Special Conditions: CASA CN-235-100, Lightning and Radio Frequency (RF) Energy Protection
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 23, 1989 for Construcciones Aeronauticas. System: engine.
What it applies to
- Applicant
- Construcciones Aeronauticas
- Makes
- CASA
- Models
- —
- Published
- January 23, 1989
- Effective
- December 12, 1988
- The FAA's document
- On the FAA's site
The FAA's summary their words, unchanged
This special conditions are issued for the CASA Model CN-235-100 airplane. This airplane will have novel or unusual design features associated with engine electronic controllers. The applicable airworthiness regulations do not contain adequate or appropriate safety standards for the protection of the engine electronic controllers from the effects of lightning and the susceptibility to external radio frequency (RF) energy sources. This notice contains the additional safety standards which the Administrator finds necessary to ensure that the critical and essential functions these controllers perform are maintained.
Source: FAA special conditions (final) from the Dynamic Regulatory System; the Federal Register carries the same notices.