Where is the AMAD located?

• A. In the left wing root fairing.
• B. Inside door 53L and 53R.
• C. In the tailcone.
• D. Behind the cockpit firewall.

Answer: (B)

The AMAD (Airborne Mission Auxiliary Drive) is a drive and starting power unit that provides initial power and drives generators for the aircraft’s systems. On the EA-18G Growler, it is located in the side maintenance bays behind the cockpit, accessible through the left and right doors labeled 53L and 53R. This placement keeps the AMAD tucked out of the main airframe while still being serviceable from those access doors.

Other locations don’t fit because they refer to areas that aren’t used for AMAD access: the tailcone houses aft hardware, the cockpit firewall is a protective barrier rather than a service bay, and the left wing root fairing houses different systems. Thus, the AMAD is inside doors 53L and 53R.