---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 193.2517"
title: "49"
number: "193.2517"
heading: "Purging."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/193.2517"
---

# §193.2517. Purging.


When necessary for safety, components that could accumulate significant amounts of combustible mixtures must be purged in accordance with a procedure which meets the provisions of the “Purging Principles and Practices (incorporated by reference, see [§ 193.2013](/cfr/49/193.2013.md))” after being taken out of service and before being returned to service.


## Notes

### Amendments

[Amdt. 193-2, 45 FR 70405, Oct. 23, 1980, as amended by Amdt. 193-25, 80 FR 183, Jan. 5, 2015]

### Source

Source: Amdt. 193-2, 45 FR 70405, Oct. 23, 1980, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 5103, 60102, 60103, 60104, 60108, 60109, 60110, 60113, 60118; and 49 CFR 1.53.

### Source

Source: 45 FR 9203, Feb. 11, 1980, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[Amdt. 193-2, 45 FR 70405, Oct. 23, 1980, as amended by Amdt. 193-25, 80 FR 183, Jan. 5, 2015]