What's New
Date | Section | Description |
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11/21/19 | Systems: Cargo MPS Task Group | Minutes added from August and October meetings. |
11/20/19 | Handbook | Updated Chapter 23. |
11/13/19 | Handbook | Added Sonic Burner Assembly and Operation Training Video. |
10/04/19 | Handbook | Updated Chapter 1. |
09/23/19 | Systems: Powerplant Fire Testing | Added new section for Powerplant Fire Testing |
08/16/19 | Ninth Triennial International Fire & Cabin Safety Research Conference | Schedule, abstracts and biographies posted. |
09/05/19 | Handbook | Updated Appendix F and Chapter 1. |
08/16/19 | Ninth Triennial International Fire & Cabin Safety Research Conference | Preliminary Schedule posted. |
07/12/19 | Systems | Cargo MPS Task Group section added. |
07/10/19 | Ninth Triennial International Fire & Cabin Safety Research Conference | Registration opened and schedule posted. |
07/08/19 | Reports | Posted report DOT/FAA/TC-17/55. |
07/03/19 | Materials | June meeting presentations and minutes posted. |
06/24/19 | Reports | Posted report DOT/FAA/TC-TN18/32. |
06/11/19 | Handbook | Updated Chapter 23. |
05/23/19 | Handbook | Updated Chapter 23. |
05/23/19 | Systems | May meeting meeting presentations, minutes and attendee list posted. |
05/22/19 | Materials | June meeting info posted and registration opened. |
05/13/19 | Reports | Posted report DOT/FAA/TC-18/14. |
04/02/19 | Materials | March meeting minutes posted. |
04/02/19 | Systems | May meeting info posted and registration opened. |
03/18/19 | Materials | March meeting presentations posted. |
02/27/19 | Aircraft Cargo Compartment Minimum Performance Standard | Updated section. |
02/11/19 | Handbook | Updated Chapter 26. |
02/05/19 | Materials | March meeting agenda posted and registration opened. |
01/22/19 | Handbook | Updated Appendix F. |
12/14/18 | Systems and Materials | Future meeting dates posted. |
11/15/18 | Systems | Oct. meeting presentations, minutes and attendee list posted. |
11/14/18 | Materials | Oct. meeting presentations, minutes and attendee list posted. |
10/22/18 | Handbook | Chapter 26 posted. |
10/18/18 | Materials | MCC Guidance Updated Rev B. posted. |
10/11/18 | Reports | Posted report DOT/FAA/TC-18/16. |
09/13/18 | Materials | Posted Oct. meeting details, agenda, and opened registration. |
09/12/18 | Systems | Posted Oct. meeting details, agenda, and opened registration. |
09/12/18 | Handbook | Chapter 24 September Update posted. |
08/06/18 | Handbook | Appendix F June Update posted. |
07/10/18 | Handbook | Chapter 23 June Update posted. |
06/19/18 | Materials | Posted presentations, minutes, and attendee lists from June meeting. |
06/18/18 | Systems | Posted minutes and attendee lists. |
05/15/18 | Systems | Posted presentations from May meeting. |
04/10/18 | Handbook | Posted Red Line Process for Updating Fire Test Handbook. |
04/06/18 | Reports | Posted report DOT/FAA/TC-TT18/9. |
03/29/18 | Materials | June meeting details posted and registration opened. |
03/28/18 | Systems | Posted agenda for May meeting. |
03/23/18 | Reports | Posted report DOT/FAA/TC-17/46. |
03/23/18 | Handbook | Chapter 23 March Update posted. |
03/23/18 | Materials | March meeting presentations, minutes and attendee list posted. |
02/15/18 | Systems | May meeting info posted and registration opened. |
02/13/18 | Handbook | Appendix F January Update and Chapter 1 February Update posted. |
01/30/18 | Materials | March meeting info posted and registration opened. |
01/03/18 | Handbook | December update for Chapter 23 posted. |
Updated Download the latest version(11) of the FTFAM
New Federal Register: Interior Parts and Components Fire Protection for Transport Category Airplanes
New Interim Report: Aircraft Materials Fire Test Handbook, Revision 3
Federal Register: Notice of Meetings; A Notice by the Federal Aviation Administration
SAFO: Risks in Transporting Lithium Batteries in Cargo by Aircraft
Final Policy: Policy Statement on Flammability Testing of Interior Materials Issued
UPDATED 11/15: Statement on the Use of Magnesium in Airplane Cabins
Released: AC 20-42D - Hand Fire Extinguishers for Use in Aircraft
Cabin Safety Research Technical Group: Accident Database now available online.
InFO: Availability of a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) In-flight Firefighting Training Video (see VIDEOS below)
SAFO: Fighting Fires Caused By Lithium Type Batteries in Portable Electronic Devices (see VIDEOS below)
VIDEOS: View videos on Cabin Crew Fire Fighting Training (updated 03/09/09), Laptop Battery Fires & Lithium Battery Commercial Shipment.
Lithium Battery Incidents Since 1991 Reported to the FAA:
Battery Incident Chart
FAA Lessons Learned from Civil Aviation Accidents: FAA Lessons Learned
Final AC on Thermal/Acoustic Insulation Burnthrough.
AC 25.856-2A Installation of Thermal/Acoustic Insulation
for Burnthrough Protection
Datasheet for Round Robin for the Heat Release Test (OSU) and Smoke Density Test (NBS)
Burnthrough guidance material.
Information
available for use in proposing methods of compliance
with ยง 25.856(b)
Rule for Fuel Tank Flammability published.
U.S.
DOT/FAA - Reduction of Fuel Tank Flammability in Transport
Category Airplanes
Final AC on Thermal/Acoustic Insulation Propagation.
AC
25.856-1 Thermal/Acoustic Insulation Flame Propagation
Test Method Details