E190 FIRE PROTECTION

Question 1

What happens when you pull fire EXT red handle?

Answer 1

Closes: 
Bleed valve
Fuel SOV
Hydraulic SOV
Generator line contactor will open as eng decelerates

Question 2

Inflight, with NO smoke indication in the FWD COMPARTMENT, how many pushes of the sw is required to activate BOTH bottles?

Answer 2

2
1st arms the high rate (light comes on)
2nd discharges HIGH rate and 60 sec later LOW will automatically discharge

Question 3

Smoke detected inflight (FWD COMPARTMENT) What happens when you press the FWD cargo smoke button?

Answer 3

Discharged HIGH rate bottle

LOW rate discharges automatically 60 sec later

Question 4

While touring the cockpit a curious customer presses the AFT SMOKE button and it turns red. What has happened?

Answer 4

HIGH rate bottle is armed

Question 5

How do you “unarm” an erroneously pressed CARGO SMOKE button?

Answer 5

Press the TEST button or wait 2 mins

Question 6

On the ground, smoke detected FWD CARGO, what happens when you press the red button?

Answer 6

1st push: discharges HIGH rate bottle

2nd push: LOW rate bottle

Question 7

What should you check before testing the fire detection system?

Answer 7

Confirm there are no FIRE related EICAS messages
FIRE DET FAIL
FIREX FAIL
FIREX ARM
BTL DISCH