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Special conditions

Special Condition: Eurocopter Deutschland Model EC135 Helicopter, Full Authority Digital Engine Control

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 22, 1996 for Eurocopter. System: engine.

What it applies to

Applicant
Eurocopter
Makes
Eurocopter
Models
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Published
February 22, 1996
Effective
March 24, 1996
The FAA's document
On the FAA's site

The FAA's summary their words, unchanged

This special condition is issued for the Eurocopter Deutschland Model EC135 helicopter. This helicopter will have a novel or unusual design feature associated with the Turbomeca Arrius 2B or United Technologies Pratt & Whitney PW 206B engines with a full authority digital engine control (FADEC) system. This special condition contains additional safety standards that the Administrator considers necessary to establish a level of safety equivalent to that provided by the applicable airworthiness standards.

Source: FAA special conditions (final) from the Dynamic Regulatory System; the Federal Register carries the same notices.