Final Special Conditions: AmSafe Aviation; Inflatable Restraints Installation; Approved Model List of Normal and Utility Category Airplanes, and Agricultural Airplanes Certificated in the Normal/ Utility/Restricted Category
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 November 6, 2008 for Amsafe Aviation. System: cabin, seats and restraints.
What it applies to
- Applicant
- Amsafe Aviation
- Makes
- Aerostar Aircraft; Air Tractor, Inc.; All American; Allied Ag Cat Productions, Inc.; American Champion; Augustair; Bellanca; Cessna; Commander Aircraft; Diamond; FS 2002 Corporation; FS 2003 Corporation; Gippsland Aeronautics Pty. Ltd.; Great Lakes; Helio Aircraft; Latino Americana De Aviaci n (LAVIA) S.A.; Learjet; Lockheed; Luscombe Aircraft; Maule; Mooney; Piper; Prop-Jets, Inc.; Raytheon; Reims Aviation; Sierra Hotel Aero, Inc.; Sky International, Inc.; SOCATA; Taylorcraft Aviation LLC; Thrush Aircraft, Inc.; Tiger Aircraft; Twin Commander; Univair; Weatherly Aircraft Company
- Models
- —
- Published
- November 6, 2008
- Effective
- October 30, 2008
- The FAA's document
- On the FAA's site
The FAA's summary their words, unchanged
These special conditions are issued for AmSafe Aviation to amend the list of approved models. These airplanes, as modified by AmSafe Aviation, will have novel and unusual design features associated with the lap belt or shoulder harness portion of the safety belt, which contains an integrated airbag device. The applicable airworthiness regulations do not contain adequate and 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 airworthiness standards.
Source: FAA special conditions (final) from the Dynamic Regulatory System; the Federal Register carries the same notices.