A&P Powerplant Oral Questions, ASA-OEG-AMT2 |
100% Correct Answers | Verified | Latest 2024 Version
In what position should the crankshaft be when a magneto is being timed to the engine? - ✔✔The piston
and cylinder number one should be in the correct position for ignition to occur. This is normally about
30° before top center on the compression stroke.
What is the purpose of a cold cylinder check? - ✔✔A cold cylinder check determines which cylinder is
not firing. Run the engine for a few minutes at the speed, and on the magneto, at which it runs roughest.
Shut it down and feel the exhaust stack near the cylinder head. The cylinder with the stack that is not as
hot as the others is the cylinder that has not been firing
What is checked on engine run out to determine the operational condition of the engine? - ✔✔Idling
rpm and manifold pressure, engine acceleration, maximum static RPM and manifold pressure, magneto
drop, ignition switch safety check, propeller pitch change, propeller feathering, oil pressure, fuel
pressure, and fuel flow
How can you determine the firing order of an 18 cylinder radial engine? - ✔✔Begin with cylinder 1, add
11 and subtract 7, whichever will keep the numbers between 1 and 18. 1-12 - 5-16 - 9-2 - 13-6 - 17-10 -
3-14 - 7-18 - 11-4 - 15-8
What are two main causes of a cylinder having low compression? - ✔✔Piston rings not seating or
broken, valves not seating or burned.
What is a hydraulic lock in an aircraft engine? - ✔✔Oil has drained past the piston rings and filled the
combustion chamber of cylinders that are below the center line of the engine. If the crankshaft is turned
over with this oil in the cylinder it will lock, and there is a probability that the piston, cylinder, or
connecting rod will be damaged.
How is hydraulic lock removed from an aircraft engine? - ✔✔Remove a spark plug from the locked
cylinder and drain all of the oil out. Clean the spark plug and replace it.
What is a low tension ignition system? - ✔✔It is an ignition system using a magneto with a brush type
distributor and a coil that has no secondary wiring. Low voltage is directed from the magneto to a
transformer mounted on the cylinder head. Here the low-voltage is boosted to a high-voltage and is
directed through a very short high tension lead to the spark plug. There is one transformer for each
spark plug.
,What is a floating cam ring in a large radial engine? - ✔✔It is a cam ring that rides on a shelf type bearing
with a large amount of clearance between the bearing in the ring. When adjusting the valves on an
engine with a floating cam ring, the pressure of the valve springs on the opposite side of the engine must
be removed so the cam ring will be tight against the bearing for the valves to be adjusted.
Why is valve clearance adjusted on radial engines, but not on most horizontally opposed engines? -
✔✔Most horizontally opposed engines have hydraulic valve lifters that keep all of the clearance out of
the valve train. Radial engines have solid lifters
Why are both the hot and cold valve clearances given for most radial engines? - ✔✔The hot clearance is
given for valve timing purposes. The timing is adjusted with the valves in cylinder number one, set with
the hot clearance. When the timing is set, all of the valves are adjusted to their cold clearance.
What must be inspected to determine the airworthiness of an engine installation? - ✔✔The propeller,
lubrication system, ignition system, fuel metering system, cooling system, and the exhaust system.
What check should be made to determine the proper operation of a reciprocating engine installation? -
✔✔Idle RPM and mixture, static RPM, propeller pitch change operation, magneto check, ignition switch
safety check, and carburetor heat check.
Where can you find the correct grade of fuel and amount of engine lubricating oil for an aircraft engine?
- ✔✔In the type certificate data sheets for the aircraft.
What are the basic steps and troubleshooting an engine installation? - ✔✔A. Know how the system
should operate.
B. Observe how the system is operating.
C. Divide the system to find the trouble.
D. Look for the obvious problems first.
Where do you find the procedures to follow when correcting a defective condition in an aircraft engine?
- ✔✔In the engine maintenance manual.
