Special Conditions: Bombardier Inc., Models BD-500-1A10 and BD- 500-1A11 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 December 18, 2013 for Bombardier. System: cabin, seats and restraints.
What it applies to
- Applicant
- Bombardier
- Makes
- Bombardier
- Models
- —
- Published
- December 18, 2013
- Effective
- February 2, 2014
- The FAA's document
- On the FAA's site
The FAA's summary their words, unchanged
These special conditions are issued for the Bombardier Inc. Models BD-500-1A10 and BD-500-1A11 series airplanes. These airplanes 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.