Special Conditions: Leonardo S.p.A. (Leonardo) Model AW189, Search and Rescue \n(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 August 11, 2020 for Leonardo, covering the AW189. System: flight controls.
What it applies to
- Applicant
- Leonardo
- Makes
- Agusta S.p.A.; Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc.; Eurocopter France; Sikorsky
- Models
- AW189
- Published
- August 11, 2020
- Effective
- August 26, 2020
- The FAA's document
- On the FAA's site
The FAA's summary their words, unchanged
These special conditions are issued for the Leonardo Model AW189 helicopters. This model of helicopter, as modified by Leonardo, will have the novel or unusual design feature 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 that 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.