Where do you find instructions for removing an engine from an aircraft? - ✔✔In the aircraft maintenance
manual.
, What must normally be done to a nosewheel airplane before removing an engine? - ✔✔The tail of the
airplane must be supported.
What should be done to the cylinders to protect them from rust and corrosion when preparing the
engine for long time storage? - ✔✔Spray a preservative oil inside the cylinders and replace the spark
plugs with desiccant plugs.
What should be used to cover the ends of fuel and oil lines that have been disconnected from the
engine? - ✔✔The correct plugs or caps. Never cover the end of a line with tape.
What is meant by a QEC engine assembly? - ✔✔An engine that has been prepared for a quick engine
change. The engine is on its mount and all of the accessories are installed. A minimum of time is
required to change engines. All that is needed is for the controls, wiring, and fluid lines to be connected
to the firewall.
What is meant by rigging the engine controls so they have some "cushion"? - ✔✔The control on the
engine component must contact its stop before the control handle in the cockpit reaches its stop. This
causes the control handle to spring back a slight amount when it is moved to the extent of its travel.
What are two ways of pre-oiling an engine? - ✔✔A. Before the spark plugs are installed and after the oil
tank or sump is filled, turn the engine over with the starter until oil runs out of the fitting to which the oil
pressure gauge connects.
B. Use a pre-oiler tank. Air pressure forces oil through all of the passages until some of it flows from the
oil pressure gauge fitting.
What is meant by a hot section inspection? - ✔✔An inspection of the hot section of a turbine engine.
The hot section includes the combustors, the turbine, and the exhaust system.
What is meant by on condition maintenance of the turbine engine? - ✔✔The monitoring of the engine
performance at regular intervals and determining when maintenance is required based on certain
operating parameters specified by the engine manufacturer.
What checks of a turbine engine are necessary to verify preflight condition? - ✔✔• inspection of the
cowling and all air inlet areas and attachment of the engine to the airframe.
• inspection of the inlet guide veins in the first stage of the compressor or fan blades.
100% Correct Answers | Verified | Latest 2024 Version
In what position should the crankshaft be when a magneto is being timed to the engine? - ✔✔The piston
and cylinder number one should be in the correct position for ignition to occur. This is normally about
30° before top center on the compression stroke.
What is the purpose of a cold cylinder check? - ✔✔A cold cylinder check determines which cylinder is
not firing. Run the engine for a few minutes at the speed, and on the magneto, at which it runs roughest.
Shut it down and feel the exhaust stack near the cylinder head. The cylinder with the stack that is not as
hot as the others is the cylinder that has not been firing
What is checked on engine run out to determine the operational condition of the engine? - ✔✔Idling
rpm and manifold pressure, engine acceleration, maximum static RPM and manifold pressure, magneto
drop, ignition switch safety check, propeller pitch change, propeller feathering, oil pressure, fuel
pressure, and fuel flow
How can you determine the firing order of an 18 cylinder radial engine? - ✔✔Begin with cylinder 1, add
11 and subtract 7, whichever will keep the numbers between 1 and 18. 1-12 - 5-16 - 9-2 - 13-6 - 17-10 -
3-14 - 7-18 - 11-4 - 15-8
What are two main causes of a cylinder having low compression? - ✔✔Piston rings not seating or
broken, valves not seating or burned.
What is a hydraulic lock in an aircraft engine? - ✔✔Oil has drained past the piston rings and filled the
combustion chamber of cylinders that are below the center line of the engine. If the crankshaft is turned
over with this oil in the cylinder it will lock, and there is a probability that the piston, cylinder, or
connecting rod will be damaged.
How is hydraulic lock removed from an aircraft engine? - ✔✔Remove a spark plug from the locked
cylinder and drain all of the oil out. Clean the spark plug and replace it.
