Special Conditions: McDonnell Douglas Model MD-10-10F and MD-10- 30F Airplanes; Enhanced Flight Visibility System (EFVS)
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 August 21, 2005 for Mcdonnell Douglas Corporation. System: instruments and avionics.
What it applies to
- Applicant
- Mcdonnell Douglas Corporation
- Makes
- McDonnell Douglas
- Models
- —
- Published
- August 21, 2005
- Effective
- August 8, 2005
- The FAA's document
- On the FAA's site
The FAA's summary their words, unchanged
These special conditions are issued for the McDonnell Douglas Model MD-10-10F and MD-10-30F airplanes. These airplanes, as modified by the Federal Express Corporation, will have an advanced enhanced flight visibility system (EFVS). The EFVS is a novel or unusual design feature which consists of a head up display (HUD) system modified to display forward-looking infrared (FLIR) imagery. 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.