Aircraft Instrument System

1. The maximum deviation (during level flight) permitted in a compensated magnetic

direction indicator installed on an aircraft certified under Federal Aviation Regulation
Part 23 is

Answer: C.) 10°

2. Magnetic compass bowls are filled with a liquid to

Answer: C.) Dampen the oscillation of the float

3. What is fixed line mark attached to the compass bowl of a magnetic compass called?

Answer: B.) Lubber line

4. The function of a symbol generator (SG) in an EFIS is to

Answer: Receive and process input signals from aircraft and engine sensors and
send the data to the appropriate display

5. Where may a person look for the information necessary to determine the required
markings on an engine instrument?
I. Engine markings on an engine instrument?
II. Aircraft Flight manual
III. Instrument Manufacturer’s Specifications.
IV. Aircraft Maintenance Manual

Answer: A.) II or IV

6. Aircraft temperature thermocouple leads may

Answer: A.) not be altered and are designed for a specific installation

7. (1) Aircraft instruments are color-coded to direct attention to operational ranges and
limitations.
(2) Aircraft instruments range markings are not specified by Title 14 of the Code of
Federal Regulations but are standardized by aircraft manufacturers.
Regarding the above statements,

Answer: A.) Only No. 1 is true

 8. If a static pressure system check reveals excessive leakage, the leak(s) may be located by
_______

Answer: B.) Isolating potions of the line and testing each portion systematically
starting at the instrument connections.

9. What must be done to an instrument panel that is supported by shock mounts?

Answer: A.) Bonding straps must be installed across the instrument mounts as a
current path
10. Which of the following instrument discrepancies would require replacement of the
instrument?
1. Red line missing
2. Case leaking
3. Glass cracked
4. Mounting screws loose
5. Case paint chipped
6. Leaking at line B nut
7. Will not zero out
8. Fogged

Answer: A.) 2, 3, 7, 8

11. What does a reciprocating engine manifold pressure gauge indicate when the engine is not
operating

Answer: C.) The existing atmospheric pressure

12. Aircraft instrument panels are generally shock-mounted to absorb

Answer: B.) low-frequency, high-amplitude shocks

13. When swinging a magnetic compass, the compensators are adjusted to correct for

Answer: A.) Magnetic Influence Deviation

14. An aircraft magnetic compass is swung to up-date the compass correction card with

Answer: Equipment is added that could effects compass deviation

15. Instrument panel shock mounts absorb

Answer: B.) Low frequency, high-amplitude shocks

16. A radar altimeter determines altitude by

Answer: A.) Transmitting a signal and receiving back a reflected signal

17. The function of a CRT in an EFIS is to

Answer: B.) Display alphanumeric data and representations of aircraft instruments.

18. Aircraft temperature thermocouple leads may

Answer: A.) not be altered and are designed for a specific installation

19. The green arc on an aircraft temperature gauge indicates

Answer: B.) the desirable temperature range.

20. How is flangeless instrument case mounted in an instrument panel?

Answer: B.) By an expanding-type clamp secured to the back of the panel and
tightened by a screw from the front of the instrument panel.

21. Aircraft instrument value should be marked and graduated in accordance with

Answer: C.) The specific aircraft maintenance or Flight manual

22. Cases for electrically operated instruments are made of

Answer: B.) Iron or Steel cases.

23. What must be done to an instrument panel that is supported by shock mounts?

Answer: A.) Bonding straps must be installed across the instrument mounts as a
current path.

24. The red radial lines on the face of an engine oil pressure gauge indicates

Answer: C.) minimum and/or maximum safe operating limits

25. The maximum altitude loss permitted during an unpressurized aircraft instrument static
pressure system integrity check is ______

Answer: C.) 100 feet in 1 minute

26. The method of mounting aircraft instruments in their respective panels depends on the __

Answer: B.) Design of the instrument case

27. Which procedure should you use if you find a vacuum-operated instrument glass loose?

Answer: C.) Install another instrument

28. Which of the following instrument discrepancies could be corrected by an aviation

mechanic?
1. Red line missing
2. Case leaking
3. Glass cracked
4. Mounting screws loose
5. Case paint chipped
6. Leaking at line B nut
7. Will not adjust
8. Fogged

Answer: C.) 1, 4, 5, 6

29. Turbine engine exhaust gas temperature are measured by using

Answer: B.) Chromel/alumel thermocouples

30. A bourdon tube instrument may be used to indicate

Answer: A.) 1 & 2

31. A turn coordinator instrument indicates

Answer: C.) both roll and yaw

32. How many of the following are controlled by gyroscopes?

1. Attitude Indicator
2. Heading Indicator
3. Turn needle of the turn-and-slip indicator

Answer: A.) Three

33. Which instrument condition is acceptable and would not require correction?
1. Red line missing
2. Case Leaking
3. Glass cracked
4. Mounting screws loose
5. Case paint chipped
6. Leaking at line B nut
7. Will not zero out
8. Fogged

