Fire Protection

Question 1

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING AGENTS IS USED IN THE TWO ENGINE FIRE BOTTLES:

Answer 1

FREON OR HALON, PRESSURIZED BY NITROGEN

Question 2

HOW MANY ENGINE FIRE EXTINGUISHER BOTTLES ARE THERE?

Answer 2

TWO COMMON FOR BOTH ENGINES

Question 3

EACH ENGINE IS EQUIPPED WITH:

Answer 3

TWO FIRE DETECTION LOOPS MOUNTED IN PARALLEL

Question 4

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING BUSSES POWER THE ENGINE FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM, THE FIRE
HANDLES AND THE EXTINGUISHER BOTTLE DISCHARGE SYSTEM:

Answer 4

DC EMER BUS

Question 5

WHAT AURAL WARNING IS GIVEN IN CASE OF A FIRE WARNING OR A SMOKE WARNING:

Answer 5

CONTINUOUS REPETITIVE CHIME

Question 6

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE “SQUIB TEST” PB IS DEPRESSED?

Answer 6

DISCHARGE HEADS ARE TESTED AND THE TWO SQUIB LIGHTS ILLUMINATE WHITE

Question 7

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE “FIRE TEST SW” IS DEPRESSED IN FAULT POSITION ON THE
ENGINE FIRE?

Answer 7

LOOP A AND LOOP B FAULT LIGHTS ILLUMINATE

FWS IS ACTIVATED, LOOP ALERT IS DISPLAYED ON THE EWD WITH ASSOCIATED “LOOP”
LABEL. MASTER CAUTION LIGHT FLASHING WITH AURAL SINGLE CHIME

Question 8

A/C ON GROUND, SUPPLIED BY BATTERY ONLY, BOTH CONDITION LEVERS IN SHUT-OFF
POSITION, THE FIRE TEST WILL OPERATE:

Answer 8

ENGINE FIRE LIGHT ON FWS AND IN FIRE HANDLE, MASTER WARNING LIGHTS AND CRC
IN CM1 LOUDSPEAKER

Question 9

TO GET THE FIRE WARNING ON, IT IS NECESSARY TO HAVE:

Answer 9

ONE LOOP ON ONLY, BUT THE OTHER AT OFF

BOTH LOOPS ON

Question 10

ENGINE FIRE TEST, LOOP PBS DEPRESSED (IN), WHAT HAPPENS IF ONLY ONE LOOP SENSES A
FIRE:

Answer 10

Nothing

Question 11

WITH ONLY ONE LOOP PB IN ON POSITION (THE OTHER IN OFF), WHAT HAPPENS IF IT
SENSES A FIRE:

Answer 11

FIRE WARNING IS INITIATED

Question 12

WHEN AN ENGINE FIRE WARNING APPEARS, WHICH WARNINGS ARE INITIATED:

Answer 12

ANSWER A + FUEL SHUT-OFF RED LIGHT IN THE ASSOCIATED CL (PROVIDED CL ISN’T IN
THE FUEL S/O POSITION)

Question 13

THE FUEL SHUT-OFF RED LIGHT IN THE CL ILLUMINATES:

Answer 13

DURING A REAL FIRE (CL ISN’T IN FUEL SHUT-OFF POSITION)

Question 14

IS IT POSSIBLE TO DISCHARGE A FIRE BOTTLE WITHOUT PULLING THE FIRE SHUT-OFF
HANDLE:

Answer 14

No

Question 15

WHEN YOU PULL THE ENG FIRE SHUT-OFF HANDLE, WHAT HAPPENS:

Answer 15

PROPELLER FEATHERING, FUEL ENGINE LOW PRESSURE VALVE CLOSURE, AIR BLEED
VALVE AND HP VALVE CLOSURE, DE-ICE VALVE AND SHUT OFF VALVE CLOSURE, ELECTRICAL DC AND ACW GENERATORS DEACTIVATION, SQUIB LIGHT ILLUMINATION, EXTINGUISH AGENT PB IS ACTIVATED

Question 16

THE “DISCH” AMBER LIGHT INDICATES:

Answer 16

FIRE BOTTLE IS EMPTY (DEPRESSURISED)

Question 17

FIRE PROCEDURE ON LEFT ENGINE, AFTER AGENT 1 DISCHARGE, YOU SEE:

Answer 17

AGENT 1 DISCH ON LEFT ENGINE + AGENT 2 DISCH ON RIGHT ENGINE

Question 18

AFTER AN ENGINE FIRE, WHEN DOES THE RED FIRE HANDLE LIGHT EXTINGUISH:

Answer 18

ONLY WHEN THE TEMPERATURE DETECTED BY THE LOOPS DROPS BELOW THE
WARNING THRESHOLD

Question 19

SMOKE DETECTORS ARE PROVIDED:

Answer 19

IN THE AVIONICS COMPT., TOILET AND THE FORWARD AND AFTER COMPT.

Question 20

A RED “ELEC SMK” LIGHT ON THE FWS PANEL CAN INDICATE SMOKE DETECTED IN THE AIR
EXTRACTION DUCT FROM WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING AREAS:

Answer 20

BETWEEN THE AVIONICS COMPARTMENT AND THE EXTRACT FAN