What is a low tension ignition system? - ✔✔It is an ignition system using a magneto with a brush type
distributor and a coil that has no secondary wiring. Low voltage is directed from the magneto to a
transformer mounted on the cylinder head. Here the low-voltage is boosted to a high-voltage and is
directed through a very short high tension lead to the spark plug. There is one transformer for each
spark plug.
,What is a floating cam ring in a large radial engine? - ✔✔It is a cam ring that rides on a shelf type bearing
with a large amount of clearance between the bearing in the ring. When adjusting the valves on an
engine with a floating cam ring, the pressure of the valve springs on the opposite side of the engine must
be removed so the cam ring will be tight against the bearing for the valves to be adjusted.
Why is valve clearance adjusted on radial engines, but not on most horizontally opposed engines? -
✔✔Most horizontally opposed engines have hydraulic valve lifters that keep all of the clearance out of
the valve train. Radial engines have solid lifters
Why are both the hot and cold valve clearances given for most radial engines? - ✔✔The hot clearance is
given for valve timing purposes. The timing is adjusted with the valves in cylinder number one, set with
the hot clearance. When the timing is set, all of the valves are adjusted to their cold clearance.
What must be inspected to determine the airworthiness of an engine installation? - ✔✔The propeller,
lubrication system, ignition system, fuel metering system, cooling system, and the exhaust system.
What check should be made to determine the proper operation of a reciprocating engine installation? -
✔✔Idle RPM and mixture, static RPM, propeller pitch change operation, magneto check, ignition switch
safety check, and carburetor heat check.
Where can you find the correct grade of fuel and amount of engine lubricating oil for an aircraft engine?
- ✔✔In the type certificate data sheets for the aircraft.
What are the basic steps and troubleshooting an engine installation? - ✔✔A. Know how the system
should operate.
B. Observe how the system is operating.
C. Divide the system to find the trouble.
D. Look for the obvious problems first.
Where do you find the procedures to follow when correcting a defective condition in an aircraft engine?
- ✔✔In the engine maintenance manual.
Where do you find instructions for removing an engine from an aircraft? - ✔✔In the aircraft maintenance
manual.
, What must normally be done to a nosewheel airplane before removing an engine? - ✔✔The tail of the
airplane must be supported.
What should be done to the cylinders to protect them from rust and corrosion when preparing the
engine for long time storage? - ✔✔Spray a preservative oil inside the cylinders and replace the spark
plugs with desiccant plugs.
What should be used to cover the ends of fuel and oil lines that have been disconnected from the
engine? - ✔✔The correct plugs or caps. Never cover the end of a line with tape.
What is meant by a QEC engine assembly? - ✔✔An engine that has been prepared for a quick engine
change. The engine is on its mount and all of the accessories are installed. A minimum of time is
required to change engines. All that is needed is for the controls, wiring, and fluid lines to be connected
to the firewall.
What is meant by rigging the engine controls so they have some "cushion"? - ✔✔The control on the
engine component must contact its stop before the control handle in the cockpit reaches its stop. This
causes the control handle to spring back a slight amount when it is moved to the extent of its travel.
What are two ways of pre-oiling an engine? - ✔✔A. Before the spark plugs are installed and after the oil
tank or sump is filled, turn the engine over with the starter until oil runs out of the fitting to which the oil
pressure gauge connects.
B. Use a pre-oiler tank. Air pressure forces oil through all of the passages until some of it flows from the
oil pressure gauge fitting.
What is meant by a hot section inspection? - ✔✔An inspection of the hot section of a turbine engine.
The hot section includes the combustors, the turbine, and the exhaust system.
What is meant by on condition maintenance of the turbine engine? - ✔✔The monitoring of the engine
performance at regular intervals and determining when maintenance is required based on certain
operating parameters specified by the engine manufacturer.
What checks of a turbine engine are necessary to verify preflight condition? - ✔✔• inspection of the
cowling and all air inlet areas and attachment of the engine to the airframe.
• inspection of the inlet guide veins in the first stage of the compressor or fan blades.
