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What are the MIL-#'s for lubricating oil? |
PRI= MIL-PRF-23699 ALT= MIL-PRF-7808 |
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What are the Mil-#'s for hydraulic fluid? |
PRI= MIL-PRF-83282 ALT= MIL-PRF-5606 |
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What is the engine oil capacity? |
9 quarts or 288 ounces |
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What does AMAD stand for? |
Airframe Mounted Accessory Drive |
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What is the AMAD door #? |
Door 54 |
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What is the AMAD oil capacity? |
152 ounces |
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What does the APU stand for? |
Auxiliary Power Unit |
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What is the APU door#? |
Door 52 |
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What is the APU oil capacity |
87 ounces |
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What does the 995 code represent on the Nose Wheel Well Digital Data Indicator? |
Satisfactory completion of consumables test |
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When can servicing be performed on an engine? |
Within 1 hour after shutdown |
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When do you, as a PC, service the APU? |
Never, only mechs service APU |
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When are fuel samples to be taken from a F/A 18 E/F? |
2 hours after shutdown, last moved, or fueled |
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What is the proper PPE for fuel sampling? |
Splash proof goggles, rubber gloves, apron, face shield, long sleeves |
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How many fueling ports are there on a bare F18 and where? |
8 1 centerline 3 in port armpit 1 on each wing 1 on each door 51L/R 2 per drop tank/ ARS |
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How many Delta-P's (Differential Pressure Indicator) are there on a F18? Where? |
17 1 nose wheelwell 3 per main wheelwell 1 in each amad door 54L/R 1 in each door 65 L/R 2 in each door 69 L/R 2 in door 52 APU |
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How many grounding points are there on a bare F18? Where? |
8 1 nose wheelwell 2 in each main wheelwell 1 in door 8 1 in arresting hook fairing 1 on panel 26 (on top behind canopy) 1 per pylon/droptank |
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How many tie down points on a F18? Where? |
12 2 nose wheelwell, 3 each main wheelwell 1 on each wing 1 in the arresting tailhook fairing 1 in the centerline (door 16) |
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What type of tie down chains are used to secure the aircraft? |
TD-1B |
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How long does a turnaround take to accomplish? |
45 minutes |
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How long is a turnaround good for? |
24 hours or until flown, turned, or major maintenance has been performed |
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How long does a daily take to accomplish? |
1 hour |
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How long is a daily good for? |
72 hours or until flown, turned, or major maintenance has been performed |
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What is the rule that applies to cockpit switches? |
NOASS (Normal, Off, Auto, Safe, Standby) |
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What does DFIRS stand for and what is the panel #? |
Deployable Flight Incident Recording System; panel 300 |
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What does SEAWARS stand for and where is it located? |
Sea Water Activated Release System; shoulder straps in cockpit |
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What does OBOGS stand for and what is its purpose? |
On Board Oxygen Generating System; to supply oxygen to aircrew |
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What are the seven rules that apply to fasteners? |
No missing fasteners forward of the intake No two in a row No missing fasteners on the leading edge of the panel No missing fasteners on any corner of the panel No more than 10% No missing fasteners on panel 300 DFIRS None missing for more than 200 flight hours |
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What is a special inspection for the line shack? |
Scheduled maintenance; 14 days wash job or 7 day wash job alfoat |
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What are the tire pressures for both ashore and afloat? |
Nose: Ashore 150 +/-5 Afloat 375 +/-5 Main: Ashore 290 +/-5 Afloat 350 psi +/-5 |
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What position should the anti-skid switch be in for both ashore and afloat? |
Ashore: On Afloat: Off |
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What position should the wing fold switch be in? |
The position of the wing fold should match the position of the wings at all times. If 1 wing is folded, switch should be HOLD. |
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What position should the tail hook handle be in? |
The tail hook handle should always match the position of the tail hook |
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What are the 3 modes of canopy operation? |
Electronically Manually Forcibly |
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What are the tie down requirements for all 3 types of weather conditions for both ashore and afloat? (Normal 45Knots, Moderate 46-60K, Heavy 60+K) |
Ashore: Normal 3, Moderate 6, Heavy 12+ Afloat: Normal 6, Moderate 12, Heavy 20+ |
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What 3 things are serviced with Nitrogen? |
Struts Arresting gear Tires |
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What are the minimum safe distances for intake clearance at idle and max? |
Idle: 9ft max: 25 ft |
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What does TLX stand for? |
Thin Layer Explosives |
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What does SMDC stand for? |
Shielded Mild Detonating Cord |
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How many circuit breakers are in the cockpit? |
7 4 for FCC Tailhook Launch bar Landing Gear |
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What does IFF stand for? |
Identify Friend or Foe |
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What does GPS stand for? |
Global Positioning System |
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What does HUD stand for? |
Heads Up Display |
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What does LEX stand for? |
Leading Edge Extension |
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What does ATFLIR stand for? |
Advanced Targeting Forward Looking Infrared |
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What does ECS stand for? |
Environmental Control System |
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What does RAM stand for? |
Radar Absorbing Material |
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What does PTS stand for? |
Power Transmission Shaft |
