Special Conditions: Boeing Model 747 Series Airplanes; Seats with Non-Traditional, Large, Non-Metallic Panels
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 February 14, 2008 for Boeing. System: cabin, seats and restraints.
What it applies to
- Applicant
- Boeing
- Makes
- Boeing
- Models
- —
- Published
- February 14, 2008
- Effective
- March 16, 2008
- The FAA's document
- On the FAA's site
The FAA's summary their words, unchanged
These special conditions are for Boeing Model 747 series airplanes. These airplanes will have a novel or unusual design feature(s) associated with seats that include non-traditional, large, non-metallic panels that would affect survivability during a post-crash fire event. 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.