Aircraft Cargo Area Fire Detection (NISTIR 6146)

Published

March 1, 1998

Author(s)

D Blake, J O'Sullivan, S Hammann, M L. Kolleck, Thomas Cleary

Abstract

Overviews of fire deteciton in aircraft cargo areas were presented by David Blake of the Federal Aviation Administration, John O'Sullivan of British Airways, Scott Hammann of Boeing Company, and Matt Koleck ofBooz-Allen & Hamilton. The breakout discussion sessions were headed by Thomas Cleary of NIST and Davis Blake of the FAA. The following sections are a synthesis of their comments.

Citation

NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR) - 6146

Report Number

6146

NIST Pub Series

NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR)

Pub Type

NIST Pubs

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https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.IR.6146

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Keywords

fire detection, fire detection systems, cargo space, telecommunications, smoke detectors, false alarms, decision making, commercial aircraft

Citation

Blake, D. , O'Sullivan, J. , Hammann, S. , Kolleck, M. and Cleary, T. (1998), Aircraft Cargo Area Fire Detection (NISTIR 6146), NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.IR.6146, https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=912143 (Accessed October 14, 2025)