Fire Protection

Question 1

Cargo compartment fire detection is provided by ____.

Answer 1

cargo compartment smoke detectors only

Question 2

Which of the following statements is CORRECT?

Answer 2

The main wheel well fire system consists of fire detection and no fire protection.

Question 3

If there are faults in both detector loops in the engine nacelle, ____

Answer 3

no fire or overheat detection will be available

Question 4

The Cargo Fire Arm switches, when in the armed position, will ____.

Answer 4

Shutdown cargo heat

command packs to provide minimum airflow for pressurization

shut down the Lavatory/Galley vent fans

All of the above

Question 5

How many fire detection loops are installed on each engine?

Answer 5

Two per engine.

Question 6

The engine dual loop system test occurs ____.

Answer 6

Automatically, and it continuously monitors for faults

Question 7

How many total fire bottles are there for both cargo compartments on a 777-200ER?

Answer 7

5

Question 8

When forward or aft cargo fires are detected and the fire bottles are discharged, ____.

Answer 8

2 immediately discharge

Question 9

What are the indications of an engine fire ____.

Answer 9

fire bell, Master Warning Light, EICAS message, fuel control switch fire warning light, and the engine fire handle illuminates and unlocks

Question 10

What are the engine overheat indications?

Answer 10

Caution beeper sounds, Master Caution Lights illuminate, and the EICAS message OVERHEAT ENG (L or R) is displayed.

Question 11

High/low chime sounds, and an EICAS advisory APU FIRE displays.

Answer 11

a fire bell, master warning light illuminates, EICAS message APU FIRE, APU fire switch warning light illuminates, and the fire switch unlocks

Question 12

When a cargo fire is detected, ____.

Answer 12

the fire bell sounds, the Master Warning Lights illuminate, and CARGO FIRE (FWD or AFT) lights illuminate and EICAS warning message displays

Question 13

The indications for a main wheel well fire are ____.

Answer 13

a fire bell, EICAS message FIRE WHEEL WELL, and Master Warning lights

Question 14

An Engine Fire Handle unlocks automatically for a fire warning or when the ____.

Answer 14

Fuel Control Switch is placed to CUTOFF

Question 15

Smoke in the flight deck crew rest compartment or main deck crew rest compartments will cause an EICAS caution message on the 777-200ER.

Answer 15

True

Question 16

What are the flight deck indications of smoke in the lavatory?

Answer 16

An EICAS advisory message SMOKE LAVATORY or Smoke LAV/COMPT is displayed.

Question 17

On the ground with both engines shut down, an APU fire signal causes ____.

Answer 17

APU shut down and extinguisher bottle discharge automatically discharges

Question 18

If an APU fire is detected with one engine operating, what should happen?

Answer 18

The APU shuts down, and the fire switch must be pulled and the bottle discharged manually.

Question 19

The APU Fire Warning Horn in the nose wheel well will sound during ground operation for ____.

Answer 19

APU Fire or Fire test

Question 20

On the -300ER, for an inflight cargo fire, how many Fire Discharger Bottles are discharged immediately / and then after a time delay, how many bottles are discharged at a reduced rate?

Answer 20

2 immediately / 4 reduced rate

Question 21

How many fire bottles total are there for both cargo compartments on a 777-300ER?

Answer 21

6

Question 22

What does an illuminated (red) Engine Fire switch indicate?

Answer 22

An engine fire is detected or the FIRE/OVERHEAT TEST switch is pushed.

Question 23

The EICAS advisory message SMOKE LAVATORY is displayed if smoke is detected in a lavatory

Answer 23

True

Question 24

The APU Fire switch illuminates if an APU Fire is detected or when the FIRE/OVERHEAT TEST switch is pushed.

Answer 24

True

Question 25

In the event of an engine fire, what is available for fire extinguishing?

Answer 25

There are two engine fire bottles. One or both bottles can discharged into either engine.

Question 26

What flight deck indications confirm that the APU fire extinguisher bottle is discharged or has low pressure?

Answer 26

The APU BTL DISCH light illuminates and the EICAS advisory message BOTTLE DISCH APU is displayed.

Question 27

What occurs by pushing the FWD or AFT CARGO FIRE ARM switch?

Answer 27

Arms all cargo fire extinguisher bottles.

Arms the selected compartment extinguisher valve.

Turns off both lower recirculation fans.

All of the above.

Question 28

How does the Cargo Compartment Fire Detection System operate?

Answer 28

The forward and aft cargo compartments each have smoke detectors. If smoke is detected in any zone, a fire warning occurs.

Question 29

The EICAS has displayed this annunciation because ____.

FIRE CARGO FWD

Answer 29

the forward cargo compartment smoke detector has detected smoke

Question 30

As a result of the equipment cooling system operating in this mode, you can expect ____.

FIRE CARGO FWD
BOTTLE DISCH CARGO
EQUIP COOLING OVRD

Answer 30

electronic equipment and displays may fail after 30 minutes of operation at low altitude or low differential pressure

Question 31

With this EICAS warning message, you should ____.

FIRE ENG L

Answer 31

perform the appropriate QRC items

Question 32

After discharging the first engine fire bottle, if this warning remains displayed after 30 seconds ____.

FIRE ENG L

Answer 32

rotate the fire handle to discharge the other bottle per QRC

Question 33

In flight, you get a fire bell and this EICAS warning displays. This means that _____.

FIRE CARGO FWD

Answer 33

smoke detectors in the cargo bay have detected smoke

Question 34

After arming the system, you press and hold the cargo fire discharge switch for one second. If you land before any more bottles discharge, ____.

Answer 34

one of the remaining bottles discharges at a reduced rate on touchdown

Question 35

After pressing the cargo discharge switch, you must continue flying a long time to reach a suitable field. The fire extinguishing system will _____.

Answer 35

after a time delay, discharge the remaining extinguisher bottles at a reduced flow rate