Packing Instruction Y540 Limited quantities Passenger and cargo aircraft General requirements Part 4, Chapter 1 requirements must be met (except that 4;1.1.2, 1.1.9 c), 1.1.9 e), 1.1.16, 1.1.18 and 1.1.20 do not apply), 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 corrosion for substances with a Class 8 subsidiary hazard. 2) Closure requirements - Closures must meet the requirements of 4;1.1.4. 3) Limited quantity requirements - Part 3, Chapter 4 requirements must be met, including: - the capability of the package to pass a 1.2 m drop test; - a 24-hour stacking test; and - inner packagings for liquids must be capable of passing a pressure differential test (4;1.1.6). ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMBINATION PACKAGINGS | -----------------------------------------------------------------------| | | |Inner |Total |Total | Packing |Packing |Inner packaging |packaging |quantity |gross | SINGLE instruction| group | (see 6;3.2) |quantity |per |mass |PACKAGINGS | | |(per |package |per | | | | receptacle) | |package | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Glass | 0.1 L | | | | |------------------------------| | | Y540 | II | Plastics | 0.1 L | 0.5 L | 30 kg | No | |------------------------------| | | | | Metal | 0.1 L | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OUTER PACKAGINGS OF COMBINATION PACKAGINGS (see 6;3.1) Boxes Drums Jerricans Aluminium Aluminium Aluminium Fibreboard Fibre Plastics Natural wood Other metal Steel Other metal Plastics Plastics Steel Plywood Reconstituted wood Steel