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Special Conditions: Airbus Model A330-841 and A330-941 New Engine Option (A330neo) Airplanes; Use of High-Incidence Protection and Alpha- Floor 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 January 15, 2018 for Airbus. System: engine.

What it applies to

Applicant
Airbus
Makes
Airbus
Models
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Published
January 15, 2018
Effective
January 15, 2018
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 A330- 841 and A330-941 New Engine Option (A330neo) airplanes. These airplanes 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 a high-incidence protection system that limits the angle of attack (AOA) at which the airplane can be flown during normal low-speed operations, and that the flightcrew cannot override. 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.