FIre and Overheat protection Flashcards
What type or fire protection do we have on the CRJ
2 Types
Protection and Detection
What Systems have dual Loop detection
APU and Engines
What system has single loop detection
Main Landing Gear
The APU has how many modes of Opperation
2 Modes Ground and in flight
How does the ground mode work for the APU
It works that when a fire condition is detected the APU shuts down automatically and 5 seconds later the APU fire bottle automatically discharges.
Inflight the APU works
When a fire condition is detected, the APU shuts down automatically and the flight crew mus discharge the bottle.
When the APU fire swithlight is pressed
-arms the APU Bottle squib
-Bottle armed push to discharge swithc lights
-APU fuel feed shutoff valve closes
-apu fire shutoff relay is energized to shut down the APU by closing the fuel solenoid valve
-APU LCV closes
-APU Generator is tripped off
How is the cargo bays protected
Smoke detection and Fire surpression
In the forward cargo bay how many smoke detectors
3
Aft cargo bay has how many smoke detectors
2
How does the fire suppression work in the cargo bays
Both squibs on both bottles fire at the same time but one bottle discharges immediately. The second bottle discharges slowly.
Does the Lav have fire protection
Yes. Smoke detection and Fire extinguishing in the lav waste bins