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kind: "range"
citation: "14 C.F.R. §§ 121.255–121.261"
title: "14"
from: "121.255"
to: "121.261"
count: 4
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/14/121.255..121.261"
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# §121.255. Flammable fluids.

- (a) No tanks or reservoirs that are a part of a system containing flammable fluids or gases may be located in designated fire zones, except where the fluid contained, the design of the system, the materials used in the tank, the shutoff means, and the connections, lines, and controls provide equivalent safety.
- (b) At least one-half inch of clear airspace must be provided between any tank or reservoir and a firewall or shroud isolating a designated fire zone.

# §121.257. Shutoff means.

- (a) Each engine must have a means for shutting off or otherwise preventing hazardous amounts of fuel, oil, deicer, and other flammable fluids from flowing into, within, or through any designated fire zone. However, means need not be provided to shut off flow in lines that are an integral part of an engine.
- (b) The shutoff means must allow an emergency operating sequence that is compatible with the emergency operation of other equipment, such as feathering the propeller, to facilitate rapid and effective control of fires.
- (c) Shutoff means must be located outside of designated fire zones, unless equivalent safety is provided, and it must be shown that no hazardous amount of flammable fluid will drain into any designated fire zone after a shut off.
- (d) Adequate provisions must be made to guard against inadvertent operation of the shutoff means and to make it possible for the crew to reopen the shutoff means after it has been closed.

# §121.259. Lines and fittings.

- (a) Each line, and its fittings, that is located in a designated fire zone, if it carries flammable fluids or gases under pressure, or is attached directly to the engine, or is subject to relative motion between components (except lines and fittings forming an integral part of the engine), must be flexible and fire-resistant with fire-resistant, factory-fixed, detachable, or other approved fire-resistant ends.
- (b) Lines and fittings that are not subject to pressure or to relative motion between components must be of fire-resistant materials.

# §121.261. Vent and drain lines.


All vent and drain lines and their fittings, that are located in a designated fire zone must, if they carry flammable fluids or gases, comply with [§ 121.259](/cfr/14/121.259.md), if the Administrator finds that the rupture or breakage of any vent or drain line may result in a fire hazard.