14 CFR 27.954
§ 27.954 Fuel system lightning protection.
United States · 14 CFR — Aeronautics and Space · Status: effective
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- 14 CFR 27.954, § 27.954 Fuel system lightning protection, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/54558
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The fuel system must be designed and arranged to prevent the ignition of fuel vapor within the system by—
(a) Direct lightning strikes to areas having a high probability of stroke attachment;
(b) Swept lightning strokes to areas where swept strokes are highly probable; or
(c) Corona and streamering at fuel vent outlets.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.