---
kind: "section"
citation: "14 C.F.R. § 23.2330"
title: "14"
number: "23.2330"
heading: "Fire protection in designated fire zones and adjacent areas."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/14/23.2330"
---

# §23.2330. Fire protection in designated fire zones and adjacent areas.

- (a) Flight controls, engine mounts, and other flight structures within or adjacent to designated fire zones must be capable of withstanding the effects of a fire.
- (b) Engines in a designated fire zone must remain attached to the airplane in the event of a fire.
- (c) In designated fire zones, terminals, equipment, and electrical cables used during emergency procedures must be fire-resistant.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g), 40113, 44701-44702, 44704, Pub. L. 113-53, 127 Stat. 584 (49 U.S.C. 44704) note.

### Source

Source: Doc. No. FAA-2015-1621, Amdt. 23-64, 81 FR 96689, Dec. 30, 2016, unless otherwise noted.