Where would you find an illuminated amber ENGINE CONTROL light indicating a fault?

Where would you find an illuminated amber ENGINE CONTROL light indicating a fault?

• A. aft overhead panel
• B. center instrument panel
• C. APU panel
• D. left console panel

Answer: (A)

An amber ENGINE CONTROL light signals a fault in the engine control system and should be visible high in the crew’s field of view. Its placement on the aft overhead panel keeps this warning easily noticeable without crowding the primary flight instruments. The aft overhead is a common home for system warnings that crews need to monitor at a glance, separate from the main cockpit displays and from subsystems housed on other panels. The center instrument panel mainly carries flight instruments and primary displays, the left console panel holds controls like throttle and related functions, and the APU panel is dedicated to the auxiliary power unit.

An amber ENGINE CONTROL light signals a fault in the engine control system and should be visible high in the crew’s field of view. Its placement on the aft overhead panel keeps this warning easily noticeable without crowding the primary flight instruments. The aft overhead is a common home for system warnings that crews need to monitor at a glance, separate from the main cockpit displays and from subsystems housed on other panels. The center instrument panel mainly carries flight instruments and primary displays, the left console panel holds controls like throttle and related functions, and the APU panel is dedicated to the auxiliary power unit.