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1. ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENT SYSTEMS PRESENT DATA FOR THE:

A. Electronic Flight Instrument System (EFIS).

B. Electronic Centralized Aircraft Monitoring (ECAM)
C. ECAM and EFIS

2. THE 6 DISPLAY UNITS (DUS) ARE:

A. Identical and interchangeable.

B. Not interchangeable
C. Only 3 DUs of Captain side can be interchangeable.

3. THE NAVIGATION DISPLAY PRESENTS:

A. Navigation and radar information

B. Velocity and altitude information
C. Aircraft system parameters

4. THE EFIS DISPLAYS COMPRISES:

A. Primary Flight Display (PFD)

B. Navigation Display (ND)
C. PFD and ND

5. THE ENGINE AND WARNING DISPLAY PRESENTS:

A. Primary Engine parameters indications,

B. Fuel quantity, and Flaps/Slats position.

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C. Engine indications, fuel quantity, and Flaps/Slats position.

6. THE LOWER DISPLAY PRESENTS:

A. Either system pages synoptic or status messages.

B. Warning message and Flap/Slat position
C. Status messages

7. THE ECAM DISPLAYS comprise:

A. One Engine and Warning Display (E/W)

B. One system or Status Display (SD)
C. Both E/W and SD.

8. THE WARNING MESSAGES ARE ACCOMPANIED BY:

A. MASTER WARNING, or a MASTER CAUTION and an aural warning.

B. Only MASTER WARNING
C. MASTER CAUTION and an aural warning.

9. THE DISPLAYS IN DUs CAN BE TRANSFERRED:

A. Automatically
B. Manually.
C. Manually and automatically

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10. THE CREW CAN MANUALLY TRANSFER DISPLAYS:

A. From SD to ND
B. From Upper ECAM (E/W) to Lower ECAM (SD)
C. From SD to ND, PFD to ND and ND to PFD

11. WHICH STATEMENT IS CORRECT?

A. Master Warning use for any Red warning, Master Caution use for level 2
amber warning
B. Master Warning use for any level 2 amber warning Master Caution use for
Red warning,
C. Both Master Warning and Master Caution use for any Red warning

12. THE DISPLAY MANAGEMENT COMPUTERS PROCESS DATA IN ORDER TO

A. Generate codes and graphic instructions corresponding to the image to be

displayed.
B. Generate red warning message
C. Generate red warning message

13. REGARDING THE 3 DMCs WHICH STATEMENT IS CORRECT?

A. Only DMC3 can interchange for DMC 1

B. Fully interchangeable
C. Only DMC2 can interchange for DMC 1

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14. IN NORMAL CONFIGURATION DMC 1 PROCESS:

A. PFD1, ND2 and upper ECAM display.

B. PFD1, ND1 and upper ECAM display.
C. PFD2, ND2 and lower ECAM display.

15. IN NORMAL CONFIGURATION DMC 2 PROCESS:

A. PFD1, ND1 and upper ECAM display.

B. PFD1, ND2 and upper ECAM display.
C. PFD2, ND2 and lower ECAM display

16. THE FWC GENERATES:

A. All warning messages and supplies the attention getters.

B. Only Red Warning messages
C. Only Attention getters

17. WHICH COMPUTER CALCULATES THE FLIGHT PHASE?

A. SDAC
B. FWC
C. Both A and B

18. THE Sdacs ACQUIRE MOST OF THE AIRCRAFT SYSTEM SIGNALS IN

ORDER TO:

A. Generate Red warnings

B. Display system pages and used by the FWCs to generate amber warnings.

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C. Generate all warnings messages.

19. THE INPUTS RECEIVED BY THE FWC ARE USED TO

A. Elaborate red warnings.

B. Elaborate amber warnings
C. Elaborate red and amber warnings

20. THE INPUTS RECEIVED BY THE SDAC ARE USED TO

A. Elaborate red warnings.

B. Elaborate amber warnings
C. Elaborate red and amber warnings

21. THE EIS DMC SELECTOR SWITCH IS AT THE CAPTAIN 3 POSITION:

A. DMC 3 replaces DMC 1

B. DMC 3 replaces DMC 2
C. DMC 2 replaces DMC 1

22. THE EIS DMC SELECTOR SWITCH IS AT THE FIRST OFFICER 3 POSITION

A. DMC 3 replaces DMC 1

B. DMC 3 replaces DMC 2
C. DMC 2 replaces DMC 1

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23. PRESSING THE CAPTAIN PFD/ND TRANSFER PUSHBUTTON WILL:

A. Interchange the Captain PFD and ND images.

B. Replace DMC 2 by DMC3 in control of the captain side
C. Interchange the Captain PFD and Lower ECAM

24. THE ECAM/ND TRANSFER SELECTOR SWITCH IS AT TO THE CAPTAIN

POSITION:

A. The System Display replaces the F/O ND.

B. The System Display replaces the Captain PFD.
C. The System Display replaces the Captain ND.

25. THE FUEL ON BOARD IS INDICATED ON:

A. The upper part of the engine warning display

B. The right part of the engine warning display
C. The lower part of the engine warning display ,

26. THE ENGINE PARAMETERS ARE INDICATED ON?

A. The upper part of the engine warning display

B. The right part of the engine warning display
C. The lower part of the engine warning display

27. THE MEMO MESSAGES ARE INDICATED ON?

A. The upper part of the engine warning display

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B. The lower right part of the engine warning display

C. The lower left part of the engine warning display

28. AN OVERFLOW ARROW APPEARS IN ENGINE AND WARNING DISPLAY:

A. When the System display image is lost

B. When the warning or caution message text exceeds the capacity of the
display.
C. When the CLR pushbutton on the ECAM control panel is pressed

29. THE RIGHT PART OF STATUS PAGE PRESENTS:

A. In blue the limitations and the postponable procedures

B. In green the landing capability and some reminder information.
C. The inoperative systems and the maintenance status.

30. THE STATUS PAGE IS NO LONGER EMPTY WHEN:

A. An aural warning appear

B. An message appear on the UPPER ECAM
C. A white STS message appears on the ENGINE and WARNING display

31. THE ENGINE / WARNING DISPLAY IS NORMALLY DISPLAYED:

A. On the upper ECAM Display Unit.

B. On the lower ECAM Display Unit.
C. Only in special condition

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32. ENGINE PRIMARY PARAMETERS ARE DISPLAYED ON:

A. The lower ECAM

B. The ND display
C. The upper area of Engine / Warning Display

33. WARNING AND CAUTION MESSAGES ARE DISPLAYED ON:

A. The lower ECAM

B. The lower area of Engine / Warning Display
C. The ND display

34. AS SOON AS A FAILURE IS DETECTED:

A. The memo messages are replaced by warning/caution messages.

B. The memo messages are still displayed until the pilot press the CLR
pushbutton on the ECAM control panel
C. Warning/caution messages are displayed only if there are more than 2
messages.

35. FAILURE MESSAGES AND ACTIONS TO BE PERFORMED ARE DISPLAYED:

A. In the lower left area of Engine and warning display.

B. In the right memo area of Engine and warning display
C. In the upper area of the PFD

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36. NORMAL MEMO AND SECONDARY FAILURE MESSAGES ARE DISPLAYED:

A. In the left memo area of Engine and warning display.

B. In the right memo area of Engine and warning display
C. In the Status page
D.

37. WHAT IS THE MEANNING OF “TO INHIB” A MESSAGE?

A. The pilot is not allowed to flight manually.

B. One system operates in abnormal condition.
C. During take off and landing, most of the warnings are inhibited to avoid
distraction of the crew.

38. A PULSING “ADV” APPEARS IN A SINGLE DISPLAY CONFIGURATION

INDICATES:

A. A/C in abnormal configuration.

B. An A/C system parameter has drifted.
C. A/C is in bad weather condition.

39. “STS” SYMBOL ON THE ENGINE AND WARNING DISPLAY INDICATES:

A. A status message is present on the ECAM page

B. A warning message is present on the ECAM page
C. One system inoperative

40. THE SYSTEM OR STATUS PAGES CAN BE CALLED

A. Automatically after a failure only

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B. Manually upon crew request by pressing the related P/B on the ECAM
control panel only
C. Both A and B

41. THE CRUISE PAGE CAN BE CALLED:

A. By press and hold STS pushbutton on ECAM control panel

B. Automatically called in flight
C. Automatically in case of one failure occur

42. PERMANENT DATA AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SYSTEM DISPLAY IS:

A. Displayed on Door page only

B. Always displayed whatever the page presented.
C. Displayed in-flight only

43. WHAT IS THE HIGHGEST PRIORITY OF THE 3 SELECTION MODES OF

SYSTEM PAGE PRESENTATION?

