SAE ARP 6199A-2017 Method to Evaluate Aircraft Passenger Seats for the Test Requirements of 14 CFR Part 25 Appendix F Parts IV and V.pdf

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5、o Evaluate Aircraft Passenger Seats for the Test Requirementsof 14 CFR Part 25 Appendix F, Parts IV and VRATIONALEThe SAE Aircraft Seat Committee developed and approved Rev new of ARP6199 in 2012, with the goal of providing the seat industry with one set of seat Heat Release Special Conditions (HRSC

6、) requirements. Since its approval, ARP6199 has not been utilized by all OEMs, as originally envisioned. The previous version of ARP6199 required more clarity and some modification to be harmonized. This version presents an updated common criteria for determining which panels on the seat must be eva

7、luated and substantiated.TABLE OF CONTENTS1. SCOPE 42. REFERENCES 42.1 Applicable Documents 42.1.1 Federal Publications 42.2 Acronyms 43. BACKGROUND. 54. SEAT CERTIFICATION 64.1 Meeting the Test Requirements of 14 CFR Part 25 Appendix F, Parts IV and V . 85. DETERMINATION OF MATERIALS AND SEAT PARTS

8、 THAT REQUIRE EVALUATION USING 14 CFR PART 25 APPENDIX F, PARTS IV AND V. 105.1 Determining if the Part Is a Panel . 105.2 Determining if the Part Is Exposed 115.2.1 Exposed 115.2.2 Unexposed 115.2.3 Evaluating Cavities 135.3 Determining if the Part Is Non-Metallic 145.4 Determining if the Part Is L

9、arge 145.5 Panels with Bonded Dress Cover 155.5.1 Dress Covers Affixed All Over. 155.5.2 Panels Covered with Dress Cover Assemblies. 155.6 Head Strike Protection 165.7 Calculation Methods 165.8 Traditional Versus Non-Traditional 175.9 Flight Attendant Seats . 18SAE INTERNATIONAL ARP6199A Page 2 of 3

10、45.10 Headrests 195.11 Privacy Dividers. 195.12 Center Consoles, Seat End Closeouts, End Bays, and Armrest Closeouts 205.12.1 Center Consoles 205.12.2 Seat End Closeouts. 215.12.3 End Bays . 225.12.4 Armrest Closeout 235.13 Rub Strips, and Trim Strips. 245.14 Shrouds. 255.15 Legrests. 255.16 Footbar

11、s 265.17 Seat Pans 275.18 Lifevest Containers 285.19 Seat Backs 295.20 Food Tray Tables and Associated Attachments . 305.21 Monitors and Bezels 305.22 Surrounds and Back Shell Shrouds 315.23 Literature Pockets . 325.24 Kick Panels 335.25 Foot Wells . 336. NOTES 346.1 Revision Indicator 34FIGURE 1 DI

12、AGRAM OF APPROACH 8FIGURE 2 EXAMPLES OF ADHESIVE APPLICATIONS THAT ALLOW PANELS TO BE TESTED WITHOUTCOVERING MATERIAL 9FIGURE 3 ILLUSTRATION OF CRITERIA USED TO DETERMINE PARTS THAT REQUIRE EVALUATION 10FIGURE 4 SEAT STRUCTURE COMPONENTS THAT ARE NOT PANELS 10FIGURE 5 EXAMPLE SHOWS A NOT EXPOSED PAN

13、EL INSIDE A COMPLIANT LITERATURE POCKET . 12FIGURE 6 EXAMPLE SHOWS AN UNDERLYING PANEL THAT IS NOT EXPOSED . 12FIGURE 7 EXAMPLE OF A NON-EXPOSED HIDDEN PANEL IN CONTACT WITH THE FLOOR . 13FIGURE 8 EXAMPLE OF AN UNEXPOSED ITEM INSIDE A CAVITY 13FIGURE 9 EVALUATING CAVITIES BEHIND TRADITIONAL IFE EQUI

