Question Bank - Airbus A320

Fire Protection

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Q 01: The avionics compartment is the only area where there is no fire extinguishing system installed.

A: True.

B: False.

Q 02: Engine fire loops are installed in the:

A: Pylon nacelle

B: Core

C: Fan

D: All the above

Q 03: If a break in both engine fire loops occurs within _____ seconds of each other a _____ will occur.

A: 8 sec./ a FIRE warning

B: 7 sec./ a FIRE DET FAULT message on ECAM

C: 10 sec./ a FIRE DET FAULT message on ECAM

D: 5 sec./ a FIRE warning

Q 04: The aircraft has dual fire detector loops to ensure that a fault in one fire loop will not affect fire detection capabilities.

A: True

B: False

Q 05: If there is an APU fire in flight the APU:

A: Will automatically shut down and the fire bottle will discharge.

B: Must be shut down manually and the agent manually discharged.

C: Must be shut down manually but the fire bottle will discharge automatically.

Q 06: Fire protection for the cargo compartments includes:

A: Two fire bottles; one for each compartment.

B: One single shot fire extinguisher for the aft compartment only.

C: One single shot fire extinguisher agents which can be discharged to either compartment.

Q 07: The engine extinguishing agent switch is armed when:

A: The DISCH light is on.

B: The engine fire switch illuminates.

C: The engine fire switch is released out.

Q 08: The APU test switch on the APU Auto Exting panel when pushed will:

A: Test APU fire warning.

B: Test auto extinguishing.

C: Test auto shutdown circuit and shut down an operating APU.

D: All the above.

Q 09: When the APU FIRE SWITCH is released out:

A: The Fire bottle is discharged.

B: The Fuel HP valve is closed.

C: The APU bleed and crossbleed valves are closed.

Q 10: DISCH light on either the engine or APU fire agent switches indicates:

A: The APU or engine FIRE switch has been pushed.

B: The extinguisher bottle has been discharged.

C: A fault has occurred in the respective fire bottle.

Q 11: The GEN 1 LINE smoke light indicates:

A: A fire caused by number 1 generator.

B: Smoke in the avionics ventilation system.

C: Smoke in the cargo ventilation system.

Q 12: Can the APU FIRE test be performed using battery power only?'

A: Yes.

B: No.

(Note - The APU and engine FIRE test can be performed with battery power only.)

Q 13: When the aircraft is on the ground and the APU is started on battery power only, is fire protection available?

A: Yes, the APU will initiate an auto shutdown and discharge the extinguishing agent.

B: No, but the APU will initiate an auto shutdown.

C: No, automatic fire protection is only available if AC power is available.

Q 14: How many fire extinguishing bottles are available for fighting an APU fire?

A: One.

B: Two.

C: One cylinder shared with the aft cargo compartment.

D: Two cylinders shared with the aft cargo compartment.

Q 15: APU fire detection is accomplished by:

A: A two channel SDCU located in the APU compartment.

B: Two parallel fire detection loops.

C: One fire detection loop.

D: A three channel SDCU located in the APU compartment.

Q 16: Engine heat sensing are located in pylon nacelle, engine core and fan section.

A: True.

B: False.

Q 17: After an APU fire has been detected how long will the chime continue to sound?

A: Until the crew pushes the red MASTER WARN push button.

B: Until the crew pushes and releases the guarded red APU FIRE push button.

C: Both are correct.

Q 18: STATUS page: INOP SYS indicates “ENG1 LOOP B”.

A: One fire detection loop has failed. Fire detection for both engines is not available.

B: One detection loop for engine 1 has failed. Fire detection for both engines is still available.

C: One fire detection loop of engine 1 has failed. Fire detection for engine 1 is inoperative.

D: Both fire detection loops of engine 1 have failed. Fire detection for engine 1 is inoperative.

Q 19: Which of the following have automatic fire extinguishing systems?

A: APU, and lavatory waste bins.

