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116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2208 
To improve the safety of the air supply on commercial aircraft, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 10, 2019 
Mr. GARAMENDI introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To improve the safety of the air supply on commercial 
aircraft, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Cabin Air Safety Act 
of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. COMMERCIAL AIR CARRIER DEFINED. 
In this Act, the term ‘‘commercial air carrier’’ means 
an air carrier operating under part 121 or 135 of title 
14, Code of Federal Regulations. 
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SEC. 3. TRAINING TO RESPOND TO SMOKE OR FUME INCI-
DENTS ON AIRCRAFT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of 
the Federal Aviation Administration shall prescribe regu-
lations requiring flight attendants, pilots, aircraft mainte-
nance technicians, and airport first responders and emer-
gency response teams to receive training, not less fre-
quently than annually, on how to respond to incidents on 
board aircraft involving smoke or fumes. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—The training required by sub-
section (a) shall include the dissemination of educational 
materials with respect to the following: 
(1) Sources and types of smoke and fumes on 
board aircraft. 
(2) Odor and visual descriptors to allow an in-
dividual to recognize the presence of oil and hydrau-
lic fluid fumes and other potentially hazardous 
fumes, such as fumes relating to hydraulic fluid, en-
gine exhaust, ground service vehicle exhaust, fuel, 
de-icing fluid, and ozone. 
(3) The potential for acute or chronic impair-
ment to an individual relating to such fumes. 
(4) Procedures for recognizing and responding 
to smoke and fumes on board aircraft. 
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(5) An overview of the system for reporting in-
cidents of smoke or fumes on board aircraft estab-
lished under section 4(a)(2). 
(6) Requirements relating to reporting incidents 
of smoke and fumes on board aircraft to the Federal 
Aviation Administration under sections 4 and 6(b). 
SEC. 4. REPORTING OF INCIDENTS OF SMOKE OR FUMES 
ON BOARD AIRCRAFT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of 
the Federal Aviation Administration shall— 
(1) develop a standardized form for flight at-
tendants, pilots, and aircraft maintenance techni-
cians to report incidents of smoke or fumes on board 
an aircraft operated by a commercial air carrier; and 
(2) establish a system for reporting incidents of 
smoke or fumes on board aircraft that allows— 
(A) pilots, flight attendants, and aircraft 
maintenance technicians to— 
(i) submit the form developed under 
paragraph (1) to the Federal Aviation Ad-
ministration; and 
(ii) receive a copy of such submission 
for their records; and 
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(B) pilots, flight attendants, aircraft main-
tenance technicians, the collective bargaining 
representative of employees of the air carrier, 
and commercial air carriers to search the re-
ported incidents database compiled by the Fed-
eral Aviation Administration for the purposes of 
reviewing and monitoring incidents contained in 
the database and assisting with investigations 
conducted under section 5. 
(b) CONTENT OF FORMS.—The form developed under 
subsection (a)(1) for reporting an incident of smoke or 
fumes on board an aircraft shall include sections for the 
following information, if available at the time of the re-
port: 
(1) Identification of the flight, the type of air-
craft, the registration number of the aircraft, and 
the individual reporting the incident. 
(2) Information about the smoke or a fire, if 
relevant, including a description of the nature and 
apparent source of the smoke or fire. 
(3) Information about the fumes, including a 
description of the type, apparent source, smell, and 
visual consistency (if any) of the smoke or fumes. 
(4) Information about the location of the smoke 
or fumes. 
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(5) Information about the engine manufacturer, 
engine type, the engine serial number, and the age 
of the engine. 
(6) Information about— 
(A) the phase of flight during which smoke 
or fumes were present; and 
(B) if the incident happened while the air-
craft was on the ground, the location of the air-
craft at the airport at the time of the incident. 
(7) Other observations about the smoke or 
fumes. 
(8) A description of symptoms reported by crew 
members and passengers. 
(9) Information with respect to whether crew 
members or passengers used, needed, or were admin-
istered supplemental or emergency oxygen. 
(10) Information regarding any effects on the 
operation of the flight. 
(11) Information about maintenance work con-
ducted on the aircraft following the incident. 
(c) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF SMOKE AND FUME 
EVENT INFORMATION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not less frequently than 
quarterly and subject to paragraph (2), the Adminis-
trator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall 
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compile, and make available to the public, statistics 
regarding the information obtained from the forms 
developed under subsection (a)(1) and submitted to 
the Federal Aviation Administration. 
