Estimated Detection System False Alarms from Cargo Compartment Fire Extinguisher Discharge Statistics

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• Creators:
  Eklund, Thor I.
• 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:
  • Aviation safety
  • Cargo aircraft
  • Civil aircraft
  • Detectors
  • False alarms
  • Fire extinguishers
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT/FAA!AR-TN96/56
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Technical Notes
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. William J. Hughes Technical Center
• Abstract:
  Data on aircraft fleet service difficulties between 1988 and 1990 were used to estimate fire detector false alarms in the domestic commercial jet fleet. For Class C cargo compartments, data on fleet composition and utilization were used to establish false alarm rates using two levels of analytical detail. False alarms for engine nacelles, auxiliary power units, bleed air ducts, lavatories, wheel wells, and electrical and electronic bays are also considered. This treatment of false alarms is based on statistical documentation of fleet discharge events for halon extinguishing agent bottles.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/90100/dot_90100_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 451.35 KB]
• Collection(s):
  FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center for Advanced Aerospace
• Main Document Checksum:
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