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Cabin & Fire Safety Reports
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| Title: |
A
Benefit Analysis for Nitrogen Inerting of Aircraft Fuel
Tanks Against Ground Fire Explosion |
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Summary: |
The International Cabin Safety
Research Technical Group’s Survivable Accidents
Database was used to identify past worldwide transport
aircraft accidents and extract detailed data for those
accidents where explosion was an issue in the
survivability of the occupants. Each of these accidents
was analysed in depth to assess the number of lives and
injuries that might be saved if the fuel tanks were
protected with nitrogen inerting systems. |
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| Title: |
Survey
of Fire Detection Technologies and System
Evaluation/Certification Methodologies and Thier
Suitability for Aircraft Cargo Compartments |
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Summary: |
As part of the National Aeronautics
and Space Administration (NASA) initiated program on
global civil avaition, NIST is assting the Federal
Aviation Administration in its research to improve fire
detection in aircraft cargo compartments. |
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| Title: |
Simulating the Distribution of Halon 1301 in an Aircraft
Engine Nacelle with HFC-125 |
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Summary: |
The primary fire suppressant used in
commercial aircraft engine nacelles and auxiliary power
units is Halon 1301. The period of fire suppression system
development and its certification testing may be an
arduous task requiring the discharge of substantial
quantities of fire suppressant. Additionally, to
demonstrate compliance with federal regulations, engine
nacelle fire suppression systems are discharged in flight
or at varying conditions simulating flight. These tests
are recorded and evaluated with specialized gas analysis
equipment. Currently, the certification process requires
releasing Halon 1301 to accomplish such approvals. |
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| Title: |
Fuselage Burnthrough Protection for Increased Postcrash
Occupant Survivability: Safety Benefit Analysis Based on
Past Accidents |
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Summary: |
The objective of this analysis was
to assess the potential benefits, in terms of reduction of
fatalities and injuries, resulting from improvements in
fuselage burnthrough resistance to ground pool fires. The
process employed for assessing benefit is considered to
give reasonably accurate and consistent results within the
limitations imposed by the available data. The methodology
gives a reasonable assessment of the tolerance on the
predicted levels. |
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