AC 150/5210-24 - Airport Foreign Object Debris (FOD) Management
Document Information
150/5210-24 - Airport Foreign Object Debris (FOD) Management
- Date Issued
- September 30, 2010
- Responsible Office
- AAS-300, Office of Airport Safety and Operations - Airport Safety & Operations Division
- Description
Provides guidance for developing and managing an airport foreign object debris (FOD) program. In addition, this AC provides specifications for the equipment used in FOD removal operations.
The described program addresses prevention, detection, removal, and evaluation as well as strategies and practices that can help reduce FOD at airports. The guidelines presented in this AC are advisory and can be implemented at the discretion of the airport operator in accordance with the airport operator’s approved Airport Certification Manual.
This AC cancels AC 150/5380-5B, Debris Hazards at Civil Airports, dated July 5, 1996.
- 150/5210-24 (PDF, 184 KB)
- 150/5210-24 (MS Word, 346 KB)