NTL Record

Title	Inward Contaminant Leakage Tests of the S-tron Corporation Emergency Escape Breathing Device
Record ID	39603
Personal Name Creator	Wilcox, Bruce C.; England, Harvey M.; McLean, Garnet A.
Corporate Creator	Civil Aeromedical Institute
Corporate Contributor	United States. Office of Aviation Medicine
Publisher	Civil Aerospace Medical Institute
Publication Date	19920400
Language	English
Abstract	At the request of S-Tron Corporation, to support their contract with the U.S. Navy, performance tests of the Emergency Escape Breathing Device (EEBD) were conducted in the Environmental Physiology Research Section contaminant leakage chamber. Sulfur hexafluoride (SF6 ) challenge was used to determine contaminant leakage; oxygen and carbon dioxide levels, as well as temperature readings, were also obtained. Eight successful tests were conducted with the original neck seal design first used by Scott Aviation in their Crewmember Protective Breathing Equipment, four additional tests were conducted with a proprietary new neck seal designed by S-Tron. The EEBD all performed within test limits.
Rosap ID	dot:21381
Rosap URL	https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/21381
TRT Terms	Air transportation crashes; Breathing apparatus; Oxygen equipment; Leak tests; Performance tests; Human subject testing; Oxygen; Carbon dioxide
General Subjects	Aircraft accidents; Breathing apparatus--Testing; Airplanes--Oxygen equipment; Gas leakage; Performance--Testing; Sulfur hexafluoride as a test gas; Oxygen; Carbon dioxide
Classification	NTL - AVIATION - Aviation Human Factors; NTL - AVIATION - Aviation Safety/Airworthiness; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Aviation Safety/Airworthiness; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Accidents
Geographical Coverage	United States
Report Number	DOT/FAA/AM-92/18
Resource type	Tech Report
URL	https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/39000/39600/39603/AM92-18.pdf
Format	PDF
Database	NTL Digital Repository