Special Conditions: Pilatus Aircraft, Ltd., Model PC-12, PC-12/ 45, and PC-12/47 Airplanes, Lithium Batteries
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 20, 2016 for Finnoff Aviation. System: electric propulsion.
What it applies to
- Applicant
- Finnoff Aviation
- Makes
- Pilatus Aircraft
- Models
- —
- Published
- November 20, 2016
- Effective
- November 20, 2016
- The FAA's document
- On the FAA's site
The FAA's summary their words, unchanged
These special conditions are issued for the Pilatus Aircraft, Ltd., Model PC-12, PC-12/45, and PC-12/47 airplanes. This airplane as modified by Finnoff Aviation will have a novel or unusual design feature associated with the installation of a rechargeable lithium battery. 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.