FIRE AND OVERHEAT SYSTEM

Ex. 125. Practise saying terms and word combinations, then translate them.

Fire, engine fire; fire extinguishing system; fire detection system; engine fire protection; loop; overheat / fire detector loops; inoperative loop; to provide both fire and overheat detection; engine overheat; to sense a fire condition; to increase to a predetermined limit; to cause an engine overheat; fire alert; flight deck indication; to contain a fault monitoring circuit; a fault in loop; to determine the specific inoperative loop; engine fire warning; engine fire warning switches; to extinguish; to remain extinguished, the detection system; overheat detection systems; fire in the lavatory / cargo compartment; forward; aft; fire panel; bottle; fire extinguisher bottles; discharged bottles; to be discharged into the engine; engine fire warning switches; to prevent inadvertent shutdown of an engine; engine fuel shutoff valve; to close the engine fuel shutoff valve; to close the engine bleed air valve; closure of bleed air operated pack valve; loss of wing anti–ice to the affected wing; to trip the generator control relay; to close the hydraulic fluid shutoff valve; engine-driven hydraulic pump; to disable thrust reverser for the related engine; to arm a discharge squib; to electrically "fire" a squib; to discharge the extinguishing agent into the related engine; indicating the bottle has discharged; to silence the fire warning bell; flight deck actions; to extinguish master FIRE WARN lights; remote APU fire warning horn; to push fire warning BELL CUTOUT switch; EXTINGUISHER TEST switch – (spring–loaded to center); to test bottle discharge circuits for all extinguisher bottles; wheel well fire detector; to disable thrust reverser; smoke; goggles.

Ex. 126. Remember these abbreviations.

Ex. 127. Paraphrase these terms.

e.g. Fire wall – a fire-proof wall or bulkhead between the engine and the airplane structure.

Fire warning bell CUTOUT switch, engine fire warning, fire extinguisher, hydraulic fluid shutoff valve, inadvertent engine shutdown.

Ex. 128. Decode these abbreviations.

OVHT / FIRE, FAULT light, ENG OVERHEAT lights, OVHT DET switches, LE FLAPS TRANSIT light, EXT, FIRE WARN lights, FAULT / INOP, LOW PRESSURE light, fire warning bell CUTOUT switch.

Ex. 129. Describe engine fire extinguishing procedure.

FUEL SYSTEM

Ex. 130. Read and translate these terms and word combinations.

Fuel; fuel leak; to suspect fuel leak; engine fuel leak; fuel tank; main tank; fuel pump; fuel pump pressure; to supply fuel to the engines; thrust deterioration; engine flameout; to occur; fuel balancing; to maintain fuel balance; to contain fuel; FUEL PUMP switches; fuel indication; crossfeed selector; fuel quantity; to balance fuel quantity; to accomplish ENGINE FUEL LEAK checklist; refueling, to close

CROSSFEED selector; to distribute; to distribute fuel; fuel load; fuel load distribution; to be serviced equally until full; additional fuel; to load additional fuel into the center tank; to reach the desired fuel load; to be scheduled to be full; to load partial main tank fuel; provided that; fuel truck; to provide approximately 1;120 liters per minute; to apply from a truck or fuel pit; to require a full fuel load; fuel shutoff system; to close the fueling valves; the fuel quantity indicators; to monitor the FUEL QUANTITY indicators; to close by manually positioning the FUELING VALVE switches to CLOSED position; aboard the airplane; with APU inoperative and external power unavailable; to accomplish refueling; the refueling system; to operate normally; refueling with battery only; operation limited only by battery life; refueling with no AC or DC power source available; necessary to refuel with the APU inoperative; fueling hose; fueling hose nozzle; refueling receptacle; to attach fueling hose nozzle to the refueling receptacle; to open fueling valves for the tanks to be refueled; a red override button; to press and hold a red override button while fuel is being pumped into the tank; to release the override button; the spring in the valve; the refueling valves for the respective tanks; ground transfer of fuel; to transfer fuel from one tank to another tank; to open manual defueling valve; to show an increase in fuel quantity; fueling panel; to close refueling panel and defuel panel access doors; to illuminate bright and then extinguish; fuel flow; FUEL FLOW indicator; fuel transfer pump; fuel booster pump; to refuel under gravity; singlepoint refueling; filling neck; fuel depletion; fuel starvation; jettisoning; spillage.

Ex. 131. Translate these abbreviations and word combinations.

APU, ENGINE FUEL LEAK checklist, FUEL CONFIG indication, BATTERY switch – ON, FUELING VALVE switch – CLOSED, VALVE OPEN light, to place to CUT OFF position.

Ex. 132. Insert prepositions where necessary.

1. Maintain main tank No. 1 and No. 2 fuel balance . . . . . limitations. 2. Fuel pump pressure should be supplied . . . . . the engines . . . . . all times. 3. . . . . . high

altitude, without fuel pump pressure, thrust deterioration or engine flameout may occur. 4. Fuel CONFIG indication may be displayed with fuel . . . . . the center tank. 5. Additional fuel is loaded . . . . . the center tank until the desired fuel load is reached. 6. Main tanks No. 1 and No. 2 must be scheduled to be full . . . . . the center tank contains more than 453 kgs of fuel. 7. With less than 453 kgs of center tank fuel, partial main tank fuel may be loaded provided the effects . . . . . balance have been considered. 8. A nozzle pressure of 50 psi provides approximately 1,136 liters . . . . . minute. 9. When a full fuel load is required, the fuel shut . . . . .

system closes the fueling valves automatically when the tanks are full. 10. When a partial fuel load is required, the fuel quantity indicators are monitored and the fueling valves are closed . . . . . manually positioning the fueling valve switches to CLOSED when the desired fuel quantity is aboard the airplane. 11. Fueling hose nozzle should be attached . . . . . the refueling receptacle. 12. A red override button must be pressed and held while fuel is being pumped . . . . . the tank. 13. Releasing the override button allows the spring . . . . . the valve to close the valve. 14. Fuel can be transferred from one tank . . . . . another tank . . . . . using the appropriate fuel pumps, the fueling valve, the defueling valve, and the crossfeed valve. 15. When the required amount of fuel has been transferred, the switch is closed . . . . . the fueling panel.

Ex. 133. Think of synonyms.

To need – . . . . . . . . . .; provided that – . . . . . . . . . .; to supply fuel – . . . . . . . . . .; aboard – . . . . . . . . . .; to attach – . . . . . . . . . .; external power source – . . . . . . . . . .; respective tanks – . . . . . . . . .; to dump fuel – . . . . . . . . .; fuel consumption – . . . . . . . . .; fuel balancing – . . . . . . . . . .; required amount – . . . . . . . . . ..

Ex. 134. Explain these terms.

Fuel transfer, fuel crossfeed, fuel imbalance, suction feed, main tank bypass valves, fuel shutoff valve, flammability.