Code of Federal Regulations - Title 14

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Federal Aviation Administration, DOT

Pt. 60, App. A

c. Power Supply and APU Start Checks

(1) Batteries and Static Inverter.
(2) APU Start with Battery.
(3) APU Shutdown using Fire Handle.
(4) External Power Connection.
(5) APU Start with External Power.
(6) Abnormal APU Start/Operation.

d. Flight deck Checks

(1) Flight deck Preparation Checks.
(2) FMC Programming.
(3) Communications and Navigational Aids

Checks.

e. Engine Start

(1) Before Start Checks.
(2) Battery start with Ground Air Supply

Unit.

(3) Engine Crossbleed Start.
(4) Normal Engine Start.
(5) Abnormal Engine Starts.
(6) Engine Idle Readings.
(7) After Start Checks.

f. Taxi Checks

(1) Pushback/Powerback.
(2) Taxi Checks.
(3) Ground Handling Check:
(a) Power required to initiate ground roll.
(b) Thrust response.
(c) Nosewheel and Pedal Steering.
(d) Nosewheel Scuffing.
(e) Perform 180 degree turns.
(f) Brakes Response and Differential Brak-

ing using Normal, Alternate and Emergency.

(g) Brake Systems.
(h) Eye height and fore/aft position.
(4) Runway Roughness.
g. Visual Scene—Ground Assessment. Select 3

different airport models and perform the fol-
lowing checks with Day, Dusk and Night se-
lected, as appropriate:

(1) Visual Controls.
(a) Daylight, Dusk, Night Scene Controls.
(b) Flight deck ‘‘Daylight’’ ambient light-

ing.

(c) Environment Light Controls.
(d) Runway Light Controls.
(e) Taxiway Light Controls.
(2) Airport Model Content.
(a) Ramp area for buildings, gates,

airbridges, maintenance ground equipment,
parked aircraft.

(b) Daylight shadows, night time light

pools.

way/runway, marker boards, CAT I and II/III
hold points, taxiway shape/grass areas, taxi-
way light (positions and colors).

(d) Runways for correct markings, lead-off

lights, boards, runway slope, runway light
positions, and colors, directionality of run-
way lights.

(e) Airport environment for correct terrain

and significant features.

(f) Visual scene quantization (aliasing),

color, and occulting levels.

(3) Ground Traffic Selection.
(4) Environment Effects.
(a) Low cloud scene.
(i) Rain:
(A) Runway surface scene.
(B) Windshield wiper—operation and sound.
(ii) Hail:
(A) Runway surface scene.
(B) Windshield wiper—operation and sound.
(b) Lightning/thunder.
(c) Snow/ice runway surface scene.
(d) Fog.
h. Takeoff. Select one or several of the fol-

lowing test cases:

(1) T/O Configuration Warnings.
(2) Engine Takeoff Readings.
(3) Rejected Takeoff (Dry/Wet/Icy Runway)

and check the following:

(a) Autobrake function.
(b) Anti-skid operation.
(c) Motion/visual effects during decelera-

tion.

(d) Record stopping distance (use runway

plot or runway lights remaining).

Continue taxiing along the runway while

applying brakes and check the following:

(e) Center line lights alternating red/white

for 2000 feet/600 meters.

(f) Center line lights all red for 1000 feet/300

meters.

(g) Runway end, red stop bars.
(h) Braking fade effect.
(i) Brake temperature indications.
(4) Engine Failure between VI and V2.
(5) Normal Takeoff:
(a) During ground roll check the following:
(i) Runway rumble.
(ii) Acceleration cues.
(iii) Groundspeed effects.
(iv) Engine sounds.
(v) Nosewheel and rudder pedal steering.
(b) During and after rotation, check the

following:

(i) Rotation characteristics.
(ii) Column force during rotation.
(iii) Gear uplock sounds/bumps.
(iv) Effect of slat/flap retraction during

climbout.

(6) Crosswind Takeoff (check the fol-

lowing):

(a) Tendency to turn into or out of the

wind.

(b) Tendency to lift upwind wing as air-

speed increases.

(7) Windshear during Takeoff (check the

following):

(a) Controllable during windshear encoun-

ter.

(b) Performance adequate when using cor-

rect techniques.

turbulence).

(8) Normal Takeoff with Control Malfunc-

tion.

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