ASTM F2639-07
(Practice)Standard Practice for Design, Alteration, and Certification of Airplane Electrical Wiring Systems
Standard Practice for Design, Alteration, and Certification of Airplane Electrical Wiring Systems
SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
Design—The design procedures defined in this practice are intended to provide acceptable guidance in the original design of electrical systems.
Alteration—The alteration procedures defined in this practice are intended to provide acceptable guidance for modification of general aviation aircraft. Design of any modification shall follow the practices and processes defined in the design sections of this practice.
Certification—Certification guidance provided in this practice is intended to provide generally accepted procedures and processes for certification of original and modified electrical systems and equipment. Requirements for certification shall be coordinated with the applicable National Aeronautics Association/Civil Aeronautics Administration (NAA/CAA) regulatory agency.
SCOPE
1.1 Definition - This practice defines acceptable practices and processes for the design, alteration, and certification of electric systems and installations in general aviation aircraft. This practice does not change or create any additional regulatory requirements nor does it authorize changes in or permit deviations from existing regulatory requirements.
1.2 Applicability - The guidance provided in this practice is directed to air carriers, air operators, design approval holders, Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) holders, maintenance providers, repair stations, and anyone performing field approval modifications or repairs.
1.3 Protections and CautionsThis practice provides guidance for developing actions and cautionary statements to be added to maintenance instructions for the protection of wire and wire configurations. Maintenance personnel will use these enhanced procedures to minimize contamination and accidental damage to electrical wiring interconnection system (EWIS) while working on aircraft.
1.4 "Protect and Clean As You Go" Philosophy - This philosophy is applied to aircraft wiring through inclusion in operators maintenance and training programs. This philosophy stresses the importance of protective measures when working on or around wire bundles and connectors. It stresses how important it is to protect EWIS during structural repairs, STC installations, or other alterations by making sure that metal shavings, debris, and contamination resulting from such work are removed.
1.5 Values - The values given in inch-pound units are to be regarded as the standard. The values in parentheses are for information only. See Appendix X2 for SI-based prefixes and powers of 10.Note 1
Where SI units are required, refer to Annex 5 of ICAO.
This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
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Designation: F2639 – 07
Standard Practice for
Design, Alteration, and Certification of Airplane Electrical
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Wiring Systems
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F2639; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision.Anumber in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
1.1 Definition—This practice defines acceptable practices
and processes for the design, alteration, and certification of
2. Referenced Documents
electric systems and installations in general aviation aircraft.
2.1 Unlessapprovedbytheadministrator,thelatestrevision
This practice does not change or create any additional regula-
of the listed documents shall be used for reference.
tory requirements nor does it authorize changes in or permit
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2.2 ASTM Standards:
deviations from existing regulatory requirements.
F2490 GuideforAircraftElectricalLoadandPowerSource
1.2 Applicability—Theguidanceprovidedinthispracticeis
Capacity Analysis
directed to air carriers, air operators, design approval holders,
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2.3 ANSI Standards:
Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) holders, maintenance
ANSI/EIA-5200000 Generic Specification for Special-Use
providers, repair stations, and anyone performing field ap-
Electromechanical Switches of Certified Quality
proval modifications or repairs.
ANSIEIA/TIA-568-B CommercialBuildingTelecommuni-
1.3 Protections and Cautions—This practice provides guid-
cations Cabling Standard
ance for developing actions and cautionary statements to be
ANSI J-STD-004 Requirements for Soldering Fluxes
added to maintenance instructions for the protection of wire
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2.4 FAA Standards:
and wire configurations. Maintenance personnel will use these
Advisory Circular 20-53A Protection of Aircraft Fuel Sys-
enhanced procedures to minimize contamination and acciden-
tems Against Fuel Vapor Ignition Due To Lightning
tal damage to electrical wiring interconnection system (EWIS)
AC 20-136 Protection ofAircraft Electrical/Electronic Sys-
while working on aircraft.
tems Against the Indirect Effects of Lightning
1.4 “Protect and Clean As You Go” Philosophy—This
AC 21-160E RTCA Document DO-160E
philosophy is applied to aircraft wiring through inclusion in
AC 23.1309-1C Equipment, Systems, and Installations in
operators’maintenanceandtrainingprograms.Thisphilosophy
Part 23 Airplanes
stresses the importance of protective measures when working
AC 25-16 Electrical Fault and Fire Prevention and Protec-
on or around wire bundles and connectors. It stresses how
tion
important it is to protect EWIS during structural repairs, STC
AC 25.869-1 Electrical System Fire and Smoke Protection
installations, or other alterations by making sure that metal
AC 25.981-1B Fuel Tank Ignition Source Prevention
shavings, debris, and contamination resulting from such work
Guidelines
are removed.
AC 25.1353-1 Electrical Equipment and Installations
1.5 Values—The values given in inch-pound units are to be
AC 25.1357-1 Circuit Protective Device Accessibility
regarded as the standard. The values in parentheses are for
DOT/FAA/CT 86/8 Determination of Electrical Properties
information only. See Appendix X2 for SI-based prefixes and
of Bonding and Fastening Techniques
powers of 10.
DOT/FAA/CT-83/3 Users Manual for FAAAdvisory Circu-
NOTE 1—Where SI units are required, refer to Annex 5 of ICAO.
lar 20-53a
1.6 This standard does not purport to address all of the
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
the ASTM website.
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