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Development of Minimum Standard for Hand-Held Fire Extinguishers as Replacement for Halon 1211 on Civilian Transport Air

This project focuses on establishing a benchmark for hand-held fire extinguishers to replace Halon 1211 in civilian transport aircraft. Updates include test status and toxicology tests for various replacement candidates.

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Development of Minimum Standard for Hand-Held Fire Extinguishers as Replacement for Halon 1211 on Civilian Transport Air

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  1. DEVELOPMENT OF A MINIMUM PERFORMANCE STANDARD FOR HAND HELD FIRE EXTINGUISHERS AS A REPLACEMENT FOR HALON 1211 ON CIVILIAN TRANSPORT CATEGORY AIRCRAFT HARRY WEBSTER FIRE SAFETY SECTION DOT/FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center Atlantic City International Airport Atlantic City, NJ 08405 (609) 485-4183 Harry.Webster@tc.faa.gov

  2. HIDDEN FIRE TEST-STATUS • TEST FIXTURE HAS BEEN SHIPPED TO UNDERWRITERS LABORATORY IN NORTHBROOK, IL. • UL HAS DELAYED WORKING WITH THE TEST DUE TO THE DEATH OF WILLIAM CAREY • UL HAS ASSIGNED EMIL MISICHKO TO THE HIDDEN FIRE TEST • UL WILL BEGIN FAMILIARIZATION TESTS IN JANUARY

  3. SEAT FIRE / TOXICOLOGY TEST-STATUS • TESTS OF ALL SUBMITTED REPLACEMENT CANDIDATES COMPLETED: • FE 36 (DUPONT) • FE-36/FE13 (DUPONT) • HALOTRON 1 (AMERICAN PACIFIC CORP.) • ENVIROGEL (POWSUS) • P IV (NORTH AMERICAN FIRE GUARDIAN) • FM-200 (GREAT LAKES CHEMICAL) • ALL PASSED THE HF TOXICOLOGY CRITERIA: 200 ppm/1 minute, 100 ppm/5 minutes

  4. TOXICOLOGY TESTS OF ADDITIONAL AGENTS • TASK GROUP FORMED TO STUDY PROBLEM • THREE POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS IDENTIFIED: • ACCEPT ANY NEW AGENT THAT IS CONSIDERED SAFE TO DISCHARGE IN HUMAN OCCUPIED AREAS • DEVELOP A NEW TOXICOLOGY TEST THAT DOES NOT RELY ON THE TECH CENTER’S TC-10 FUSELAGE • LIMIT APPROVED AGENTS TO THOSE ALREADY TESTED. • NO CONCENSUS YET AMONG TASK GROUP MEMBERS

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