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Halon Replacement Lavex Bottle Tests

Halon Replacement Lavex Bottle Tests. Richard J. Mazzone Payloads Design Boeing Commercial Airplane Group March 27 & 28, 2001. Lavatory Trash Container Fire Extinguisher (Lavex) Test. Status

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Halon Replacement Lavex Bottle Tests

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  1. Halon ReplacementLavex Bottle Tests Richard J. Mazzone Payloads Design Boeing Commercial Airplane Group March 27 & 28, 2001

  2. Lavatory Trash ContainerFire Extinguisher (Lavex) Test • Status • Boeing requested all interested suppliers to submit data to show they have an agent/bottle candidate that meets Spec 10-61909. • Reviewed supplier drawings & data & authorized five suppliers to proceed to alternative agent screening test at FAA Tech Center • Requested seven non-Halon and three Halon bottles from each supplier. • (FAA conformity of non-Halon bottles done per • supplier drawing w/exception noted) • Requested two more Halon bottles from two different suppliers to re-validate test equipment and data collection system. • Tested three agents from four suppliers week of Dec 11, 2000. R. Mazzone - BCAG

  3. Lavatory Trash ContainerFire Extinguisher (Lavex) Test • Results • Two agents passed • FM-200™ (HFC-227ea) one supplier • FE-36™ (HFC-236fa) two suppliers • One agent from one supplier failed • Envirogel™ (Ammonium Polyphosphate in HFC 134a) • Failure analysis being performed by supplier R. Mazzone - BCAG

  4. FAA Test Setup R. Mazzone - BCAG

  5. Lavatory Trash ContainerFire Extinguisher (Lavex) Test • Lessons Learned • Obtain concurrence on Test Acceptance Criteria before test starts • Suppliers, TBC & FAA Airworthiness Certification Office • Test box leaked at air supply shut off slider • Discovery/repairs made early in tests • Revision to MPS to clarify Appendix D • Revise wording of discharge performance criteria (Sec. 4.5) • Add location of upper thermocouple (Sec 5.2.3) • Add upper thermocouple to Figure D-1. (page D-9) • Data gathering interval should be less than five seconds apart R. Mazzone - BCAG

  6. Lavatory Trash ContainerFire Extinguisher (Lavex) Test • Next Steps • Successful suppliers preparing to submit Qualification Test Procedure to Boeing for review • Suppliers then perform Qual tests with FAA conformed bottles • Bottle passing Qual tests will then be tested by Boeing in actual waste compartment installation using conformed bottles • Boeing Lavatory specification will be revised to add suppliers part number for bottles that meet all requirements • Lav suppliers are then authorized add those parts to their own drawings R. Mazzone - BCAG

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