Special Conditions: McDonnell Douglas Model DC-8-71/-73/-73F Series Airplanes; High-Intensity Radiated Fields (HIRF)
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 April 3, 2001 for Hollingsead International. System: instruments and avionics.
What it applies to
- Applicant
- Hollingsead International
- Makes
- McDonnell Douglas
- Models
- —
- Published
- April 3, 2001
- Effective
- March 26, 2001
- The FAA's document
- On the FAA's site
The FAA's summary their words, unchanged
These special conditions are issued for McDonnell Douglas Model DC-8-71/-73/-73F series airplanes modified by Hollingsead International, Inc. These modified airplanes will have novel or unusual design features when compared to the state of technology envisioned in the airworthiness standards for transport category airplanes. The modification incorporates the installation of new Liquid Crystal Flight Instruments, the Attitude Directional Indicator (ADI) and the Horizontal Situation Indicator (HSI). The liquid crystal flight instruments will utilize electrical and electronic systems that perform critical functions. The applicable airworthiness regulations do not contain adequate or appropriate safety standards for the protection of these systems from the effects of high-intensity-radiated fields (HIRF). 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.