80_FR_48397 80 FR 48242 - Special Conditions: Honda Aircraft Company, Model HA-420, HondaJet; Ventilation Requirements in High Altitude Operations

80 FR 48242 - Special Conditions: Honda Aircraft Company, Model HA-420, HondaJet; Ventilation Requirements in High Altitude Operations

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 155 (August 12, 2015)

Page Range48242-48244
FR Document2015-19835

These special conditions are issued for the Honda Aircraft Company, Model HA-420 airplane. This airplane will have a novel or unusual design feature associated with high altitude operations above 41,000 feet. 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.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 155 (Wednesday, August 12, 2015) 
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 155 (Wednesday, August 12, 2015)]
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[FR Doc No: 2015-19835]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 23

[Docket No. FAA-2015-2903; Special Conditions No. 23-270-SC]


Special Conditions: Honda Aircraft Company, Model HA-420, 
HondaJet; Ventilation Requirements in High Altitude Operations

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final special conditions; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: These special conditions are issued for the Honda Aircraft 
Company, Model HA-420 airplane. This airplane will have a novel or 
unusual design feature associated with high altitude operations above 
41,000 feet. 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.

DATES: The effective date of these special conditions is August 12, 
2015.
    We must receive your comments by September 11, 2015

ADDRESSES: Send comments identified by docket number FAA-2015-2903 
using any of the following methods:
     Federal eRegulations Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and follow the online instructions for sending your 
comments electronically.
     Mail: Send comments to Docket Operations, M-30, U.S. 
Department of Transportation (DOT), 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Room 
W12-140, West Building Ground Floor, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
     Hand Delivery of Courier: Take comments to Docket 
Operations in Room W12-140 of the West Building Ground Floor at 1200 
New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m., and 5 p.m., 
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
     Fax: Fax comments to Docket Operations at 202-493-2251.
    Privacy: The FAA will post all comments it receives, without 
change, to http://regulations.gov, including any personal information 
the commenter provides. Using the search function of the docket Web 
site, anyone can find and read the electronic form of all comments 
received into any FAA docket, including the name of the individual 
sending the comment (or signing the comment for an association, 
business, labor union, etc.). DOT's complete Privacy Act Statement can 
be found in the Federal Register published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 
19477-19478), as well as at http://DocketsInfo.dot.gov.
    Docket: Background documents or comments received may be read at 
http://www.regulations.gov at any time. Follow the online instructions 
for accessing the docket or go to the Docket Operations in Room W12-140 
of the West Building Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 
Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 
except Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Leslie B. Taylor, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification 
Service, 901 Locust, Room 301, Kansas City, MO 64106; telephone (816) 
329-4134; facsimile (816) 329-4090.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  The FAA has determined, in accordance with 
5 U.S. Code 553(b)(3)(B) and 553(d)(3), that notice and opportunity for 
prior public comment hereon are unnecessary because the substance of 
these special conditions has been subject to the public comment process 
in several prior instances with no substantive comments received. The 
FAA therefore finds that good cause exists for making these special 
conditions effective upon issuance.

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         Special condition No.               Company/airplane model
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23-243-SC.............................  Embraer Model EMB-505.
23-102-SC.............................  Cessna Model 525A.
25-ANM-108............................  Gulfstream Aerospace
                                         Corporation, Model Gulfstream
                                         V.
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Comments Invited

    We invite interested people to take part in this rulemaking by 
sending written comments, data, or views. The most helpful comments 
reference a specific portion of the special conditions, explain the 
reason for any recommended change, and include supporting data. We ask 
that you send us two copies of written comments.
    We will consider all comments we receive on or before the closing 
date for comments. We will consider comments filed late if it is 
possible to do so without incurring expense or delay. We may change 
these special conditions based on the comments we receive.

Background

    On October 11, 2006, Honda Aircraft Company applied for a type 
certificate for their new model HA-420. On October 10, 2013, Honda 
Aircraft Company requested an extension with an effective application 
date of October 1, 2013. This extension changed the type certification 
basis to amendment 23-62.
    The HA-420 is a four to five passenger (depending on 
configuration), two crew, lightweight business jet with a 43,000-foot 
service ceiling and a maximum takeoff weight of 9963 pounds. The 
airplane is powered by two GE-Honda Aero Engines (GHAE) HF-120 turbofan 
engines.
    This airplane will have a novel or unusual design feature 
associated with high altitude operations above 41,000 feet. During the 
development of the supersonic transport special conditions, it was 
noted that certain pressurization

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failures resulted in hot ram or bleed air being used to maintain 
pressurization. Such a measure can lead to cabin temperatures that 
exceed human tolerance limits following probable and improbable 
failures. The current part 23 does not address this hazard.

