Special Conditions: Airbus Model A321neo XLR Airplane; Flight-Envelope Protection Functions-General
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 February 27, 2023 for Airbus. System: other and general.
What it applies to
- Applicant
- Airbus
- Makes
- Airbus
- Models
- —
- Published
- February 27, 2023
- Effective
- March 29, 2023
- 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 A321neo XLR 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 an electronic flight-control system that provides flight-envelope protections. 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.