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Hangar Foam: A Solution Looking for a Problem?

With inadvertant hangar foam system discharges on the rise, the aviation industry ponders if they reallly meet the purpose they were intended for.

Accidental hangar fire foam discharge is a growing problem in the aviation industry, with one event occuring on average every six weeks. The cleanup costs from each can involve numerous insurance claims and in some cases lawsuits, pitting aircraft owners and operators against hangar keepers and fire system providers.

By Curt Epstein • Business Aviation Services Editor

June 10, 2020

For FBOs, OEMs, and other hangar keepers, the inadvertent discharge of fire foam systems is a persistent and growing problem. Nearly everyone has seen photos taken in the aftermath of one of these events—a hangar filled with a thick layer of foam that can reach 10 feet high, spilling out on to the ramp in some cases.

In a way, accidental foam discharge is like the social disease of the FBO industry. Those who have had one don’t like to talk about it with anyone outside of their insurance providers, and ditto for foam system installers and maintainers, in fear of stigma from current and prospective hangar customers.

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