Description / Abstract:
This AS establishes minimum requirements for halocarbon clean
agent hand-held fire extinguishers carried on board civil aircraft.
The requirements include: design (cylinder, valve, gauge, mounting
equipment), performance (firefighting effectiveness - hidden fire
test, discharge test, type, etc.), environmental (ozone
depleting/global warming potential, atmospheric life span), and
occupant safety concerns (toxicology - seat fire test).
The purpose of this AS is to provide a technical basis for
harmonized regulation of halocarbon clean agent handheld fire
extinguishers across the international civil aviation
community.