This document specifies minimum reliability test requirements for sub-components of commercial aircraft passenger seats. Test procedures including in-service load cases regarding passenger behaviour for sub-seat components are specified. Abuse loads are excluded. This document is applicable to the sub-seat components such as but not limited to backrest, headrest, armrest, table, literature pocket and control elements.

This document does not apply to belts, Inflight-Entertainment, seat dress cover and cushions.

Additional environmental influences like temperature, radiation, gases and liquids may also alter the reliability of the aircraft passenger seats and their sub-components over their lifetime but are not taken into consideration in this document.

Tests on abrasion and surface durability are specified in EN 4860, EN 4864 and EN 4876.