---
kind: "section"
citation: "14 C.F.R. § 29.1359"
title: "14"
number: "29.1359"
heading: "Electrical system fire and smoke protection."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/14/29.1359"
---

# §29.1359. Electrical system fire and smoke protection.

- (a) Components of the electrical system must meet the applicable fire and smoke protection provisions of §§ [29.831](/cfr/14/29.831.md) and [29.863](/cfr/14/29.863.md).
- (b) Electrical cables, terminals, and equipment, in designated fire zones, and that are used in emergency procedures, must be at least fire resistant.
- (c) Insulation on electrical wire and cable installed in the rotorcraft must be self-extinguishing when tested in accordance with Appendix F, Part I(a)(3), of [part 25](/cfr/14/part25.md) of this chapter.

## Notes

### Amendments

[Doc. No. 5084, 29 FR 16150, Dec. 3, 1964, as amended by Amdt. 29-42, 63 FR 43285, Aug. 12, 1998]

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g), 40113, 44701-44702, 44704.

### Source

Source: Docket No. 5084, 29 FR 16150, Dec. 3, 1964, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[Doc. No. 5084, 29 FR 16150, Dec. 3, 1964, as amended by Amdt. 29-42, 63 FR 43285, Aug. 12, 1998]