AIRCRAFT GENERALMultiple-choice exercise

Top of Form1The cockpit door

Can only be unlocked electrically.

Can only be locked with A.C. power.

Can only be locked with a key.

2The cockpit door blow-out panels

Open into the cockpit.

Open into the cabin.

Open either way for pressure equalization

3To exit the cockpit with the cockpit door jammed closed

Grasp the cockpit door emergency exit handle on the lower part of the door and rotate clockwise.

Grasp the cockpit door emergency exit handle on the lower part of the door and push.

Grasp the cockpit door emergency exit handle on the upper part of the door and pull forward.

4When turning the B737-300 on the ground

The landing gear geometry and sweep back of the wings result in the tail arc being less than the wing tip arc.

The landing gear geometry and sweep back of the wings result in the tail arc being greater than the wing tip arc.

The landing gear geometry and sweep back of the wings result in the tail arc being the same as the wing tip arc.

5When turning the B737-300 on the ground

The landing gear geometry and sweep back of the wings result in an inward motion of the wing tips and tail.

The landing gear geometry and sweep back of the wings result in an inward motion of the tail only

The landing gear geometry and sweep back of the wings result in an outward motion of the wing tips and tail.

6When turning the B737-300 on the ground the minimum pavement width for an 180 degree turn is

65 feet ( 19.81 metres )

55 feet ( 16.76 metres )

60 feet ( 18.29 metres )

7The cargo compartments are

Pressurised approximately equal to cabin pressure.

Not pressurised.

Pressurised to their normal differential pressure of 2.0 P.S.I.

8In case of sudden loss of aircraft pressurisation, the pressure relief of the cargo compartments is accomplished by

Pressure relief valves set at 7.45 P.S.I.D.

Pressure relief valves set at 8.65 P.S.I.D.

Blow-out panels.

9The aircraft water system is supplied by

Two water tanks located either side of the aft cargo compartment.

A single water tank located behind the aft cargo compartment.

One main water tank with separate tanks for the toilets.

10Water tank pressurisation is supplied from

The left hand pneumatic duct only.

The right hand pneumatic duct only.

The crew oxygen bottle.

11Water tank capacity (737-300) is

100 litres.

30 U.S. gallons.

30 Imp gallons.

12The potable water quantity indicator is located

forward of the aft passenger entrance door

above the fwd passenger entrance door.

above the aft service door.

13Placing the Lights Test Switch to the TEST position

Inhibits the master caution recall system.

Illuminates all amber caution lights only.

Illuminates all cockpit lighting and warning lights.

14Failure of one main A.C. bus causes

A partial loss of cockpit and passenger lighting.

All cabin lights to extinguish.

No effect on the cockpit or passenger lighting.

15When ARMED, the emergency exit lights will automatically come on

When the aircraft reaches a preset G-load limit.

If electrical power to DC bus 1 fails or AC power is turned off.

Upon contact with water.

16The NO SMOKING signs when selected to AUTO

Illuminate when the landing gear is extended.

Illuminate when the flaps are extended and the landing gear is retracted.

Illuminate when the landing gear is extended and the flaps are greater than 10 degrees.

17The FASTEN BELTS signs when selected to AUTO will

Extinguish when the flaps are extended and the landing gear is up.

Illuminate when the auto-pilot is not engaged.

Illuminate when landing gear or flaps are extended.

18With Ground Power plugged in and the battery switch OFF, the Dim Entry Lights are powered

Only when A.C. power is connected.

By an electrical supply from the hot battery bus.

By the internal batteries of the emergency lighting.

19The emergency exit lights and signs are powered

From separate emergency power supplies installed in the passenger cabin.

From the hot battery bus.

From the battery bus.

20The illumination of the standby magnetic compass

Can not be controlled as it is permanently illuminated from the Battery Bus.

Is controlled by the Captain's A.F.D.S. light control.

Is controlled by a separate switch at the base of the standby magnetic compass.

21With the NO SMOKING & FASTEN BELTS switches in the AUTO position

The NO SMOKING signs will illuminate any time the flaps are extended.

The NO SMOKING signs will illuminate any time the gear is extended.

The NO SMOKING signs will illuminate only when gear and flaps are extended.

22Failure of the A.C. transfer bus NO.2 will

Automatically turn on the emergency instrument flood lights.

Automatically turn off the emergency instrument flood lights.

Have no effect on the emergency instrument flood lights.

23With the POSITION light switch in the ON BAT position and the AC buses not powered

The position ( navigation ) lights can not be illuminated.

