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Lighting


On the ground after a reject, the right hand dome light automatically illuminates regardless of switch positions. There are no external emergency exit lights, instead they are on the slides which are connected to the aircraft power.


External lights

  • 2 red beacons, one on the top, the other on the bottom, of the fuselage
  • 2 fixed landing lights, fitted on each wing leading edge
  • taxi and takeoff lights, on the nose gear
  • 2 runway turn off lights, on the nose gear
  • 2 nav lights and 1 strobe light in each wing tip
  • 2 white nav lights and 1 strobe light below the APU exhaust

Controls

NOSE swoff automatically when gear is retracted
RWY TURN OFF swoff automatically when gear is retracted
STROBE sw AUTOstrobe lights come on between lift off and touch down
NAV & LOGO sw 1 or 2selects which circuit to use; logo lights on when flaps extended or main gear compressed
STBY COMPASS swalso controls the seat alignment indicator and the visual ice detector

EMER EXIT LT sw ARMlights on if the normal electrical power system fails or DC ESS bus fails
SEAT BELTS sw AUTOsigns on and chime when slats are extended or main landing gear is extended or excessive cabin altitude
NO SMOKING sw AUTOsigns on when gear is extended and off when retracted or excessive cabin altitude

Categories: Airbus A330 | Lighting



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