Special Conditions: Airbus SAS Model A320 and A321 Series Airplanes; Rechargeable Lithium Batteries and Battery System Installations
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 June 8, 2023 for Airbus Sas. System: electric propulsion.
What it applies to
- Applicant
- Airbus Sas
- Makes
- Airbus SAS
- Models
- —
- Published
- June 8, 2023
- Effective
- June 8, 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 SAS (Airbus) Model A320-251N, -252N, -253N, -271N, -272N, and -273N; and Model A321-251NX, -252NX, -253NX, -271NX, and -272NX 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 mini emergency power supply unit containing rechargeable lithium-ion 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.