Fire And Smoke Flashcards
1
Q
Actions for a carburettor fire
A
If the eng has not started
Idle cutoff
Fully open throttle
Continue cranking
If eng has started
Keep eng running
2
Q
Engine bay fires actions for piston and jet and turbo prop
A
Piston
Fuel off
Allow eng to starve of fuel
Ignition off
Jet engine Pull fire warning handle Close the thrust lever Engine start lever to cut off Declare an emerg If warning persists operate the fire suppression system
Do the same for turbo prop but feather the prop
3
Q
2 potential sources of jet engine bay fires
A
Outside the main engine casing
Jet pipe fire (torching)
4
Q
Class A fire
A
Combustible materials
Most suppression techniques
5
Q
Class B fire
A
Flammable liquid
Inhibiting a chemical reaction, such as water/ mist or BCF
6
Q
Class C fire
A
Flammable gasses
Inhibiting a chemical chain reaction, such as BCF
7
Q
Class D fire
A
Flammable metals - magnesium
Specialist suppression required
8
Q
Fire detectors - types
A
Electro optical
Ionisation
