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Aviation: cabin material fire testing for FAR 25.853

The FAA test matrix for cabin materials - heat release, smoke, flame and oil burner tests - and the Motis set that covers it.

050100 HEAT FLUX kW/m²
FAR 25.853Governing rule
OSU 65/65Heat release limits
NexGenOil burner

Aircraft cabin approval under FAR 25.853 assigns tests by cabin application: large surfaces take the OSU heat release test with its 65/65 limits; most materials take Bunsen burner flammability; smoke density is capped in the NBS chamber; and the severe service items - seat cushions, insulation, cargo liners - face the NexGen oil burner. Airframe manufacturers add their own toxicity and material specifications on top of the regulation.

The Motis aviation set

The OSU apparatus for heat release; the NBS chamber with the aviation furnace arrangement and gas detection options; the FAA oil burner series in its four application configurations; and FTIR analysis for the manufacturer toxicity methods (the TOC713 configuration covers the BSS 7239 family). The FAR 25.853 explainer walks the matrix test by test.