Fire

Question 1

How is an engine fire bottle discharged?

Answer 1

When the associated fire switch is pulled up and rotated

Question 2

With the aircraft on the ground what are the indications of an APU fire

Answer 2

Fire bell, fire caption and red light in the APU fire switch in the Flight Deck. APU fire horn in wheel well will sound with flashing red light

Question 3

What fire protection is provided for the wheel well?

Answer 3

There is fire detection only powered by No 2 AC Transfer Bus. No extinguisher available

Question 4

what is the flight deck indication that an engine fire bottle has been discharged?

Answer 4

A BOTTLE DISCHARGE caption on the AFT electronics panel

Question 5

What will be the indication of an APU fire detector fault?

Answer 5

An APU DET INOP caption on the aft electronics panel

Question 6

How is the lavatory fire extinguisher operated?

Answer 6

It operates automatically when exposed to fire/heat

Question 7

What is the purpose of the FAULT-INOP test carried out during flight deck setup?

Answer 7

Tests fault detection circuits for both engines and the APU

Question 8

When is an engine fire switch electrically released?

Answer 8

Whenever the switch is illuminated red