The position ( navigation ) lights will illuminate with the battery switch selected OFF.

The position ( navigation ) lights will illuminate with the battery switch selected ON.

24With the Battery Switch ON and no AC power connected, available cockpit lighting includes

The Dim Entry lights, Dome lights, and Integral instrument lights.

White Dome lights, Standby Compass light.

The Dim Entry lights and Instrument Floods.

25When operating the airstair from the interior control panel

The entry door must be opened to the cocked position.

The entry door must be fully open

The entry door may be open or closed

26When operating the airstair from the interior control panel in standby mode on DC power

The STAIRS OPERATING light illuminates during extension until the airstair is fully extended.

The STAIRS OPERATING light illuminates during retraction until the airstair door is fully closed.

The STAIRS OPERATING light will not illuminate.

27Operation of the airstairs in winds above

40 kts is not recommended.

45 kts is not recommended.

40 kts is not permitted.

45 kts is not permitted.

28The fwd and aft entry doors and the galley service doors have

Three automatic slides and one manual slide at the aft galley service door.

Three manually operated slides and one automatic slide at the forward entry door.

Automatic slides.

29Portable EXIT lights are

Above both overwing exits.

Not fitted on the B737 aircraft

Above both overwing exits and flight deck door.

30The emergency exit hatches can be removed from the outside by

Pushing in the exterior panel at the top, then pushing inward and lifting it up.

Pulling out and rotating the recessed handle.

They cannot be removed from outside the aircraft.

31Escape lines (ropes/straps) are fitted

Above the cockpit sliding windows and in overwing escape hatch frames.(Rear escape hatches only on B737-400).

Above all doors, emergency exits and cockpit slidings.

Above the forward passenger door and cockpit sliding windows.

32The First Officers sliding window can be

Opened from the inside only.

Opened from the outside only.

Opened from the inside and outside.

33The passenger oxygen system is activated when the cabin reaches an altitude of

14,000 Feet.

10,000 Feet.

9,500 Feet.

34The oxygen system on board the aircraft has

Two separate systems, one for the flight deck and one for the cabin.

One single system for all oxygen requirements

Three separate systems, one for the flight deck, one for the cabin and one for the aft galley cabin attendants.

35During a decompression, the passenger oxygen will automatically drop from its stowage compartment. Oxygen will flow to all masks

Immediately.

Only when any one of the masks of an oxygen generator unit is pulled down.

When the passenger breathes, - the system is on demand.

36In each lavatory there is

A two mask passenger oxygen unit.

A one mask passenger oxygen unit.

No passenger oxygen unit.

37To use the passenger portable oxygen

Turn the yellow knob in an anticlockwise direction and plug the bottle into the overhead connection.

Turn the yellow knob in a counterclockwise direction and plug the mask into the desired bottle outlet.

Plug the mask into the desired outlet only.

38The pre-flight inspection check of the escape slide units is

The retainer (girt) bars are fastened to the floor before passenger boarding.

The pressure indicator reads not less than 2800 P.S.I. and not more than 3200 P.S.I.

The pressure indicator is in the green band.

39To operate a BCF extinguisher

Hold the extinguisher upright, remove the ringed safety pin, aim the extinguisher at the base of the flames from a distance of 6 feet and press the top lever.

Twist the yellow knob in an anti-clockwise direction and depress the trigger releasing CO2 onto the fire.

Hold the extinguisher upright, remove the ringed safety pin, twist the yellow knob in a clockwise direction, aim the extinguisher at the base of the flames from a distance of 3 feet and press the top lever.

40Loud-hailers are located

One only in the starboard hatrack at the rear.

On the port side of the passenger cabin, one at the front, one at the rear.

On the starboard side of the aircraft, one at the front, one at the rear.

41The passenger cabin Emergency Exit light switch is located at

The Fwd galley power panel.

The Fwd attendants panel.

The Aft attendants panel.

42The fire axe is located in

The flight deck.

A pocket on the cockpit door.

The forward galley.

43The lavatory fire extinguisher system operates

Both automatically and manually.

manually.

automatically.

44The lavatory fire extinguisher system will automatically discharge when heat levels exceed

200 degrees F.

180 degrees F.

250 degrees F.

45To check that a lavatory fire extinguisher has not discharged

Check the nozzle tips (aluminium colour after discharge) and heat sensitive discs which discolour from the heat of the fire.

Check the Extinguisher pressure gauge.

Check the Extinguisher contents indicator

46Each passenger oxygen unit in the cabin

Can be shut off once the flow of oxygen has started - by cabin staff action only.

