Federal Aviation Administration, DOT § 121.291

exit sign, unless an auxiliary sign or § 121.287 Carriage of cargo in cargo other approved means for proper notifi- compartments. cation of the passenger is provided. When cargo is carried in cargo com- (d) Cargo, including carry-on bag- partments that are designed to require gage, may be carried anywhere in the the physical entry of a crewmember to passenger compartment of a non- extinguish any fire that may occur transport category type cer- during flight, the cargo must be loaded tificated after December 31, 1964, if it is so as to allow a crewmember to effec- carried in an approved cargo rack, bin, tively reach all parts of the compart- or compartment installed in or on the ment with the contents of a hand fire airplane, if it is secured by an approved extinguisher. means, or if it is carried in accordance with each of the following: § 121.289 gear: Aural warning device. (1) For cargo, it is properly secured by a safety belt or other tie-down hav- (a) Except for that comply ing enough strength to eliminate the with the requirements of § 25.729 of this possibility of shifting under all nor- chapter on or after January 6, 1992, mally anticipated flight and ground each airplane must have a conditions, or for carry-on baggage, it aural warning device that functions is restrained so as to prevent its move- continuously under the following con- ditions: ment during air turbulence. (1) For airplanes with an established (2) It is packaged or covered to avoid approach - position, whenever possible injury to occupants. the wing flaps are extended beyond the (3) It does not impose any load on maximum certificated approach climb seats or in the floor structure that ex- configuration position in the Airplane ceeds the load limitation for those Flight Manual and the landing gear is components. not fully extended and locked. (4) It is not located in a position that (2) For airplanes without an estab- obstructs the access to, or use of, any lished approach climb wing-flap posi- required emergency or regular exit, or tion, whenever the wing flaps are ex- the use of the aisle between the crew tended beyond the position at which and the passenger compartment, or is landing gear extension is normally per- located in a position that obscures any formed and the landing gear is not passenger’s view of the ‘‘seat belt’’ fully extended and locked. sign, ‘‘no smoking’’ sign or placard, or (b) The warning system required by any required exit sign, unless an auxil- paragraph (a) of this section— iary sign or other approved means for (1) May not have a manual shutoff; proper notification of the passengers is (2) Must be in addition to the throt- provided. tle-actuated device installed under the (5) It is not carried directly above type certification airworthiness re- seated occupants. quirements; and (6) It is stowed in compliance with (3) May utilize any part of the throt- this section for and landing. tle-actuated system including the (7) For cargo-only operations, para- aural warning device. graph (d)(4) of this section does not (c) The flap position sensing unit may be installed at any suitable place apply if the cargo is loaded so that at in the airplane. least one emergency or regular exit is available to provide all occupants of [Doc. No. 6258, 29 FR 19202, Dec. 31, 1964, as the airplane a means of unobstructed amended by Amdt. 121–3, 30 FR 3638, Mar. 19, exit from the airplane if an emergency 1965; Amdt. 121–130, 41 FR 47229, Oct. 28, 1976; Amdt. 121–227, 56 FR 63762, Dec. 5, 1991; Amdt. occurs. 121–251, 60 FR 65929, Dec. 20, 1995] [Doc. No. 6258, 29 FR 19202, Dec. 31, 1964, as amended by Amdt. 121–179, 47 FR 33390, Aug. § 121.291 Demonstration of emergency 2, 1982; Amdt. 121–251, 60 FR 65928, Dec. 20, evacuation procedures. 1995] (a) Except as provided in paragraph (a)(1) of this section, each certificate

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