ATA30

Ice and Rain Protection

1.       Can the wing anti-ice be tested on the ground?

·         Yes, with valves only open for 30 seconds.

·         Yes.Valves stay open till selected off.

·         No.

2.       Anti-ice and de-icing protection is provided for:

·         The engine nacelle's and three outboard wing slats.

·         The engine nacelle's, the horizontal stabilizer, and three outboard wing slats.

·         The engine nacelle's, the horizontal stabilizer, the vertical stabilizer and three outboard wing slats.

3.       The probe heaters can be activated manually prior to engine start by placing the PROBE/WINDOW HEAT pushbutton.

·         True.

·         False.

4.       Where do the wing anti-ice indications appear on ECAM?

·         There is no indication on ECAM bleed page for wing anti-ice

·         An amber triangle appears on the ECAM bleed page

·         WING A.ICE appears on ECAM status page.

·         ANTI-ICE appears in white on the ECAM bleed page and W A.ICE appears in green on the ECAM memo when the wing P/B is pressed

5.       The Fault light on the engine anti-ice switches indicates the valve:

·         Is closed.

·         Position disagrees with switch position.

·         Is open.

6.       How is window heating regulated?

·         Manually by flight crew

·         Window heat is not regulated!

·         One Window Heat Computer (WHC) as master, the other as slave

·         By two independent Window Heat Computers (WHC), one for each side

7.       In the event of a low air pressure:

·         The engine anti-ice valve opens automatically

·         There is no effect on the anti-ice valve position

·         The engine anti-ice valve must be manually closed

·         The engine anti-ice valve closes automatically

8.       How can you check that engine anti-ice has been selected on?

·         You can observe the ON light on the associated engine anti-ice P/B and the ENGINE ANTI-ICE message on the ECAM engine page

·         You can observe the amber warning on the ECAM memo display and the amber anti-ice light on the overhead panel

·         You can observe the ENGINE ANTI-ICE message on the ECAM STATUS page

·         You can observe the blue ON light on the associated engine anti-ice P/B and the ENGINE ANTI-ICE memo on the E/WD

9.       Hot air anti icing is done for

·         Waste water drain mast

·         Sensors, pilot probes and static ports

·         Engine air in take and three outboard leading edge slats of each wing.

·         Flight compartment windows.

10.   When engine anti ice selected under icing conditions.

·         Nacelle anti ice valve will open provided engine is running.

·         Engine anti ice selected is indicated on the ECAM bleed page.

·         In case of electrical failure engine anti ice valve go to close position.

·         All the above are correct.

11.   The electric windshield wipers are controlled:

·         Automatically when in heavy rain

·         By two individual pushbuttons

·         By one rotary selector for both windshields

·         By two individual rotary selectors

12.   The wipers can operate at different speeds:

·         Low speed and high speed

·         Speed 1 and speed 2

·         Low, medium and high speed.

·         Speed is automatically adjusted depending on rain intensity.

13.   When the wiper is turned off:

·         The PARK position must be selected to stow the wiper

·         It continues to run for approximately 6 seconds

·         The wiper may stop in the pilots view

·         The wiper stops out of view

14.   The Window Heat Computer provides two power levels for the windshield:

·         High power when above 20,000 ft, low power when below 20,000 ft

·         High power when OAT < 10 deg.C, low power when OAT > 10 deg.C

·         High power in flight, low power on the ground

·         High power in icing conditions (flight only), low power in other conditions.

15.   The engine nacelle is anti-iced by:

·         Air bleed from the high pressure compressor

·         Air bleed from low pressure compressor

·         AC system and air bleed from low pressure compressor

·         DC system and air bleed from low pressure compressor.

16.   When an engine anti-ice valve is open:

·         N1 limit is automatically reduced and the idle N1 is automatically increased

·         N2 of the associated engine is automatically decreased

·         N2 limit is automatically reduced and N1 limit is automatically increased

·         There is no change in the N1 and N2 limits.

17.   Rain protection is provided by:

·         Warm bleed air blowing across the windshield.

·         Rain repellent and Windshield wipers.

·         Both are correct.

18.   Probe heat comes on automatically when:

·         The AC ESS bus is powered.

·         Electrical power is applied to the aircraft.

·         When at least one engine is running.