Cannot be shut off once the flow of oxygen has started.

Can be shut off by pulling any mask down a second time.

47The B737-300 aircraft cabin equipment includes

Five portable oxygen bottles and one therapeutic oxygen set.

Four portable oxygen bottles and two therapeutic oxygen sets.

Three portable oxygen bottles and one therapeutic oxygen set.

48The passenger oxygen system

Is supplied from the passenger oxygen bottle located in the forward cargo compartment.

Is supplied by individual chemical oxygen generators, one for each passenger.

Is supplied by individual chemical oxygen generators located at each Passenger Service Unit.

49Each passenger oxygen generator when activated

Will produce oxygen for approximately 12 minutes.

Will produce oxygen for approximately 7 minutes.

Will only produce oxygen on demand for approximately 20 minutes.

50Passenger oxygen flowing to a mask is visually confirmed by

An amber in-line flow indicator.

A green in-line flow indicator.

A white in-line flow indicator

51Normal pressure of the flight crew oxygen system is

1850 P.S.I.

2000 P.S.I.

1500 P.S.I.

52Pressing the RESET/TEST slide lever at a crew member station will

Activate the oxygen flow continuously if the mask is stowed.

Activate the oxygen flow momentarily ( to test the regulator ) if the mask is stowed.

Not activate any oxygen flow until the mask is removed.

53The crew oxygen Flow Indicator will

Show a white cross when the oxygen mask is tested.

Show a yellow cross when oxygen is not flowing.

Show a yellow cross when oxygen is flowing.

54The crew member oxygen EMERGENCY/TEST selector is a

Red control knob.

Green control knob.

Yellow control knob.

55100% oxygen is supplied under positive pressure at all cabin altitudes whenever

The EMERGENCY/TEST selector is rotated anti-clockwise.

The EMERGENCY/TEST selector is pulled out.

The EMERGENCY/TEST selector is rotated clockwise.

56With the oxygen NORMAL/100% selector in the N (normal) position

A continuous flow of 100% pure oxygen is provided irrespective of demand.

A mixture of ambient air with oxygen is provided on demand.

A continuous flow of 100% pure oxygen is provided on demand.

57To use a crew oxygen mask

Squeeze the red RELEASE levers with the thumb and forefinger and remove from stowage.

Push the red RELEASE levers with the thumb and forefinger and unlatch the retaining clip.

Push the EMERGENCY/TEST selector with the thumb and remove from stowage.

58If the crew oxygen mask is not stowed, then by

Opening both stowage box doors and pressing the RESET/TEST slide lever, 100% oxygen under pressure is supplied to the mask.

Opening both stowage box doors and pressing the RESET/TEST slide lever, the oxygen supply at the individual crew member station is shut off.

Closing both stowage box doors and pressing the RESET/TEST slide lever, the oxygen supply at the individual crew member station is shut off.

59As the crew oxygen harness inflates

The flow indicator will continuously show a yellow cross anytime the mask is removed from the stowage box.

The flow indicator will remain black.

The flow indicator will momentarily show a yellow cross.

60To check the crew oxygen

1) Mask unstowed , NORMAL/100% switch - 100%.2) RESET/TEST slide lever - push down and hold.3) Observe a momentary yellow cross (FLOW INDICATOR)4) EMERGENCY/TEST selector - rotate clockwise.

1) Mask stowed , NORMAL/100% switch - 100%.2) RESET/TEST slide lever - push down and hold.3) Observe a momentary yellow cross (FLOW INDICATOR)4)EMERGENCY/TEST selector - push and hold.5) Observe a constant yellow cross (FLOW INDICATOR)

1) Mask stowed , NORMAL/100% switch - NORMAL.2) RESET/TEST slide lever - push down and hold3) Observe a constant yellow cross (FLOW INDICATOR)4) EMERGENCY/TEST selector - push and hold.5) Observe a momentary yellow cross (FLOW INDICATOR)

61The passenger oxygen mask stowage units are activated

Automatically by a barometric pressure switch when the cabin altitude is 14,000 Feet or when the PASS OXYGEN switch on the overhead panel is positioned to NORMAL.

Automatically by a barometric pressure switch when the cabin altitude is 10,000 Feet or when the PASS OXYGEN switch on the overhead panel is positioned to ON.

Automatically by a barometric pressure switch when the cabin altitude is 14,000 Feet, or when the PASS OXYGEN switch on the overhead panelis positioned to ON.

62Crew oxygen system pressure is correctly indicated when

The battery switch is on.

Does not require electrical power.

The battery switch is off ( Hot battery Bus ).