FAA revised "P" Specifications Listing
The recently published Federal Aviation Administration’s revised Advisory Circular contains new and revised “P” Specs. They are as follows: P-608 Emulsified Asphalt Seal Coat Recommended Use: For ALL airfield pavements – including runways, low speed taxiways, shoulders, overruns, roads, parking areas. For maximum benefit, apply to new asphalt pavement and pavements in fair or better condition.
P-609 Bituminous Surface Treatments Recommended Use: For airports serving small airplanes 12,500lbs (5670 kg) or less. Not recommended for routine turbo-prop and jet engine aircraft. Warning: May leave excessive amounts of loose aggregate on pavement surface. Only recommended for pavements other than airfield pavements. * Use on overruns, roads, and other general applications. P-626 Emulsified Asphalt Slurry Seal Surface Treatment Recommended Use: For airports serving small airplanes 12,500lbs (5670 kg) or less, some 60,000lbs (27216 kg) or less exceptions. P-629 Thermoplastic Coal Tar Emulsion Surface Treatments & P-630 Refined Coal Tar Emulsion w/out Additives, Slurry Seal Surface Treatment & P-631 Refined Coal Tar Emulsion With Additives, Slurry Seal Surface Treatment Recommended Use: For airports serving small airplanes 12,500lbs (5670 kg) or less, some 60,000lbs (27216 kg) or less exceptions. Warning: Many states and local authorities prohibit the use of coal tar products with environmental/safety regulations. P-632 Bituminous Pavement Rejuvenation (Reclamite) Recommended Use: For airports serving small airplanes 12,500lbs (5670 kg) or less. *Use on pavements other than airfield pavements. Note: the term “rejuvenation product” carries the same connotation as the term “rejuvenator” or “rejuvenator/sealer.”
