B-787 Initial Pilot Training Questions

Vocabulary practice flashcards for B-787 pilots reviewing general aircraft systems, operations, and emergency procedures based on lecture notes.

Maximum takeoff and landing pressure altitude

$$14,000\,ft$$

The alternate pitch trim switches are located on the:

Control stand

With the nose gear down and locked:

The taxi lights are ON when the nose landing light is ON

The wing lights are used:

To illuminate the wing leading edges

During a preflight oxygen test, thus may indicate:

The crew oxygen cylinder shutoff valve is closed

The main purpose of EMERGENCY position on oxygen regulator

Protect against entry of smoke and harmful vapors into the mask

Passenger oxygen is supplied by:

Bottles in the Passenger Service Units

With only battery power available:

The left CCR start-up cycle begins

In case of a decompression in the cabin:

The entire flight deck door is permitted to open

With the passenger door mode select lever in the armed position, opening the door from outside:

Causes the mode select lever to move automatically to the manual mode

During start, the EICAS message APU SHUTDOWN indicates:

The start has failed and the APU has been shutdown automatically

In the attended mode, which of the following faults causes the APU to shutdown immediately:

Overspeed

APU SHUTDOWN is a(n) ________ message:

Advisory

Following an automatic APU SHUTDOWN, how many minutes are required between a subsequent start?

No wait

Normally, full Primary Flight Displays (PFDs) are displayed on the ___________ Display Units

(DUs)._______________

Outboard

Normally, when there is a display failure, how is switching of that display to another DU accomplished?

Switching is automatic

Operation of the ATT RST switch must be performed:

Both are correct. On the ground, with the airplane stationary and in the air, with wings level, in non-

accelerated flight

Where is the Auxilary (AUX) display located?

On the outboard area of the PFDs

What are the major components of the ADRS?

Both are correct. Air data modules, static ports, pitot probes, angle-of-attack vanes, and a total air temperature probe

The current mach number is digitally displayed below the airspeed tape when the current mach number is

_______ mach or above.

00,4

Vertical speed is digitally displayed above or below the vertical speed display when vertical speed is greater

than ______ ft/min.

400

Below ________ ft radio altitude with the localizer pointer in view, for both front and back courses, a rising

runway symbol comes into view. At _______ ft radio altitude, the symbol rises toward the airplane symbol.

2,500 , 200

The airport map is integrated with the ND and automatically displays at ranges of_ nm or less if the airport is

either the ORIGIN or DESTINATION airport in the active flight plan.

5

The XFR key is used to:

Display a view of the off-side EFB screen onto the on-side display.

PLAN displays a non-moving, true north up, route depiction. The airplane symbol represents the actual

airplane position and orientation. It allows route step-through using the _____________.

$CDU$ LEGS page

The left CCD controls:loss of System B, which of the following is true?

The left inboard DU and the lower DU cursor position and operation.

Ground handling mode is entered when:OVERHEAT light illuminates if:

One forward receptacle is energized

Flight control primary power is provided by:

Three $PMGs$

The batteries are:

Located with the main battery in the fwd E/E bay and the APU battery located in the aft E/E bay.

The flight interphone system is installed to provide:

Both are correct. Private communication on the flight deck and communication between the flight

deck and the ground crew.

The CVR:

Uses an area microphone and crewmember boom, oxygen mask and hand microphones.

To receive audio for a particular system:

The receiver volume control knob for that system is pushed

The Line Select Keys (LSK) are used:

Both are correct. To select the function line to be updated and to move data from the scratchpad to

the selected line.

The STBY STEP Control:

ls used to move the stored frequencies up and down.

The HF radio:

Use a common antenna

SATCOM consists of:

A single sistem

The status message CALL FAIL appears when trying to make a call. It is corrected by:

Selecting CLR STATUS.

Audio is being heard over the speaker from:

$L\,VHF$, $L\,HF$, $SAT\,1$

What supplies fuel to the APU prior to establishing AC power?

The left main tank has a DC fuel pump to operate the APU

The fuel jettison system allows jettison from which tank(s)?

All fuel tanks

During preflight, you note these indications. Are these indications correct if the APU is running?

Yes, the L AFT PRESS light is extinguished indicating that the APU is on and using the pump.

With the main tank pumps ON, pumps operate automatically to transfer any residual center tank fuel to the

main tanks:

Scavenge

The engines on the 787 are controlled by:

$$EEC$$

What is the purpose of the Transient Bleed System?

Unload the compressor during engine acceleration for increased engine stall margin

Normally, ________ power is used for engine start.

APU

After an N1, N2 or EGT red line is exceeded, the box enclosing the digital readout remains red when the

exceeded limit returns to the normal range. The red box color can be cancelled back to white or recalled to

red by:

Pushing the CANC/RCL switch on the $DSP$

The humidification system will automatically switch off approximately ____________ prior to touchdown:

$$1\,to\,1.5\,hr$$

The ____________ is a liquid cooling system for the large motor power distribution system located in the aft

E/E equipment compartment.

Power Electronics Cooling System

If the cruise altitude is unavailable from the FMC in AUTO, the default cruise altitude is ________:

43,000 ft

What is the maximum cabin altitude during normal flight operations?

$$6,000\,ft$$

What causes the ElCAS message CABIN ALTITUDE to be displayed?

Excessive cabin altitude

What causes the EICAS message OUTFLOW VALVE AFT to be displayed?

