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37 Cards in this Set
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Pulling the ENGINE FIRE HANDLE does what
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Closes engine bleed air
Fuel SOV Hydraulic SOC |
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Pushing the APU FIRE EXTINGUISHER Button does what
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Stops the APU
CLoses the APU Fuel SOV Discharges the fire bottle |
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Pushing an illuminated CARGO FIRE DETECTION/EXTINGUISHER button does what
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FLT-Discharges the high rate bottle and after 1 minute the low rate will discharge automatically
GRND-Discharges the high rate bottle, but the low rate can only be discharged if the button is pushed again |
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Can the CARGO FIRE DECTICTION/EXTINGUISHER button discharge the bottle on the ground without first being illuminated
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Yes, but the button would need to be pressed three times. Once to arm the high rate bottle, once to fire it, and another time to discharge the low rate bottle
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What bus supplies power for ENG FIRE PROTECTION
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HOT BATT BUS 1 & 2
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What bus supplies power for ENG FIRE DETECTION
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DC ESS BUS 1 & 2
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What bus supplies protection for APU FIRE PROTECTION
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DC ESS BUS 2
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What bus supplies power for APU FIRE Detection
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DC ESS BUS 1 & 2
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Engine fire detection uses how many loops per engine
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2
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Will pushing the APU emergency stop bustton illuminate the APU FIRE EXTINGUISHING button
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Yes
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During an APU fire indication what would happen if you failed to push the EMERGENCY STOP button
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FADEC protection would shut down the APU on the ground after 10 seconds. In flight it would not shut down.
Also, the APU fire button would illuminate after 1 minute even if the emergency stop button was not pushed |
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When will the APU FIRE light go out
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When the fire is no longer detected
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What are the indications for a successful fire test
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-2 Fire handles light up
-Fwd,aft,and apu ext lights -Apu emerg stop light -Eng 1 fire -Eng 2 fire -APU fire -AFT cargo smoke -Fwd cargo smoke -2 master warnings -2 ITT fire |
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How many smoke detectors are in the FWD CARGO compartment
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3
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How many smoke detectors in the AFT CARGO compartment
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2
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What happens if smoke is detected in the FWD cargo compartment
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Before the crew is alerted the circulation fan is turned off and a 45 second monitor of the smoke detectors is run. If nothing is detected after the BIT test is run it is treated as a fault. If 2 of the 3 detectors go into alarm the crew is alerted and the cargo fire extinguishing button will turn red.
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How many cargo fire bottles are installed on the aircraft
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2-One high and one low rate located in center e bay
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How long after the first cargo bottle is discharged will it take for the 2nd bottle to automatically start its low rate discharge
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1 minute and will last for 60 minutes
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Can the 2nd bottle be discharged before the 1 minute wait
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Yes, press the cargo ext button
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Do we have control over the lavatory fire extinguishing sys
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No
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When the FA does her mandatory LAV test the EICAS warning and master warning are on for how long
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7 seconds
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Will the APU auto shutdown after a fire detection while on the ground
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Yes after 10 seconds
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What type of fire detection system is the 170 classified as
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Class C
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How many fire loops does each engine have
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2
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How many fire loops does the APU have
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2
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How many total fire bottles does the engine fire system have
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2
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How many total fire bottles does the APU fire system have
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1
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How many total fire bottles does each lav have
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1 in each waste container
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How many fire bottles does the cargo fire system have
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2
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Do both fire loops need to detect a hot spot to indicate a fire
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Normal conditions yes, but if one is broke the single loop can detect by itself
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What is the fire loops looking for
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Either a low temp over a large area or a high temp in a small area
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How do you know the bottle has been discharged
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The pressure switch on the EICAS will appear indicating the bottle discharged
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Where are the engine fire bottles located
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Center E Bay
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Without a cargo fire extingushing message how does the system work
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1)FLT-Push button twice (arm&discharge) discharges the high rate-Low rate automatic after 1 min
2)Grnd-Push button twice (arm&discharge)- Must push button once for low Rate while it is armed for two minutes |
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How does the cargo fire ext button work if the light is illuminated
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1)Flt-Push button once for high rate-Low rate automatic after 1 minute
2)Grnd-Push button once for high rate-Push button once for low rate |
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What typef smoke detectors are in the cargo bays
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Photoelectric fan type
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What happens if the APU emergency stop button is not pushed in with the detection of a fire
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After 1 minute the APU fire button will illuminate
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