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Handheld Fire Extinguishers

UPDATED NOTICES

Status:
The Handheld Extinguisher Task Group has completed writing and reviewing the draft Advisory Circular, AC20-42D “Hand Fire Extinguishers for Use in Aircraft” It has been submitted for internal FAA review. Upon completion of the FAA review, the draft AC will be posted in the Federal Register for public comment.

Louise Speitel
609-485-4528

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Presentations

Papers / Reports

Title Author(s)
A Preliminary Examination of the Effectiveness of Hand-Held Extinguishers Against Hidden Fires in the Cabin Overhead Area of Narrow-Body and Wide-Body Transport Aircraft Timothy R. Marker
A Benefit Analysis for Enhanced Protection from Fires in Hidden Areas on Transport Aircraft R G W Cherry and Associates
Development of a Minimum Performance Standard for Hand-Held Fire Extinguishers as a Replacement for Halon 1211 on Civilian Transport Category Aircraft Harry Webster
Options to the Use of Halons for Aircraft Fire Suppression Systems - 2002 Update Report of the Task Group on Halon Options International Aircraft Systems Fire Protection Work Group
Development and Performance of an Adiabatic Expansion Nozzle for Improved Fire Extinguishers Robert Z. Filipczak
Effectiveness of Flight Attendants Attempting to Extingush Fires in an Accessible Cargo Compartment David Blake
Effectiveness of Flight Attendants Attempting to Extinguish Fires in an Accessible Cargo Compartment David Blake
Development of a Minimum Performance Standard for Lavatory Trash Receptacle Automatic Fire Extinguishers Timothy Marker
Effectiveness of Hand-Held Fire Extinguishers on Cargo Container Fires Lery Dickerson, Dave Blake
Development and Growth of Inaccessible Aircraft Fires Under Inflight Airflow Conditions Dave Blake
Smoke and Extinguisher Agent Dissipation in a Small Pressurized Fuselage G. Slusher, A. Abramowitz, and W. Neese
Preliminary Fire Extinguishing Tests with Handheld Bottles: A Comparison of Extinguishing Compounds T.M. Guastavino, F. Fann
Survey Of Candidate Fire Extinguishing Agents J. Nimitz, R. Tapscott, St. Skaggs, H. Beacon
Halon Extinguishment of Small Aircraft Instrument Panel Fires G.R. Slusher, J. A. Wright & L. C. Speitel
Halon Extinguisher Agent Behavior in a Ventilated Small Aircraft G. R. Slusher, J. Wright, and J. E. Demaree

Additional Information

For information contact:
Harry Webster
Phone: (609) 485-4183
Harry.Webster@faa.gov

Louise Speitel
Phone: (609) 485-4528
Louise.Speitel@faa.gov

Page updated on 08/27/2007