Special Conditions: Agusta S.p.A. Model AW139 and AB139 Helicopter, Installation of a Search and Rescue (SAR) Automatic Flight Control System (AFCS)
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 July 26, 2012 for Agusta S.P.A.. System: flight controls.
What it applies to
- Applicant
- Agusta S.P.A.
- Makes
- Agusta S.p.A.
- Models
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- Published
- July 26, 2012
- Effective
- July 17, 2012
- The FAA's document
- On the FAA's site
The FAA's summary their words, unchanged
These special conditions are issued for the Agusta S.p.A. (Agusta) Model AW139 and AB139 helicopters. These model helicopters, as modified by Agusta, will have novel or unusual design features associated with installing an optional SAR AFCS. The applicable airworthiness standards do not contain adequate or appropriate safety standards for this design feature. These special conditions contain the additional safety standards the Administrator considers necessary to show 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.