Special Conditions: Boeing, Model 777F; Enhanced Flight Vision 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 April 11, 2012 for Fedex Express Corporation. System: instruments and avionics.
What it applies to
- Applicant
- Fedex Express Corporation
- Makes
- Boeing
- Models
- —
- Published
- April 11, 2012
- Effective
- March 21, 2012
- 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 777F airplane. This airplane, as modified by the FedEx Express Corporation, will have a novel or unusual design feature associated with an advanced, enhanced flight vision system (EFVS). The EFVS consists of a head-up display (HUD) system modified to display forward-looking infrared (FLIR) imagery. 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.