81_FR_51235 81 FR 51086 - Special Conditions: Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation Model GVII-G500 Airplanes; Interaction of Systems and Structures Through a Three-Axis Fly-by-Wire System

81 FR 51086 - Special Conditions: Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation Model GVII-G500 Airplanes; Interaction of Systems and Structures Through a Three-Axis Fly-by-Wire System

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 149 (August 3, 2016)

Page Range51086-51090
FR Document2016-18448

These special conditions are issued for the Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation (Gulfstream) Model GVII-G500 airplane. This airplane will have a novel or unusual design feature when compared to the state of technology envisioned in the airworthiness standards for transport-category airplanes. This design feature is a fly-by-wire flight-control system that governs the pitch, yaw, and roll axes of the airplane. 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.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 25

[Docket No. FAA-2015-7294; Special Conditions No. 25-628-SC]


Special Conditions: Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation Model GVII-
G500 Airplanes; Interaction of Systems and Structures Through a Three-
Axis Fly-by-Wire System

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 Gulfstream 
Aerospace Corporation (Gulfstream) Model GVII-G500 airplane. This 
airplane will have a novel or unusual design feature when compared to 
the state of technology envisioned in the airworthiness standards for 
transport-category airplanes. This design feature is a fly-by-wire 
flight-control system that governs the pitch, yaw, and roll axes of the 
airplane. 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: This action is effective on Gulfstream on August 3, 2016. We 
must receive your comments by September 19, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Send comments identified by docket number FAA-2015-7294 
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

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Building Ground Floor, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
     Hand Delivery or 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://www.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 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: Walt Sippel, FAA, Airframe and Cabin 
Safety Branch, ANM-115, Transport Airplane Directorate, Aircraft 
Certification Service, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, Washington 98057-
3356; telephone 425-227-2774; facsimile 425-227-1320.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA has determined that notice of, and 
opportunity for prior public comment on, these special conditions is 
impracticable 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 
publication in the Federal Register.

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 will consider all comments we receive by the closing date for 
comments. We may change these special conditions based on the comments 
we receive.

Background

    On March 29, 2012, Gulfstream applied for a type certificate for 
their new Model GVII-G500 airplane. This transport-category, twin-
engine airplane will be a business jet capable of accommodating up to 
19 passengers. The maximum takeoff weight is 91,000 lbs.

Type Certification Basis

    Under title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) 21.17, 
Gulfstream must show that the Model GVII-G500 airplane meets the 
applicable provisions of 14 CFR part 25, as amended by Amendments 25-1 
through 25-129.
    If the Administrator finds that the applicable airworthiness 
regulations (i.e., part 25) do not contain adequate or appropriate 
safety standards for the Model GVII-G500 airplane because of a novel or 
unusual design feature, special conditions are prescribed under the 
provisions of Sec.  21.16.
    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 or similar 
novel or unusual design feature, the special conditions would also 
apply to the other model under Sec.  21.101.
    In addition to the applicable airworthiness regulations and special 
conditions, Model GVII-G500 airplanes 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. The FAA must issue a 
finding of regulatory adequacy under section 611 of Public Law 92-574, 
the ``Noise Control Act of 1972.''
    The FAA issues special conditions, as defined in 14 CFR 11.19, in 
accordance with Sec.  11.38, and they become part of the type 
certification basis under Sec.  21.17(a)(2).

Novel or Unusual Design Features

    The Model GVII-G500 airplane will incorporate the following novel 
or unusual design feature:
    A fly-by-wire flight-control system that governs the pitch, yaw, 
and roll axes of the airplane.