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How many weapon stations are on F18? |
11 |
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What does DBFSS stand for? |
Dry Bay Fire Suppression System |
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What does LEF stand for? |
Leading Edge Flap |
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What does TEF stand for? |
Trailing Edge Flap |
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What does IFR stand for? |
In Flight Refueling |
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What replaces the speed brakes on a F18 E/F? |
Lex spoilers |
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What weapon stations hold droptanks? |
3, 4, 6, 8, 9 |
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When folding the wings manually do you remove the pins? |
No, the pins are for electrical disconnect only |
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What is the max towing weight of this aircraft? |
66,000 pounds |
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What is the MIL-# and NATO # for JP-8? |
MIL-DTL-83133 F-34 |
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What is the MIL-# and NATO # FOR JP-5? |
MIL-DTL-5624 F-44 |
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What is the MIL-# and NATO # for JP-4 |
MIL-DTL-5624, F-40 |
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What are the flash and freeze points if JP-4, JP-5, JP-8 |
JP-4 Flash: 0 Freeze: -72 JP-5 Flash: 140 Freeze: -51 JP-8 Flash: 100 Freeze: -53 |
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What is the time requirement for servicing the AMAD? |
Within 30 minutes of shutdown |
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How long should you wait to check tire pressure? |
Within 2 hours of shutdown |
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What does IETM stand for? |
Interactive Electronic Technical Manual |
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What is the minimum fuel pressure for a pre-check? |
20 PSI |
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What is the maximum fuel pressure when fueling with new foam in the wings? |
25 PSI |
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What is the maximum fuel pressure fueling an F18? |
55 PSI |
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What solution is used for cleaning fuel sample bottles? |
Alconox and water 1:8 mixture |
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How can you tell if the AMAD/ENGINE needs to be serviced? |
Sight gage will be silver (or fisheye) |
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What are the procedures for engine/amad oil servicing? |
1. Inspect oil filter Delta P 2.Remove caps from oil fill and overflow disconnects 3. Connect preoiler to engine/amad 4. Connect overfill bottle 5. Reset flowmeter to 0 6. Begin pumping preoiler slowly until steady stream observed into drain bottle 7. Subtract amount of oil in overfill bottle from amount serviced with preoiler 8. Ensure servicing numbers get recorded in ADB |
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Hydraulic Delta P is popped, what are the procedures? |
Notify AM CDI Do not reset delta P |
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What is the minimum break/APU Accumulator Pressyre for riding breaks? |
2900-3000 PSI |
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What is 3 down/up? |
IFR probe open/close Launch bar down/up Spoiler up/down |
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How many pins are there for the F18 and where? |
Foxtrot: 10 (and solo block) NLG, 1 MLG each, wing 1 each, tailhook 1, FWD cockpit 2 AFT cockpit 2 |
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What is door 1? |
Radome |
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What is door 6? |
Gun bay door |
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What is door 3? |
Gun drop door |
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What is door 8? |
Refueling door |
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What is door 9? |
External power hookup, canopy and ladder switch |
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What is door 107 L/R? |
Tie down points and jacking points in the wing |
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What is door 16? |
Located behind the drag brace, tie down/jacking point |
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Who signs block 12 on the daily card? |
Maintenance Control |
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What does ADB stand for? |
Aircraft Discrepancy Book |
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How many volts can an aircraft canopy build up in flight? |
100,000 volts |
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What does TFOA stand for? |
Things Falling Off Aircraft |
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How many seconds will the APU stay on-line after both engines have started up? |
60 seconds |
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How long do you normally wait for the pre-check to work? |
45 seconds max |
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If the fuel sample is bad what do you do? |
Drain a gallon from the port and take a second sample, if it's bad again take it to QA |
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How many rotations are required to manually open the canopy? |
E: 35 rotations F: 112 rotations |
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What solution is used to clean canopy if below freezing? |
50/50 solution isopropyl alcohol and water |
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What is the publication for emergency procedures? |
A1-F18EA-LMM-020 |
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How many times can the wing fold be cycled electrically? |
2 cycles, 12 minute cooldown |
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How do you properly ground an aircraft? |
Connect grounding strap to the ground then aircraft |
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Who is allowed to pin seats? |
AME's or qualified PC |
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What is the minimum battery voltage for applying external electrical power |
18.5 VDC contact AE's to charge battery |
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What is minimum battery voltage for APU operation? |
23.5 VDC |
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What should you do if the seat safe/arm handle is left ARM? |
1. Utilize the pilot if available to put it on safe 2. Call the FDC or someone with a radio to get the AME out there to put it on safe 3. If by yourself close the canopy, pull the canopy circuit breaker in door 10R, put up ladder, mark door 9 with Armed/Sear armed and get AME |
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What is required for a Pro A launch that is not required for a regular launch? |
Mobile electric power plant |
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At what temperature do you have hot brakes when using the Temperature Gun? |
At 250 degrees record, st 275 degrees consider hot brakes. |