Answer: B.) 5

34. When performing the static leakage check required by section 91.411, the technician
utilizes ______

Answer: C.) Negative pressure

35. Which instruments are connected to an aircraft’s pitot-static system?

1. Vertical Speed Indicator
2. Cabin Altimeter
3. Altimeter
4. Cabin rate-of-change Indicator
5. Airspeed Indicator

Answer: C.) 1, 3 and 5

36. The function of a display controller in an EFIS is to _____

Answer: B.) allow the pilot to select the appropriate system configuration for the
current flight situation

37. The lubber line on a directional gyro is used to _____

Answer: A.) Represents the nose of the aircraft

38. A synchro transmitter is connected to a synchro receiver

Answer: C.) Electrically with wires

39. When an aircraft altimeter is set at 29.92” Hg on the ground, the altimeter will read

Answer: A.) Pressure altitude

40. The function of a symbol generator (SG) in an EFIS is to

Answer: C.) Receive and process input signals from aircraft and engine sensors and
send the data to the appropriate display

41. A radar altimeter indicates ______

Answer: C.) Altitude above ground level

42. Fuel flow transmitter are designed to transmit data _______

Answer: B.) Electrically

43. How would an airspeed indicator be marked to show the best rate-of-climb speed (one
engine inoperative)?

Answer: B.) A blue radial line

44. Data transmitted between components in an EFIS are converted into

Answer: A.) Digital signals

45. Which of the following instruments will normally have range markings?

Answer: B.) Cylinder head temperature gauge, airspeed indicator

46. The operating mechanism of most hydraulic pressure gauges is _______

Answer: A.) A bourbon tube

47. Which of the following causes of aircraft magnetic compass inaccuracies may be
compensated for by mechanics?

Answer: A.) Deviation

48. What will be the result if the instrument static pressure line becomes disconnected inside
a pressurized cabin during cruising flight?

Answer: A.) The altimeter and airspeed indicator will both read low

49. Which condition would be most likely to cause excessive vacuum in a vacuum system?

Answer: B.) Vacuum relief valve improperly adjusted

50. When an unpressurized aircraft’s static pressure system is leak checked to comply with
the requirements of section 91.411, what aircraft instrument may be used in lieu of a
pitot-static system tester?
1. Vertical speed Indicator
2. Cabin Altimeter
3. Altimeter
4. Cabin rate-of-change indicator
5. Airspeed indicator

Answer: C.) 3

51. When flags such as NAV, HDG, or GS are displayed on an HSI, the indication is ______

Answer: A.) That function is inoperative

52. A barometric altimeter indicates pressure altitude when the barometric scale is set at

Answer: A.) 29.92”Hg

53. The requirement for testing and inspection of instrument static systems required by
section 91.411 are contained in ______

Answer: C.) Part 43, appendix E

54. Resistance-type temperature indicator using Wheatstone bridge or ratiometer circuits may
be used to indicate the temperatures of which of the following?
1. Free air
2. Exhaust gas temperature
3. Carburetor Air
4. Coolant (Engine)
5. Oil Temperature
6. Cylinder Head Temperature

Answer: B.) 1, 3, 4 and 5

55. A certificated mechanic may perform _______

Answer: B.) 100-hour inspections of instruments

56. What marking color is used to indicate if a cover glass has slipped?

Answer: B.) White

57. When installing an instrument in an aircraft, who is responsible for making sure it is
properly marked?

Answer: B.) The instrument installer

58. An aircraft instrument panel is electrically bonded to the aircraft structure to ______

Answer: B.) Provide current return paths

59. A certificated mechanic with airframe and powerplant ratings may ________

Answer: C.) not perform repairs to aircraft instruments

60. Which statement regarding an aircraft instrument vacuum system is true

Answer: A.) Dry-type vacuum pumps with carbon vanes are very susceptible to
damage from solid airborne particles and must take in only filtered air.

61. Who is authorized to repair an aircraft instrument?

1. A certified mechanic with an airframe rating
2. A certified repairman with an airframe rating
3. A certified repair station approved for that class instrument
4. A certified airframe repair station

Answer: C.) 3

62. Instrument static system leakage can be detected by observing the rate of change in
indication of the _______

Answer: C.) Altimeter after suction has been applied to the static to cause a
prescribed equivalent altitude to be indicated

63. The operation of an angle-of-attack indicating system is based on detection of

differential pressure at a point where the airstream flows in a direction ________

Answer: A.) not parallel to the true angle of attack of the aircraft

64. Which instruments are connected to an aircraft’s static pressure system only?
1. Vertical Speed Indicator
2. Cabin Altimeter
3. Altimeter
4. Cabin rate-of-change Indicator
5. Airspeed Indicator Answer: A.) 1 and 3