Recommendations for Cargo Compartment Fire Safety

Recommendations for Cargo Compartment Fire Safety
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The article highlights the occurrence of three major cargo fires in the past seven years, namely UPS flight 1307 in Philadelphia, PA in February 2006, and UPS flight 006 in

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Slide1Recommendations for  Cargo Compartment  Fire  Safety Recommendations  for  Cargo Compartment  Fire  Safety 1 Joseph  Panagiotou Joseph  Panagiotou

Slide2Three Major  Cargo  Fires  in  the Past  7  Years.... Three  Major  Cargo  Fires  in  the Past  7  Years.... • Feb  7,  2006  UPS  flight  1307 • Feb  7,  2006  UPS  flight  1307 Philadelphia,  PA. Philadelphia,  PA. • Sept  3,  2010  UPS  flight  006 • Sept  3,  2010  UPS  flight  006 Dubai,  UAE Dubai,  UAE • July  28,  2011  Asiana  Cargo  flight  991 • July  28,  2011  Asiana  Cargo  flight  991 Jeju  Island,  South  Korea Jeju  Island,  South  Korea 2 2

Slide3UPS Flight  1307 UPS  Flight  1307 • McDonnell  Douglas  DC-8 • McDonnell  Douglas  DC-8 • long  time  between  smell  of  smoke and  cargo  fire  alarm • long  time  between  smell  of  smoke and  cargo  fire  alarm • No  fire  suppression  in  flight • No  fire  suppression  in  flight • Unidentified  fire  source • Unidentified  fire  source • Aircraft  was  a  total  loss • Aircraft  was  a  total  loss NTSB  Report: NTSB  Report: http://www.ntsb.gov/doclib/reports/2007/A AR0707.pdf http://www.ntsb.gov/doclib/reports/2007/A AR0707.pdf 3 3

Slide4UPS Flight  006 UPS  Flight  006 • Boeing  747-400F • Boeing  747-400F • 2  ½  minutes  between  cargo  fire alarm  and  onset  of  system  loss • 2  ½  minutes  between  cargo  fire alarm  and  onset  of  system  loss • Heavy  smoke  in  the  flight  deck • Heavy  smoke  in  the  flight  deck • suppression  by  depressurization ineffective • suppression  by  depressurization ineffective • aircraft  out  of  control • aircraft  out  of  control • Unidentified  source • Unidentified  source • loss  of  crew  and  aircraft • loss  of  crew  and  aircraft 4 4

Slide5Asiana Cargo  Flight  991 Asiana  Cargo  Flight  991 • Boeing  747-400F • Boeing  747-400F • Short  time  between  cargo  fire alarm  and  control  difficulties • Short  time  between  cargo  fire alarm  and  control  difficulties • smoke  in  the  flight  deck • smoke  in  the  flight  deck • Aircraft  out  of  control • Aircraft  out  of  control • loss  of  crew  and  aircraft • loss  of  crew  and  aircraft This  accident  is  still  under investigation  by  the  South  Korean government. This  accident  is  still  under investigation  by  the  South  Korean government. 5 5

Slide6Accident Similarity Accident  Similarity • short  time  between  fire  detection  and  onset  of damage* • short  time  between  fire  detection  and  onset  of damage* • smoke  in  flight  deck* • smoke  in  flight  deck* • no  suppression • no  suppression • unidentified  source • unidentified  source • loss  of  aircraft . • loss  of  aircraft . *  The  UPS  flight  1307  fire  did  not  exhibit  these  conditions. *  The  UPS  flight  1307  fire  did  not  exhibit  these  conditions. 6 6

Slide7Full Scale  Container  Fire  Test Findings Full  Scale  Container  Fire  Test Findings • Container  design  effects  time  to  detection • Container  design  effects  time  to  detection • Exceeds  1  min  detection  time  regulation • Exceeds  1  min  detection  time  regulation • Container  materials  can  add  to  the  fire  load • Container  materials  can  add  to  the  fire  load • Fire  growth  rate  after  becoming  detectable  is rapid • Fire  growth  rate  after  becoming  detectable  is rapid For  information  about  the  NTSB’s  cargo  container  fire  study  (NTSB Materials  Laboratory  Study  Report  12-019),  see  case  number DCA10RA092  on  the  NTSB’s  website  at http://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/dms.html. For  information  about  the  NTSB’s  cargo  container  fire  study  (NTSB Materials  Laboratory  Study  Report  12-019),  see  case  number DCA10RA092  on  the  NTSB’s  website  at http://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/dms.html. http://www.fire.tc.faa.gov/pdf/systems/Nov11Meeting/Panagiotou-1111- HeatReleaseRate.pdf http://www.fire.tc.faa.gov/pdf/systems/Nov11Meeting/Panagiotou-1111- HeatReleaseRate.pdf 7 7

Slide8Current Regulations  for  Main  Deck Cargo  Compartments Current  Regulations  for  Main  Deck Cargo  Compartments • Cargo  container  construction  materials • Cargo  container  construction  materials    materials  subjected  to  horizontal  Bunsen  burner  test    (UL-94)  with  a  performance  of  <  4”/min    materials  subjected  to  horizontal  Bunsen  burner  test    (UL-94)  with  a  performance  of  <  4”/min • Time  to  detection  <1min • Time  to  detection  <1min 14  CFR  25.858 14  CFR  25.858 • Suppression  not  required  in  Class  E compartments • Suppression  not  required  in  Class  E compartments 8 8

Slide9NTSB Recognizes  That  Progress is  Being  Made.. NTSB  Recognizes  That  Progress is  Being  Made.. • UPS • UPS • FedEx • FedEx • FAATC • FAATC 9 9

Slide10NTSB recommendations  for  Cargo Compartment  Safety NTSB  recommendations  for  Cargo Compartment  Safety Issued  November  28,  2012 Issued  November  28,  2012 Develop  fire  detection  system  performance  requirements  for the  early  detection  of  fires  originating  within  cargo  containers and  pallets  and,  once  developed,  implement  the  new requirements.  (A-12-68)  (This  safety  recommendation supersedes  Safety  Recommendation  A-07-98,  which  is classified  “Closed—Acceptable  Action/Superseded.”) Develop  fire  detection  system  performance  requirements  for the  early  detection  of  fires  originating  within  cargo  containers and  pallets  and,  once  developed,  implement  the  new requirements.  (A-12-68)  (This  safety  recommendation supersedes  Safety  Recommendation  A-07-98,  which  is classified  “Closed—Acceptable  Action/Superseded.”) http://www.ntsb.gov/doclib/recletters/2012/A-12-068-070.pdf http://www.ntsb.gov/doclib/recletters/2012/A-12-068-070.pdf 10 10

Slide11NTSB recommendations  for  Cargo Compartment  Safety NTSB  recommendations  for  Cargo Compartment  Safety Ensure  that  cargo  container  construction  materials  meet  the same  flammability  requirements  as  all  other  cargo compartment  materials  in  accordance  with  Title  14  Code  of Federal  Regulations  25.855.  (A-12-69) Ensure  that  cargo  container  construction  materials  meet  the same  flammability  requirements  as  all  other  cargo compartment  materials  in  accordance  with  Title  14  Code  of Federal  Regulations  25.855.  (A-12-69) Require  the  installation  and  use  of  active  fire  suppression systems  in  all  aircraft  cargo  compartments  or  containers,  or both,  such  that  fires  are  not  allowed  to  develop.  (A-12-70) Require  the  installation  and  use  of  active  fire  suppression systems  in  all  aircraft  cargo  compartments  or  containers,  or both,  such  that  fires  are  not  allowed  to  develop.  (A-12-70) 11 11

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