Transport i lotnictwo · 13.06.1997

Revised Standards for Cargo or Baggage Compartments in Transport Category Airplanes

This notice of proposed rulemaking proposes to upgrade the fire safety standards for cargo or baggage compartments in certain transport category airplanes by eliminating Class D compartments as an option for future type certification. Compartments that could no longer be designated as Class D would have to meet the standards for Class C or Class E compartments, as applicable. The Class D compartments in certain transport category airplanes manufactured under existing type certificates and used in passenger service would have to meet the fire detection and suppression standards for Class C Compartments by early 2001 for use in air carrier, commuter, on-demand, or most other commercial service. The Class D compartments in certain transport category airplanes manufactured under existing type certificates and used only for the carriage of cargo would also have to meet such standards or the detection standards for Class E compartments by that date for such service. These improved standards are needed to increase protection from possible in-flight fires.