How many agent bottles are available for fire discharge to a cargo compartment?

How many agent bottles are available for fire discharge to a cargo compartment?

• A. Two bottles
• B. Four bottles
• C. One bottle
• D. Three bottles

Answer: (C)

Cargo fire suppression in the A320 relies on a single fixed extinguishing bottle for the cargo compartment. The system places one agent bottle in the aircraft’s forward equipment area and distributes the agent through the cargo hold to blanket the space when discharged, whether automatically or manually activated. This design provides sufficient fire suppression for the single cargo hold, so there isn’t a need for multiple bottles in this configuration. Therefore, only one bottle is available for discharging into the cargo compartment.

Cargo fire suppression in the A320 relies on a single fixed extinguishing bottle for the cargo compartment. The system places one agent bottle in the aircraft’s forward equipment area and distributes the agent through the cargo hold to blanket the space when discharged, whether automatically or manually activated. This design provides sufficient fire suppression for the single cargo hold, so there isn’t a need for multiple bottles in this configuration. Therefore, only one bottle is available for discharging into the cargo compartment.