A-97-066

NTSB Safety Recommendation — Aviation

Recommendation text

TO THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION: Require manufactures to affix a warning label to chemical oxygen generators to effectively communicate the dangers posed by unexpended generators and to communicate that unexpended generators are hazardous materials; then require that aircraft manufacturers instruct all operators of aircraft using chemical oxygen generators of the need to verify the presence of (or affix) such labels on chemical oxygen generators currently in their possession.

In plain language (FlightFinder summary)

The Federal Aviation Administration is asked to mandate warning labels on chemical oxygen generators to communicate the dangers and hazardous-material status of unexpended generators, and to require aircraft manufacturers to direct operators to verify the presence of or affix such labels on existing generators.

This plain-language summary is written by FlightFinder to explain the recommendation above. It is not the official wording — the verbatim NTSB text is quoted above.

Details

StatusClosed - Acceptable Action
ModeAviation
ClosedJul 29, 1999
NTSB numberDCA96MA054
AddresseesFAA

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NTSB safety recommendations are advisory; addressees are not legally required to adopt them. Source: NTSB CAROL (public domain).