STUDENT NOTES

Airbus A318/A319/A320/A321 (CFM56) to Airbus

A319/A320/A321 (CFM LEAP) B1 & B2
Differences Course

26-FIRE PROTECTION
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FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM COMPONENT LOCATION

SYSTEM OVERVIEW

The engine and APU fire protection is done by two sub-systems: the
FIRE detection system and the FIRE extinguishing system.
ENGINE AND APU FIRE PROTECTION
The engines and the APU have individual fire detection systems. Each
system has two identical detection loops (A and B) installed in parallel.
Each loop includes 3 detector elements.
These detection elements are located around the Accessory Gear Box
(AGB), Core engine area and pylon area.
The two loops are monitored by a Fire Detection Unit (FDU). FDU 1
monitors the loops on engine 1 and FDU 2 monitors the loops on
engine 2.
The FDU sends FIRE and FAULT signals to the Flight Warning
Computer (FWC) for display on ECAM.
The APU has two identical loops (A and B) installed in parallel on the
APU compartment. These loops are monitored by FDU APU. The
guarded FIRE P/B switches give FIRE indication and are used to
isolate the related systems. When the FIRE pushbutton is released out,
the engine or APU will shut down. This also arms the extinguishing
system.
Each engine has 2 fire bottles installed in the pylon.
The discharge of each bottle is controlled by a related AGENT P/BSW on
the FIRE panel.
For the APU, there is only one fire extinguisher bottle, which is
installed in the aft fuselage forward of the APU firewall. Its discharge is
controlled by one AGENT P/BSW. On the ground, an APU FIRE will
cause an automatic shutdown of the APU and an automatic discharge of
the bottle.
The TEST buttons are used to do tests on the different fire detection and
extinguishing systems and make sure they operate correctly

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SYSTEM OVERVIEW - ENGINE AND APU FIRE PROTECTION

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SYSTEM OVERVIEW (continued)

ENGINE ANDAPUFIRE PROTECTION (NEO SPECIFIC)

For Pratt and Whitney (PW) 1100G engine, the accessory gear box is
located in the Core engine area.
The PW has 3 fire detectors (pylon, AGB and core).
The CFM Leap has 4 detectors (pylon, fan, AGB and core).
The fire detection and extinguishing principle is identical on all Single Aisle
family.

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SYSTEM OVERVIEW - ENGINE AND APU FIRE PROTECTION (NEO SPECIFIC)

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SYSTEM OVERVIEW (continued)

AVIONICS SMOKE DETECTION

The A320 family aircraft have a cooling system for the avionics
equipment. The cooling system is controlled and monitored by the
Avionics Equipment Ventilation Controller (AEVC). The circulation of
the air through the system is supplied by a blower fan (cool air supply)
and an extraction fan (warm air removal).
The extraction airflow is downstream of the avionics equipment. The
avionics SMOKE detector, which is installed in the extraction duct, is
used for the detection of smoke from the computers and control boxes.
The detector is monitored by the AEVC. The smoke detector directly
sends the signal to FWC for the AVIONICS SMOKE warning in the
cockpit.

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SYSTEM OVERVIEW - AVIONICS SMOKE DETECTION

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SYSTEM OVERVIEW
(continued) CARGO SMOKE
DETECTION
The cargo compartment smoke detection system is monitored by the
Smoke Detection Function (SDF) integrated in the Cabin
Intercommunication Data System (CIDS). The CIDS-SDF receives
signals from the cargo detectors and sends SMOKE or FAULT
warnings to the Flight Warning Computer (FWC) to give an alert to the
flight crew.
CARGO FIRE EXTINGUISHING
The cargo compartment fire-extinguishing agent is discharged into the
FWD compartment through one nozzle (2 nozzles for A321) or into the
AFT compartment through two nozzles (3 nozzles for A32l ). The
standard system includes one extinguishing bottle in the FWD cargo
compartment (or in the AFT bulk cargo compartment, RH side, for A3 l
8 and A319). For the A320, the extinguishing bottle can also be in the
AFT cargo compartment.
An optional system includes two bottles. The second bottle can be used
for large range operations.

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SYSTEM OVERVIEW - CARGO SMOKE DETECTION & CARGO FIRE EXTINGUISHING

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FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM COMPONENT LOCATION

COMPONENT LOCATION ENGINE

FIRE DETECTION
Each fire detection loop contains 3 detector elements connected in parallel
except for Leap there are 4.
For all engines installation, there is a detection at the pylon, the engine core
and around the accessory gearbox.
The FDUs are located in the avionics compartment under the 80VU rack.
The 3 PW fire detectors are located:
- around the AGB,
- in the Core compartment (270 to 330 degrees) between the fuel
nozzles and the aft circumferential ventilation outlet,
- at the pylon above the combustion chamber. The 4
CFM Leap detectors are located:
- around the AGB,
- around ventilation exit grid of the fan compartment,
- around turbine,
- at the pylon (above the combustion chamber).

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COMPONENT LOCATION - ENGINE FIRE DETECTION

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COMPONENT LOCATION (continued)

ENGINE FIRE EXTINGUISHING

The engine fire extinguishing bottles are in the pylon. There are access panels
on the two sides of the pylon.

NOTE: Note: Bottles for all CFMs and IAE V2500 have the same size but
the Leap one has a different part number.
The PW ones are smaller.

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COMPONENT LOCATION - ENGINE FIRE EXTINGUISHING

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COMPONENT LOCATION (continued)

APU FIRE DETECTION AND EXTINGUISHING

Each APU fire detection loop is a single detector element installed around
the interior of the APU compartment.
The APU fire extinguishing bottle is in the aft fuselage forward of the APU
firewall. There is an access panel on the lower fuselage.

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COMPONENT LOCATION (continued)
AVIONICS SMOKE DETECTION
There is only one avionics smoke detector, which is in the avionics
compartment in the ventilation extraction duct.

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COMPONENT LOCATION (continued)

CARGO COMPARTMENT FIRE DETECTION AND

EXTINGUISHING
Each cargo compartment has 2 smoke detectors in each cavity. The smoke
detectors are installed in recessed panels in the compartment ceiling.

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COMPONENT LOCATION (continued)

LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTION AND EXTINGUISHING

Each lavatory has only one smoke detector, installed in the air
extraction duct in the lavatory ceiling.
A fire extinguisher is located above the waste bin in each lavatory
service cabinet.

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