ATR Notes by Steve Foster and Darin Carroll – Revision #8 December, 2001

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Hamilton Standard Props are composite. They have an aluminum center spar with a hard shell. Between
the center spar and the hard outer shell they are filled with foam. A nickel leading edge provides abrasion
resistance and lightning protection.

Fire detection and extinguishing (1.08)

If the fire bottle for the wastebasket in the lav discharges to extinguish a fire, which will happen
automatically without crew intervention, there will be no notice in the cockpit that the fire bottle for the
lav has been used. Maintenance would find it during an inspection. If there's an aft smoke warning you
don't know if it's coming from the lav or the aft cargo. You have to ask the flight attendant. They have a
panel on some aircraft (423 and up) that tells whether the fire is in the lav or the cargo bin. Otherwise,
they will just have to go check.

If you get smoke in the cockpit from any source, it will trigger the electric compartment smoke detector
when the smoke cycles through there. So, if the smoke is noticed first, then you get the light, it's not from
the electrical panel. If you get the light first, then notice the smoke, it's from the electrical panel.

On the ground, there's a right nacelle overheat light that might come illuminate when taxiing with a
tailwind. It was installed as an alert for operating in hotel mode, in case a tailwind caused the nacelle to
get hot enough to cause possible damage. See checklist for procedure to follow if it comes on. Inhibited
in flight.

Smoke warnings can't be canceled, but they are inhibited for takeoff. (I don't understand why. It would
seem to me that if you were on the takeoff roll, before V1, and the airplane's lav or cargo bin caught on
fire, it might be a good idea to abort the takeoff. But nooooo, that's inhibited for takeoff.) There are two
fans for lav / aft cargo smoke detection. One operates on one leg, the other operates the next time the
aircraft power is turned on, so that they alternate. You never know which one is being used, but if one
faults off, push a button to select the other one. One is deferrable.

Fire handles activate: (FAA DEP – like in Dept.)

Fuel – closes LP valve

Air – closes bleed valve and HP valve
Arms the squibs
De-ice / isolation valves are closed
Electrical – DC and ACW generators off
Prop - feather

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