1AD/GENERAL/70 Amdt 1 - Cargo and Baggage Compartment Liner

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA (Civil Aviation Regulations 1998), PART 39 - 105 CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY AUTHORITY

SCHEDULE OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

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Aircraft - General

AD/GENERAL/70

Amdt 1

Cargo and Baggage Compartment Liner 12/91

Applicability: All passenger aeroplanes certified in the Transport Category and for which the initial Australian Certificate of Airworthiness for the type was issued after 1 January 1958.

Requirement: Each Class C or D compartment, as defined in FAR 25.857 and greater than 5.66 cubic metres (200 cubic feet) in volume, must have ceiling and sidewall liner panels, including any design feature, such as a joint or fastener, which would affect the capability of the liner to safely contain a fire, which are constructed of:

Glass fibre reinforced resin; or

2. Aluminium/aluminium alloy (if approved prior to 20 March 1989); or

3. Other materials which meet the test requirements of Amendment 25-60 of FAR Part 25, Appendix F, Part III.

Compliance: Prior to 21 March 1992.

Background: This AD upgrades the fire safety standards for cargo and baggage compartment ceiling and sidewall liner panels by reflecting the current FAA certification and operations requirement; Federal Aviation Regulation 14 CFR Part 121.314.

This amendment is issued to clarify the definition of “liner” as defined in original FAA requirement, and to provide compliance date to reflect extensions granted by the FAA and previously covered by CAA concessions.