- Author
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U.S. Department of Transportation
- Title
- Improved Flammability Standards for Materials Used in the Interiors of Transport Category Airplane Cabins. Final Rule.
- Coporate
- Department of Transportation, Washington, DC
- Journal
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Federal Register,
Vol. 53,
No. 165,
32564-32581,
Thursday, August 25, 1988
- Keywords
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aircraft compartments
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flammability
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aircraft interiors
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interior finishes
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transport aircraft
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fire protection
- Abstract
- These amendments upgrade the fire safety standards for cabin interior materials in transport category airplanes by establishing refined fire test procedures and apparatus and a new requirement for smoke emission testing. The refined test procedures and apparatus are the result of additional research and fire testing and are intended to improve the reproducibility of test results. The refinement for smoke emission testing is intended to minimize the possibility that emergency egress will be hampered by smoke obscuration. In addition, the operating rules for air carrier and air taxi operators, which were adopted in the original final rule, are amended to enable additional compliance time to be granted for the few interior components for which timely compliance cannot be achieved. The FAA findings concerning the requested additional comments on the final flammability criteria are also presented.