔✔What voice message is generated when the airplane configuration is suitable for
takeoff after the TO CON FIG button is pressed? - ✔✔TAKEOFF OK (AOM 9-15-30 &
AOM 9-15-50)
✔✔List the items that will activate the takeoff aural warning whenever the airplane is on
the ground and thrust is applied - ✔✔Flaps are not in the takeoff position;Parking
brakes are applied; Any spoiler panel is deployed; Pitch trim is out of the green range
(AOM 9-15-50)
✔✔Will a terrain overlay pop up on the HSI whenever a TAWS alert becomes active? -
✔✔Yes (AOM 9-15-60)
✔✔Will a traffic overlay pop up on the HSI whenever a TCAS TA or RA becomes
active? - ✔✔Yes (AOM 9-15-70)
✔✔When TCAS issues an RA, what kind of an indication will the pilot have indicating a
"fly to" zone? - ✔✔A green box (AOM 9-15-70)
✔✔Electrical - ✔✔Electrical
✔✔What type of an electrical system is the airplane equipped with? - ✔✔A 28V DC
Electrical Power Generation and Distribution System (AOM 9-05-01)
✔✔If both generators are available, do they operate in a split bus mode or parallel
mode? - ✔✔Split bus mode (AOM 9-05-01)
,✔✔What does the white AVAIL light indicate? - ✔✔That the GPU button is pushed out,
a GPU is connected and the voltage is set between 25V DC and 30V DC (AOM 9-05-
30)
✔✔Which light will illuminate when the GPU button is pushed in and providing power to
the airplane? - ✔✔The green IN USE light (AOM 9-05-30)
✔✔If the APU is started while the airplane is being powered by the GPU, which one will
be the source of electrical power for the airplane? - ✔✔The APU (AOM 9-05-30)
✔✔What color does the battery voltage indication show if the battery is discharging? -
✔✔Amber (AOM 9-05-30)
✔✔What will the indication be on the electrical synoptic page if the GPU is connected
but is not providing power to the airplane? - ✔✔A white GPU (AOM 9-05-30)
✔✔Will the Ram Air Turbine (RAT) be continuously displayed on the electrical synoptic
page? If not, when will it be displayed? - ✔✔No, when it is deployed and providing
power to the airplane (AOM 9-05-30)
✔✔How can a pilot manually command the RAT to deploy? - ✔✔The right seat pilot can
pull the RAT manual deploy control (AOM 9-05-30)
✔✔What are the main engine generators and the APU generators rated at? - ✔✔28V
DC, 600 A maximum continuous output (AOM 9-05-40)
✔✔What is the minimum GPU voltage required to start charging the batteries? - ✔✔28V
DC (AOM 9-05-40)
✔✔What buses is the APU capable of supplying power to on the ground if the APU is
the only source of electrical power? - ✔✔All electrical loads, including the SHED
BUSES and charging the batteries (AOM 9-05-40)
✔✔What buses are the APU capable of supplying power to in flight? - ✔✔All electrical
loads, (except for the SHED BUSES) and charging the batteries (AOM 9-05-40)
✔✔What buses does the RAT generator power? - ✔✔EMER BUS 1, EMER BUS 2 and
EMER BUS 3, as well as providing battery charge current (AOM 9-05-40)
✔✔When will the RAT automatically deploy? - ✔✔During an electrical emergency (AOM
9-05-40)
, ✔✔In flight, when will an electrical emergency occur? - ✔✔When the two main
generators and the APU generator are unavailable (AOM 9-05-40)
✔✔How many main batteries are there? - ✔✔Two (AOM 9-05-40)
✔✔What is the rating of the main batteries? - ✔✔24V DC 40 Ah NiCad batteries (AOM
9-05-40)
✔✔If the batteries are the only source of electrical power in flight, what buses will be
powered and what CAS message will be displayed? - ✔✔The EMER BUSES; The red
BATT DISCHARGING CAS message (AOM 9-05-40)
✔✔In an electrical emergency, what buses are powered / isolated from the aircraft
electrical system? - ✔✔EMER BUS 1, EMER BUS 2 and EMER BUS 3 (AOM 9-05-55)
✔✔In an electrical emergency, what sources of power can provide electrical power to
EMER BUS 1, EMER BUS 2 and EMER BUS 3? - ✔✔BATT 1, BATT 2 or the RAT
(AOM 9-05-55)
✔✔What buses will be energized when the airplane is de-energized and there is no
electrical power source available? - ✔✔HOT BATT BUS 1 and HOT BATT BUS 2 (AOM
9-05-55)
✔✔For ground servicing, when a GPU is connected and providing power to the
airplane, with the GPU button pushed out and the BATT 1 and BATT 2 switches in the
OFF position, which bus is energized by the GPU? - ✔✔SHED BUS 1 (AOM 9-05-55)
✔✔Which battery is connected to the APU START BUS to assist with an APU start? -
✔✔BATT 2 (AOM 9-05-55)
✔✔How many generators need to be operating in order for the SHED BUSES to be
energized in flight? - ✔✔Two (AOM 9-05-55)
✔✔Fuel - ✔✔Fuel
✔✔When must the FUEL XFEED knob be set to OFF? - ✔✔For takeoff, go-around and
landing flight phases (AOM 9-10-30 & AOM 2-36)
✔✔Which MFD page provides a visual representation of the fuel system operation and
parameters? - ✔✔The FUEL synoptic page (AOM 9-10-30)
✔✔What color does the total and individual tank quantities and fuel temperature
indications indicate when in the normal operating range? - ✔✔Green (AOM 9-10-30)