Special Conditions: Textron Aviation Inc. Model 700 Series Airplanes; Installed Rechargeable Lithium Batteries
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 May 31, 2018 for Textron Aviation INC., covering the 700 Series. System: electric propulsion.
What it applies to
- Applicant
- Textron Aviation INC.
- Makes
- Textron Aviation Inc.
- Models
- 700 Series
- On this site
- Textron Aviation Inc 700 174 registered
- Published
- May 31, 2018
- Effective
- May 31, 2018
- The FAA's document
- On the FAA's site
The FAA's summary their words, unchanged
These special conditions are issued for the Textron Aviation Inc. (Textron) Model 700 series 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 the installation of rechargeable lithium batteries. 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.