19.   On the ground the wing anti-ice valves will:

·         Open during a test sequence (30 seconds); provided pneumatic supply is available.

·         Not open at anytime.

·         Open any time the switch is pushed "ON".

20.   When a pneumatic leak is detected, the wing anti-ice valves:

·         Close automatically.               

·         Open automatically.

·         Remain in position.

21.   When either engine anti-ice valve is open:

·         Maximum N1 is increased.

·         Minimum idle rpm is increased.

·         Minimum idle rpm is reduced.

22.   Window heat operates at what power level in flight?

·         Low                                                                               

·         High

23.   The ______ on each wing are anti-iced with pneumatic bleed air.

·         Slats

·         Flaps                                                                             

·         Three outboard slats

24.   Electrical heating is provided for the protection of:

·         Pitots and Angle Of Attack (AOA) probes

·         Pitots, static ports and TAT probes

·         Pitots, static ports, AOA probes, and TAT probes.

·         Pitots and static ports

25.   What is the difference between the engine and wing anti-ice fault lights?

·         Both indicate valve in transit, or valve position disagrees with selected position. Wing light also could indicate low pressure.

·         Both indicate low pressure, or valve position disagrees with selected position. Wing light might indicate valve in transit.

·         Both indicate valve in transit, or low pressure. Wing light also could indicate valve position disagrees with selected position.

·         Both indicate valve in transit, or overheat 

26.   With reference to the PROBE/WINDOW HEAT pushbutton, which of the following is true?

·         The system should only be selected ON in icing conditions.

·         When in AUTO mode, the windows are heated only when necessary.

·         The system should only be selected ON after first engine start.

·         Window heating comes on automatically after first engine start.

27.   If one engine anti-ice system fails, the second one takes over and provides anti-icing for both engines.

·         True.

·         False.

28.   What happens when either engine anti-ice is open?

·         Maximum N1 is limited, continuous ignition is provided, maximum idle RPM is increased.

·         Maximum N1 is limited, continuous ignition is provided, minimum RPM is increased.

·         Minimum N1 is limited, continuous ignition is provided, minimum idle RPM is increased.

29.   In the event of loss of electrical supply the engine anti-ice valve:

·         Opens when the engine is shut down.

·         Closes when the engine is running.

·         Opens when the engine is running.

·         Open when the OAT is < 10 deg.C with the engine running

30.   With the loss of electrical power the wing anti-ice valves:

·         Fail in their current position.

·         Fail to the open position.

·         Fail to the closed position.

31.   The drain masts are heated after first engine start.

·         True.

·         False

32.   What is the speed limit to operate the windscreen wipers?

·         185 kts.

·         200 kts.

·         230 kts.

·         250 kts.

33.   In the event of an electrical power loss:

·         The engine anti-ice valves will open automatically, anti-icing is ensured.

·         The engine anti-ice valves will close automatically, anti-icing is lost.

·         The engine anti-ice valves will be controlled by the wing anti-ice controls.

·         The engine anti-ice valves remain in the position they were before.

34.   At what power level does window heat operate while airborne?

·         High power while airborne.

·         Shifts from low to high as window temperature requires.

·         Low power above 18,000 ft.

·         Low power above 25,000 ft.

35.   What happens to engine RPM when either engine anti-ice valve is open?

·         There is a fixed RPM increase.

·         The N1 limit for that engine is automatically increased.

·         The N1 limit for that engine is automatically reduced

·         There is a fixed RPM increase (3% of nominal N1)

36.   Window heat operation begins:

·         Automatically after the first engine start.

·         if the PROBE/WINDOW HEAT push button is selected ON by the crew prior to engine start.

·         Both are correct.

37.   What happens to the heat at the drain masts when the aircraft is on the ground?

·         Nothing.

·         The heat is reduced to prevent injury to ground personel.

·         Some of them are automatically switched off (pitot, AOA).

38.   The RAIN RPLNT (rain repellent) pushbutton is inhibited on the ground when the engines stopped.

·         True.

·         False.

39.   TAT probes are heated on the ground.

·         True.

·         False.

40.   The ON light illuminates on the wing anti-ice P/B :

·         When the anti-ice valves open

·         When the P/B is set to ON

·         When the fault light goes out

·         When the anti-ice valves open and the fault light goes out.

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