Cargo Smoke Panel
Description
The Cargo Smoke Panel is used to detect smoke in the cargo compartments.
Usage
AGENT TO FWD/AFT pb
- Guarded and dark:
- No smoke is detected.
- Smoke:
- Smoke is detected in the associated cargo compartment.
- Associated with the following ECAM warning:
- SMOKE FWD (AFT/BULK) CARGO SMOKE
- The SMOKE light remains on as long as smoke is detected.
- Open and illuminated (red SMOKE):
- When pressed, the bottles discharge extinguisher agent in the associated cargo compartment.
- Open and illuminated (amber DISCH):
- The fire extinguisher bottles discharge:
- Open and illuminated (red SMOKE and amber DISCH):
- Smoke is detected in the associated cargo compartment, and the fire extinguisher bottles discharge, or
- The flight crew is pressing the CARGO SMOKE Panel Test pb.
BTL LIGHTS
- OFF
- No bottle has discharged.
- BTL1 or BTL2 lights on
- The fire extinguisher bottle has discharged.
- BTL1 and BTL2 lights on
- The two fire extinguisher bottles have discharged, or
- The flight crew is pressing the CARGO SMOKE panel Test pb.
Test pb
When pressed for at least three seconds, and until released, tests the operation of the cargo compartments fire detection and extinguishing system:
- The continuous repetitive chime sounds
- The MASTER WARN lights flash
- The ECAM displays the cargo compartments SMOKE and AVNCS SMOKE warnings
- The isolation valve of the ventilation system closes
- All BTL lights come on
- All DISCH lights AGENT pb come on
- All SMOKE lights AGENT pb come on
- The AVNCS SMOKE light on the VENT panel comes on.