A. Manual mode
B. Failure mode
C. Flight phase mode

44. THE FLIGHT PHASES ARE COMPUTED BY THE:

A. SDAC
B. FWC
C. DMC

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45. THE FWC STARTS A NEW FLIGHT LEG IN PHASE 1

A. When landing gear is compressed.

B. When two engines shutdown.
C. 5 minutes after the 2nd engine shutdown.

46. PRESSING THE “EMER CANC” PUSHBUTTON WILL CANCEL:

A. Any present aural warning

B. Only aural warning of amber caution
C. Only aural warning of red warning

47. THE EMER CANC INHIBITION CAN BE MANUALLY RESTORED BY

A. Pressing EMER CANC pushbutton again

B. Press and hold RCL for more than 3 sec
C. Pressing and hold STS pushbutton for more than 3 sec

48. WHEN PRESSING ‘ALL’ PUSHBUTTON ON THE ECAM CTL PANEL:

A. All the system pages are displayed successively at 1-second intervals.

B. The previous system page is displayed
C. Only failure system pages are displayed

49. THE ECAM HIGHEST PRIORITY OF ALERT LEVEL IS:

A. Level 2

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B. Level 3
C. Level 1

50. ECAM LEVEL 3 CORRESPONDS TO

A. An abnormal configuration.
B. An emergency configuration.
C. A configuration requiring crew monitoring only.

51. ECAM LEVEL 2 CORRESPONDS TO:

A. An abnormal configuration.
B. An emergency configuration.
C. A configuration requiring crew monitoring only

52. DEFECTS INDICATED IN STATUS PAGE:

A. Require no actions
B. Require further maintenance actions
C. Require immediate actions

53. ECAM LEVEL 1 CORRESPONDS TO:

A. An abnormal configuration.
B. An emergency configuration.
C. A configuration requiring crew monitoring, mainly failures leading to a loss of
redundancy or degradation of a system.

54. AN ECAM INDEPENDENT FAILURE IS A FAILURE:

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A. Affecting an isolated equipment or system without affecting another one.

B. Of an equipment or system causing the loss of other equipment.
C. Due to a loss of an equipment or system resulting from a primary failure.

55. A PRIMARY FAILURE IS A FAILURE:

A. Affecting an isolated equipment or system without affecting another one.

B. Of an equipment or system causing the loss of other equipment.
C. Cause by loss of an equipment or system resulting from a primary failure.

56. A SECONDARY FAILURE IS A FAILURE

A. Which affects an isolated equipment or system without affecting another

one.
B. Of an equipment or system causing the loss of other equipment.
C. Cause by loss of an equipment or system resulting from a primary failure.

57. WHAT FAILURE TYPE IS DISPLAYED WITH THE TITLE UNDERLINED?

A. Independent failure
B. Primary failure
C. Secondary failure

58. WHAT FAILURE TYPE IS DISPLAYED WITH A BOX?

A. Independent failure
B. Primary failure
C. Secondary failure

59. THE SECONDARY FAILURES ARE INDICATED:

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A. On the lower right part of the E/WD by an asterisk

B. With a box around the failure
C. With the title underlined.

60. A SYSTEM PARAMETERS DRIFTS FROM ITS NORMAL RANGE:

A. An amber message is displayed in ECAM

B. A single chime sounds.
C. The corresponding SYSTEM page is displayed automatically and the
affected parameter pulses

61. THE MODE SHOWING 360 DEGREE DYNAMIC PATTERN WHICH PROVIDES
THE AIRCRAFT POSITION WITH RESPECT TO THE FLIGHT PLAN IS THE:

A. ROSE/NAV
B. ARC MODE
C. ROSE/VOR

62. THE MODE SHOWING 90 DEGREE DYNAMIC PATTERN WHICH PROVIDES

THE AIRCRAFT POSITION WITH RESPECT TO THE FLIGHT PLAN IS THE:

A. ROSE/NAV
B. ARC MODE
C. ROSE/VOR

63. WITH A LOSS OF MAIN ELECTRICAL POWER SUPPLY

A. All clock functions are disable

B. All clock functions remain
C. The time is still counted in memory through the A/C battery supply, except
for the chrono and ET functions.
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64. THE MANUAL TESTS (SYSTEM TEST AND SPECIFIC TESTS) CAN BE
INITIATED VIA:

A. CFDIU
B. AIDS
C. DFDRS

65. THE CFDIU DIALOGUES WITH ONE COMPUTER AT A TIME:

A. In flight only
B. On ground only
C. Both A and B

66. THE POST FLIGHT REPORT CAN BE PRINTED:

A. In flight only
B. On ground only
C. Both a and b

67. CLASS 1 FAILURES:

A. Require maintenance action at the next adequate opportunity

B. Can be left until the next scheduled maintenance check.
C. Are the most serious ones and require an immediate maintenance action
subject to the Minimum Equipment List (MEL)

