Special Conditions: Societe de Motorisation Aeronautiques (SMA) Engines, Inc., Cessna Models 182Q and 182R; Diesel Cycle Engine Using Turbine (Jet) Fuel
Special conditions are rules the FAA writes for one design when the standard certification rules do not cover something new about it. These were published July 19, 2006 for Societe de Motorisation Aeronautiques (Sma) Engines. System: engine.
What it applies to
- Applicant
- Societe de Motorisation Aeronautiques (Sma) Engines
- Makes
- Societe de Motorisation Aeronautiques (SMA) Engines
- Models
- —
- Published
- July 19, 2006
- Effective
- July 10, 2006
- The FAA's document
- On the FAA's site
The FAA's summary their words, unchanged
These special conditions are issued for the Cessna Models 182Q and 182R airplanes with a Societe de Motorisation Aeronautiques (SMA) Model SR305-230 aircraft diesel engine (ADE). This airplane will have a novel or unusual design feature(s) associated with the installation of a diesel cycle engine utilizing turbine (jet) fuel. The applicable airworthiness regulations do not contain adequate or appropriate safety standards for installation of this new technology engine. These special conditions contain the additional safety standards that the Administrator considers necessary to establish a level of safety equivalent to that established by the existing airworthiness standards.
Source: FAA special conditions (final) from the Dynamic Regulatory System; the Federal Register carries the same notices.