(2) WEBSITE.—The Administrator shall develop 
a publicly available Internet website that includes 
the aggregate data required under paragraph (1) 
and a searchable database for the events reported to 
the Federal Aviation Administration under sub-
section (a)(2) that includes the following variables 
for each event: 
(A) Date. 
(B) Tail number. 
(C) Air carrier. 
(D) Phase of flight. 
(E) Location of fumes. 
(F) Description of fumes. 
(G) Aircraft type. 
(H) Engine type. 
(I) Oil type. 
(J) Deidentified narrative. 
(K) Cause or maintenance information if 
cause is not known. 
(L) Such other criteria as the Adminis-
trator considers appropriate. 
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(3) REDACTION.—Before making either indi-
vidual event information or aggregate data available 
to the public under paragraph (1) or (2), the Admin-
istrator shall redact any personally identifiable infor-
mation. 
SEC. 5. INVESTIGATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of 
the Federal Aviation Administration shall prescribe regu-
lations requiring the Federal Aviation Administration to 
conduct an investigation described in subsection (b), after 
a report is submitted to the Administration through the 
system for reporting incidents of smoke or fumes on board 
aircraft established under section 4(a)(2) and before the 
date that is 7 days after the incident. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS FOR INVESTIGATIONS.—An in-
vestigation described in this subsection shall include the 
following: 
(1) Gathering factual and standardized infor-
mation from all flight attendants, pilots, aircraft 
maintenance technicians, airport first responders, 
emergency response teams, and medical doctors in-
volved in the incident. 
(2) Gathering any reports submitted under sec-
tion 4 with respect to the incident. 
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(3) Gathering technical findings on any re-
placed, worn, missing, failed, or improperly serviced 
components that may have resulted in the incident. 
(4) Identifying the cause of the incident, if pos-
sible. 
(c) PARTICIPATION OF AIR CARRIERS AND COLLEC-
TIVE BARGAINING REPRESENTATIVES.—In conducting an 
investigation under this section, the Federal Aviation Ad-
ministration shall— 
(1) consult with the commercial air carrier in-
volved; 
(2) work in conjunction with the technical rep-
resentatives of the air carrier; and 
(3) invite the participation of the collective bar-
gaining representative of employees of the air car-
rier. 
SEC. 6. AIR MONITORING EQUIPMENT. 
(a) REQUIREMENT TO INCLUDE ON COMMERCIAL 
AIRCRAFT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal 
Aviation Administration shall prescribe regulations requir-
ing a commercial air carrier, by not later than one year 
after the regulations are published in the Federal Reg-
ister— 
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(1) to install and operate onboard carbon mon-
oxide detectors that— 
(A) are situated in the air supply system 
to best enable pilots and maintenance techni-
cians to locate the source or sources of air sup-
ply contamination; 
(B) continuously monitor carbon monoxide 
levels in the aircraft air supply system when the 
aircraft is in flight; and 
(C) alert the pilot and flight attendants in 
the event that carbon monoxide concentration is 
at or above 9 ppm; and 
(2) to have in place procedures to train the pi-
lots to initiate standardized communication proto-
cols, as soon as appropriate, with the flight attend-
ants and controllers (as needed), and to apply their 
professional judgement based on onboard conditions, 
all in response to carbon monoxide concentration at 
or above 9 ppm. 
(b) REQUIREMENT FOR A PILOT TO REPORT AN 
ALARM.—The regulations prescribed under subsection (a) 
shall require a pilot to submit a form through the system 
for reporting incidents of smoke or fumes on board air-
craft established under section 4(a)(2) if the carbon mon-
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oxide concentration is at or above 9 ppm at any time dur-
ing flight. 
(c) INCLUSION OF INFORMATION RELATING TO CAR-
BON MONOXIDE DETECTORS IN AIRCRAFT MANUALS.— 
Not later than one year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Ad-
ministration shall prescribe regulations requiring an air-
craft manufacturer that manufactures aircraft for com-
mercial air carriers to include procedures for responding 
to alarms from carbon monoxide detectors during normal 
and nonstandard operations in the flight operator’s man-
ual for each such aircraft produced by the manufacturer. 
(d) CONTINUING RESEARCH TO DEVELOP SENSORS 
AND TECHNIQUES TO MONITOR BLEED AIR QUALITY.— 
The Federal Aviation Administration shall continue to re-
search, study, and identify emerging technologies suitable 
to provide reliable warning of bleed air contamination, in-
cluding through investigation and research into specific 
sensors, methods, and operational techniques to prevent 
fume events. 
(e) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion may be construed to imply that an investigation under 
section 5 is not necessary or that crew members and pas-
sengers have not been exposed to fumes if the alarm in 
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