2023-16877: Interior Parts and Components Fire Protection for Transport Category Airplanes

Summary

In Notice 19-09, published on July 3, 2019, the FAA proposed to amend certain regulations for fire protection of interior compartments on transport category airplanes. Based on certain comments received, the FAA is providing additional information on its proposed elimination of a smoke emissions testing requirement. The FAA is also changing its calculations related to the proposed rule's costs and benefits. This notice offers interested persons an opportunity to comment on these changes.

The agency’s own summary, as published.

What this changes

Amends 7 parts of the Code of Federal Regulations — the standing rules this notice rewrites.

• 14 CFR 25 Airworthiness Standards: Transport Category Airplanes
• 14 CFR 27 Airworthiness Standards: Normal Category Rotorcraft
• 14 CFR 29 Airworthiness Standards: Transport Category Rotorcraft
• 14 CFR 91 General Operating and Flight Rules
• 14 CFR 121 Operating Requirements: Domestic, Flag, and Supplemental Operations
• 14 CFR 125 Certification and Operations: Aircraft Having a Seating Capacity of 20 or More Passengers or a Maximum Payload Capacity of 6,000 Pounds or More; and Rules Governing Persons on Board Such Aircraft
• 14 CFR 135 Operating Requirements: Commuter and on Demand Operations and Rules Governing Persons on Board Such Aircraft