Once a wing tip brake is engaged, can the crew reset it?

Once a wing tip brake is engaged, can the crew reset it?

• A. Yes
• B. No
• C. Only after landing
• D. Only by maintenance

Answer: (B)

The key idea is that some protective or safety-critical devices, like a wing tip brake, latch in a faulted or engaged state and cannot be reset from the cockpit. When the wing tip brake engages, it signals an abnormal condition that must be investigated and cleared by authorized maintenance personnel. Releasing or resetting it in the cockpit could hide a root cause or leave the system in an unsafe state, so the procedure is for maintenance to diagnose, repair if needed, and perform the reset on the ground with proper checks. That’s why the correct answer is that the crew cannot reset it; it can only be reset by maintenance.

The key idea is that some protective or safety-critical devices, like a wing tip brake, latch in a faulted or engaged state and cannot be reset from the cockpit. When the wing tip brake engages, it signals an abnormal condition that must be investigated and cleared by authorized maintenance personnel. Releasing or resetting it in the cockpit could hide a root cause or leave the system in an unsafe state, so the procedure is for maintenance to diagnose, repair if needed, and perform the reset on the ground with proper checks. That’s why the correct answer is that the crew cannot reset it; it can only be reset by maintenance.