Special Conditions: Airbus Model A318, A319, A320, and A321 Series Airplanes; \nInteraction of Systems and Structures
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 17, 2012 for Airbus. System: airframe structure.
What it applies to
- Applicant
- Airbus
- Makes
- Airbus
- Models
- —
- Published
- October 17, 2012
- Effective
- April 10, 2000
- The FAA's document
- On the FAA's site
The FAA's summary their words, unchanged
These special conditions are issued for the Airbus Model A318, A319, and A320 series airplanes with modification 160500 and Model A321 series airplanes with modification 160023 (Sharklet). These airplanes will have novel or unusual design features when compared to the state of technology envisioned in the airworthiness standards for transport category airplanes. The design features are associated with the systems that affect the structural performance of the airplane. The applicable airworthiness regulations do not contain adequate or appropriate safety standards for these design features. 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.