Fire Detection&Protection Flashcards
How many portable Fire Extinguishers
3 ( 1 in cockpit)
How many Bottles
2-(1 for each engine)
1 for APU
1 for Toilet waste basket
2 for cargo ( low rate and high rate)
Describe how the low rate and high rate cargo bottles work
Both fire and one discharges slowly over 45 minutes
What lights come when TEST switch to WARN
8 total (5 red) (3 green)
L/R Eng, APU Fire Push PBA
L/R Master Warning
What are the ICAS Warning messages for the TEST WARN switch
L/R Engine Fire
APU FIRE
L/R Jet Pipe OVHT
Fire bell
Aural (Jet pipe overheat)
WARN Position Checks?
FAIL position checks?
Tests all loops for Continuity
Test all loops for system logic, wether or not they work, by shorting them out
What are the benefits of a dual loop system
Minimize false warnings cause both loops have to detect the fire
Can dispatch with one loop if the other is inop
What happens when L/R Fire push switch light is pressed
Fuel feed SOV closed 10th&14th Stage Bleed Air SOV closed Hydraulic SOV closed IDG taken offline Arms the squibs
APU Fire push light pressed
APU SOV closed
Shut down via the fuel solenoid
Disconnects the generator
Arms the squibs
Duct Monitor test?
Checks continuity if the loops