ISO 14186:2013
(Main)Air cargo — Fire containment covers — Design, performance and testing requirements
Air cargo — Fire containment covers — Design, performance and testing requirements
ISO 14186:2013 specifies the minimum design and performance criteria and testing methods of fire containment covers (FCCs) used: either in those cargo compartments of civil transport aircraft where they constitute one means of complying with applicable airworthiness regulations, or on a voluntary basis, when deemed appropriate by operators to improve fire protection in aircraft cargo compartments where airworthiness regulations do not mandate their use.
Fret aérien — Couvertures anti-feu — Exigences de conception, performances et essais
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INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 14186
First edition
2013-08-15
Air cargo — Fire containment covers
— Design, performance and testing
requirements
Fret aérien — Couvertures anti-feu — Exigences de conception,
performances et essais
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ISO 2013
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Contents Page
Foreword .iv
Introduction .v
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 2
3 Terms and definitions . 2
4 General requirements . 4
4.1 Approval . 4
4.2 Dimensions . 4
4.3 Materials . 4
4.4 Weight . 5
4.5 Design . 5
4.6 Environment . 6
4.7 Maintenance . 6
5 Performance . 7
5.1 Components . 7
5.2 FCC assembly . 7
5.3 Allowable damage . 8
6 Testing . 9
6.1 Materials testing . 9
6.2 FCC assembly test .12
7 Markings .14
8 Manufacturer’s instructions .15
9 Operator requirements .16
9.1 General .16
9.2 Operating instructions .16
9.3 Training and qualification .17
9.4 Quality control .17
Annex A (normative) Code D wide-body aircraft main deck contour .18
Annex B (normative) Code P wide-body aircraft lower deck contour .20
Annex C (normative) Code Y narrow-body aircraft main deck contour .21
Annex D (informative) Gaseous contaminants recommendations .22
Annex E (normative) Location of thermocouples for FCC assembly test .23
Bibliography .25
Foreword
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The committee responsible for this document is ISO/TC 20, Aircraft and space vehicles, Subcommittee
SC 9, Air cargo and ground equipment.
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Introduction
This International Standard specifies the design and performance criteria and testing methods
applicable to fire containment covers intended to be used in conjunction with air cargo unit load devices
in order to meet through oxygen depletion the fire containment regulations in certain civil transport
aircraft cargo compartments.
Throughout this International Standard, the minimum essential criteria are identified by use of the
key word “shall”. Recommended criteria are identified by use of the key word “should” and, while not
mandatory, are considered to be of primary importance in providing fire containment covers meeting
the applicable regulatory requirements and ensuring effective protection against fires. Deviation from
recommended criteria should only occur after careful consideration, extensive testing, and thorough
service evaluation have shown alternate methods to be satisfactory.
The requirements of this International Standard are expressed in the applicable SI units, with
approximate inch-pound units conversion between brackets for convenience in those countries using
that system. Where it is deemed necessary to use exact values, the SI unit ones are to be used.
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO 14186:2013(E)
Air cargo — Fire containment covers — Design,
performance and testing requirements
1 Scope
1.1 This International Standard specifies the minimum design and performance criteria and testing
methods of fire containment covers (FCCs) used:
a) either in those cargo compartments of civil transport aircraft where they constitute one means of
complying with applicable airworthiness regulations,
b) or on a voluntary basis, when deemed appropriate by operators to improve fire protection in aircraft
cargo compartments where airworthiness regulations do not mandate their use.
1.2 The FCCs specified by this International Standard are intended to be used to cover unitized
cargo contained/restrained in an air cargo pallet and net assembly, for loading into aircraft main deck
cargo compartments:
a) either class F aircraft cargo compartments according to CS-25 § 25.857(f) and AMC to CS-25.855
and 25.857, in accordance with 1.1 a) above,
b) or class B aircraft cargo compartments according to CS-25, CCAR-25, JAS Part 3 or 14 CFR Part 25
§ 25.857 (b), in accordance with 1.1 a) or 1.1 b) above,
c) or class E aircraft cargo compartments according to CS-25, CCAR-25, JAS Part 3 or 14 CFR Part 25 §
25.857 (e), in accordance with 1.1 b) above.
NOTE Though nothing prevents an FCC from being carried in a lower deck class C aircraft cargo compartment,
it is not intended for this use since its fire containment capability would be redundant with that of the aircraft’s
fire detection and suppression system, which it could hamper.
1.3 The FCCs specified by this International Standard may be of two types:
a) type I: separate devices to be installed over a pallet’s load below a net approved for this purpose; or
b) type II: devices permanently attached to a pallet net approved for this purpose.
1.4 The unit load devices (pallet and net) used in conjunction with the fire containment cover are
specified in this International Standard only insofar as their flammability requirements are concerned.
They are not otherwise specified in this International Standard.
NOTE See Bibliography for applicable ULD airworthiness approval and general design standards.
1.5 This International Standard is not intended to cover fire containment of loose baggage or loose
cargo loaded in bulk cargo compartments.
1.6 This International Standard does not cover requirements for fire detection or suppression
devices. The specified FCCs are passive devices.
1.7 The use of fire containment covers meeting the requirements of this International Standard
is not sufficient alone to ensure flight safety: this International Standard is based on the assumption
that the approved fire containment covers will be installed and checked prior to aircraft loading in
accordance with appropriate operating instructions, by competent, suitably trained personnel as
[9]
defined, for example, in ISO 9001:2008 , 6.2.2 (see 9.3 hereafter).
2 Normative references
The following documents, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced in this document and are
indispensable for its application. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated
references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
ISO 4892-1, Plastics — Methods of exposure to laboratory light sources — Part 1: General guidance
ISO 4892-3, Plastics — Methods of exposure to laboratory light sources — Part 3: Fluorescent UV lamps
1)
ISO 7137, Aircraft — Environmental conditions and test procedures for airborne equipment
ISO 7166, Aircraft — Rail and stud configuration for passenger equipment and cargo restraint
ISO 10046, Aircraft — Methodology of calculating cargo compartment volumes
ISO 10254, Air cargo and ground equipment — Vocabulary
ISO 12236, Geosynthetics — Static puncture test (CBR test)
2)
CAAC CCAR-25, Airworthines
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