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AUXILIARY POWER UNIT

(APU )

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1- WHEN THE APU MASTER SWITCH IS RELEASED, A NORMAL APU SHUT

DOWN OCCUR?

A. WITHOUT DELAY, IN ALL CASES.

B. WITH A DELAY, IN ALL CASES.
C. WITH A DELAY IF THE BLEED AIR WAS IN USE.

2- THE SUPPLY OF ELECTRICAL POWER HAS PRIORITY OVER BLEED AIR

SUPPLY:

A. NO.
B. YES.
C. SOMETIMES.

3- NORMAL ELECTRICAL SYSTEM BEING AVAILABLE YOU MAY RESTART

THE APU UP TO:

A. 31.000 FT.
B. 20.000 FT.
C. 39.000 FT.

4- BESIDE THE MASTER SWITCH ON THE COCKPIT APU PANEL, APU

SHUTDOWN IS POSSIBLE:

A. SWITCHING OFF THE LEFT FUEL PUMP.

B. PUSHING THE APU FIRE PUSH BUTTON.
C. PRESSING APU SHUT OFF PUSH BUTTON ON EXTERNAL INTERPHONE
PANEL.
D. EITHER B OR C

5- WHAT IS THE APU MANUAL SHUT DOWN POSSIBILITIES IN THE

COCKPIT?

A. APU MASTER SWITCH PUSH BUTTON OR APU FIRE PUSH BUTTON

SWITCH.
B. APU MASTER SWITCH PUSH BUTTON.
C. APU FIRE PUSH BUTTON SWITCH APU SHUT OFF PUSH BUTTON.

6- WHAT DETERMINES THE APU SPEED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AIR BLEED

DEMAND?

A. ELECTRONIC CONTROL BOX.

B. AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM.
C. AIR INTAKE SYSTEM.

7- APU MASTER SWITCH SELECTED ON:

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A. ON ILLUMINATES BLUE, APU SYSTEM IS SUPPLIED AND APU STARTS

AT 95%, AVAIL COMES ON.
B. ON ILLUMINATES BLUE, APU SYSTEM IS SUPPLIED AND APU STARTS
AS SOON AS START P/B IS DEPRESSED AND INTAKE FLAP OPENS.

8- THE APU HAS ITS OWN LUBRICATION SYSTEM:

A. YES.
B. NO.

9- MASTER SWITCH ON, THE:

A. APU START.
B. ECB IS ELECTRICALLY SUPPLIED.
C. AIR INTAKE FLAP CLOSES.

10- NORMAL APU ROTATION SPEED (N %) IS:

A. 99% (101% FOR ENGINE START)

B. STANDBY AT 99%.

11- AVAIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON START PB WHEN:

A. EXTERNAL POWER IS DISCONNECTED.

B. APU N REACHES 95%.
C. APU ELECTRIC POWER IS USED.

12- WHEN THE APU IS RUNNING THE APU FUEL PUMP:

A. RUNS WHEN TANKS PUMPS PRESSURE IS NOT SUFFICIENT

B. RUNS ALL THE TIME.
C. RUNS ONLY IN FLIGHT.
D. RUNS WHEN THE APU FUEL PUMP IS SELECTED ON.

13- IF THE AIR BLEED WAS USED, AFTER A MANUAL SHUT DOWN
SEQUENCE THE APU:

A. STOPS IMMEDIATELY.
B. KEEPS RUNNING FOR FOUR MINUTES.
C. KEEPS RUNNING BETWEEN 60 SEC AND 120 SEC. MAX.

14- APU N INDICATION BECOMES AMBER ON ECAM SD, WHEN:

A. N ≥ 107%.
B. N ≥ 102%.
C. N ≥ 99%.

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15- CAN YOU START THE APU USING THE A/C BATTERIES?

A. YES.
B. NO.

16- APU EGT INDICATION BECOMES RED ON ECAM SD WHEN:

A. EGT ≥ 715°C (APU RUNNING).

B. EGT ≥ 1038°C (APU RUNNING)
C. EGT ≥ 711°C (APU RUNNING) OR EGT >1038°C (DURING APU START).

17- THE APU IS SUPPLIED FROM THE:

A. LEFT FUEL FEED LINE.

B. RIGHT FUEL FEED LINE.

18- ON GROUND APU PROVIDES:

A. ELECTRIC POWER – HYDRAULIC POWER.

B. ELECTRIC POWER – BLEED AIR.

19- APU BLEED AIR IS CONTROLLED:

A. BY ECB (N% ADJUSTMENT).

B. NOT CONTROLLED.
C. BY APU BLEED VALVE WHICH OPERATES AS SHUT OFF VALVE.

20- AIR BLEEDS EXTRACTION FOR WING ANTI-ICE:

A. IS PERMITTED.
B. IS NOT PERMITTED.

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ANSWERS

QUESTION ANSWERS
1 C
2 B
3 C
4 D
5 A
6 A
7 B
8 A
9 B
10 A
11 B
12 A
13 C
14 B
15 A
16 C
17 A
18 B
19 A
20 B

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