14、PMENT . 14FIGURE 10 EXAMPLE OF TRADITIONAL FLIGHT ATTENDANT SEAT HIGH COMFORT SEAT SHOWN . 18FIGURE 11 EXAMPLE OF TRADITIONAL FLIGHT ATTENDANT SEAT STANDARD SEAT SHOWN 18FIGURE 12 EXAMPLE OF HEADREST SHROUD FOR EVALUATION 19FIGURE 13 EXAMPLE OF FULLY DEPLOYED PRIVACY DIVIDER 19FIGURE 14 EXAMPLE OF T

15、RADITIONAL FEATURES MOUNTED ON NON-TRADITIONAL CENTER CONSOLES AND ENDBAYS 20FIGURE 15 CENTER CONSOLE AREA CALCULATION 20FIGURE 16 SEAT END CLOSEOUT AREA CALCULATION (AISLE VIEW) 21FIGURE 17 SEAT END CLOSEOUT AREA CALCULATION (INBOARD VIEW) 21FIGURE 18 END BAY AREA CALCULATION 22FIGURE 19 EXAMPLE OF

16、 AN ARMREST CLOSEOUT LOCATED FULLY ABOVE THE SEAT PAN (432 INCHES2 PROJECTED AREA SIZE LIMIT) . 23FIGURE 20 EXAMPLE OF ARMREST CLOSEOUT WITH SEPARATE VIDEO SHROUD AREA CALCULATION (1008 INCHES2 PROJECTED AREA SIZE LIMIT). 23FIGURE 21 EXAMPLE OF TRADITIONAL SHROUD . 25FIGURE 22 EXAMPLE OF NON-TRADITI

17、ONAL SHROUD 25FIGURE 23 EXAMPLE OF A DEPLOYED TRADITIONAL LEGREST 25FIGURE 24 DEPLOYED FOOTBAR 26FIGURE 25 DEPLOYED FOOTBAR ON A LEGREST ASSEMBLY 26FIGURE 26 TRADITIONAL SEAT PANS . 27FIGURE 27 TRADITIONAL LIFEVEST CONTAINER EXAMPLE 1. 28FIGURE 28 TRADITIONAL LIFEVEST CONTAINER EXAMPLE 2. 28FIGURE 2

18、9 CONSOLE MOUNTED LIFEVEST CONTAINER - USE CENTER CONSOLE CRITERIA 28FIGURE 30 EXAMPLES OF A LIFE VEST CONTAINER WITH TAMPER PROOF SEAL 28SAE INTERNATIONAL ARP6199A Page 3 of 34FIGURE 31 TRADITIONAL SEAT BACK EXAMPLE 1 29FIGURE 32 TRADITIONAL SEAT BACK EXAMPLE 2 29FIGURE 33 TRADITIONAL SEAT BACK EXA

19、MPLE 3 29FIGURE 34 FOOD TRAY TABLE PROJECTED AREA . 30FIGURE 35 MONITOR BEZEL PROJECTED AREAS. 30FIGURE 36 NON-TRADITIONAL SEAT SURROUND SHELL 31FIGURE 37 NON-TRADITIONAL SEAT BACK SHELL 31FIGURE 38 TRADITIONAL LITERATURE POCKET . 32FIGURE 39 NON-TRADITIONAL LITERATURE POCKET 32FIGURE 40 KICK PANEL

20、. 33FIGURE 41 FOOT WELL . 33TABLE 1 NEW PRODUCTION (LINE FIT) PROGRAMS 6TABLE 2 POST-TC MODIFICATIONS (RETROFITS). 7SAE INTERNATIONAL ARP6199A Page 4 of 341. SCOPEThis SAE Aerospace Recommended Practice (ARP) is only applicable to 14 CFR part 25 Transport Airplane passenger seats. This document prov

21、ides an approach for determining which parts on aircraft seats are required to meet the testrequirements of 14 CFR part 25 Appendix F, Parts IV and V. Such materials are referred to as Heat Release Special Conditions (HRSC) compliant. Additionally, it is recommended to use HRSC compliant materials i

22、n applications where not required. Independent furniture related to seat installations is outside the scope of this document.2. REFERENCES2.1 Applicable DocumentsThe following publications form a part of this document to the extent specified herein. The latest issue of SAE publications shall apply.

