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To fight a fire in an air-conditioned cargo hold, the correct initial action is to…

  • A
    discharge the fire extinguishers in the affected compartment.
  • B
    evacuate the smoke.
  • C
    confirm visually the fire.
  • D
    shut off the ventilating airflow within the affected compartment.

CARGO COMPARTMENT FIRE

When smoke is detected in a cargo compartment, visual and aural warning indications are provided at the flight deck, which also has controls for the cargo compartment fire suppression system. The first step in controlling and suppressing a fire (after turning off the aural warning) is shutting down the airflow to the cargo compartment. All ventilated cargo compartments have a means for shutting off the airflow from the flight deck. Following airflow shutdown, fire extinguishers must be discharged.

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