Fire Protection

Question 1

Fire protection areas?

Answer 1

Lavatory
FWD baggage compartment
Engines
AFT baggage compartment
APU

Question 2

What detects a fire?

Answer 2

Detector loops and smoke detectors

Question 3

Pneumatic detectors are where?

Answer 3

APU
Engines
Wheel well

Question 4

Smoke detectors are where?

Answer 4

Baggage compartments
Lavatory (not connected to control amplifier)

Question 5

How many engine detector loops are there?

Answer 5

3 per engine (APD advance pneumatic detectors)

Question 6

3 zones in the engine nacelle?

Answer 6

Primary engine zone (PEZ)
Leading edge zone (LEZ)
Main wheel well zone (MWW)

Question 7

What is loop A in the engine nacelle?

Answer 7

PEZ & LEZ

Question 8

What is loop b in the engine nacelle?

Answer 8

MWW

Question 9

Will check fire DET lights remain illuminated when there is a fire after being pressed?

Answer 9

Yes

Question 10

When a fire is successfully extinguished in the engine which lights will go out?

Answer 10

ENGINE FIRE PRESS TO RESET and PULL FUEL/HYD OFF handle

Question 11

FAULT A or FAULT B light and CHECK FIRE DET is a result of?

Answer 11

The engine loops APD is punctured, loses pressure or loses electrical power

Question 12

If a PEZ loop fails and the FAULT A light illuminates while the LEZ loop detects a fire what happens?

Answer 12

One of the two loops has an issue but one still detected the fire so the normal fire warning indications will happen as well as a FAULT A light being illuminated

Question 13

If the LEZ loop fails and FAULT A light illuminates but the PEZ loops identifies a fire will there be any fire warnings?

Answer 13

NO only FAULT A light is illuminated

Question 14

If a fire bottle is low for the engines what happens?

Answer 14

Master warning CHECK FIRE DET and BTL LOW

Question 15

After a fire bottle is discharged what lights will be illuminated?

Answer 15

The BTL low light and the EXTG AFT BTL

Question 16

If an armed bottle light does not illuminated after pulling the PULL FUEL HYD OFF handle what does this mean?

Answer 16

Bottle has lost pressure or malfunction with the squib ( the electro explosive device used to release the extinguishing agent)

Question 17

Does the Forward baggage compartment have smoke detectors and fire protection?

Answer 17

1 smoke detector and two fire bottles

Question 18

Smoke in the FWD baggage area what do you see in flight deck?

Answer 18

→ Smoke warning light
→ Red and white guarded light (FWD baggage); and
→ FWD ARM light on Fire Bottle panel.

Question 19

FIRE BOTTLE FORWARD ARM light illuminated means?

Answer 19

High rate fire extinguisher bottle for forward baggage compartment is ready for use

Question 20

Pressing the red and white guarded switch does what?

Answer 20

Discharges the high rate fire bottle into the baggage compartment. If airborne a second low rate bottle begins discharging

Question 21

Illumination if the FIRE BOTTLE AFT LOW and FIRE BOTTLE FWD LOW light happens when?

Answer 21

Fully depleted approx 45mins after the high rate bottle discharge

Question 22

AFT baggage smoke indicators?

Answer 22

• The BAGGAGE AFT dual segment red and white guarded switchlight labelled
  SMOKE/EXTG.
• The amber AFT fire bottle
  ARM segment on the FPP.
• The two white lights on the
  BAGGAGE AFT Fire
  Protection Panel for the Vent Valve INLET and the Vent
  Valve OTLT.

Question 23

How long after the high rate fire bottle in the AFT baggage compartment before the low rate bottle starts?

Answer 23

7mins

Question 24

How many smoke detectors in each bag comp?

Answer 24

FWD 1
AFT 2

Question 25

How long are the baggage compartment certified to contain a fire in flight?

Answer 25

1 hr

Question 26

Lavatory has how many smoke detectors?

Answer 26

1

Question 27

Lavatory smoke detected show in the flight deck?

Answer 27

No

Question 28

Thermally activated discharge to extinguish fire is used where?

Answer 28

Lavatory waste bin

Question 29

Visual and aural warnings are provided to the flight crew for...

Answer 29

A fire or overheat condition in an engine nacelle

Question 30

Which of the following indicates that an engine fire has been extinguished...

Answer 30

PULL FUEL/HYD OFF handle light extinguishes

Question 31

Indications that a low-rate baggage fire bottle has lost pressure are..

Answer 31

Only available during a baggage fire system test

Question 32

Illumination of the FAULT B annunciator on the fire protection panel indicates a failure with the

Answer 32

Main wheel well zone (MWW) loop

Question 33

When the SMOKE / EXTG switchlight is pressed in response to a baggage fire while on the ground...

Answer 33

A high rate bottle discharges

Question 34

During a baggage fire depletion of the low rate bottle takes approximately

Answer 34

45minutes

Question 35

In response to an AFT baggage fire the FWD LOW segment on the FIRE BOTTLE light indicates

Answer 35

The low rate bottle has been depleted

Question 36

Fire detection in the aft baggage compartment is accomplished with...

Answer 36

Two smoke detectors

Question 37

During an engine fire test which of the following will not be observed?

Answer 37

Illumination of the FUEL and HYD closed lights

Question 38

How many fire bottles are installed to service the baggage compartments?

Answer 38

Three

Question 39

On the Fire Protection Panel (FPP) illumination of the the BTL LOW light indicates

Answer 39

A fire bottle has low pressure or is empty

Question 40

When the SMOKE/ EXTG switch light is pressed in response to a FWD baggage fire while airborne

Answer 40

Both a high and a low rate bottle discharge simultaneously

Question 41

When dealing with an engine fire normal procedure is to...

Answer 41

Discharge the FWD bottle first

Question 42

When an engine fire occurs during the cruise you should promptly...

Answer 42

Apply engine fire shutdown procedures by memory

Question 43

How many fire detection zones are the in the engine nacelle?

Answer 43

Three