Special Conditions: Embraer S.A.; Model EMB 500; Single-Place Side Facing Seat Dynamic Test Requirements
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 October 19, 2011 for Embraer. System: cabin, seats and restraints.
What it applies to
- Applicant
- Embraer
- Makes
- Embraer
- Models
- —
- Published
- October 19, 2011
- Effective
- October 11, 2011
- The FAA's document
- On the FAA's site
The FAA's summary their words, unchanged
These special conditions are issued for the installation of a single-place side facing seat on Embraer S.A. EMB 500 aircraft. Side- facing seats are considered a novel design, and their installation in a part 23 airplane was not envisaged and is not adequately addressed in 14 CFR part 23. The FAA has determined that the existing regulations do not provide adequate or appropriate safety standards for occupants of single-place side-facing seats. In order to provide a level of safety that is equivalent to that afforded to occupants of forward and aft facing seating, additional airworthiness standards, in the form of special conditions, are necessary.
Source: FAA special conditions (final) from the Dynamic Regulatory System; the Federal Register carries the same notices.