23、The applicable issue of other publications shall be the issue in effect on the date of the purchase order. In the event of conflict between the text of this document and references cited herein, the text of this document takes precedence. Nothing in this document, however, supersedes applicable laws

24、 and regulations unless a specific exemptionhas been obtained.2.1.1 Federal PublicationsAvailable from U.S. Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, Mail Stop SSOP, Washington, DC20402-9328.Code of Federal Regulations, Title 14 part 25 (14 CFR part 25) Airworthiness Standards: Transp

25、ort Category Airplanes.Federal Aviation Administration, Advisory Circular 25-17A (AC25-17A) Transport Airplane Cabin Interiors CrashworthinessHandbook.FAA Policy Statement No. PS-ANM-25.853-1-R2 Flammability Testing of Interior Materials, July 3, 2013.2.2 AcronymsAC Advisory CircularARP Aerospace Re

26、commended PracticeATC Amended Type CertificateCFR Code of Federal RegulationsCRI Certification Review ItemEASA European Aviation Safety AgencyEASA SC European Aviation Safety Agency Special ConditionsFAA Federal Aviation AdministrationHRSC Heat Release Special Conditions IAT In Arm TrayIAV In Arm Vi

27、deoSAE INTERNATIONAL ARP6199A Page 5 of 34MOC Means of ComplianceOEM Original Equipment ManufacturerPBE Protective Breathing EquipmentPCU Passenger Control UnitPC Personal ComputerSTC Supplemental Type CertificateTC Type CertificateTTL Taxi, Takeoff, and Landing3. BACKGROUNDIn 2007, the FAA released

28、 special conditions that held seats to the same heat release and smoke density standard as the rest of the cabin. EASA soon followed with similar regulations. The seat HRSC require heat release and smoke density tests for large, exposed, non-metallic, non-traditional panels that are part of the seat

29、 design.In January 2010, the industry and regulators began meeting to develop common criteria that can be used to determine which panels on a seat require heat release and smoke density substantiation. This activity was concluded in December2010 and the final criteria were subsequently distributed t

30、o all of the industry and regulatory participants.The following assumptions and ground rules were used in developing this certification approach:xWhen 14 CFR part 25.853(d) was added in the late 1980s, seats were exempted from the rule. It was accepted at that time that there was a certain amount of

31、 non-metallic material as part of seat design. It is understood that the Seat HRSC are intended to capture the increase (or delta) from that baseline to seats today.xWhen determining “traditional” envelopes for different zones on the seat (e.g., center consoles, end bays, etc.), the collective exper

32、ience of the industry determined reasonable estimates based on a variety of examples from seats of the mid-to-late 1980s era.xIt is assumed that there is some flexibility to meeting the Heat Release and Smoke requirements where safety-related items may not meet HRSC and also perform their basic func

33、tion. These can be coordinated with the regulators on aproject-specific basis.xThe requirement to test seat panels to the Heat Release and Smoke requirements does not include a requirement to test to 60-s vertical burn (14 CFR part 25 Appendix F, Part I (a)(i). TC/STC/ATC holders and suppliers can e

34、lect to step up to this requirement voluntarily.xSeats are evaluated in the TTL position.SAE INTERNATIONAL ARP6199A Page 6 of 344. SEAT CERTIFICATIONThe following tables summarize when compliance must be shown at an aircraft installation level by the installer for Heat Release Special Conditions. Th

35、is takes into consideration that the certification of a seat may be based on a similar seat that was previously certified, or may be a new, stand-alone certification.Table 1 - New production (line fit) programsNew CustomerSame Customer, New A/C Model(new family or newderivative)Same Customer, NewBlo