B: APU, lavatory waste bins and avionics bay.

C: APU, aft cargo, forward cargo, lavatory waste bins and avionics bay.

D: APU, forward and aft cargo, lavatory and waste bins

Q 20: The aft cargo compartment smoke detection system consists of:

A: A dual loop smoke detector.

B: Four smoke detectors and a two channel smoke detection control unit.

C: One smoke detector, one smoke detection control unit and two automatically discharging fire extinguishers.

D: Three smoke detectors, one smoke detection control unit and two automatically discharging fire extinguishers.

Q 21: If an engine fire is detected, when will the pedestal mounted red FIRE annunciator light extinguish?

A: When the crew pushes the red MASTER WARN push button.

B: Only after the fire warning no longer exists.

C: Only after the crew selects the adjacent ENG MASTER switch to off.

Q 22: How long will the red APU FIRE pb on the overhead be illuminated?

A: Until the crew pushes and releases the guarded red APU FIRE push button.

B: For as long as the fire warning is present.

C: Until the crew pushes the red MASTER WARN push button.

Q 23: With reference to cargo compartment fire extinguishing, which statement is true?

A: There are two fire bottles, one for the FWD compartment and one for the AFT.

B: There is only one fire bottle, pressing either DISCH pushbutton discharges it into both compartments.

C: There is only one fire bottle, when it is discharged both amber DISCH lights come on.

D: There are two fire bottles, when the DISCH pushbutton is pressed, they are both discharged into the appropriate compartment.

*Note -The fire bottle can only be used once on either the FWD or AFT compartment.

Q 24: Should you lose both loops or FDU, fire detection is no longer available for the respective engine or the APU

A: True

B: False.

Q 25: What is indicated by a missing red APU thermal plug during an exterior preflight?

A: This is normal indication, the red APU thermal plug only appears if the APU halon cylinder is low.

B: An APU fire agent thermal discharge has occurred.

C: An external fire discharge has been activated.

Q 26: If an engine fire is detected, when will the guarded red ENG FIRE push button light extinguish?

A: Only after the fire warning no longer exists.

B: When the crew pushes and releases the guarded red ENGINE FIRE pushbutton.

C: When the crew pushes the red MASTER WARN pushbutton.

D: When the crew pushes the red MASTER WARN pushbutton and then releases the guarded ENGINE FIRE pushbutton

Q 27: In the event a lavatory smoke detector detects smoke:

A: Warnings will be generated only in the cockpit.

B: Warnings will be generated only on the flight deck.

C: warnings will be generated in the cockpit and in the cabin.

Q 28: Are there any warnings to alert ground personnel when there is a fire in the APU compartment?

A: Yes, but only if previously selected to automatic by the ground personnel.

B: No, APU fire indications are only present in the cockpit.

C: Yes, the external fire warning horn will sound and the APU red fire light will illuminate.

Q 29: What systems are affected when the guarded red ENGINE FIRE push button is pushed and released?

A: The Master Warning and the chime will be canceled and the AGENT pb’s will be armed.

B: All fluids, pneumatics and electrics relating to that engine are shut off

C: Both are correct.

Q 30: The avionics smoke detection system consists of the following:

A: A smoke detector, smoke detection control unit and one halon cylinder.

B: A smoke detector, and smoke detection control unit.

C: A smoke detector, heat detector, smoke detection control unit and one halon cylinder.

D: A smoke detector, smoke detection control unit and two halon cylinders.

Q 31: Will an APU fire test shut down the APU?

A: Yes.

B: No.

Q 32: Illumination of the GEN 1 LINE SMOKE light indicates:

A: A fire has been detected in the avionics compartment.

B: A satisfactory test of the avionics compartment smoke detection control unit.

C: Smoke has been detected in the avionics compartment ventilation duct.

D: A fire has been detected in the electronics compartment.

Q 33: In the event an aft cargo compartment smoke detector detects smoke:

A: Extinguishing is automatic.

