Number of passenger seats | Minimum main passenger aisle width | |
---|---|---|
Less than 25 inches from floor | 25 inches and more from floor | |
10 through 19 | 9 inches | 15 inches. |
(b) When certification to the emergency exist provisions of §23.807(d)(4) is requested, the main passenger aisle width at any point between the seats must equal or exceed the following values:
Number of passenger seats | Minimum main passenger aisle width (inches) | |
---|---|---|
Less than 25 inches from floor | 25 inches and more from floor | |
10 or fewer | 112 | 15 |
11 through 19 | 12 | 20 |
1A narrower width not less than 9 inches may be approved when substantiated by tests found necessary by the Administrator.
[Amdt. 23–34, 52 FR 1831, Jan. 15, 1987, as amended by Amdt. 23–46, 59 FR 25774, May 17, 1994]
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