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26.170 Fire extinguishers

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

IRImplementing rule

26.170Fire extinguishers

Operators of large aeroplanes shall ensure that the following extinguishers do not use halon as an extinguishing agent:

(a)built-in fire extinguishers for each lavatory waste receptacle for towels, paper or waste in large aeroplanes for which the first individual certificate of airworthiness is issued on or after 18 February 2020;

(b)portable fire extinguishers in large aeroplanes for which the first individual certificate of airworthiness is issued on or after 18 May 2019.

IR · 26.170 — Regulation (EU) 2015/640 · Regulation (EU) 2019/133 · Part-26 Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 20 Mar 2026

GMGuidance material

GM1 26.170(b)Fire extinguishers

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1 LAVATORY FIRE EXTINGUISHERS Appendix D to Report DOT/FAA/AR-96/122 ‘Development of a Minimum Performance Standard for Lavatory Trash Receptacle Automatic Fire Extinguishers’ of February 1997 may be used for showing compliance with CS 26.170(b). General guidance on the alternative extinguishing agents that are considered to be acceptable can be found in AMC 25.851(c). 2 HANDHELD FIRE EXTINGUISHERS Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Aerospace Standard (AS) 6271 ‘Halocarbon Clean Agent Hand-Held Fire Extinguisher’ or European Technical Standard Order (ETSO) 2C515 ‘Aircraft Halocarbon Clean Agent — Handheld Fire Extinguisher’ may be used for showing compliance with CS 26.170(b). General guidance on the alternative extinguishing agents that are considered to be acceptable can be found in AMC 25.851(c).

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GM · GM1 26.170(b) — Regulation (EU) 2015/640 · ED Decision 2019/006/R · 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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