‘‘CHAPTER 454—CABIN AIR QUALITY AND 
SAFETY 
‘‘§ 45401. Definition of Administrator 
‘‘In this chapter the term ‘Administrator’ means the 
Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration. 
‘‘§ 45402. 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 section, the Adminis-
trator shall promulgate regulations requiring flight attend-
ants, pilots, aircraft maintenance technicians, and airport 
first responders and emergency response teams to receive 
training, not less frequently than annually, on how to re-
spond 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 engine oil and 
hydraulic fluid fumes and other potentially haz-
ardous fumes, such as fumes relating to engine ex-
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haust, ground service vehicle exhaust, fuel, de-icing 
fluid, electrical failures, 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. 
‘‘(5) An overview of the system for reporting in-
cidents of smoke or fumes on board aircraft estab-
lished under section 45403(a)(2). 
‘‘(6) Requirements relating to reporting inci-
dents of smoke and fumes on board aircraft to the 
Administrator under sections 45403 and 45405(b). 
‘‘§ 45403. 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 section, the Adminis-
trator 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 an 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— 
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‘‘(i) submit the form developed under 
paragraph (1) to the Administrator and 
the relevant air carrier; and 
‘‘(ii) receive a copy of such submission 
for their records; and 
‘‘(B) pilots, flight attendants, aircraft 
maintenance technicians, the collective bar-
gaining representative of employees of the air 
carrier, and air carriers to search the reported 
incidents database compiled by the Adminis-
trator for the purposes of reviewing and moni-
toring incidents contained in the database and 
assisting with investigations conducted under 
section 45404. 
‘‘(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 
report: 
‘‘(1) Identification of the flight number, the city 
pair, the type of aircraft, the registration number of 
the aircraft, and the individual reporting the inci-
dent. 
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‘‘(2) Information about the presence of smoke, 
including a description of the nature, intensity, and 
visual consistency (if any). 
‘‘(3) Information about the presence of fumes, 
including a description of the nature and intensity of 
the odor. 
‘‘(4) Information about the location of the 
smoke or fumes in the aircraft. 
‘‘(5) Information about the source of the smoke 
or fumes, including in relation to the air supply 
vents and electrical system. 
‘‘(6) Information about the type of smoke or 
fumes. 
‘‘(7) Information about the engine manufac-
turer, engine type, the engine serial number, and the 
age of the engine. 
‘‘(8) Information about— 
‘‘(A) the phase of flight during which 
smoke or fumes were present; 
‘‘(B) the estimated duration of the smoke 
or fumes; and 
‘‘(C) if the incident happened while the 
aircraft was on the ground, information about 
the air supply source at the time of the inci-
dent. 
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‘‘(9) Other observations about the smoke or 
fumes. 
‘‘(10) A description of symptoms reported by 
crew members and passengers and any required on-
board medical attention. 
‘‘(11) Information with respect to whether crew 
members or passengers used, needed, or were admin-
istered supplemental or emergency oxygen. 
‘‘(12) Information regarding any disruption to 
the operation of the flight or subsequent flights. 
‘‘(13) Information about relevant maintenance 
work conducted on the aircraft prior to and fol-
lowing the incident. 
‘‘(14) Relevant air monitoring data collected 
during the flight. 
‘‘(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 shall compile, and make available to the pub-
lic, statistics regarding the information obtained 
from the forms developed under subsection (a)(1) 
and submitted to the Administrator. 
‘‘(2) WEBSITE.—The Administrator shall de-
velop a publicly available internet website that in-
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cludes the aggregate data required under paragraph 
(1) and a searchable database for the events re-
ported to the Administrator under subsection (a)(2) 
that includes the following variables for each event: 
‘‘(A) Date. 
‘‘(B) Tail number. 
‘‘(C) Aircraft type. 
‘‘(D) Air carrier. 
‘‘(E) Phase of flight. 
‘‘(F) Location of smoke or fumes in the 
aircraft. 
‘‘(G) Description of smoke or fumes, in-
cluding relation to air supply vents and the na-
ture and intensity of the odor. 
‘‘(H) Engine or auxiliary power unit type. 
‘‘(I) Engine oil or hydraulic fluid type, in-
cluding product name. 
‘‘(J) Deidentified narrative. 
‘‘(K) Relevant maintenance information. 
‘‘(L) Such other criteria as the Adminis-
trator considers appropriate. 
‘‘(3) REDACTION.—Before making either indi-
vidual event information or aggregate data available 
to the public under paragraph (1) or (2), the Admin-
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istrator shall redact any personally identifiable infor-
mation. 
‘‘§ 45404. Investigations 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this section, the Adminis-
trator shall promulgate regulations— 
‘‘(1) authorizing the Federal Aviation Adminis-
tration to, at their discretion, conduct an investiga-
tion described in subsection (b) not less than 7 days 
after a report is submitted to the Administrator 
through the system for reporting incidents of smoke 
or fumes on board aircraft established under section 
45403(a)(2); and 
‘‘(2) requiring the Federal Aviation Administra-
tion to conduct an investigation described in sub-
section (b) when the report indicates that 1 or more 
crew members or passengers had symptoms that re-
quired medical attention. 
