Special Conditions: L-3 Communications Integrated Systems; Boeing Model 747-8 Series Airplanes, Large Non-Structural Glass in the Passenger Compartment
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 27, 2017 for L-3 Communications. System: cabin, seats and restraints.
What it applies to
- Applicant
- L-3 Communications
- Makes
- Boeing
- Models
- —
- Published
- July 27, 2017
- Effective
- April 16, 2017
- 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 747-8 airplane. This airplane, as modified by L-3 Communications Integrated Systems (L-3 Communications), 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 the installation of large, non-structural glass panels in the cabin area of an executive interior occupied by passengers and crew. 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.