Flight Instructor for Rotorcraft Category Helicopter Rating › XI. Emergency Operations › Task H. Systems and Equipment Malfunctions

HI.XI.H.K2b

Knowledge

System and equipment malfunctions specific to the helicopter, including:

Flight instrument malfunctions

Practice questions Ask the tutor

Study note

Get a short, cited explanation of this element written from the FAA handbooks: the core idea, the numbers that matter, common test traps, and a quick self-check.

From the FAA library

Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge p. 2-23
Chapter 2: Aeronautical Decision-Making › Decision-Making in a Dynamic Environment › Internal Resources
used to verify the aircraft instruments and systems are checked, set, and operating properly, as well as ensuring the proper procedures are performed if there is a system malfunction or in-flight emergency. Students reluctant to use checklists…
Helicopter Flying Handbook p. 4-16
Chapter 4: Helicopter Components, Sections, and Systems › Electrical Systems
holder for spare fuses in the event one has to be replaced in flight. Caution lights on the instrument panel may be installed to show the malfunction of an electrical component…
Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge p. 8-1
Chapter 8: Flight Instruments
aircraft, a pilot must understand how to interpret and operate the flight instruments. The pilot also needs to be able to recognize associated errors and malfunctions of these instruments. This chapter addresses the pitot-static system and associated instruments…
Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge p. G-25
Glossary › Pilot’s Operating Handbook/Airplane Flight Manual
received GPS signals and warns the pilot of any malfunction in the navigation system. This system is required for IFR-certified GPS units. Recommended altitude. An altitude depicted on an instrument approach chart with the altitude value neither underscored ... that receives and transmits a signal and an indicator. Reduced vertical separation minimum (RVSM). Reduces the vertical separation between flight levels (FL) 290 and 410 from 2,000 feet to 1,000 feet, and makes six additional FLs available…
Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge p. 8-14
Chapter 8: Flight Instruments › Electronic Flight Display (EFD) › Air Data Computer (ADC)
Data Computer (ADC) EFDs utilize the same type of instrument inputs as traditional analogue gauges; however, the processing system is different. The pitot static inputs are received by an ADC. The ADC computes the difference between the total pressure ... data to the PFD, is capable of providing data to the autopilot control system. In the event of system malfunction, the ADC can quickly be removed and replaced in order to decrease downtime and decrease maintenance turn-around times. Altitude…
Aviation Instructor's Handbook p. 1-25
Chapter 1: Risk Management and Single-Pilot Resource Management › Use of Resources › Internal Resources
Checklists are essential flight deck resources for verifying that the aircraft instruments and systems are checked, set, and operating properly, as well as ensuring that the proper procedures are performed if there is a system malfunction or inflight emergency. Learners ... operations. In addition, the AFM/POH, which is required to be carried onboard the aircraft, is essential for accurate flight planning and for resolving inflight equipment malfunctions. Other valuable flight deck resources include current aeronautical charts and publications, such…