CS 26.170 Fire extinguishers

• ED Decision 2020/023/R found in: CS-26 Additional Airworthiness Specifications for Operations (No 2015/640) Part-26 (Mar 2023)

CS 26.170 Fire extinguishers ED Decision 2020/023/R Compliance with point [26.170](#_DxCrossRefBm881534065) of Part-26 is demonstrated by complying with the following (see also [GM1 26.170(b)](#_DxCrossRefBm881534063)): (a) the extinguishing agent that is used in a built-in fire extinguisher for a lavatory waste receptacle or in a portable fire extinguisher for cabins and crew compartments must not be one of the agents that are listed in Annex A — Group II: Halons (halon 1211, halon 1301, and halon 2402) of ‘The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer’, 8th Edition, 2009; (b) the agent in any fire extinguisher must be acceptable, and be of a kind and in a quantity that is appropriate for the kinds of fire that are likely to occur in the compartment where the extinguisher is intended to be used; (c) any agent that is used in a personnel compartment or that is likely to enter a personnel compartment must be selected to minimise the hazard of a toxic gas concentration; and (d) a discharge of the extinguisher must not cause any structural damage. [Issue: 26/3]