Evaluation of the Reproducibility of the FAA Oil Burner Fire Test for Aircraft Seat Cushions

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• Creators:
  Cahill, Patricia
• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. William J. Hughes Technical Center. Fire Safety Section
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. Office of Aviation Research and Development
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Oil burners
  • Handbooks
  • Weight measurement
  • Seats
  • Percent weight loss
  • Burn length
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT/FAA/AR-TN06/55
• 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:
  The Federal Aviation Administration oil burner round-robin fire tests were conducted on aircraft seat cushions to determine the status of the test facilities that perform the tests. Two sets of fire-hardened foam and one set of fire-blocked foam test seat cushions were evaluated. The data showed that the weight loss and burn lengths were generally consistent in each individual laboratory. The most significant difference among all the laboratories was seen in the weight loss and burn lengths of the fire-blocked foam seat cushion. For two of the cushions there were a significant number of the laboratories that passed and failed the 10% average weight loss criteria.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/90127/dot_90127_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 276.52 KB]
• Collection(s):
  FAA Fire Safety ; FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center for Advanced Aerospace
• Main Document Checksum:
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