Regulations and Government
FAA Eases Rules for Aircraft Cabin Partitions
The FAA is eliminating the need for partitions adjacent to an aircraft's decompression hole to withstand large decompression conditions.
Business jet cabin with partition
The FAA is easing decompression standards for cabin partitions on Part 25 aircraft. (Photo: Chad Trautvetter/AIN)

Effective August 14, the FAA is amending Part 25 standards for airplane pressurized compartment loads to eliminate the need for partitions adjacent to a decompression hole to withstand large decompression conditions. The agency said this rulemaking is necessary because “in some cases, it is not practical to design partitions in certain airplane compartments to withstand this decompression condition if it occurs within that compartment.”

FAR 25.365(g) requires applicants to design bulkheads, floors, and partitions in pressurized compartments for occupants to withstand certain sudden decompression conditions. Applicants are also required to take “reasonable design precautions” to minimize the probability of parts becoming detached and injuring seated occupants.

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