14 CFR §29.1191
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- (a)Each engine, including the combustor, turbine, and tailpipe sections of turbine engine installations, must be isolated by a firewall, shroud, or equivalent means, from personnel compartments, structures, controls, rotor mechanisms, and other parts that are—
- (b)Each auxiliary power unit, combustion heater, and other combustion equipment to be used in flight, must be isolated from the rest of the rotorcraft by firewalls, shrouds, or equivalent means.
- (c)Each firewall or shroud must be constructed so that no hazardous quantity of air, fluid, or flame can pass from any engine compartment to other parts of the rotorcraft.
- (d)Each opening in the firewall or shroud must be sealed with close-fitting fireproof grommets, bushings, or firewall fittings.
- (e)Each firewall and shroud must be fireproof and protected against corrosion.
- (f)In meeting this section, account must be taken of the probable path of a fire as affected by the airflow in normal flight and in autorotation.