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| Where are the engine fire loops installed? |
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Definition
Pylon nacelle
Engine core
Fan section |
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| What happens if both fire loops fail? |
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| If the failure of both loops occurs within 5 seconds of each other, a FIRE warning will be issued. |
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| What does an amber DISCH light mean? |
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Definition
| The fire extinguisher bottle has lost its pressure. |
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| How many fire extinguishers are provided for each engine? |
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| List the actions that occur when an ENGINE FIRE push button is pressed. |
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Definition
Silences the aural fire warning and arms the fire extinguisher squibs
Closes the hydraulic fire shut off valve
Closes the low-pressure fuel valve
Deactivates the IDG and cuts off the FADEC power supply
Closes the pack flow control and engine bleed valves |
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| What occurs when you press the TEST push button on the ENGINE FIRE panel? |
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Definition
7 lights:
MASTER WARN lights flash (2)
ENG FIRE pb illuminates red (1)
SQUIB and DISCH lights illuminate (2)
ECAM FIRE WARNING (1)
FIRE light on the ENG panel illuminates (1)
CRC sounds |
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| How many fire extinguishers are provided for the APU? |
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| List the actions that occur when the APU FIRE push button is pressed. |
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Silences the aural fire warning and arms the APU fire extinguisher squib
Shuts down the APU (ECB)
Closes the low-pressure fuel valve and shuts OFF the APU fuel pump
Deactivates the APU generator
Closes the APU bleed and X bleed valves |
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| What occurs when you press the APU FIRE TEST push button? |
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Definition
CRC sounds
MASTER WARN lights flash (2)
APU FIRE pb illuminates red (1)
SQUIB and DISCH lights illuminate (1)
ECAM FIRE WARNING (1) |
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| Does the APU fire extinguisher automatically discharge if a fire is detected in ground? |
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Definition
| Yes. The APU will automatically shut down and the APU fire extinguisher will discharge |
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| Does the APU fire extinguisher automatically discharge if a fire is detected in flight? |
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