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Special Conditions: Airbus Model A380-800 Airplane; Fire Protection

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 December 12, 2006 for Airbus. System: cabin, seats and restraints.

What it applies to

Applicant
Airbus
Makes
Airbus
Models
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Published
December 12, 2006
Effective
November 29, 2006
The FAA's document
On the FAA's site

The FAA's summary their words, unchanged

These special conditions are issued for the Airbus A380-800 airplane, which has novel and unusual design features, such as a full- length, double deck passenger cabin and electrical equipment bays distributed throughout the airplane. For these design features, the applicable airworthiness regulations do not contain adequate or appropriate safety standards regarding fire protection. 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. Additional special conditions will be issued for other novel or unusual design features of the Airbus Model A380-800 airplane.

Source: FAA special conditions (final) from the Dynamic Regulatory System; the Federal Register carries the same notices.