36、ck of A/CSame Customer, SameBlock, New seat countSame Seat P/NNew Seat P/N,no change tolarge panelsNew Seat P/N,changes to largepanelsNew SeatModel= seats must be shown compliant with Special Conditions1. “New Customer” relates to a situation where Airline “A” has, for example, Model “X” airplanes c

37、ertificated with seats with large non-metallic panels prior to the issuance of special conditions. Airline B, after the effective date of the special conditions, purchases Model “X” airplanes and may (or may not) have exactly the same seating configurationas Airline “A.”2. “Same Customer, New A/C Mo

38、del” means if Airline “A” has, for example, Model “X” airplanes certificated with seats with large non-metallic panels prior to the issuance of special conditions. The Airline now purchases Model “Y” or Model “Z” airplanes and installs seats in the new Model “Z” after the issuance of the special con

39、ditions.3. “Same Customer, New Block of A/C” means if Airline “A” has, for example, Model “W” airplanes certificated with seatswith large non-metallic panels prior to the issuance of special conditions. The Airline now purchases, after the effective date of the special conditions, additional Model “

40、W” airplanes.4. “Same Customer, Same Block, New seat count” means if Airline “A” has, for example purchased 50 Model “V” airplanes and the first of this block of 50 airplanes has been type certificated with seats with large non-metallic panels prior to the issuance of special conditions. Then on the

41、 15th airplane to be delivered (which is after the effective date of the special conditions), the Airline decides to increase the number of first class seats in the airplane and reduce thenumber of economy class seats.5. “Same seat P/N” means a seat that is unchanged. In the case where the same P/N

42、is retained, but changes are madeto all seats with that p/n (i.e., the prior configuration is eliminated on the drawing and in the field), this is considered as“New” for the purposes of implementation of the special conditions.6. “Customer” refers to the end user, and not a leasing company, that sup

43、plies many operators.SAE INTERNATIONAL ARP6199A Page 7 of 34999999Table 2 - Post-TC modifications (retrofits)Installation of existingarrangement for fleetcommonalityRe-arrangement (orremoval) of existing seats(no additional seatinstallations) New installation of seatsSame Seat P/NNew Seat P/N, nocha

44、nge to largepanelsNew Seat P/N,changes to largepanelsNew Seat Model= seats must be shown compliant with Special Conditions1. “Same,” or “new” with respect to seat P/N refers to authority approval status, and whether there is an installationapproval, even if it was granted to someone else. The applic

45、ant is responsible for both identifying and supplying evidence of the prior approval2. “Fleet commonality” means the installer already has this arrangement in their fleet, and is configuring other airplanes to match. Modification is being performed by other than airframe manufacturer.3. “Re-arrangem

46、ent” means the seats are moved around, or maybe some are removed, but no additional seats areinstalled.4. “New Installation of seats” means that the modification includes installation of more (Table Row 1) or different(Table Rows 2 to 4) seats than the current arrangement. Includes both a new instal

47、lation as well as adding to anexisting arrangement.5. With respect to Table Row 2, Column 3, when the same operator/user obtains a post-TC approval (e.g., viaSTC) to essentially provide fleet commonality with the arrangement as delivered from the factory, R2:C1 would applyinstead. Where a customer/u

48、ser is obtaining a new installation approval for a new P/N, which happens to be similar toanother customers approval, the special conditions would apply.-,SAE INTERNATIONAL ARP6199A Page 8 of 344.1 Meeting the Test Requirements of 14 CFR Part 25 Appendix F, Parts IV and VDetermining the parts to be

49、evaluated using the test requirements of 14 CFR part 25 Appendix F, Parts IV and V is atwo-step process. First, determine which parts on the seat require evaluation and, second, determine the method of substantiation. Each component of the seat must be examined against the criteria in Section 5 of this document and, if necessary, substantiated using one of the meth