68. CLASS 2 FAILURES

A. Require maintenance action at the next adequate opportunity

B. Can be left until the next scheduled maintenance check.
C. Are the most serious ones and require an immediate maintenance action
subject to the Minimum Equipment List (MEL)

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69. CLASS 3 FAILURES

A. Require maintenance action at the next adequate opportunity

B. Can be left until the next scheduled maintenance check.
C. Are the most serious ones and require an immediate maintenance action
subject to the Minimum Equipment List (MEL)

70. THE POST FLIGHT REPORT IS MADE UP FROM

A. The LAST LEG ECAM REPORT.

B. The LAST LEG ECAM REPORT and the LAST LEG REPORT.
C. The LAST LEG REPORT.

71. TYPE 1 SYSTEMS:

A. Can memorize failures only from the last flight leg

B. Cannot memorize failure messages.
C. Can memorize failures occurred in the last 64 flight legs

72. TYPE 2 SYSTEMS:

A. Can memorize failures only from the last flight leg

B. Cannot memorize failure messages.
C. Can memorize failures occurred in the last 64 flight legs

73. TYPE 3 SYSTEMS:

A. Can memorize failures only from the last flight leg

B. Cannot memorize failure messages.
C. Can memorize failures occurred in the last 64 flight legs

74. WHICH REPORTS ARE AVAILABLE IN FLIGHT?

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A. POST FLIGHT REPORT and LAST LEG REPORT

B. CURRENT LEG REPORT and CURRENT LEG ECAM REPORT
C. LAST LEG REPORT and LAST LEG ECAM REPORT

75. THE CFDS ” SYSTEM REPORT/ TEST” IS AVAILABLE:

A. On ground only
B. In flight only
C. Both a and B

76. THE CFDS ” LRU INDENTIFICATION” PROVIDES:

A. Deactivation of the Computer

B. Computer lockout
C. PART NUMBER of the LRUs

77. THE LAST LEG REPORT IS TRANSFERED TO THE PREVIOUS LEGS

REPORT:

A. At first engine start + 3 minutes.

B. At touch down.
C. After touch down when the aircraft speed has been below 80 knots for 30
seconds

78. THE ‘AVIONICS STATUS’ PRESENTS THE LIST OF SYSTEMS

A. Currently affected by a failure

B. Affected by a failure during the last flight leg
C. Displayed in status page during the last flight leg

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79. WHICH STATEMENT IS CORRECT REGARDING THE PRINTER MODE?

A. Auto mode
B. Manual mode only
C. Auto and manual mode

80. A RED STRIP ON THE PAPER SIDE INDICATES

A. Paper is jammed
B. The end of the paper roll.
C. Printer not available

81. THE PURPOSE OF THE DIGITAL FLIGHT DATA RECORDING SYSTEM

(DFDRS) IS:

A. To record various critical flight parameters in a solid state memory to fulfill

the mandatory requirements of crash recording
B. To record maintenance parameter only
C. To record various systems data which are sent to the ground.

82. WHICH COMPONENT STORES MANDATORY PARAMETERS IN DFDRS?

A. FDIU
B. SSFDR
C. CFDIU

83. THE ‘SSFDR’ POWER SUPPLY IS AVAILABLE:

A. At the first engine start up and five minutes after the last engine shutdown.
B. Using the GND CTL pushbutton in the cockpit
C. Both A and B

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84. THE QAR IS USED:

A. As back up of the DFDRS

B. For ground performance, maintenance or condition monitoring tasks
C. For passengers entertainment purpose

85. WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE UNDERWATER LOCATOR BEACON (ULB)?

A. To show the location of the recorder if the aircraft is immersed in water

following an accident
B. To supplied electrical power for the SSFDR in case of emergency
C. To help the SSFDR to float on the water

86. WHAT IS THE FUNCTIONS OF AIDS ?

A. To perform engine condition, APU condition and aircraft performance

monitoring as well as trouble shooting assistance.
B. To record mandatory parameter of APU
C. To record mandatory parameter of Engine

87. TO READ THE REAL TIME SYSTEM PARAMETERS IN AIDS, WE CAN:

A. Use Parameter alpha call-up function only

B. Use Parameter label call-up function only
C. Use Parameter label call-up and Parameter alpha call-up functions

88. THE ‘DMU’ CAN COMMUNICATES WITH THE MCDUs

A. Only one MCDU at a time

B. Both MCDUs at a time
C. In flight only

89. What is a Service Information Letter (SIL) 00-028?

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A. A troubleshooting procedure documentation

B. A document to create a specific database to filter the messages to be
displayed on the PFR.
C. A specific flight crew procedure to display information to the passengers.

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