14 CFR § 29.1359 - Electrical system fire and smoke protection.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t14/s29.1359"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "14 CFR § 29.1359 - Electrical system fire and smoke protection."
title_number: 14
title_name: "Aeronautics and Space"
section_number: "29.1359"
section_name: "Electrical system fire and smoke protection."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "AIRCRAFT"
part_number: "29"
part_name: "AIRWORTHINESS STANDARDS: TRANSPORT CATEGORY ROTORCRAFT"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g), 40113, 44701-44702, 44704."
regulatory_source: "Docket No. 5084, 29 FR 16150, Dec. 3, 1964, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "29"
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# 29.1359 Electrical system fire and smoke protection.
(a) Components of the electrical system must meet the applicable fire and smoke protection provisions of §§ 29.831 and 29.863.
(b) Electrical cables, terminals, and equipment, in designated fire zones, and that are used in emergency procedures, must be at least fire resistant.
(c) Insulation on electrical wire and cable installed in the rotorcraft must be self-extinguishing when tested in accordance with Appendix F, Part I(a)(3), of part 25 of this chapter.
[Doc. No. 5084, 29 FR 16150, Dec. 3, 1964, as amended by Amdt. 29-42, 63 FR 43285, Aug. 12, 1998]