FAA ISSUES FINAL RULE ON SECONDARY FLIGHT DECK BARRIERS
July 4, 2023
On June 26, 2023, the FAA issued a final rule to require that certain aircraft used to conduct passenger-carrying operations install physical secondary barriers (“IPSB”) to protect the flightdeck from unauthorized intrusion when the flightdeck door is opened. The final rule, which becomes effective on August 25, 2023, is intended to slow an attack attempted on the flightdeck long enough for an open flightdeck door to be closed and locked before an attacker can get through. The rule only applies to Part 121 operators conducting passenger-carrying operations in the U.S. using transport category airplanes. Under the rule, manufacturers will be required to begin installing IPSB on all new commercial transport category airplanes, and the requirements will be applicable to all transport category airplanes manufactured two years after the effective date of the final rule. The final rule comes in response to a mandate included in the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 and the FAA’s proposed rule on the matter, issued in August 2022.
If you have any questions, please contact Evelyn Sahr (esahr@eckertseamans.com 202-659-6622) or Drew Derco (dderco@eckertseamans.com 202-659-6665.
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