Composite Material Hazard Assessment at Crash Sites, January 2015
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Section Page
LIST OF FIGURES ………………………………………………………………………………………………………..iii
LIST OF TABLES………………………………………………………………………………………………………….iii
SUMMARY OF CHANGES FROM IERA-RS-BR-TR-2001-0009 …………………………………….. iv
1.0 INTRODUCTION ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 1
2.0 PRE-MILLENIAL CRASH RECOVERY ILLNESSES ……………………………………………. 1
3.0 HAZARDOUS AEROSPACE MATERIALS…………………………………………………………… 1
3.1 Sources of Exposure…………………………………………………………………………………………… 2
3.2 Hazardous Aerospace Material Mishap Emergency Response (HAMMER) Program … 2
4.0 ACTUAL AND SIMULATED CRASH SITE EXPOSURE ASSESSMENTS …………….. 2
4.1 F-14 Crash, 1986……………………………………………………………………………………………….. 3
4.2 AV-8B Crash, 1987……………………………………………………………………………………………. 4
4.3 AV-8B Crash, 1988……………………………………………………………………………………………. 4
4.4 F/A-18 Crash, 1988……………………………………………………………………………………………. 5
4.5 F/A-18 Crash, 1989……………………………………………………………………………………………. 5
4.6 F-16 Crashes, 1998 and 1999………………………………………………………………………………. 6
4.7 HAMMER Burn Study, 2000 ……………………………………………………………………………… 6
4.8 B-2A Crash, 2008………………………………………………………………………………………………. 6
4.9 F-22 Crash, 2009……………………………………………………………………………………………….. 7
4.10 C-17 Crash, 2010……………………………………………………………………………………………….. 7
5.0 COMPOSITE HAZARD ASSESSMENT………………………………………………………………… 8
5.1 Visual Assessment……………………………………………………………………………………………… 8
5.2 Duration and Location of Fire……………………………………………………………………………… 8
5.3 Physical Damage ……………………………………………………………………………………………….. 8
5.4 Aircraft Type/Quantity of Composite Material………………………………………………………. 9
5.5 Terrain and Environmental Conditions…………………………………………………………………. 9
5.6 Phase of Response/Recovery ………………………………………………………………………………. 9
6.0 RISK MITIGATION MEASURES……………………………………………………………………….. 10
6.1 Applying Fixant……………………………………………………………………………………………….. 10
6.2 Wrapping………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 10
6.3 Establishing Zones …………………………………………………………………………………………… 10
6.4 Minimizing Personnel Exposures ………………………………………………………………………. 10