Special Conditions: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Bell) Model 412EP Helicopter in the 412 EPI Configuration; Search and Rescue (SAR) With Automatic Flight Control System (AFCS) Installation
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 29, 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 29, 2017
- Effective
- June 28, 2017
- The FAA's document
- On the FAA's site
The FAA's summary their words, unchanged
These special conditions are issued for the Bell Model 412EP (412EPI configuration) helicopter. This helicopter as modified by Bell will have a novel or unusual design feature associated with a 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 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.