ASA landing Gear Questions with Correct Answers
Question 1:
(8305) - Exposure to and/or storage near which of the following is considered harmful to
aircraft tires?1. Low humidity.2. Fuel.3. Oil.4. Ozone.5. Helium.6. Electrical equipment.7.
Hydraulic fluid.8. Solvents.
Answer:
C- 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8.
Question 2:
(8306) - What would be the effect if the piston return spring broke in a brake master cylinder?
C- The brakes would drag.
(8307) - In brake service work, the term 'bleeding brakes' is the process of
Answer:
B-withdrawing fluid from the system for the purpose of removing air that has entered the
system.
Question 3:
(8308) - To prevent a very rapid extension of an oleo shock strut after initial compression
resulting from landing impact,
Answer:
A- various types of valves or orifices are used which restrict the reverse fluid flow.
Question 4:
(8309) - A pilot reports the right brake on an aircraft is spongy when the brake pedal is
depressed in a normal manner. The probable cause is
Answer:
B- air in the brake hydraulic system.
Question 5:
(8310) - Aside from an external leak in the line, what will cause parking brakes to continually
bleed off pressure?
Answer:
A- An internal leak in the master cylinder.
, Question 6:
(8311) - Why do most aircraft tire manufacturers recommend that the tubes in newly installed
tires be first inflated, fully deflated, and then reinflated to the correct pressure?
A- To allow the tube to position itself correctly inside the tire.
Answer:
B- retard the flow of oil as the struts are compressed.
Question 7:
(8311) - Why do most aircraft tire manufacturers recommend that the tubes in newly installed
tires be first inflated, fully deflated, and then reinflated to the correct pressure?
A- To allow the tube to position itself correctly inside the tire.
Answer:
B- retard the flow of oil as the struts are compressed.
(8312) - The metering pins in oleo shock struts serve to(8312) - The metering pins in oleo shock
struts serve to
(8312) - The metering pins in oleo shock struts serve to
(8312) - The metering pins in oleo shock struts serve to
Question 8:
(8313) - After performing maintenance on an aircraft's landing gear system which may have
affected the system's operation, it is usually necessary to
Answer:
C- make an operational check with the aircraft on jacks.
Question 9:
(8314) - Why do tire and wheel manufacturers often recommend that the tires on split rim
wheels be deflated before removing the wheel from the axle?
Answer:
B- As a safety precaution in case the bolts that hold the wheel halves together have been
damaged or weakened.
Question 10:
(8315) - The braking action of a Cleveland disk brake is accomplished by compressing a rotating
brake disk between two opposite brake linings. How is equal pressure on both sides of the
rotating disk assured?
Answer:
Question 1:
(8305) - Exposure to and/or storage near which of the following is considered harmful to
aircraft tires?1. Low humidity.2. Fuel.3. Oil.4. Ozone.5. Helium.6. Electrical equipment.7.
Hydraulic fluid.8. Solvents.
Answer:
C- 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8.
Question 2:
(8306) - What would be the effect if the piston return spring broke in a brake master cylinder?
C- The brakes would drag.
(8307) - In brake service work, the term 'bleeding brakes' is the process of
Answer:
B-withdrawing fluid from the system for the purpose of removing air that has entered the
system.
Question 3:
(8308) - To prevent a very rapid extension of an oleo shock strut after initial compression
resulting from landing impact,
Answer:
A- various types of valves or orifices are used which restrict the reverse fluid flow.
Question 4:
(8309) - A pilot reports the right brake on an aircraft is spongy when the brake pedal is
depressed in a normal manner. The probable cause is
Answer:
B- air in the brake hydraulic system.
Question 5:
(8310) - Aside from an external leak in the line, what will cause parking brakes to continually
bleed off pressure?
Answer:
A- An internal leak in the master cylinder.
, Question 6:
(8311) - Why do most aircraft tire manufacturers recommend that the tubes in newly installed
tires be first inflated, fully deflated, and then reinflated to the correct pressure?
A- To allow the tube to position itself correctly inside the tire.
Answer:
B- retard the flow of oil as the struts are compressed.
Question 7:
(8311) - Why do most aircraft tire manufacturers recommend that the tubes in newly installed
tires be first inflated, fully deflated, and then reinflated to the correct pressure?
A- To allow the tube to position itself correctly inside the tire.
Answer:
B- retard the flow of oil as the struts are compressed.
(8312) - The metering pins in oleo shock struts serve to(8312) - The metering pins in oleo shock
struts serve to
(8312) - The metering pins in oleo shock struts serve to
(8312) - The metering pins in oleo shock struts serve to
Question 8:
(8313) - After performing maintenance on an aircraft's landing gear system which may have
affected the system's operation, it is usually necessary to
Answer:
C- make an operational check with the aircraft on jacks.
Question 9:
(8314) - Why do tire and wheel manufacturers often recommend that the tires on split rim
wheels be deflated before removing the wheel from the axle?
Answer:
B- As a safety precaution in case the bolts that hold the wheel halves together have been
damaged or weakened.
Question 10:
(8315) - The braking action of a Cleveland disk brake is accomplished by compressing a rotating
brake disk between two opposite brake linings. How is equal pressure on both sides of the
rotating disk assured?
Answer:
