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Aircraft type rating 42 ATA chapters Self-paced practice

Airbus A220 (BD500) A220 type-rating practice questions

Practice questions for the Airbus A220 (BD-500, A220-100/-300), organised by ATA chapter. Covers the fly-by-wire airframe, systems and the single Pratt & Whitney PW1500G geared-turbofan installation. Sample questions are free to view; the full timed quiz needs a subscription.

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Every ATA chapter of the A220 type course — airframe, structures, avionics, hydraulics, electrics and powerplant.

Single engine type

One powerplant to learn: the Pratt & Whitney PW1500G geared turbofan, so no engine-variant confusion.

Timed, repeatable

Per-chapter timed practice with weak-area tracking, retake whenever you need.

What the Airbus A220 (BD500) type training covers

The Airbus A220 (originally the Bombardier CSeries, BD-500; the A220-100 and A220-300) is a clean-sheet design with a composite wing, fly-by-wire flight controls and a high level of system automation. This question bank follows the structure of an A220 type-rating course, organised by ATA chapter so revision maps directly onto the aircraft documentation.

Coverage spans the full syllabus: air conditioning and pressurisation, autoflight, communications and navigation, the electrical and hydraulic systems, flight controls and the fly-by-wire architecture, fuel, ice and rain protection, landing gear, the pneumatic system and the structural chapters. The powerplant chapters address the single Pratt & Whitney PW1500G geared-turbofan installation, its controls, indicating and starting — with only one engine type there is no variant ambiguity.

Suitable for initial type-rating preparation or recurrent knowledge checks.

Sample questions below are drawn live from the Airbus A220 (BD500) question bank of 4 332 questions across 42 ATA chapters. The full timed practice quiz is per-chapter and needs an active subscription.

ATA chapters in this type rating

Open chapter grid
ATA 00-20
00-20 — General / Maintenance Practices
126 questions
ATA 21
21 — Air Conditioning
154 questions
ATA 22
22 — Auto Flight
94 questions
ATA 23
23 — Communications
117 questions
ATA 24
24 — Electrical Power
161 questions
ATA 25
25 — Equipment / Furnishings
113 questions
ATA 26
26 — Fire Protection
122 questions
ATA 27
27 — Flight Controls
131 questions
ATA 28
28 — Fuel
129 questions
ATA 29
29 — Hydraulic Power
131 questions
ATA 30
30 — Ice & Rain Protection
121 questions
ATA 31
31 — Indicating / Recording Systems
119 questions
ATA 32
32 — Landing Gear
127 questions
ATA 33
33 — Lights
116 questions
ATA 34
34 — Navigation
145 questions
ATA 35
35 — Oxygen
68 questions
ATA 36
36 — Pneumatic
82 questions
ATA 38
38 — Water & Waste
124 questions
ATA 44
44 — Cabin Systems
191 questions
ATA 45
45 — Central Maintenance System
89 questions
ATA 46
46 — Information Systems
88 questions
ATA 47
47 — Nitrogen Generation System
80 questions
ATA 49
49 — APU
177 questions
ATA 50
50 — Cargo & Accessory Compartments
31 questions
ATA 51
51 — Structures
75 questions
ATA 52
52 — Doors
119 questions
ATA 53
53 — Fuselage
120 questions
ATA 54
54 — Nacelles / Pylons
89 questions
ATA 55
55 — Stabilizers
70 questions
ATA 56
56 — Windows
31 questions
ATA 57
57 — Wings
75 questions
ATA 70
70 — Standard Practices Engine (PW1500G)
74 questions
ATA 71
71 — Power Plant (PW1500G)
83 questions
ATA 72
72 — Engine (PW1500G)
122 questions
ATA 73
73 — Engine Fuel & Control (PW1500G)
127 questions
ATA 74
74 — Ignition (PW1500G)
57 questions
ATA 75
75 — Engine Air (PW1500G)
76 questions
ATA 76
76 — Engine Controls (PW1500G)
46 questions
ATA 77
77 — Engine Indicating (PW1500G)
66 questions
ATA 78
78 — Exhaust (PW1500G)
91 questions
ATA 79
79 — Oil (PW1500G)
85 questions
ATA 80
80 — Starting (PW1500G)
90 questions

8 free sample questions

One per chapter, spread across the type. Click "Reveal answer" after you've picked.

