Product Code:SAE AS5385
Title:Cargo Restraint Straps - Design Criteria and Testing Methods
Issuing Committee:Age-2a Cargo Handling Committee
Scope:This Standard aims at identifying the design criteria and testing methods adequate to guarantee the ultimate load and operational dependability of cargo restraint strap assemblies with a typical 22,250 N (5,000 lbf) rated ultimate tension load capability, as used by the airline industry in order to restrain on board civil transport aircraft during flight:a.cargo loaded and tied down onto airworthiness certified air cargo pallets, themselves restrained into aircraft lower deck or main/upper deck cargo systems and meeting the requirements of NAS 3610 or AS36100, orb.non-unitized individual pieces of cargo, or pieces of, cargo placed onto an unrestrained (?floating?) pallet into either lower deck or main deck containerized cargo compartments of an aircraft.