Special Conditions: Avmax Aviation Services Inc., Bombardier Model DHC-8-100/-200/-300 Series Airplanes; Installed Rechargeable Lithium Batteries and Battery Systems
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 July 24, 2016 for Avmax Aviation Services INC., covering the DHC-8-100 Series, DHC-8-200 Series, DHC-8-300 Series. System: electric propulsion.
What it applies to
- Applicant
- Avmax Aviation Services INC.
- Makes
- Bombardier
- Models
- DHC-8-100 Series, DHC-8-200 Series, DHC-8-300 Series
- On this site
- Bombardier DHC-8 Dash 8 and Q400 58 registered
- Published
- July 24, 2016
- Effective
- July 24, 2016
- The FAA's document
- On the FAA's site
The FAA's summary their words, unchanged
These special conditions are issued for the Bombardier Model DHC-8-100/-200/-300 series airplanes. These airplanes, as modified by Avmax Aviation Services Inc. (Avmax), will have a novel or unusual design feature when compared to the state of technology envisioned in the airworthiness standards for transport-category airplanes. This design feature is rechargeable lithium batteries to replace the existing nickel-cadmium and lead-acid rechargeable batteries. 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.