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PMC/P6P Pallet

Built to three standard heights. The IATA code, rate class, weights, volume and aircraft fit are below.

PMC/P6P Pallet unit load device
IATA code
P6P 10-ft flat pallet with net
Rate class
Type 2BG
Aircraft it fits
747, 767, 777, 787, DC-10, MD-11
Empty weight
120 kg (265 lb)
AS1825 volume
11.5 m³ (407 ft³) at 162.6 cm; 17.0 m³ (600 ft³) at 243.8 cm; 21.2 m³ (750 ft³) at 299.7 cm
Boeing volume
11.7 m³ (415 ft³) at 162.2 cm; 17.0 m³ (600 ft³) at 243.8 cm; 21.2 m³ (750 ft³) at 299.7 cm

How the PMC/P6P Pallet is used

The P6P ten-foot flat pallet. With the LD-7 it is the most common pallet in air cargo, used in lower holds and on main decks.

It is built to three standard heights, and the volume follows: about 11.5 m³ at 162.6 cm, 17.0 m³ at 243.8 cm and 21.2 m³ at 299.7 cm. Which height applies depends on the aircraft position, so the height needs to be named with the pallet type when booking.

Cargo it usually takes

  • General air freight
  • Freight already on pallets
  • Machinery
  • Retail goods

How this family is arranged

  • A general-purpose flat pallet, accepted in lower holds and on main decks.
  • Built to three standard heights, so the height must be named with the pallet type.
  • A flat aluminium sheet base with hardened edge rails that lock into the aircraft restraint system.
  • Cargo is built on the base and held by a net pulled onto the edge rails.
  • A contoured build follows the hold profile. A squared-off build uses the full main-deck height.
  • Wing variants add hinged or fixed-angle side extensions for cargo that hangs past the base.

Why operators pick it

  • It takes cargo of almost any shape, because nothing encloses it.
  • Empty weight is the lightest of any ULD for that footprint, so more of the allowance goes to cargo.
  • Empty units stack flat, which keeps the cost of moving them back down.

Settle these points before you book

  • The cargo is open and the net is the only restraint, so the quality of the build-up decides whether the load arrives whole.
  • The finished load has to match the hold contour or it will not fit.
  • Nets and edge rails wear. Both are checked before the unit is accepted.
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