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26.160 Lavatory fire protection

ADDITIONAL AIRWORTHINESS SPECIFICATIONS FOR OPERATIONS · Regulation (EU) 2015/640 · EAR revision 20 Mar 2026

IRImplementing rule

26.160Lavatory fire protection

Operators of large aeroplanes used in commercial air transport with a maximum operational passenger seating configuration of more than 19 shall comply with the following: Lavatories shall be equipped with:

(a)smoke detection means;

(b)means to automatically extinguish a fire occurring in each disposal receptacle.

IR · 26.160 — Regulation (EU) 2015/640 · Part-26 Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 20 Mar 2026

All rules in SUBPART B — AEROPLANES

Consolidated from the EASA Easy Access Rules (revision 20 Mar 2026, extracted 17 Aug 2026) for convenience. Not the official publication — verify against the Official Journal of the European Union and the EASA publications before operational use.

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