Packing Instruction 458

Passenger and cargo aircraft for UN 3270 only

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.

2) Closure requirements

- Closures must meet the requirements of 4;1.1.4.

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COMBINATION PACKAGINGS
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                     |                          |  Total    |  Total
                     |                          | quantity  | quantity
UN number and        |                          |per package|per package
proper shipping name |Packing conditions        |- passenger|  - cargo
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UN 3270 Nitrocellu-  |Any packaging from the    |           |
        lose membrane|list of outer packagings  |           |
        filters      |below provided that explo-|           |
                     |sion is not possible by   |   1 kg    |   15 kg
                     |reason of increased       |           |
                     |internal pressure.        |           |
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ADDITIONAL PACKING REQUIREMENTS FOR COMBINATION PACKAGINGS

- Packagings must meet the Packing Group II performance requirements.

OUTER PACKAGINGS OF COMBINATION PACKAGINGS (see 6;3.1)

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