Type Certification Basis

    Under the provisions of 14 CFR 21.17, Honda Aircraft Company must 
show that the HA-420 meets the applicable provisions of part 23, as 
amended by amendment 23-0 through amendment 23-62 thereto.
    If the Administrator finds that the applicable airworthiness 
regulations (i.e., 14 CFR part 23) do not contain adequate or 
appropriate safety standards for the HA-420 because of a novel or 
unusual design feature, special conditions are prescribed under the 
provisions of Sec.  21.16.
    In addition to the applicable airworthiness regulations and special 
conditions, the HA-420, must comply with the fuel vent and exhaust 
emission requirements of 14 CFR part 34 and the noise certification 
requirements of 14 CFR part 36; and the FAA must issue a finding of 
regulatory adequacy under Sec.  611 of Public Law 92-574, the ``Noise 
Control Act of 1972.''
    The FAA issues special conditions, as defined in Sec.  11.19, under 
Sec.  11.38 and they become part of the type certification basis under 
Sec.  21.17(a)(2). Special conditions are initially applicable to the 
model for which they are issued. Should the type certificate for that 
model be amended later to include any other model that incorporates the 
same novel or unusual design feature, the special conditions would also 
apply to the other model.

Novel or Unusual Design Features

    The HA-420 will incorporate the following novel or unusual design 
features: Will operate at altitudes above 41,000 feet where the 
ventilation requirements in Sec.  23.831, amendment 23-62, are 
inadequate above that altitude.

Applicability

    As discussed above, these special conditions are applicable to the 
HA-420. Should Honda Aircraft Company apply at a later date for a 
change to the type certificate to include another model incorporating 
the same novel or unusual design feature, the special conditions would 
apply to that model as well.

Conclusion

    This action affects only certain novel or unusual design features 
on one model of airplanes. It is not a rule of general applicability 
and affects only the applicant who applied to the FAA for approval of 
these features on the airplane.
    The substance of these special conditions has been subjected to the 
notice and comment period in several prior instances, identified above, 
and has been derived without substantive change from those previously 
issued. It is unlikely that prior public comment would result in a 
significant change from the substance contained herein. Therefore, 
notice and opportunity for prior public comment hereon are unnecessary 
and the FAA finds good cause, in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(3)(B) 
and 553(d)(3), making these special conditions effective upon issuance. 
The FAA is requesting comments to allow interested persons to submit 
views that may not have been submitted in response to the prior 
opportunities for comment described above.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 23

    Aircraft, Aviation safety, Signs and symbols.

Citation

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The authority citation for these special conditions is as follows:

    Authority:  49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113 and 44701; 14 CFR 21.16 and 
21.17; and 14 CFR 11.38 and 11.19.

The Special Conditions

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Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me by the 
Administrator, the following special conditions are issued as part of 
the type certification basis for Honda Aircraft Company, HA-420 
airplanes.

1. Air Conditioning

    In addition to the requirements of Sec.  23.831(c) through (d), 
amendment 23-62, the applicant must design the cabin cooling system to 
meet the following conditions during flight above 15,000 feet mean sea 
level:
    a. After any probable failure, the cabin temperature-time history 
may not exceed the values shown in figure 1.
    b. After any improbable failure, the cabin temperature-time history 
may not exceed the values shown in figure 2.

