Effectiveness of Flight Attendants Attempting to Extinguish Fires in an211 Accessible Cargo Compartment

摘要

This technical note documents the results of a project to evaluate the ability of211u001eflight attendants to extinguish cargo fires in small Class B cargo compartments. 211u001eThirteen fire tests were conducted in a modified Shorts 330 airplane in which 211u001eflight attendants attempted to extinguish cargo fires. Some of the selected test 211u001evariables included the cargo compartment size, the width of the access door, the 211u001esize and type of fire extenguishers available, the presence and absence of an 211u001eunobstructed center aisle in the cargo compartment, the type of Protective 211u001eBreathing Equipment (PBE), and the delay between the smoke detector alarm and the 211u001estart of the firefighting efforts. The results of the testing indicated that in 211u001emost cases the flight attendants were unable to successfully extinguish these 211u001efires.