Special Conditions: Boeing Model 757 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 January 3, 2010 for Boeing. System: cabin, seats and restraints.
What it applies to
- Applicant
- Boeing
- Makes
- Boeing
- Models
- —
- Published
- January 3, 2010
- Effective
- February 17, 2010
- The FAA's document
- On the FAA's site
The FAA's summary their words, unchanged
These special conditions are issued for Boeing Model 757 series airplanes. These airplanes, as modified by Continental Airlines, Inc., will have a novel or unusual design feature 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.