Special Conditions: Boeing Model 747-8 Airplanes; Stairway Between the Main Deck and Upper Deck
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 May 31, 2011 for Boeing. System: other and general.
What it applies to
- Applicant
- Boeing
- Makes
- Boeing
- Models
- —
- Published
- May 31, 2011
- Effective
- June 30, 2011
- The FAA's document
- On the FAA's site
The FAA's summary their words, unchanged
These special conditions are issued for Boeing Model 747-8 airplanes. This airplane will have novel or unusual design features when compared to the state of technology envisioned in the airworthiness standards for transport category airplanes. These design features include a stairway between the main deck and upper deck. 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 Boeing 747-8 airplanes.
Source: FAA special conditions (final) from the Dynamic Regulatory System; the Federal Register carries the same notices.