DOT/FAA/AR-00/12 Aircraft Materials Fire Test Handbook

1 DOT/FAA/AR-00/12 Office of Aviation ResearchWashington, 20591 Aircraft Materials Fire TestHandbookApril 2000 Final ReportThis document is available to the publicthrough the National Technical InformationService (NTIS), Springfield, Virginia Department of TransportationFederal Aviation AdministrationNOTICEThis document is disseminated under the sponsorship of the of Transportation in the interest of information United States Government assumes no liability for the contents oruse thereof. The United States Government does not endorse productsor manufacturers.

2 Trade or manufacturer's names appear herein solelybecause they are considered essential to the objective of this report. Thisdocument does not constitute FAA certification policy. Consult your localFAA Aircraft certification office as to its report is available at the Federal Aviation Administration William Technical Center's Full-Text Technical Reports in Adobe Acrobat portable document format(PDF).Technical Report Documentation Page1. Report Government Accession Recipient's Catalog No. 4. Title and SubtitleAIRCRAFT Materials FIRE TEST HANDBOOK5.

3 Report DateApril 20006. Performing Organization Code7. Author(s)Compiled by April Horner8. Performing Organization Report Performing Organization Name and AddressFederal Aviation AdministrationFire Safety Section, AAR-422 William J. Hughes Technical Center10. Work Unit No. (TRAIS)Atlantic City International AirportNew Jersey 0840511. Contract or Grant Sponsoring Agency Name and Department of TransportationFederal Aviation Administration13. Type of Report and Period Covered Final ReportOffice of Aviation ResearchWashington, DC 2059114. Sponsoring Agency Code ANM-10015.

4 Supplementary NotesThis Handbook provides information supplemental to any presently available applicable Advisory Circulars. The FAA William Technical Center Monitor was Richard AbstractThe purpose of the Aircraft Materials Fire Test Handbook is to describe all FAA-required fire test methods for Aircraft Materials ina consistent and detailed format. The Handbook provides information to enable the user to assemble and properly use the testmethods. Moreover, to broaden the utility of the Handbook , the appendices contain the following information: FAA fire safetyregulations, FAA approval process, Aircraft Materials , regulatory methodology used by other countries, Aircraft industry internaltest methods and guidelines, laboratories actively using fire test methods, and commercial manufacturers of fire test Key WordsFire Safety, Aircraft interior Materials , Flammability18.

5 Distribution StatementThis document is available to the public through the NationalTechnical Information Service (NTIS) Springfield, Security Classif. (of this report) Unclassified20. Security Classif. (of this page) Unclassified21. No. of Pages 23422. PriceForm DOT (8-72)Reproduction of completed page authorizediiiCONTENTSPageEXECUTIVE SUMMARY VERTICAL BUNSEN BURNER TEST FOR CABIN AND CARGOCOMPARTMENT Materials Scope Definitions

6 Test Apparatus Test Specimens conditioning Procedure Report Requirements 1-6 CHAPTER 1 SUPPLEMENT

7 45-DEGREE BUNSEN BURNER TEST FOR CARGO COMPARTMENT LINERS ANDWASTE STOWAGE COMPARTMENT Materials Scope Definitions Test Apparatus Test Specimens conditioning Procedure

8 Report Requirements 2-7 CHAPTER 2 SUPPLEMENT HORIZONTAL BUNSEN BURNER TEST FOR CABIN, CARGO COMPARTMENT,AND MISCELLANEOUS Materials Scope Definitions Apparatus

9 Test Specimens conditioning Procedure Report Requirements 3-6 CHAPTER 3 SUPPLEMENT 60-DEGREE BUNSEN BURNER TEST FOR ELECTRIC WIRE Scope

10 Definitions Apparatus Test Specimens