An Evaluation of the Flammability of Aircraft Wiring

Details

• Creators:
  Cahill, Patricia
• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. William J. Hughes Technical Center. Airport and Aircraft Safety Research and Development Division.
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. Office of Aviation Research
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Aircraft Aircraft Cabins Aircraft Materials Flammability Tests Intermediate-scale Cabin Attic Tests Wiring
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT/FAA/AR-TN04/32
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Technical Note
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. William J. Hughes Technical Center
• Abstract:
  This report discusses the flammability tests conducted on aviation and nonaviation electrical wiring that were performed to re-evaluate the effectiveness of the current Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)-mandated 60° Bunsen burner flammability test requirement for aircraft wiring. The evaluation included a 60° flammability test, an intermediate-scale vertical flammability test, and an intermediate-scale cabin attic flammability test. Test results showed that the 60° single wire Bunsen burner flammability test may not be adequate to qualify wire when bundled and subjected to a severe ignition source.
• Format:
  PDF
• Collection(s):
  FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center for Advanced Aerospace
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:693dca5e383c3057b8d992980ed13f84c4a59ddb423cac6d9c611470b5f0620c2b25e4fe0b753b9e59013ead649dff60417704cd9010cb7254b6b2a31a6a60a9
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/89894/dot_89894_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
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