Evaluation of the Reproducibility of the FAA Oil Burner Fire Test for Aircraft Seat Cushions.

摘要

The Federal Aviation Administration oil burner round-robin fire tests were conducted on aircraft seat cushions to determine the status of the test facilities that perform the tests. Two sets of fire-hardened foam and one set of fire-blocked foam testseat cushions were evaluated. The data showed that the weight loss and burn lengths were generally consistent in each individual laboratory. The most significant difference among all the laboratories was seen in the weight loss and burn lengths of the fire-blocked foam seat cushion. For two of the cushions there were a significant number of the laboratories that passed and failed the 10% average weight loss criteria.