Fire protection

Question 1

Indications of engine fire

Answer 1

5 things

warning lights , fuel switch lights, fire handles, Aural/vocal warnings, ENGINE L/R FIRE alerts on EAD,

Question 2

Agent low light

Answer 2

below pressure min

Question 3

Lav fire indications

Answer 3

5 things
Master Caution
Alert on EAD
light illuminates red on ceiling adjacent to LAV
flight attendant master CALL lights illuminate red
HI-LO chime sounds on PA

Question 4

Indications/ Warning APU fire

Answer 4

5 things
Master Warn
APU auto shutdown
APU FIRE on EAD
FIRE light on external APU ground control panel
Aural/vocal warning and exterior horn

Question 5

Normal and Single operation of the cargo fire

Answer 5

fwd cargo 4 pairs detectors
aft 2 pairs of detectors
normal ops requires 2 detectors sense smoke
Single when placed in SINGLE position

Question 6

Engine and APU fire suppression

Answer 6

2 fire bottles total for each engine APU

Question 7

APU FIRE CONT

Answer 7

Norm normal position

Off and Agent ARM immediately shuts down APU and arms fire extinguisher

Question 8

Engine fire handle

Answer 8

engine fire detected or system fire test
Pull- Shuts off Fuel, Hydraulic, trips gen, silences aural/vocal warnings unless master already pushed
Rotate – discharges

Question 9

number of cargo fire bottles and use

Answer 9

2 1 st discharges 1min agent low 6 min next bottle push light on next bottle illuminates CARGO SMOKE AGENT 2 DISH will illuminate flashing, CARGO AGENT 2 LO illuminate after 2 hours

can maintain conditions which will prevent resignation of fire for approximately 80 minutes

Both manually discharged by pilot action

Question 10

Recall how and where cargo fire smoke detector symbols displayed

Answer 10

SD synoptic -AIR
No triangle-Normal
Amber boxed F failed detector
Red Triangle Smoke detected