Issued: 25-SEP-2006 | To: FAA | A-06-65 |
Amend FAA Order 7110.65, "Air Traffic Control," to require that, when amending a runway assignment, controllers provide a specific instruction to the pilot advising of the runway change. For example, "UPS 1307, change to runway 25L, cleared to land." (Closed - Acceptable Action) |
Issued: 17-DEC-2007 | To: FAA | A-07-100 |
Provide guidance to aircraft rescue and firefighting personnel on the best training methods to obtain and maintain proficiency with the high-reach extendable turret with skin-penetrating nozzle. (Closed - Acceptable Action) |
Issued: 17-DEC-2007 | To: FAA | A-07-101 |
Require airport inspectors to ensure that Part 139 airports with cargo operations include cargo aircraft in their aircraft rescue and firefighting aircraft familiarization training programs. (Closed - Acceptable Action) |
Issued: 17-DEC-2007 | To: FAA | A-07-102 |
Require cargo operators to designate at least one floor level door as a required emergency exit and equip the door with an evacuation slide, when appropriate. (Closed - Unacceptable Action) |
Issued: 17-DEC-2007 | To: FAA | A-07-103 |
Require all emergency exits on cargo aircraft that are operable from the outside to have a 2-inch contrasting colored band outlining the exit. (Closed - Unacceptable Action) |
Issued: 17-DEC-2007 | To: PHMSA | A-07-104 |
Require aircraft operators to implement measures to reduce the risk of primary lithium batteries becoming involved in fires on cargo-only aircraft, such as transporting such batteries in fire resistant containers and/or in restricted quantities at any single location on the aircraft. (Open - Unacceptable Response) |
Issued: 17-DEC-2007 | To: PHMSA | A-07-105 |
Until fire suppression systems are required on cargo-only aircraft, as asked for in Safety Recommendation A-07-99, require that cargo shipments of secondary lithium batteries, including those contained in or packed with equipment, be transported in crew-accessible locations where portable fire suppression systems can be used. (Open - Acceptable Response) |
Issued: 17-DEC-2007 | To: PHMSA | A-07-106 |
Require aircraft operators that transport hazardous materials to immediately provide consolidated and specific information about hazardous materials on board an aircraft, including proper shipping name, hazard class, quantity, number of packages, and location, to on-scene emergency responders upon notification of an accident or incident. (Closed - Acceptable Action) |
Issued: 17-DEC-2007 | To: PHMSA | A-07-107 |
Require commercial cargo and passenger operators to report to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration all incidents involving primary and secondary lithium batteries, including those contained in or packed with equipment, that occur either on board or during loading or unloading operations and retain the failed items for evaluation purposes. (Open - Unacceptable Response) |
Issued: 17-DEC-2007 | To: PHMSA | A-07-108 |
Analyze the causes of all thermal failures and fires involving secondary and primary lithium batteries and, based on this analysis, take appropriate action to mitigate any risks determined to be posed by transporting secondary and primary lithium batteries, including those contained in or packed with equipment, on board cargo and passenger aircraft as cargo; checked baggage; or carry-on items. (Open - Acceptable Response) |
Issued: 17-DEC-2007 | To: PHMSA | A-07-109 |
Eliminate regulatory exemptions for the packaging, marking, and labeling of cargo shipments of small secondary lithium batteries (no more than 8 grams equivalent lithium content) until the analysis of the failures and the implementation of risk-based requirements asked for in Safety Recommendation A-07-108 are completed. (Open - Acceptable Response) |
Issued: 17-DEC-2007 | To: CARGO AIRLINE ASSOCIATION | A-07-110 |
Work with your member airlines and other groups, such as the Air Transport Association, major aircraft manufacturers, and the Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting (ARFF) Working Group,4 to develop and disseminate accurate and complete airplane Emergency Response diagrams for ARFF personnel at airports with cargo operations. (Closed - Exceeds Recommended Action) |
Issued: 17-DEC-2007 | To: FAA | A-07-97 |
Provide clear guidance to operators of passenger and cargo aircraft operating under 14 Code of Federal Regulations Parts 121, 135, and 91K on flight crew procedures for responding to evidence of a fire in the absence of a cockpit alert based on the guidance developed by the 2004 smoke, fire, and fumes industry initiative. (Closed - Acceptable Action) |
Issued: 17-DEC-2007 | To: FAA | A-07-98 |
Ensure that the performance requirements for smoke and fire detection systems account for the effects of cargo and cargo containers on airflow around the detection sensors and on the containment of smoke from a fire inside a container and should establish standardized methods of demonstrating compliance with those requirements. (Open - Acceptable Response) |
Issued: 17-DEC-2007 | To: FAA | A-07-99 |
Require that fire suppression systems be installed in the cargo compartments of all cargo airplanes operating under 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 121. (Closed - Unacceptable Action) |
Issued: 07-JAN-2008 | To: FAA and HMSA | A-08-1 |
In collaboration with air carriers, manufacturers of lithium batteries and electronic devices, air travel associations, and other appropriate government and private organizations, establish a process to ensure wider, highly visible, and continuous dissemination of guidance and information to the air-traveling public, including flight crews, about the safe carriage of secondary (rechargeable) lithium batteries or electronic devices containing these batteries on board passenger aircraft. (Open - Acceptable Response) |
Issued: 07-JAN-2008 | To: FAA and HMSA | A-08-2 |
In collaboration with air carriers, manufacturers of lithium batteries and electronic devices, air travel associations, and other appropriate government and private organizations, establish a process to periodically measure the effectiveness of your efforts to educate the air-traveling public, including flight crews, about the safe carriage of secondary (rechargeable) lithium batteries or electronic devices containing these batteries on board passenger aircraft. (Open - Acceptable Response) |
Issued: 28-NOV-2012 | To: FAA | A-12-68 |
Develop fire detection system performance requirements for the early detection of fires originating within cargo containers and pallets and, once developed, implement the new requirements. (Open - Acceptable Response) |
Issued: 28-NOV-2012 | To: FAA | A-12-69 |
Ensure that cargo container construction materials meet the same flammability requirements as all other cargo compartment materials in accordance with Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations 25.855. (Open - Acceptable Response) |
Issued: 28-NOV-2012 | To: FAA | A-12-70 |
Require the installation and use of active fire suppression systems in all aircraft cargo compartments or containers, or both, such that fires are not allowed to develop. (Open - Acceptable Response) |