‘‘(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, 
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emergency response teams, and medical doctors in-
volved in the incident. 
‘‘(2) Gathering any reports submitted under 
section 45403 with respect to the incident. 
‘‘(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 
possible. 
‘‘(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 air carrier involved; 
‘‘(2) work in conjunction with the technical rep-
resentatives of the air carrier; and 
‘‘(3) invite the participation of the collective 
bargaining representative of employees of the air 
carrier. 
‘‘§ 45405. Air quality monitoring equipment 
‘‘(a) REQUIREMENT TO INCLUDE ON AIRCRAFT.— 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 
of this section, the Administrator shall promulgate regula-
tions requiring an air carrier, after 90 days for public 
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comment and not later than 1 year after the regulations 
are finalized in the Federal Register— 
‘‘(1) to install and operate onboard detectors 
and other air quality monitoring equipment that— 
‘‘(A) are situated in the air supply system 
to enable pilots and maintenance technicians to 
identify the location of the source or sources of 
air supply contamination in real time, including 
any concentration of carbon monoxide that is 
dangerous to human health; 
‘‘(B) continuously monitor any relevant 
marker compound consistent with engine oil 
and hydraulic fluid fume concentration in the 
aircraft cabin and air supply system; and 
‘‘(C) alert the pilot and flight attendants 
to poor air quality that is dangerous to human 
health; and 
‘‘(2) to have in place procedures to train the pi-
lots to initiate standardized communication and 
source isolation protocols, as soon as appropriate, 
with the flight attendants and air traffic controllers 
(as needed), and to apply their professional judge-
ment based on onboard conditions, all in response to 
poor air quality that is dangerous to human health. 
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‘‘(b) AUTHORITY OF THE ADMINISTRATOR.—The Ad-
ministrator may establish standards for aircraft cabin air 
quality, as the Administrator determines is necessary to 
protect the health and safety of air carrier crew members 
and passengers, in consultation with— 
‘‘(1) the Director of the National Institute for 
Occupational Safety and Health of the Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention; 
‘‘(2) the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occu-
pational Safety and Health; and 
‘‘(3) the Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency. 
‘‘(c) INCLUSION OF INFORMATION RELATING TO AIR 
QUALITY MONITORING EQUIPMENT IN AIRCRAFT MANU-
ALS.—Not later than 1 year after the date of the enact-
ment of this section, the Administrator shall promulgate 
regulations requiring an aircraft manufacturer that manu-
factures aircraft for air carriers to include procedures for 
responding to alarms from air quality monitoring equip-
ment required under subsection (a) during normal and 
nonstandard operations in the flight operator’s manual for 
each such aircraft produced by the manufacturer. 
‘‘(d) CONTINUING RESEARCH TO DEVELOP SENSORS 
AND TECHNIQUES TO MONITOR CABIN AIR QUALITY.— 
The Administrator shall continue to research, study, and 
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identify emerging technologies suitable to provide reliable 
warning of cabin air contamination from an aircraft bleed 
air system, including through investigation and research 
into specific sensors, methods, and operational techniques 
to prevent poor air quality that is dangerous to human 
health. 
‘‘(e) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion may be construed to imply that an investigation under 
section 45404 is not necessary or that crew members and 
passengers have not been exposed to smoke or fumes if 
the alarm from any air quality monitoring equipment in-
stalled on an aircraft is not activated. 
‘‘§ 45406. Minimum equipment list for bleed air sys-
tem 
‘‘Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this section, the Administrator shall promulgate 
regulations requiring any manufacturer of aircraft that 
transports passengers or cargo to include the air quality 
monitoring equipment required under section 45405 in the 
master minimum equipment list for aircraft with a bleed 
air system certified under section 44704 or for which cer-
tification was delegated under section 44702(d). 
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‘‘§ 45407. Authorization of appropriations 
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to the Ad-
ministrator such sums as may be necessary to carry out 
this chapter. 
‘‘§ 45408. Exclusion of helicopters 
‘‘The provisions of this chapter do not apply to heli-
copters.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of con-
tents of subpart III of part A of subtitle VII of title 
49, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to chapter 453 the following: 
‘‘CHAPTER 454—CABIN AIR QUALITY AND SAFETY 
‘‘45401. Definition of Administrator. 
‘‘45402. Training to respond to smoke or fume incidents on aircraft. 
‘‘45403. Reporting of incidents of smoke or fumes on board aircraft. 
‘‘45404. Investigations. 
‘‘45405. Air quality monitoring equipment. 
‘‘45406. Minimum equipment list for bleed air system. 
‘‘45407. Authorization of appropriations. 
‘‘45408. Exclusion of helicopters.’’. 
(2) CONFORMING REPEAL.—Section 326 of the 
FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (49 U.S.C. 40101 
note) and the item relating to that section in the 
table of contents under section 1(b) of that Act are 
repealed. 
Æ 
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