Special Conditions: Boeing Model 747-8/-8F Airplanes, Structural Design Requirements for Four-Post Main Landing Gear System
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 October 7, 2009 for Boeing. System: landing gear.
What it applies to
- Applicant
- Boeing
- Makes
- Boeing
- Models
- —
- Published
- October 7, 2009
- Effective
- November 8, 2009
- The FAA's document
- On the FAA's site
The FAA's summary their words, unchanged
These special conditions are issued for the Boeing Model 747- 8/-8F airplane. This airplane will have novel or unusual design features associated with a four-post main landing gear system. 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.