AIA/NAS 809-2013 pdf download SPECIFICATION, AIRCRAFT SEATS AND BERTHS
SCOPE
Scope
This specification defines the minimum performance and safety standards for seats and berths to be installed incertificated aircraft.
Types
This specification covers all types of crew and passenger seats and berths for civil aircraft use in the followingcategories:
TypeI- TransportType Il – Normal & Utility
Type Ill – Acrobatic
Type IV – Rotorcraft
APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS
Specifications,Standards, and Handbooks
SAE International
AMS3852Flame Resistant Properties for Aircraft Materials
Copies can be obtained from SAE International, 400 Commonwealth Drive, Warrendale, PA 15096-0001www.sae.org.
MATERIAL AND WORKMANSHIP
Material Quality
Materials shall be of a quality which experience and/or tests have demonstrated to be suitable for use in aircraftseats and berths. Workmanship shal be consistent with high-grade aircraft manufacturing practice.
Protection
All members of the structure shall be protected against deterioration or loss of strength in service due toweathering, corrosion, abrasion or other causes where the type of material used requires such protection.
Fire Protection
The covering and upholstery and all other exposed material used in the seat or berth shall have flame-resistantproperties as specified in AMS3852. lf ash trays are installed in or attached to the seat or berth, they shall be of aself-contained, completely removable type.