What's New
Date | Section | Description |
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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. |
12/11/17 | Reports | Posted report DOT/FAA/TC-17/12. |
12/04/17 | Reports | Posted report DOT/FAA/TC-17/39. |
11/28/17 | Systems | Posted presentations, minutes, and attendee lists for Nov. meeting. |
11/27/17 | Materials | Posted presentations, minutes, and attendee lists for Oct. meeting. |
10/20/17 | Handbook | October update for Chapter 7 and Chapter 8 posted. |
10/05/17 | Reports | Posted technical thesis DOT/FAA/TC-TT16/55 |
09/27/17 | Systems | Posted agenda for Nov. meeting. |
09/27/17 | Materials | Posted agenda for Oct. meeting. |
09/26/17 | Reports | Posted report DOT/FAA/TC-17/23 |
09/19/17 | Reports | Updated the Fire, Smoke or Fumes Occurrence (FSF) Database |
09/15/17 | Handbook | Posted Chapter 7 Seat Cushion Test Procedures Training Video. |
09/14/17 | Reports | Posted report DOT/FAA/TC-16/42 |
08/29/17 | Systems | Nov. meeting info posted and registration opened. |
08/29/17 | Materials | Oct. meeting info posted and registration opened. |
08/24/17 | Handbook | Updated Appendix F and Chapter 11 |
07/31/17 | Handbook | Updated Chapter 7 and Chapter 8 |
07/24/17 | Fire and Cabin Safety Research Group | Section updated. |
06/23/17 | Materials | June meeting minutes and attendee list posted. |
06/21/17 | Handbook | Updated Chapter 7 and Chapter 8 |
06/20/17 | Handbook | Updated Chapter 23. |
06/16/17 | Materials | June meeting presentations posted. |
05/24/17 | Systems | Posted presentations, minutes and attendee list from May meeting. |
05/02/17 | Materials | June meeting info posted and registration opened. |
05/01/17 | Systems | Posted Tablet Fire Extinguishment Testing presentation. |
03/31/17 | Materials | Posted March meeting minutes, attendee list, and added additional presentations. |
03/16/17 | Reports | Posted reports DOT/FAA/TC-16/17 and DOT/FAA/TC-16/49 (FSF Database) |
03/16/17 | Materials | March meeting presentations posted. |
03/10/17 | Handbook | Updated Appendix B. |
03/03/17 | Systems | May meeting info posted and registration opened. |
SAFO: Risks in Transporting Lithium Batteries in Cargo by Aircraft
Final Policy: Policy Statement on Flammability Testing of Interior Materials Issued (link opens small window)
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 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