26 Fire Protection

What two (fire related) protections are provided for the engines?
A. Fire detection, overheat detecting and fire extinguishing. FCOM 1 26.20.1

1. What is the indication after a dual engine fire loop fault?

A. DET FIRE ENG (L or R). FCOM 1 26.20.1

2. What level EICAS message is an engine overheat?

A. CAUTION. FCOM 1 26.20.2

3. How many engine fire bottles are installed?

A. Two. FCOM 1 26.20.2

4. What (fire) protection is provided for the APU?

A. Fire detection and extinguishing. FCOM 1 26.20.1

5. How many APU fire bottles are there?

A. One. FCOM 1 26.20.3

6. When does the APU fire detection system operate as an OR system?

A. In unattended mode (on the ground with neither engine running or starting -
FCOM 1 49.20.2). FCOM 1 26.20.3

7. In which operating mode is APU fire extinguishing automatic?

A. Unattended mode. FCOM 1 26.20.

8. Which wheel wells have fire detectors?

A. The main wheel wells. FCOM 1 26.20.4

9. What type of detectors are used in the cargo compartments?

A. Smoke detectors. FCOM 1 26.20.4

10. How many fire bottles (in the cargo compartment) discharge immediately?
A. Two. FCOM 1 26.20.5

11. When do all the metered (fire) bottles (in the cargo compartment) discharge?
A. In flight, after a time delay (of 20 minutes). FCOM 1 26.20.5

12. How many bottles discharge for a ground cargo fire?

A. Two immediately, then a third after the (20 minute) time delay. FCOM 1
26.20.5

13. What level of EICAS message is SMOKE LAVATORY?

A. Advisory. FCOM 1 26.20.5

14. How is the fire and overheat detection system tested?

A. Automatically (the engine and APU systems continuously monitor for detector
loop faults and the cargo compartments continuously monitor for any system
faults) and manually (by pushing and holding the FIRE/OVERHEAT test
switch). FCOM 1 26.20.6