Originally Posted by
moon
Everyone keeps bringing up the gearbox. That to me is solid knowledge to have. Maybe not to the mechanics of it, but if you lose an engine you lose everything in that gear box. And let me tell you it's. HEAP OF stuff!
Just playing devils advocate here, no offense intended to your point of view....
Hydraulic pump- still have the electric pump and the priority valve to help, so who cares
Electric Generators- still have 3 others, so who cares
Air Turbine Starter- don’t care unless I’m gonna restart the engine
PMA- don’t care because the FADEC is still powered but the engine is off anyway and the igniter only needs power if I’m gonna restart so who cares
Oil Pump- again who cares unless I restart the engine
FPMU- also who cares unless I’m gonna restart
So what am I loosing and why do I need to memorize what’s on the accessory gearbox?