Automatic control of the affected outflow valve is inoperative.

Bleed air is used to provide anti-ice protection to:

Each engine cowl

Regarding ENGINE ANTI-ICE:

ENGINE ANTI-ICE is operated in AUTO on the ground and in flight. If it is needed on the ground, it

must be manually selected to ON.

If a bleed air leak occurs in the affected engine anti-ice duct:

The engine anti-ice system automatically closes the engine anti-ice valve within approximately 2 min

to reduce the flow of bleed air through the leak.

Fire detection and extinguishing systems are provided for the:

Cargo compartments

If a fault is detected in one engine fire detector loop:

The system automatically switches to single loop operation.

When smoke is detected in the lavatory:

The fire extinguisher will automatically discharge in the waste container.

The left and right hydraulic systems are identical. The primary pump is:

c) Engine-driven.

d) Engine and electrically-driven

La respuesta debe ser c pero el LMS es d

In normal operations, the center hydraulic system is powered by:

Two electrically-driven pumps

The Ram Air Turbine provides power to which hydraulic components?

Primary flight controls connected to the center hydraulic system

The function of the left and right demand pump is:

To augment hydraulic power during high load system demands and also provide redundancy should

the primary pump fail.

The RAM Air Turbine Press light will be illuminated when the RAT is deployed and the center system primary flight control hydraulic pressure is greater than _____

$$3,000\,psi$

Power for the normal gear retracion and extinction, alternate gear extension, and nose wheel steering is provided by the:

Center hydraulic system

On the ground, steering is controlled by:

Primarily through the steering tillers as well as limited authority through the rudder pedals.

The air / ground sensing system receives weight-on-wheels information from what source?

Landing sensors located on each main landing gear beam.

The landing gear are held in the UP position by:

Uplocks

How is the landing gear moved to the down and locked position?

The gear free falls to the down and locked position

If the landing gear lever will not move up after takeoff:

The landing gear lever LOCK OVRD switch must be held in while the gear is selected UP.

How does the alternate landing gear system extend the gear?

A DC powered hydraulic pump and fluid from the center hydraulic system.

Which of the following is NOT a primary flight control system operating mode?

Emergency mode

Selection of FLAPs 5, 15 and 20:

Commands the flaps to move to the position selected. The slats remain in the middle position.

Flap and slat extension from the UP position is inhibited when the speed is greater than _______ KlAS or the altitude is above approximately ______ ft.

260, 20,000

There are four types of EICAS messages which relay systems indications and configuration information to the

crew:

Alert messages, communication messages, memo messages, and status messages.

All alert messages are displayed in a list, grouped by priority level. ___________ messages are displayed in

___________ at the top of the message list.

b) Warning, red

c) Caution, red

La respuesta es B

Pushing the Master WARNING / CAUTION reset switch DOES NOT accomplish which of the following:

Extinguishes the fire

When will the Vertical Speed Arrow display next to a TA or RA intruder?

If the intruder is climbing or descending at a vertical speed greater than +/- 500 ft/min.

After pushing any monitored switch, the PILOT RESPONSE message will no longer be displayed. The PILOT RESPONSE message is inhibited during climb below _____ when flaps are _______.

20,000 ft, not up

To prevent potential conflicts between required maneuvers during alerts, the three warning systems are

priorized as follows:

Windshear, GPWS, TCAS

All EICAS communication messages, except __________ , are inhibited from RA until ____________

airspeed on landing.

CABIN ALERT, 800 ft, 75 kt

Which of the following statements about the autopilot is correct?

The autopilot controls the elevators, ailerons, flaperons and spoilers through the fly-by-wire control

system.

The EICAS FMC INTERCEPT HDG message will be displayed if:

The aircraft is not on a heading to intercept the active leg

lnflight, TO/GA will be armed when:

a) At G/S capture on approach.

c) The FLAPs are out of the UP position.

Both A and C are correct.

What happens when either TO/GA switch is pushed above 80 kt?

At 50 ft RA

When does the FLARE mode arm?

When LAND 3 or LAND 2 is annunciated

If the IRS switches are turned off and then back on:

A full realignment cycle must be completed before the airplane can be moved.

If all three FMCs fail, the lLS can be tuned from:

On the ALT NAV RADIO page $2/2$

The EICAS caution message SINGLE SOURCE APPROACH is displayed if:

One lLS fails.

Control of left and right weather radar power and left and right transponder power is accomplished by:

Selecting TCP / MENU / SYS POWER

How do you control the weather radar range on the ND?

With the RANGE selector on the EFIS control panel.

The 787 has how many independent FMCs?

3

ECON is:

A speed schedule calculated to minimize operating cost.

RNP is the acronym for:

Required Navigation Performance

Flap configurations for B787-8 and B787-9

B787-8 ($1, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30$) and B787-9 ($1, 5, 10, 15, 17, 18, 20, 25, 30$)

Engine models for Aeromexico B787-8 and B787-9

B787-8; GEnx-1B70C y B787-9; GEnx-1B76A.

B787-8 dimensions

$16.9\,m$ height, $60.1\,m$ wingspan, and $56.7\,m$ length

B787-9 dimensions

$17\,m$ height, $60.1\,m$ wingspan, and $62.8\,m$ length

Sistema ADS-B que tiene instalado el B787-8:

ADS-B OUT

B787 models with ITP function

B787-9

B787 models with ITP function

B787-9