Originally Posted by
Whinging Tinny
Skydrol is fire resistant and pretty hard to ignite let alone sustain a flame.
GE90 PW4000 EDPs are under the t/revs attached to the accessory g/box, there is a titanium heat shield to prevent any combustable fluids spraying on to the hot section and protect the g/box from heat.The area is cooled and ventilated by fan air and LP compressor air.
Trent EDP under the fan cowls - area cooled and ventilated via ambient.
Engine hydraulic fire?
I'd doubt it.
Engine TR hydraulic feed split near the jet pipe. There are things on the engine that use HYD pressure too. And you better believe skydrol, atomised as it exits a spit pipe and onto a hot section of an engine can spark.
https://www.fire.tc.faa.gov/pdf/tn90-19.pdf
Last edited by VinRouge; 15th Oct 2018 at 18:28.