Fire Protection Flashcards
(35 cards)
Cargo compartment fire detection is provided by ____.
cargo compartment smoke detectors only
Which of the following statements is CORRECT?
The main wheel well fire system consists of fire detection and no fire protection.
If there are faults in both detector loops in the engine nacelle, ____
no fire or overheat detection will be available
The Cargo Fire Arm switches, when in the armed position, will ____.
Shutdown cargo heat
command packs to provide minimum airflow for pressurization
shut down the Lavatory/Galley vent fans
All of the above
How many fire detection loops are installed on each engine?
Two per engine.
The engine dual loop system test occurs ____.
Automatically, and it continuously monitors for faults
How many total fire bottles are there for both cargo compartments on a 777-200ER?
5
When forward or aft cargo fires are detected and the fire bottles are discharged, ____.
2 immediately discharge
What are the indications of an engine fire ____.
fire bell, Master Warning Light, EICAS message, fuel control switch fire warning light, and the engine fire handle illuminates and unlocks
What are the engine overheat indications?
Caution beeper sounds, Master Caution Lights illuminate, and the EICAS message OVERHEAT ENG (L or R) is displayed.
High/low chime sounds, and an EICAS advisory APU FIRE displays.
a fire bell, master warning light illuminates, EICAS message APU FIRE, APU fire switch warning light illuminates, and the fire switch unlocks
When a cargo fire is detected, ____.
the fire bell sounds, the Master Warning Lights illuminate, and CARGO FIRE (FWD or AFT) lights illuminate and EICAS warning message displays
The indications for a main wheel well fire are ____.
a fire bell, EICAS message FIRE WHEEL WELL, and Master Warning lights
An Engine Fire Handle unlocks automatically for a fire warning or when the ____.
Fuel Control Switch is placed to CUTOFF
Smoke in the flight deck crew rest compartment or main deck crew rest compartments will cause an EICAS caution message on the 777-200ER.
True
What are the flight deck indications of smoke in the lavatory?
An EICAS advisory message SMOKE LAVATORY or Smoke LAV/COMPT is displayed.
On the ground with both engines shut down, an APU fire signal causes ____.
APU shut down and extinguisher bottle discharge automatically discharges
If an APU fire is detected with one engine operating, what should happen?
The APU shuts down, and the fire switch must be pulled and the bottle discharged manually.
The APU Fire Warning Horn in the nose wheel well will sound during ground operation for ____.
APU Fire or Fire test
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?
2 immediately / 4 reduced rate
How many fire bottles total are there for both cargo compartments on a 777-300ER?
6
What does an illuminated (red) Engine Fire switch indicate?
An engine fire is detected or the FIRE/OVERHEAT TEST switch is pushed.
The EICAS advisory message SMOKE LAVATORY is displayed if smoke is detected in a lavatory
True
The APU Fire switch illuminates if an APU Fire is detected or when the FIRE/OVERHEAT TEST switch is pushed.
True