B: Extinguishing is automatic only while on the ground.

C: The crew must depress the appropriate DISCH switch.

Q 34: How many halon fire extinguishing cylinders are there per engine?

A: Each engine has two fire extinguishers.

B: Each engine has it’s own dedicated fire extinguisher and has the capability to share the other engine’s cylinder.

C: Each engine has it’s own dedicated fire extinguisher and has the capability to share one centrally located halon cylinder.

D: Each engine has one fire extinguisher.

Q 35: The APU provides for automatic fire extinguishing:

A: On the ground only.

B: On the ground and in flight.

C: Only when selected to automatic by ground personnel.

Q 36: You have detected avionics smoke.  You have selected the GEN 1 LINE push button off and the RAT has been deployed. Generator 2 has been removed from the system. Which of the following is TRUE?

A: The cargo fire bottle automatically fires.

B: The avionics fire bottle automatically discharges.

C: The aircraft will be in the Emergency Electrical Configuration

Q 37: After depressing the CARGO SMOKE TEST push button once, a satisfactory test of the aft cargo compartment smoke detector consist of:

A: Two complete cycles with associated warnings.

B: Not needed as this system self-tests during the first engine start.

C: One complete cycle with associated warnings.

D: Three  complete cycles with associated warnings.

Q 38: In conjunction with illumination of the GEN 1 LINE SMOKE light and MASTER CAUT light:

A: The BLOWER and EXTRACT push button FAULT lights will be illuminated.

B: Only the BLOWER FAULT light will be illuminated.

C: Only the EXTRACT FAULT light will be illuminated.

Q 39: If you perform the APU FIRE TEST with only DC power available, you get the MASTER WARN on the ECAM.

A: True.

B: False.

Q 40: In the event an aft cargo compartment smoke detector detects smoke:

A: Only an ECAM message will be generated.

B: Only a MASTER WARN and a CRC will be generated.

C: A MASTER WARN, CRC and an ECAM message will be generated.

D: A  CRC and an ECAM message will be generated.

Q 41: How does the APU fire test on battery power differ from the APU fire test with all busses powered?

A: There is no difference.

B: While on battery power, only the red APU FIRE and AGENT/DISC push button  will illuminate.

C: It is not possible to test the APU fire protection while on battery power.

 Q 42: During the walk-around, you have to check that the APU Fire extinguisher overpressure indication (green disc) is in place. This is an indication that the fire bottle has not been discharged.

A: True.

B: False.

*Note -The disc is red. There is no such indication for the engine fire bottles.

Q 43: The AFT SMOKE light closes the aft cargo inlet and outlet isolation valves and shuts off the aft cargo extraction fan.

A: True.

B: False.

Q 44: Each lavatory is equipped with:

A: Two smoke detectors and one smoke detection control unit.

B: One smoke detector and one smoke detection control unit.

C: One smoke detector, and for lavatory waste bins, an automatically discharging fire extinguisher.

D: Two smoke detectors and two automatically discharging fire extinguishers.

Q 45: Each engine nacelle and pylon area is equipped with:

A: Two fire detection loops.

B: A single fire detection loop.

C: Two smoke detectors and two fire detection loops.

D: A single fire detection loop and a single smoke detector.

Q 46: In addition to the CRC and red MASTER WARN light, a good engine fire test will display which of the following (AC power available)?

A: The CRC and red MASTER WARN light indicate a positive engine fire test.

B: Lower ECAM engine page, pedestal mounted red FIRE annunciator, red ENG FIRE push button and the AGENT SQUIB/DISC lights illuminate.

C: E/WD red 1 (2) ENG FIRE warning, lower ECAM engine page, red FIRE annunciator, red ENG FIRE push button, and AGENT SQUIB/DISC.

Q 47: If an APU fire is detected on the ground, the APU shuts down automatically and the agent is discharged ______ after the warning is activated.

A: Immediately

B: 1 second.

C: 3 seconds.

D: 6 seconds.