SCENARIO STUDY
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ā Normal Operations
š„ Engine Failures & Fire
šØ Emergency Procedures
š” Instrument Approaches
ā System Abnormals
š„ CRM Scenarios
GPWS/EGPWS Terrain Warning
š« Scenario Setup
Visual approach at night. 600 ft AGL. Undetected terrain rising ahead. Aircraft descending on visual profile.
š„ Failure Injection
EGPWS: 'PULL UP PULL UP' with terrain display. Red terrain on ND. No visual terrain contact possible.
š§ MEMORY ITEMS ā 30 Second Standard
ā These items MUST be performed from memory BEFORE opening the QRH. No reference permitted.
- TOGA ā BOTH ENGINES IMMEDIATELY
- PITCH ā 15 DEGREES NOSE UP
- DO NOT CHANGE CONFIGURATION
- DO NOT WAIT FOR VISUAL CONTACT
- HOLD UNTIL WARNING CLEARS
š Required Actions (Sequence)
- IMMEDIATE ā NO HESITATION: TOGA thrust ā BOTH levers simultaneously
- ROTATE: pitch to 15 degrees nose up immediately
- GEAR: UP if not already
- FLAPS: maintain current configuration ā do NOT change
- BANK: minimize ā wings level or slight turn away from terrain
- HOLD pitch attitude until warning ceases and positive climb established
- DO NOT look for terrain visually before responding
- Notify ATC when workload permits
ā Evaluation Points
- Response within 1 second of warning ā zero hesitation
- TOGA simultaneous with pitch increase
- No configuration changes during escape
- No reduction in pitch before warning clears
- Did not wait for visual contact
ā Common Errors (UNSAT)
- Any hesitation ā looking outside before responding
- Gradual thrust increase instead of immediate TOGA
- Retracting flaps or gear during escape
- Reducing pitch before terrain clear
š What the Instructor / Examiner Watches For
TIMING STANDARDS
- O2 masks: within 10 seconds
- Emergency descent: within 30 seconds
- MAYDAY call: during descent
- Squawk 7700: immediate
AUTOMATIC UNSATISFACTORY
- O2 masks not donned first
- Descent below 10,000 ft ignoring terrain
- TCAS RA ignored or reversed
- GPWS hesitation