Communications

Question 1

Oxygen microphone is active

Answer 1

opening Left oxygen door ()

Question 2

Service interphone switch connects______when turned to the ON position.

Answer 2

Service & flight interphone system

Question 3

What occurs when the ground service call switch is pushed?

Answer 3

sound three seconds horn in nose wheel well ()

Question 4

A Cargo call light switch illuminated means that

Answer 4

illuminated (white) indicates call received from main deck cargo ares ()

Question 5

The erase switch on the cockpit voice recorder operates when

Answer 5

push and hold for three seconds erases voice recorder if on the ground -AC power ON and parking brake set ()

Question 6

In ICA/ICD The Captain’s audio panel is INOP. What can be done?

Answer 6

can be switched to VHF -Left Direct on the CAPT Audio System ( overhead panel) ()

Question 7

What option does the first officer have if right audio panel has failed?

Answer 7

switch OBS Audio Panel System to F/O ()

Question 8

What does the “call” light on the left HF selector mean?

Answer 8

SELCAL ()

Question 9

What stations can be connected through the flight interphone system?

Answer 9

the flight interphone system provides communication between flight deck crewmembers. Between the flight deck and ground crew through the flight interphone jack on the nose landing gear ()

Question 10

The left radio tuning panel has failed. can the left HF sensitivity be adjusted?

Answer 10

not affected by radio tuning panel failure or by OFF switch (FCOM 5.10.4) true for the ICB in ICA not true

Question 11

The offside tuning light is illuminated on the audio panel - what is one possible risk?

Answer 11

Changing the other person’s frequency inadvertently ()

Question 12

You shut down all engines and the APU GPU is not available. Can you still contact ATC if needed?

Answer 12

Yes, on Bat only, VHF L and RTP L still operative ()

Question 13

How many radios or systems can be selected for transmission on an audio panel at one time

Answer 13

only one can be selected at a time for each crew station ()

Question 14

What must the captain do to clear the “call” light on the center VHF transmitter switch?

Answer 14

the CALL light is reset by selecting the respective transmitter selector

Question 15

The flight deck communicate with the cabin interphone without using the interphone handset

Answer 15

TRUE (via hot mic)

Question 16

What occurs when the cockpit voice recorder test button is pushed? 4 channels

Answer 16

test all four channels (push and hold for five seconds, tests all four cockpit voice recorder channels, 1 per second) Test is passed with needle in green band or green light illuminated ()

Question 17

On the audio control panel you deselect by mistake VHF-L but the associated MIC light is still on, what would happen?

Answer 17

audio still on for VHF L ()

Question 18

Audio panel and volume are set correctly and “hot mic” is on, yet you are unable to transmit.

What may have happened?

Answer 18

Left oxygen door partially open.

(Service phone switch might be on)