---
kind: "section"
citation: "14 C.F.R. § 25.1721"
title: "14"
number: "25.1721"
heading: "Protection of EWIS."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/14/25.1721"
---

# §25.1721. Protection of EWIS.

- (a) No cargo or baggage compartment may contain any EWIS whose damage or failure may affect safe operation, unless the EWIS is protected so that:
  - (1) **It cannot be damaged by movement of cargo or baggage in the compartment.**
  - (2) Its breakage or failure will not create a fire hazard.
- (b) EWIS must be designed and installed to minimize damage and risk of damage to EWIS by movement of people in the airplane during all phases of flight, maintenance, and servicing.
- (c) EWIS must be designed and installed to minimize damage and risk of damage to EWIS by items carried onto the aircraft by passengers or cabin crew.

## Notes

### Source

Source: Docket No. FAA-2004-18379, 72 FR 63406, Nov. 8, 2007, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g), 40113, 44701, 44702 and 44704; Pub. L. 115-254, 132 Stat 3281 (49 U.S.C. 44903 note).

### Source

Source: Docket No. 5066, 29 FR 18291, Dec. 24, 1964, unless otherwise noted.