Special Conditions: Embraer S.A., Model EMB-500; Fire Extinguishing for Aft Fuselage Mounted Engines
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 January 17, 2008 for Embraer. System: engine.
What it applies to
- Applicant
- Embraer
- Makes
- Embraer
- Models
- —
- Published
- January 17, 2008
- Effective
- January 6, 2008
- The FAA's document
- On the FAA's site
The FAA's summary their words, unchanged
These special conditions are issued for the Embraer Model EMB- 500 airplane. This airplane will have a novel or unusual design feature(s) associated with aft mounted engine fire protection. The applicable airworthiness regulations do not contain adequate or appropriate safety standards for this design feature. 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.