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Q1 ATA 00-20 · 00-20 — General / Maintenance Practices

What type of engine powers the Airbus A220-100 and A220-300?

  1. A Rolls-Royce Trent 700 advanced turbofan engine series
  2. B Pratt & Whitney PurePower PW1500G geared turbofan
  3. C CFM International CFM56-5B high-bypass turbofan engine
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Correct answer: B — Pratt & Whitney PurePower PW1500G geared turbofan
Q2 ATA 25 · 25 — Equipment / Furnishings

How many occupants is the A220 flight deck designed to accommodate?

  1. A Three (pilot, copilot, and observer)
  2. B Four (pilot, copilot, observer, and relief)
  3. C Two (pilot and copilot only)
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Correct answer: A — Three (pilot, copilot, and observer)
Q3 ATA 30 · 30 — Ice & Rain Protection

What principle of operation do the A220 ice detectors use to detect ice accumulation?

  1. A Capacitance change across a dielectric sensing film
  2. B Magnetostriction causing a probe vibration frequency decrease
  3. C Optical refraction shift in a fibre-optic probe tip
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Correct answer: B — Magnetostriction causing a probe vibration frequency decrease
Q4 ATA 35 · 35 — Oxygen

What is the nominal storage pressure of the crew oxygen cylinder on the A220?

  1. A 1800 psi
  2. B 1850 psi
  3. C 2500 psi
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Correct answer: B — 1850 psi
Q5 ATA 46 · 46 — Information Systems

What is the primary function of the Information Management System (IMS) on the A220?

  1. A To manage crew alerting and EICAS fault messages
  2. B To monitor and record engine health data in real time
  3. C To upload field-loadable software to aircraft components
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Correct answer: C — To upload field-loadable software to aircraft components
Q6 ATA 52 · 52 — Doors

How many passenger doors and service doors does the A220 have?

  1. A Two passenger doors on the left and two service doors on the right
  2. B Two passenger doors on the right and two service doors on the left
  3. C One passenger door on each side and one service door on each side
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Correct answer: A — Two passenger doors on the left and two service doors on the right
Q7 ATA 57 · 57 — Wings

At which fuselage frame is the Center Wing Box front spar structurally connected to the fuselage?

  1. A FR 40
  2. B FR 48
  3. C FR 36
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Correct answer: A — FR 40
Q8 ATA 74 · 74 — Ignition (PW1500G)

How many electrically independent circuits does the A220 engine ignition system contain?

  1. A Two circuits housed within a single ignition exciter
  2. B Three circuits distributed across separate ignition exciters
  3. C One circuit housed within a dedicated ignition exciter
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Correct answer: A — Two circuits housed within a single ignition exciter
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Frequently asked questions

Is the A220 the same as the Bombardier CSeries?
Yes. The A220 was originally launched as the Bombardier CSeries (CS100 / CS300, type-designated BD-500). Following Airbus taking majority ownership of the programme in 2018 it was rebranded as the Airbus A220-100 and A220-300. The aircraft itself, type rating and questions are the same — only the name and manufacturer plate changed.
What engine variant does the A220 use?
A single engine option: the Pratt & Whitney PW1500G geared turbofan, a member of the PW1000G family. There is no second engine option, so the powerplant ATA chapters (70 series) do not need to be split by variant.
Which EASA Part-66 licence categories cover A220 maintenance?
Mechanical work falls under Category B1.1 (turbine aeroplanes); avionic work falls under Category B2. The A220 type rating is endorsed on top of either licence after a Part-147-approved type course and on-the-job training.
How does the A220 fly-by-wire differ from the A320?
Both aircraft are fly-by-wire, but the A220 uses a different flight-control architecture (a heritage Bombardier design rather than the Airbus normal/alternate/direct law model). The displays, the FMS and the pilot/engineering interface also differ — which is why the A220 is a stand-alone type rating and not part of the A320 family rating.
Are A220-100 and A220-300 both included?
Yes. Both variants share the same EASA type rating; the differences are mainly fuselage length, MTOW and passenger capacity. Where a system difference between the -100 and -300 is meaningful it is noted in the relevant ATA chapter.
Will this prepare me for the official A220 type-rating exam?
The questions are written in the same multiple-choice format as the official Part-147 type-rating theoretical exam, the practice is timed, and coverage maps onto the EASA-approved syllabus. The actual exam is sat at your Part-147 training organisation; this is a self-study tool, not an authorised exam centre.

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