Discussion

    Active flight-control systems are capable of providing automatic 
responses to inputs from sources other than pilots. Active flight-
control systems have been expanded in function, effectiveness, and 
reliability such that fly-by-wire flight controls, without a manual 
backup system to address system failures, are becoming standard 
equipment. As a result of these advancements in flight-control 
technology, the current safety standards contained in 14 CFR part 25 do 
not provide an adequate basis to address an acceptable level of safety 
for airplanes so equipped. Instead, certification of these systems has 
been achieved by issuance of special conditions under the provisions of 
Sec.  21.16.
    For example, stability-augmentation systems (SASs), and to a lesser 
extent load alleviation systems (LASs), have been used on transport 
airplanes for many years. Past approvals of these systems were based on 
individual findings of equivalent level of safety with existing rules 
and through special conditions. Advisory circular 25.672-1 was issued 
November 11, 1983, to provide an equivalent means of compliance under 
the provisions of Sec.  21.21(b)(1) for SAS, LAS, and flutter control 
systems (FCSs), another type of active flight-control system.
    Although autopilots are also considered active flight-control 
systems, their control authority has historically been limited such 
that the consequences of system failures could be readily counteracted 
by the pilot. Now, autopilot functions are integrated into the primary 
flight controls and given sufficient control authority to maneuver the 
airplane to its structural design limits. This advanced technology, 
with its expanded authority, requires a new approach to account for the 
interaction of control systems and structures.
    The usual deterministic approach to defining the loads envelope 
contained in 14 CFR part 25 does not fully account for system 
effectiveness and system reliability. These automatic systems may be 
inoperative, or may operate in a degraded mode with less than full 
system authority. Therefore, it is necessary to determine the 
structural factors of safety and operating margins such that the joint 
probability of structural failures, due to application of loads during 
system malfunctions, is not greater than that found in airplanes 
equipped with earlier-technology control systems. To achieve this 
objective, it is necessary to define the failure conditions with their 
associated frequency of occurrence to determine the structural factors 
of safety and operating margins that will ensure an acceptable level of 
safety.
    Earlier automatic control systems usually provided two states; 
either fully

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functioning or totally inoperative. The flightcrew readily detected 
these conditions. The new active flight-control systems have failure 
modes that allow the system to function in a degraded mode without full 
authority. The flightcrew do not readily detect these degraded modes. 
Therefore, monitoring systems are required on these new systems to 
provide an annunciation of degraded system capability.
    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.

Applicability

    As discussed above, these special conditions are applicable to the 
Gulfstream Model GVII-G500 airplane. Should Gulfstream apply at a later 
date for a change to the type certificate to include another model 
incorporating the same novel or unusual design feature, these special 
conditions would apply to that model as well.

Conclusion

    This action affects only a certain novel or unusual design feature 
on one model series of airplane. It is not a rule of general 
applicability.
    The substance of these special conditions has been subjected to the 
notice and comment period in several prior instances 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, good cause exists for 
adopting these special conditions upon publication in the Federal 
Register.
    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 25

    Aircraft, Aviation safety, Reporting and recordkeeping 
requirements.

    The authority citation for these special conditions is as follows:

    Authority:  49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701, 44702, 44704.

The Special Conditions

    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 the Gulfstream Model GVII-G500 
airplane.
    For airplanes equipped with systems that affect structural 
performance, either directly or as a result of a failure or 
malfunction, the influence of these systems and their failure 
conditions must be taken into account when showing compliance with the 
requirements of 14 CFR part 25, subparts C and D.
    The following criteria must be used for showing compliance with 
these special conditions for airplanes equipped with flight-control 
systems, autopilots, stability-augmentation systems, load-alleviation 
systems, flutter-control systems, fuel-management systems, and other 
systems that either directly, or as a result of failure or malfunction, 
affect structural performance. If these special conditions are used for 
other systems, it may be necessary to adapt the criteria to the 
specific system.
    1. The criteria defined herein only address the direct structural 
consequences of the system responses and performance. They cannot be 
considered in isolation, but should be included in the overall safety 
evaluation of the airplane. These criteria may, in some instances, 
duplicate standards already established for this evaluation. These 
criteria are only applicable to structure the failure of which could 
prevent continued safe flight and landing. Specific criteria that 
define acceptable limits on handling characteristics or stability 
requirements, when operating in the system degraded or inoperative 
mode, are not provided in these special conditions.
    2. Depending upon the specific characteristics of the airplane, 
additional studies that go beyond the criteria provided in these 
special conditions may be required to demonstrate the airplane's 
capability to meet other realistic conditions, such as alternative gust 
or maneuver descriptions for an airplane equipped with a load-
alleviation system.
    3. The following definitions are applicable to these special 
conditions.
    a. Structural performance: Capability of the airplane to meet the 
structural requirements of 14 CFR part 25.
    b. Flight limitations: Limitations that can be applied to the 
airplane flight conditions following an in-flight occurrence, and that 
are included in the airplane flight manual (e.g., speed limitations, 
avoidance of severe weather conditions, etc.).
    c. Operational limitations: Limitations, including flight 
limitations, that can be applied to the airplane operating conditions 
before dispatch (e.g., fuel, payload and master minimum-equipment list 
limitations).
    d. Probabilistic terms: Terms such as probable, improbable, and 
extremely improbable, as used in these special conditions, are the same 
as those used in Sec.  25.1309.
    e. Failure condition: This term is the same as that used in Sec.  
25.1309. However, these special conditions apply only to system-failure 
conditions that affect the structural performance of the airplane 
(e.g., system-failure conditions that induce loads, change the response 
of the airplane to inputs such as gusts or pilot actions, or lower 
flutter margins).

