ED Decision 2016/013/R
The applicable standard is SAE AS8031A, Personal Protective Devices for Toxic and Irritating Atmospheres Air Transport Flight Deck (Sedentary) Crewmembers, dated March 1999. It shall be modified as follows:
AS8031A section: |
Action: |
Section 1, SCOPE |
To be disregarded. |
Paragraph 7.1 a. Resistance to Flammability |
To be revised:
The device shall be designed, including packaging, (except small parts like knobs, triggers, fasteners, seals, and electrical parts) of materials that don’t contribute significantly to the propagation of a fire, and that comply with CS 25.853(a), Appendix F, Part I(a)(1)(iv). |
Paragraph 7.1j |
To be revised:
‘ANSI/ASSE Z87.1-2003, “Occupational and Educational Eye and Face Protection Devices.”’ |
Paragraph 7.1k |
To be revised:
‘ANSI/ASSE Z87.1-2003, (Table 8) “Optical Quality, Normal Corrective Vision.” Clear versus yellow tint and vision distortion testing for thermal protection.’ |
Paragraph 8.1 |
To be revised:
‘Cleaning and Sterilising: Except for non-reusable or disposable systems, it must be ensured that cleaning and sterilising the device is possible without major disassembly and adverse effects on operation and performance. The cleaning method must be either manufacturer-recommended, or according to SAE ARP 1176, Oxygen System Component Cleaning and Packaging. Cleaning and sterilising procedures shall be included in the CMM.’ |
Section 8, IDENTIFICATION |
To be disregarded except of paragraph 8h |
Paragraph 9.1 |
The following values shall be used:
X=.05, Y=.10 and Z=.05. |
Paragraph 10.1 For Flight deck Crewmembers |
To be revised:
An integral microphone shall be included in the protective device when it is necessary to allow the user to communicate (speak) through the aircraft's communication system. The microphone must be approved or meet the requirements of ETSO-C139a or later. |
[Amdt ETSO/11]
ETSO-C99a MPS for flight deck crew protective breathing equipment modifies SAE AS8031A, specifying flammability compliance with CS 25.853(a), cleaning per SAE ARP 1176, and microphone approval per ETSO-C139a.
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