Plane fire standards upgraded
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has upgraded the fire safety standards for cabin interior materials in transport category airplanes by:
- Establishing new fire test criteria for type certification;
- Requiring that the cabin interiors of airplanes manufactured after a specified date and used in air carrier service comply with these new criteria;
- Requiring that the cabin interiors of all other airplanes type certificated after January 1, 1985, and used in air carrier service, comply with these new criteria upon the first replacement of the cabin interior after a specified date.
According to the FAA, these amendments, which took effect in August, should increase airplane fire safety.
For more information, contact Gary L. Killion at the FAA in Seattle, WA.