Effects of Systems on Structures

    1. General. The following criteria will be used in determining the 
influence of a system and its failure conditions on the airplane 
structure.
    2. System fully operative. With the system fully operative, the 
following apply:
    a. Limit loads must be derived in all normal operating 
configurations of the system from all the limit conditions specified in 
14 CFR part 25, subpart C (or defined by special conditions or 
equivalent level of safety in lieu of those specified in subpart C), 
taking into account any special behavior of such a system or associated 
functions, or any effect on the structural performance of the airplane 
that may occur up to the limit loads. In particular, any significant 
nonlinearity (rate of displacement of control surface, thresholds, or 
any other system nonlinearities) must be accounted for in a realistic 
or conservative way when deriving limit loads from limit conditions.
    b. The airplane must meet the strength requirements of 14 CFR part 
25 (static strength, residual strength), using the specified factors to 
derive ultimate loads from the limit loads defined above. The effect of 
nonlinearities must be investigated beyond limit conditions to ensure 
that the behavior of the system presents no anomaly compared to the 
behavior below limit conditions. However, conditions beyond limit 
conditions need not be considered when it can be shown that the 
airplane has design features that will not allow it to exceed those 
limit conditions.
    c. The airplane must meet the aeroelastic stability requirements of 
Sec.  25.629.
    3. System in the failure condition. For any system-failure 
condition not shown to be extremely improbable, the following apply:
    a. At the time of occurrence. Starting from 1g level flight 
conditions, a realistic scenario, including pilot corrective actions, 
must be established to determine the loads occurring at the

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time of failure and immediately after the failure.
    i. For static-strength substantiation, these loads, multiplied by 
an appropriate factor of safety that is related to the probability of 
occurrence of the failure, are ultimate loads to be considered for 
design. The factor of safety is defined in Figure 1, below.
[GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TR03AU16.000

    ii. For residual-strength substantiation, the airplane must be able 
to withstand two thirds of the ultimate loads defined in special 
condition 3.a.(i). For pressurized cabins, these loads must be combined 
with the normal operating differential pressure.
    iii. Freedom from aeroelastic instability must be shown up to the 
speeds defined in Sec.  25.629(b)(2). For failure conditions that 
result in speeds beyond VC/MC, freedom from 
aeroelastic instability must be shown to increased speeds, so that the 
margins intended by Sec.  25.629(b)(2) are maintained.
    iv. Failures of the system that result in forced structural 
vibrations (oscillatory failures) must not produce loads that could 
result in detrimental deformation of primary structure.
    b. For the continuation of the flight. For the airplane in the 
system-failed state, and considering any appropriate reconfiguration 
and flight limitations, the following apply:
    i. The loads derived from the following conditions (or used in lieu 
of the following conditions) at speeds up to VC/
MC (or the speed limitation prescribed for the remainder of 
the flight) must be determined:
    1. The limit symmetrical maneuvering conditions specified in 
Sec. Sec.  25.331 and 25.345.
    2. the limit gust and turbulence conditions specified in Sec. Sec.  
25.341 and 25.345.
    3. the limit rolling conditions specified in Sec.  25.349, and the 
limit unsymmetrical conditions specified in Sec. Sec.  25.367, and 
25.427(b) and (c).
    4. the limit yaw-maneuvering conditions specified in Sec.  25.351.
    5. the limit ground-loading conditions specified in Sec. Sec.  
25.473 and 25.491.
    ii. For static-strength substantiation, each part of the structure 
must be able to withstand the loads in special condition 3.b.(i), 
multiplied by a factor of safety depending on the probability of being 
in this failure state. The factor of safety is defined in Figure 2, 
below.
[GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TR03AU16.001

Where:

Qj = (Tj)(Pj)
Qj = Probability of being in failure mode j
Tj = Average time spent in failure mode j (in hours)
Pj = Probability of occurrence of failure mode j (per 
hour)

    Note:  If Pj is greater than 10-3 per 
flight hour, then a 1.5 factor of safety must be applied to all 
limit load conditions specified in 14 CFR part 25, subpart C.

    iii. For residual-strength substantiation, the airplane must be 
able to withstand two-thirds of the ultimate loads defined in paragraph 
3.b.(ii) of these special conditions. For pressurized cabins, these 
loads must be combined with the normal operating differential pressure.
    iv. If the loads induced by the failure condition have a 
significant effect on fatigue or damage tolerance, then their effects 
must be taken into account.
    v. Freedom from aeroelastic instability must be shown up to a speed 
determined from Figure 3, below. Flutter clearance speeds V' and V'' 
may be based on the speed limitation specified for the remainder of the 
flight using the margins defined by Sec.  25.629(b).

