Chapter 7 · ASM170/175 · 44 questions
A total of ___ bottle(s) is available to extinguish an engine fire, and ___ bottle(s) available to extinguish an APU fire.
During normal operations, both engines overheat detector loops must detect a fire before a warning generates. (T/F)
Describe fire bottle discharge with an annunciated forward cargo fire in flight.
What are the indications that the lavatory waste bin extinguisher has discharged?
What aircraft systems have fire detection and protection?
Pushing the test button on the fire extinguisher panel in the flight deck will test which systems?
What overhead panel indications display during the fire test?
Describe the fire test 6-2-7-2.
What happens if you do a fire test with the APU running and you hold the test button for more than 10 seconds?
What is available in the Flight deck to combat a fire?
How is the cabin protected from fire?
Can both engine fire extinguishing bottles be used for one engine if needed?
How many fire extinguishing bottle shots do you have for the engine?
Pulling an engine fire handle causes what?
Does pulling an engine fire handle discharge the bottle?
Will the fire handle work without power on the aircraft?
Describe the engine and APU fire detection system.
What are the initial indications of an APU fire?
On the ground, the APU will shut down automatically ___ seconds after the fire condition is sensed.
Will the APU automatically shut down on the ground for a fire?
Will the APU automatically shutdown in flight for a fire?
What happens when the APU EMER STOP button is pushed after a fire has been detected?
What happens if the APU EMER STOP button is NOT pushed after a fire has been detected?
What does it take for the APU FIRE EXTINGUISHER light to illuminate?
When does the red bar illuminate on the APU EMER STOP button?
What is the importance of pressing the APU EMER STOP button before the APU FIRE EXTINGUISHER button?
Pressing the APU FIRE EXTINGUISHER button causes what?
Can the low-rate bottle be discharged before the 1 minute is up for the cargo compartment in flight?
How can the low-rate cargo compartment fire bottle be discharged if the aircraft is on the ground?
Will the low-rate cargo fire extinguisher bottle discharge automatically on the ground after 1-minute?
Can cargo fire extinguishing be used if no smoke is detected?
If NO smoke is detected, explain the logic for the CARGO FIRE EXTINGUISHER button in flight.
If NO smoke is detected, explain the logic for the CARGO FIRE EXTINGUISHER button on the ground.
If smoke is detected, explain the logic for the CARGO FIRE EXTINGUISHER button on the ground.
If smoke is detected, explain the logic for the CARGO FIRE EXTINGUISHER button in flight.
How many fire extinguisher bottles are installed for the cargo compartments?
What is the difference between the low rate and high rate cargo fire extinguisher bottles?
How long does the low rate bottle protect the selected cargo compartment?
Can one cargo fire extinguisher bottle be used for one cargo compartment and the other cargo fire extinguisher bottle for the other cargo compartment?
How are the lavatories protected from fire?
What are the indications that smoke is detected in either lavatory?
When the lavatory smoke detector is set off, will the flight deck know which lavatory it is?
Which fire extinguisher bottles on the aircraft work automatically?
Halon fire extinguishers should be used on which type of fires?