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Department of Transportation

Federal Aviation
TSO-C14b
Administration
Washington, DC
Date: 2/15/90

Technical Standard Order


Subject: TSO-C14b, AIRCRAFT FABRIC, INTERMEDIATE GRADE

a. Applicability.

( 1) Minimum Performance Standards. This technical standard order (TSO)


prescribes the minimum performance standards that aircraft fabric, intermediate grade, must
meet in order to be identified with the applicable TSO marking. Aircraft fabrics that are to be
so identified and that are manufactured on or after the date of this TSO must meet the standards
set forth in Society of Automotive Engineers, Inc. (SAE), Aerospace Material Specification
(AMS) Document No. AMS 3804C, “Cloth, Airplane, Cotton, Mercerized 65 lb. (290N)
Breaking
Strength,” dated January 1, 1984, with the exceptions and additions covered in
subparagraphs a.(2) and a.(3) respectively of this TSO. Fabric approved prior to the date of
this TSO may continue to be manufactured under the provision of this original approval.

(2) Exceptions.

(i) Delete from paragraph 2. of SAE AMS 3804C the following: “the
latest issue of Aerospace Material Specifications (AMS) shall apply.”

(ii) Compliance with paragraphs 4.2.2.1, 5.2.4, and 8.3 of SAE AMS
3804C is not required.

(3) Additions.

(i) Paragraph 1.1 of SAE AMS 3804C shall read as follows:

Form: This specification covers one strength and one weave of


mercerized cotton cloth known as “airplane cloth.” However, synthetic fabric material, in
particular polyester in the greige condition, also may be identified and used as “airplane cloth”
if the fabric is shown to have certain equivalent properties as cotton cloth.

DISTRIBUTION: ZVS-326; A-W(IR)-3; A-X(CD)-4; A-FFS-1, 2, 7, 8(LTD); A-X(FS)-3;


AVN-1 (2 cys); A-FAC-0-(MAX)
TSO-C14b 2/15/90

(ii) Paragraph 1.2 of SAE AMS 3804C shall read as follows:

Application. Aircraft with wing loading less than 9 pounds per square foot
(psf) and never-exceed speeds of less than 160 miles per hour (mph). Primarily for the external
covering of aircraft surfaces, such as wings, fuselage, ailerons, elevators, and other airfoil
surfaces.

(iii) Replace the word cotton with cotton cloth in paragraph 3.1.1 of SAE
AMS 3804C.

(iv) Paragraph 3.1.2 of SAE AMS 3804C shall read as follows:

Yarn: The cloth shall be woven from 2-ply combed cotton yarn
or synthetic continuous filament yarn.

(v) Paragraph 3.1.4 of SAE AMS 3804C shall read as follows:

Finishing: The cloth shall be uniformly finished in accordance with


the best practice for high grade airplane cloth. Finishing of cotton cloth shall consist of washing,
framing, and calendaring. The calendaring shall be sufficient to lay any nap present and shall
provide a smooth even surface. Nap may be removed by singeing. Synthetic cloth shall remain
unfinished (greige).

(vi) In addition to the requirements of paragraphs 3.2.1, 3.2.2, and 3.2.5


of SAE AMS 3804C, include the following after each title: (cotton cloth only).

(vii) The first sentence of paragraph 3.3 of SAE AMS 3804C shall read as
follows:

Quality: The cotton fibers and synthetic filament shall be evenly


spun into yarns of proper and uniform yearn count, twist, and diameter to produce the texture
and weight required.

(viii) In addition to the requirements of 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 5.1, and 5.2.2 of SAE
AMS 3804C

b. Marking. Requirements for marking are specified in paragraph 5.1 of SAE AMS
3804C.

c. Data Requirements.

(1) In addition to the FAR section 21.605, the manufacturer must furnish the
manager, aircraft certification office (ACO), Federal Aviation Administration, having
geographical purview of the manufacturer’s facilities, one copy each of the following
technical data:

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(i) A complete description of the aircraft cloth including


weight, thread count, breaking strength, elongation, and burst strength.

(ii) A report of the test conducted in accordance with SAE


AMS 3804C for qualification and approval.

(iii) Quality control test specifications to be used to test each


production article to ensure compliance with this TSO.

(2) In addition, the manufacturer must furnish to the user a note with the
following statement:

“The conditions and tests required for TSO approval of this article are
minimum performance standards. It is the responsibility of those
desiring to install the article either on or within a specific type or class of
aircraft to determine that the aircraft installation conditions are within
the TSO standards,the article may be installed only if further
evaluation by the
applicant documents an acceptable installation andisapproved by the
Administrator. In particular, approved polyester fabric must be installed
using an approved process specification.”

d. Availability of Reference Documents.

(1) Copies of SAE AMS 3804C and AMS 2350 may be purchased from
the Society of Automotive Engineers, Inc., Department 331, 400 Commonwealth
Drive, Warrendale, PA 15096.

(2) Copies of ASTM D629, D1682,and D1910 may be purchased


from the American Society for Testing and Materials, 1916 Race Street, Philadelphia,
PA 19103.

(3) Federal Aviation Regulations, Part 21, SubpartO, and Advisory


Circular 20-110, “Indexof Aviation Technical Standard Orders,” may be reviewed at
FAA Headquarters in the Aircraft Certification Service, Aircraft Engineering Division,
(AIR-120), and at all regional ACO’s.

/S/ William J. Sullivan


Assistant Director, Aircraft
Certification Service

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