Verpackungsanweisung 478

Passenger aircraft

General requirements

Part 4, Chapter 1 requirements must be met, including:

1) Compatibility requirements

- Substances must be compatible with their packagings as required by 4;1.1.3.

- Metal packagings must be corrosion resistant or be protected against corrosionfor substances with a Class 8 subsidiary hazard.

2) Closure requirements

- Closures must meet the requirements of 4;1.1.4.

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                      COMBINATION PACKAGINGS
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            |         | Inner      | Inner packaging|
Packing     | Packing | packaging  | quantity (per  | Total quantity
instruction | group   | (see 6;3.2)| receptacle)    | per package
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            |         |   Glass    |     1.0 L      |
            |         |-----------------------------|
    478     |   II    |  Plastics  |     1.0 L      |      1 L
            |         |-----------------------------|
            |         |   Metal    |     1.0 L      |
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ADDITIONAL PACKING REQUIREMENTS FOR COMBINATION PACKAGINGS

Packing Group II

- Inner packagings must have threaded enclosures and must be surrounded in inert cushioning and absorbent material in a quantity sufficient to absorb the entire contents and enclosed in a leakproof liner, plastic bag or other equally effective means of intermediate leakproof containment.

OUTER PACKAGINGS OF COMBINATION PACKAGINGS (see 6;3.1)

Boxes                          Drums                      Jerricans

Aluminium (4B)                 Aluminium (1B1, 1B2)       Aluminium (3B1, 3B2)
Fibreboard (4G)                Fibre (1G)                 Plastics (3H1, 3H2)
Natural wood (4C1, 4C2)        Other metal (1N1, 1N2)     Steel (3A1, 3A2)
Other metal (4N)               Plastics (1H1, 1H2)
Plastics (4H1, 4H2)            Plywood (1D)
Plywood (4D)                   Steel (1A1, 1A2)
Reconstituted wood (4F)
Steel (4A)