Special Conditions: Aero Propulsion, Inc., Piper Model PA28-236; 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 August 3, 2006 for Aero Propulsion. System: engine.
What it applies to
- Applicant
- Aero Propulsion
- Makes
- Piper
- Models
- —
- Published
- August 3, 2006
- Effective
- July 26, 2006
- The FAA's document
- On the FAA's site
The FAA's summary their words, unchanged
These special conditions are issued to Aero Propulsion, Inc., for the Piper Model PA28-236 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.