Cabin Air Safety Act of 2017

In general— Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall prescribe regulations requiring flight attendants, pilots, aircraft maintenance technicians, and airport first responders and emergency response teams to receive training, not less frequently than annually, on how to respond to incidents on board aircraft involving smoke or fumes.

Requirements— The training required by subsection (a) shall include the dissemination of educational materials with respect to the following:

In general— Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall—

Content of forms— The form developed under subsection (a)(1) for reporting an incident of smoke or fumes on board an aircraft shall include sections for the following information:

Website— The Administrator shall develop a publicly available Internet website that contains a publicly searchable database of information on incidents of smoke or fumes on board aircraft operated by commercial air carriers that includes—

In general— Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall prescribe regulations requiring the Federal Aviation Administration to conduct an investigation described in subsection (b), after a report is submitted to the Administration through the system for reporting incidents of smoke or fumes on board aircraft established under section 4(a)(2) and before the date that is 7 days after the incident.

Requirements for investigations— An investigation described in this subsection shall include the following:

Participation of air carriers and collective bargaining representatives— In conducting an investigation under this section, the Federal Aviation Administration shall—

Requirement To include on commercial aircraft— Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall prescribe regulations requiring a commercial air carrier to install and operate, by not later than one year after the regulations are published in the Federal Register, a carbon monoxide detector on each bleed air stream in locations on the aircraft that include the cockpit, the cabin, crew rest areas, and each crew galley of each aircraft operated by the air carrier—

Requirement for a pilot To report an alarm— The regulations prescribed under subsection (a) shall require a pilot to submit a form through the system for reporting incidents of smoke or fumes on board aircraft established under section 4(a)(2) if the alarm in a carbon monoxide detector activates during flight.

Inclusion of information relating to carbon monoxide detectors in aircraft manuals— Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall prescribe regulations requiring an aircraft manufacturer that manufactures aircraft for commercial air carriers to include procedures for responding to alarms from carbon monoxide detectors during normal and nonstandard operations in the flight operator’s manual for each such aircraft produced by the manufacturer.

Continuing research To develop sensors and techniques To monitor bleed air quality— The Federal Aviation Administration shall continue to research, study, and identify emerging technologies suitable to provide reliable warning of bleed air contamination, including through investigation and research into specific sensors, methods, and operational techniques to prevent fume events.

Rule of construction— Nothing in this section may be construed to imply that an investigation under section 5 is not necessary or that crew members and passengers have not been exposed to fumes if the alarm in a carbon monoxide detector installed on an aircraft is not activated.