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    Issued in Kansas City, Missouri on August 3, 2015.
Earl Lawrence,
Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-19835 Filed 8-11-15; 8:45 am]
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Building Ground Floor, Washington, DC special conditions effective upon Annette L. Vietti-Cook, 20590–0001. issuance. Secretary of the Commission. • Hand Delivery of Courier: Take [FR Doc. 2015–19843 Filed 8–11–15; 8:45 am] comments to Docket Operations in Special condition Company/airplane model Room W12–140 of the West Building No. BILLING CODE 7590–01–P Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey 23–243–SC ....... Embraer Model EMB–505. Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9 23–102–SC ....... Cessna Model 525A. a.m., and 5 p.m., Monday through 25–ANM–108 .... Gulfstream Aerospace Cor- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Friday, except Federal holidays. poration, Model Gulf- Federal Aviation Administration • Fax: Fax comments to Docket stream V. Operations at 202–493–2251. Privacy: The FAA will post all Comments Invited 14 CFR Part 23 comments it receives, without change, [Docket No. FAA–2015–2903; Special to http://regulations.gov, including any We invite interested people to take Conditions No. 23–270–SC] personal information the commenter part in this rulemaking by sending provides. Using the search function of written comments, data, or views. The Special Conditions: Honda Aircraft the docket Web site, anyone can find most helpful comments reference a Company, Model HA–420, HondaJet; and read the electronic form of all specific portion of the special Ventilation Requirements in High comments received into any FAA conditions, explain the reason for any Altitude Operations docket, including the name of the recommended change, and include individual sending the comment (or supporting data. We ask that you send AGENCY: Federal Aviation us two copies of written comments. Administration (FAA), DOT. signing the comment for an association, We will consider all comments we ACTION: Final special conditions; request business, labor union, etc.). DOT’s receive on or before the closing date for for comments. complete Privacy Act Statement can be comments. We will consider comments found in the Federal Register published filed late if it is possible to do so SUMMARY: These special conditions are on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477–19478), without incurring expense or delay. We issued for the Honda Aircraft Company, as well as at http://DocketsInfo.dot.gov. Docket: Background documents or may change these special conditions Model HA–420 airplane. This airplane comments received may be read at based on the comments we receive. will have a novel or unusual design feature associated with high altitude http://www.regulations.gov at any time. Background operations above 41,000 feet. The Follow the online instructions for On October 11, 2006, Honda Aircraft applicable airworthiness regulations do accessing the docket or go to the Docket Company applied for a type certificate not contain adequate or appropriate Operations in Room W12–140 of the for their new model HA–420. On safety standards for this design feature. West Building Ground Floor at 1200 October 10, 2013, Honda Aircraft These special conditions contain the New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, Company requested an extension with additional safety standards that the DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday an effective application date of October Administrator considers necessary to through Friday, except Federal holidays. 1, 2013. This extension changed the establish a level of safety equivalent to FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: type certification basis to amendment that established by the existing Leslie B. Taylor, Federal Aviation 23–62. airworthiness standards. Administration, Small Airplane The HA–420 is a four to five DATES: The effective date of these Directorate, Aircraft Certification passenger (depending on configuration), special conditions is August 12, 2015. Service, 901 Locust, Room 301, Kansas two crew, lightweight business jet with We must receive your comments by City, MO 64106; telephone (816) 329– a 43,000-foot service ceiling and a September 11, 2015 4134; facsimile (816) 329–4090. maximum takeoff weight of 9963 ADDRESSES: Send comments identified SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA pounds. 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Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 155 / Wednesday, August 12, 2015 / Rules and Regulations 48243 failures resulted in hot ram or bleed air design feature, the special conditions cause, in accordance with 5 U.S.C. being used to maintain pressurization. would also apply to the other model. 553(b)(3)(B) and 553(d)(3), making these Such a measure can lead to cabin special conditions effective upon Novel or Unusual Design Features temperatures that exceed human issuance. The FAA is requesting tolerance limits following probable and The HA–420 will incorporate the comments to allow interested persons to improbable failures. The current part 23 following novel or unusual design submit views that may not have been does not address this hazard. features: Will operate at altitudes above submitted in response to the prior 41,000 feet where the ventilation opportunities for comment described Type Certification Basis requirements in § 23.831, amendment above. Under the provisions of 14 CFR 21.17, 23–62, are inadequate above that Honda Aircraft Company must show altitude. List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 23 that the HA–420 meets the applicable Aircraft, Aviation safety, Signs and provisions of part 23, as amended by Applicability symbols. amendment 23–0 through amendment As discussed above, these special 23–62 thereto. conditions are applicable to the HA– Citation If the Administrator finds that the 420. Should Honda Aircraft Company ■ The authority citation for these applicable airworthiness regulations apply at a later date for a change to the special conditions is as follows: (i.e., 14 CFR part 23) do not contain type certificate to include another adequate or appropriate safety standards model incorporating the same novel or Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113 and for the HA–420 because of a novel or unusual design feature, the special 44701; 14 CFR 21.16 and 21.17; and 14 CFR unusual design feature, special conditions would apply to that model as 11.38 and 11.19. conditions are prescribed under the well. The Special Conditions provisions of § 21.16. In addition to the applicable Conclusion ■ Accordingly, pursuant to the authority airworthiness regulations and special This action affects only certain novel delegated to me by the Administrator, conditions, the HA–420, must comply or unusual design features on one model the following special conditions are with the fuel vent and exhaust emission of airplanes. It is not a rule of general issued as part of the type certification requirements of 14 CFR part 34 and the applicability and affects only the basis for Honda Aircraft Company, HA– noise certification requirements of 14 applicant who applied to the FAA for 420 airplanes. CFR part 36; and the FAA must issue a approval of these features on the 1. Air Conditioning finding of regulatory adequacy under airplane. § 611 of Public Law 92–574, the ‘‘Noise The substance of these special In addition to the requirements of Control Act of 1972.’’ conditions has been subjected to the § 23.831(c) through (d), amendment 23– The FAA issues special conditions, as notice and comment period in several 62, the applicant must design the cabin defined in § 11.19, under § 11.38 and prior instances, identified above, and cooling system to meet the following they become part of the type has been derived without substantive conditions during flight above 15,000 certification basis under § 21.17(a)(2). change from those previously issued. It feet mean sea level: Special conditions are initially is unlikely that prior public comment a. After any probable failure, the cabin applicable to the model for which they would result in a significant change temperature-time history may not are issued. Should the type certificate from the substance contained herein. exceed the values shown in figure 1. for that model be amended later to Therefore, notice and opportunity for b. After any improbable failure, the include any other model that prior public comment hereon are cabin temperature-time history may not incorporates the same novel or unusual unnecessary and the FAA finds good exceed the values shown in figure 2. mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with RULES VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:35 Aug 11, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 E:\FR\FM\12AUR1.SGM 12AUR1

