Regulation Text
(a) No operator may move an aircraft on the surface, take off, or land when any food, beverage, or tableware furnished by the operator is located at any passenger seat.
(b) No operator may move an aircraft on the surface, take off, or land unless each food and beverage tray and seat back tray table is secured in its stowed position.
(c) No operator may permit an aircraft to move on the surface, take off, or land unless each passenger serving cart is secured in its stowed position.
(d) No operator may permit an aircraft to move on the surface, take off, or land unless each movie screen that extends into the aisle is stowed.
(e) Each passenger shall comply with instructions given by a crewmember with regard to compliance with this section.
[Docket 26142, 57 FR 42672, Sept. 15, 1992]
Research Notes
Section 91.535 — Stowage of food, beverage, and passenger service equipment during aircraft movement on the surface, takeoff, and landing — requires service items to be stowed for surface movement, takeoff, and landing.
What must be stowed: Food carts, beverage service equipment, and passenger service items (magazines, blankets, etc.) must be stowed in approved compartments or restrained during taxi, takeoff, and landing.
Why this matters: Unrestrained service equipment becomes a projectile during a rejected takeoff, an emergency stop, or a hard landing. The reg captures common-sense procedure and codifies it.
Reference: AC 121-24D on cabin safety procedures.
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