Fire Containment Characteristics of Aircraft Class D Cargo Compartments

Details

• Creators:
  Blake, David ; Hill, Richard
• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. Technical Center
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Cargo compartments
  • Fires
  • Oxygen content
  • Aviation
  • Class D
  • Cargo fire
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FAA/DOT/CT-82/156
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Final Report
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. William J. Hughes Technical Center
• Abstract:
  Eighteen tests were conducted in a 640-cubic foot simulated class D cargo compartment test article. Various ceiling lining materials, cargo loading configuration, air leakage rates, and fire sources were examined in an effort to determine the conditions likely to occur during a class D cargo compartment fire. The lining materials used in this project passed the requirements of FAR 25.853 and 25.855 (vertical and forty-five degree Bunsen burner lab tests); however, they did not always successfully contain the cargo fires. The major conclusion of this study is that FAR 25.853 and 25.855 do not insure adequate burn-through resistance of class D cargo liners subjected to realistic fires.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  181-350-400
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/92495/dot_92495_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.45 MB]
• Collection(s):
  FAA Fire Safety
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:1d0e34bb4f522b488383cf345e3b5421ec297812d8657c3495b5446ce1f49058a78a1666a68d95c4c703328774d4f0ecbb51f16dd756fd6591e3e0c4b7c20974