Special Conditions: Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. (BHTI), Model 525 Helicopters; Crew Alerting System (CAS)
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 May 30, 2017 for Bell Helicopter Textron, INC.. System: other and general.
What it applies to
- Applicant
- Bell Helicopter Textron, INC.
- Makes
- Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc.
- Models
- —
- Published
- May 30, 2017
- Effective
- December 8, 2016
- The FAA's document
- On the FAA's site
The FAA's summary their words, unchanged
These special conditions are issued for the BHTI Model 525 helicopter. This helicopter will have a novel or unusual design feature associated with the electronic CAS. 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.