Fire Extinguisher Flashcards
ENGINE FIRE EXTINGUISHER HANDLE
PULL: closes the associated engine bleed air, fuel and
hydraulic shutoff valves. the under speed logic will eventually open the generator line contactor as the engine decelerates.
ROTATE (left/right):discharges fire extinguisher bottles into the
associated engine.
APU FIRE EXTINGUISHER BUTTON (GUARDED)
Momentary action pushbutton:
Closes the APU fuel shutoff valve and discharges the APU fire extinguisher
bottle. the light will illuminate when the APU EMER STOP button has been pushed in when an APU fire has ben detected, or 60 seconds after an APU fire has been detected and no pilot action has occurred.
CARGO FIRE DETECTION/EXTINGUISHER BUTTON (GUARDED)
Momentary action pushbutton:
(a) According to the system logic, discharges the high and low-rate
cargo extinguisher bottles of the associated cargo compartment
when the button is lit.
(b) Pressing the pushbutton when it is not illuminated arms the associated extinguisher bottle and the button illuminates in red
FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM TEST BUTTON
Momentary action button:
(a) Tests the cargo smoke, engine and APU fire detection systems.
(b) If the button is pressed for more than 10 seconds the APU automatically shuts down.
6 overhead lights
2 aural warnings
2 warning lights
7 EICAS
how many loops per side of engine to receive an engine fire light?
1
what happens if you push the test button for 10 seconds?
APU will shut down
where are the engine fire bottles located?
in the right hand, rear fuselage fairing
on ground with an APU fire, APU will shut down after
10 seconds automatically if an APU EMERGENCY STOP button is not pressed
what happens if only 1 smoke detector in the forward cargo detects smoke?
fan operation is terminated, and cargo compartment shut off valve is closed. the air circulation fan is shut down for 60 seconds and the other smoke detectors are monitored for 45 seconds. will reset unless another smoke detector detects smoke within those 45 seconds.
manually arming a cargo smoke button will reset how?
after 2 minutes or pressing the test button
ENGINE Protection
engine detection, APU protection and detection
HOT BATT BUS
DC ESS
what does the white stripe mean on the APU EMER STOP button mean?
APU has shut down