48244 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 155 / Wednesday, August 12, 2015 / Rules and Regulations Issued in Kansas City, Missouri on August Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), or extrapolations of incidental catch, 3, 2015. Commerce. including river herring and shad, and Earl Lawrence, these measures are designed to address ACTION: Final rule. Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft this issue. Certification Service. SUMMARY: NMFS is implementing DATES: Effective September 11, 2015. [FR Doc. 2015–19835 Filed 8–11–15; 8:45 am] regulations consistent with Framework BILLING CODE 4910–13–P Adjustment 9 to the Atlantic Mackerel, ADDRESSES: Copies of the framework Squid, and Butterfish Fishery document, including the Environmental Management Plan. This action will Assessment (EA) and Regulatory Impact DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE further enhance catch monitoring and Review (RIR)/Initial Regulatory address discarding catch before it has Flexibility Analysis (IRFA), are National Oceanic and Atmospheric been sampled by observers (known as available from: Dr. Christopher M. Administration slippage) in the Atlantic mackerel Moore, Executive Director, Mid-Atlantic fishery. Framework 9 implements Fishery Management Council, 800 North 15 CFR Part 902 slippage consequence measures, and a State Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901, requirement that slippage events be telephone (302) 674–2331. The 50 CFR Part 648 reported via the vessel monitoring framework document is also accessible [Docket No. 150401329–5659–02] system. For allowable slippage events, via the Internet at: http:// due to safety, mechanical failure, or www.greateratlantic.fisheries.noaa.gov. RIN 0648–BF00 excess catch of spiny dogfish, vessels Written comments regarding the mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with RULES Fisheries of the Northeastern United must move 15 nm (27.8 km) from the burden-hour estimates or other aspects States; Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and location of the slippage event. For non- of the collection-of-information Butterfish Fisheries; Framework allowable slippage events, due to requirements contained in this final rule Adjustment 9 reasons other than those listed may be submitted to NMFS, Greater previously, vessels must terminate their Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office and AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries fishing trip. Slippage events have the by email to OIRA_Submission@ ER12AU15.000</GPH> Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and potential to substantially affect analysis omb.eop.gov, or fax to (202) 395–7285. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:35 Aug 11, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 E:\FR\FM\12AUR1.SGM 12AUR1


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CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionRules and Regulations
ActionFinal special conditions; request for comments.
DatesThe effective date of these special conditions is August 12, 2015.
ContactLeslie B. Taylor, Federal Aviation Administration, Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service, 901 Locust, Room 301, Kansas City, MO 64106; telephone (816) 329-4134; facsimile (816) 329-4090.
FR Citation80 FR 48242 
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