Special Conditions: Voyageur Aerotech Inc., Bombardier DHC-8-100, DHC-8-200, DHC-8-300 and DHC-8-400 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 October 8, 2019 for Voyageur Aerotech INC., covering the DHC-8-100 Series, DHC-8-200 Series, DHC-8-300 Series, DHC-8-400 Series. System: electric propulsion.
What it applies to
- Applicant
- Voyageur Aerotech INC.
- Makes
- Bombardier
- Models
- DHC-8-100 Series, DHC-8-200 Series, DHC-8-300 Series, DHC-8-400 Series
- On this site
- Bombardier DHC-8 Dash 8 and Q400 58 registered
- Published
- October 8, 2019
- Effective
- October 8, 2019
- 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 No. DHC-8-100, DHC-8-200, DHC-8-300, and DHC-8-400 series airplanes. These airplanes, as modified by Voyageur Aerotech Inc. (Voyageur), will have novel or unusual design features when compared to the state of technology envisioned in the airworthiness standards for transport category airplanes. This design feature is a rechargeable lithium battery pack inside the Emergency Backup Power Supply. 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.