Supplement: Equipment / Fire Protection

Question 1

Equipment:
Can we use the aircraft electrical outlets in the Flight deck?
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Answer 1

Only if its placarded “EFB Compatible”

Question 2

Equipment:
What are the color codes on the pushbuttons?
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Answer 2

º Warnings Red- A failure requiring immediate action
º Cautions Amber- a failure, the flight crew should be aware, but does not call for immediate action
º Indications-
* Green - normal system operation
* Blue - normal operation of a system used temporarily
* White - abnormal pushbutton position or a test result or maintenance information

Question 3

Fire Protection:
What does the amber SMOKE light in the GEN 1 LINE pushbutton indicate?
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Answer 3

Smoke detected in the avionics ventilation ducting

Question 4

Fire Protection:
Will there be any indications when the SMOKE light illuminates on the GEN1 Line pushbutton?
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Answer 4

ECAM warning and amber FAULT lights in the EXTRACT and BLOWER pushbuttons on the VENTILATION
panel

Question 5

Fire Protection:
Where are the engine fire loops installed?
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Answer 5

º Pylon nacelle
º Engine core
º Fan section

Question 6

Fire Protection:
What happens if both fire loops fail?
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Answer 6

If the failure of both loops occurs within 5 seconds of each other, a FIRE warning will be issued

Question 7

Fire Protection:
What does an amber DISCH light mean?
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Answer 7

The fire extinguisher bottle has lost its pressure

Question 8

Fire Protection:
How many fire extinguishers are provided for each engine?
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Answer 8

2

Question 9

Fire Protection:
List the actions that occur when an ENGINE FIRE pushbutton is pressed.
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Answer 9

2 – Silences the aural fire warning and arms the fire extinguisher squibs
1 – Closes the hydraulic fire shut off valve
2 – Closes the low-pressure fuel valve and the IDG fuel return valve
1 – Deactivates the IDG (FADEC power supply also deactivated)
2 – Closes the pack flow control and engine bleed valves

Question 10

Fire Protection:
What occurs when you press the TEST pushbutton on the ENGINE FIRE panel?
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Answer 10

7 lights:
º CRC sounds
º MASTER WARN lights flash (2)
º ENG FIRE pb illuminates red (1)
º SQUIB and DISCH lights illuminate (2)
º ECAM FIRE WARNING (1)
º FIRE light on the ENG panel illuminates (1)

Question 11

Fire Protection:
How many fire extinguishers are provided for the APU?
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Answer 11

1

Question 12

Fire Protection:
Does the APU fire extinguisher automatically discharge if a fire is detected in flight?
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Answer 12

No

Question 13

Fire Protection:
List the actions that occur when the APU FIRE pushbutton is pressed.
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Answer 13

2 – Silences the aural fire warning and arms the APU fire extinguisher squib
1 – Shuts down the APU (ECB)
2 – Closes the low-pressure fuel valve and shuts OFF the APU fuel pump
1 – Deactivates the APU generator
2 – Closes the APU bleed and X bleed valves

Question 14

Fire Protection:
What occurs when you press the APU FIRE TEST pushbutton?
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Answer 14

º CRC sounds
º 5 Lights:
º MASTER WARN lights flash (2)
º APU FIRE pb illuminates red (1)
º SQUIB and DISCH lights illuminate (1)
º ECAM FIRE WARNING (1)

Question 15

Fire Protection:
Does the APU fire extinguisher automatically discharge if a fire is detected on the ground?
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Answer 15

Yes. The APU will automatically shut down and the APU fire extinguisher will discharge

Question 16

Cargo Smoke Panel:
How many fire extinguishers are provided for the cargo compartments?
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Answer 16

1 bottle, which can be discharged to either compartment

Question 17

Cargo Smoke Panel:
What does the red SMOKE light in the FWD or AFT pushbutton indicate?
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Answer 17

º Both channels detect smoke, or

º One channel faulty and the other detects smoke

Question 18

Cargo Smoke Panel:
How many smoke detectors are there?
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Answer 18

º 2 forward cargo

º 4 aft cargo

Question 19

Cargo Smoke Panel:
With a CARGO SMOKE warning what happens to the Isolation Valve and Extract Fan?
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Answer 19

º Isolation Valve closes

º Extract Fan stops