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[GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TR03AU16.002

V' = Clearance speed as defined by Sec.  25.629(b)(2).
V'' = Clearance speed as defined by Sec.  25.629(b)(1).

Where:

Qj = (Tj)(Pj) where:
Qj = Probability of being in failure mode j
Tj = Average time spent in failure mode j (in hours)
Pj = Probability of occurrence of failure mode j (per 
hour)

    Note: If Pj is greater than 10-3 per 
flight hour, then the flutter clearance speed must not be less than 
V''.

    vi. Freedom from aeroelastic instability must also be shown up to 
V' in Figure 3, above, for any probable system-failure condition, 
combined with any damage required or selected for investigation by 
Sec.  25.571(b).
    b. Consideration of certain failure conditions may be required by 
other sections of 14 CFR part 25 regardless of calculated system 
reliability. Where analysis shows the probability of these failure 
conditions to be less than 10-9, criteria other than those 
specified in this paragraph may be used for structural substantiation 
to show continued safe flight and landing.
    4. Failure indications. For system-failure detection and 
indication, the following apply:
    a. The system must be checked for failure conditions, not extremely 
improbable, that degrade the structural capability below the level 
required by 14 CFR part 25, or that significantly reduce the 
reliability of the remaining system. As far as reasonably practicable, 
the flightcrew must be made aware of these failures before flight. 
Certain elements of the control system, such as mechanical and 
hydraulic components, may use special periodic inspections, and 
electronic components may use daily checks, in lieu of detection and 
indication systems, to achieve the objective of this requirement. These 
certification-maintenance requirements must be limited to components 
that are not readily detectable by normal detection-and-indication 
systems, and where service history shows that inspections will provide 
an adequate level of safety.
    b. The existence of any failure condition, not extremely 
improbable, during flight, that could significantly affect the 
structural capability of the airplane, and for which the associated 
reduction in airworthiness can be minimized by suitable flight 
limitations, must be signaled to the flightcrew. For example, failure 
conditions that result in a factor of safety between the airplane 
strength and the loads of 14 CFR part 25, subpart C below 1.25, or 
flutter margins below V'', must be signaled to the crew during flight.
    5. Dispatch with known failure conditions. If the airplane is to be 
dispatched in a known system-failure condition that affects structural 
performance, or that affects the reliability of the remaining system to 
maintain structural performance, then the provisions of these special 
conditions must be met, including the provisions of special condition 2 
for the dispatched condition, and special condition 3 for subsequent 
failures. Expected operational limitations may be taken into account in 
establishing Pj as the probability of failure occurrence for 
determining the safety margin in Figure 1. Flight limitations and 
expected operational limitations may be taken into account in 
establishing Qj as the combined probability of being in the 
dispatched failure condition and the subsequent failure condition for 
the safety margins in Figures 2 and 3. These limitations must be such 
that the probability of being in this combined failure state, and then 
subsequently encountering limit load conditions, is extremely 
improbable. No reduction in these safety margins is allowed if the 
subsequent system-failure rate is greater than 10-3 per 
hour.

    Issued in Renton, Washington, on July 27, 2016.
Victor Wicklund,
Acting Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification 
Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-18448 Filed 8-2-16; 8:45 am]
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                                             List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 25                        c. In addition, peak upper-neck Fz                    Note: As indicated in special conditions
                                                                                                     must be below 937 lb in tension and 899               no. 25–187A–SC, inflatable lapbelts must be
                                               Aircraft, Aviation safety, Reporting                                                                        shown to not affect emergency-egress
                                             and recordkeeping requirements.                         lb in compression.
                                                                                                       d. Rotation of the head about its                   capabilities in the main aisle, cross-aisle, and
                                               The authority citation for these                      vertical axis relative to the torso is
                                                                                                                                                           passageway.
                                             special conditions is as follows:                       limited to 105 degrees in either                        Issued in Renton, Washington, on July 8,
                                               Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701,            direction from forward-facing.                        2016.
                                             44702, 44704.                                             e. The neck must not impact any                     Michael Kaszycki,
                                             The Special Conditions                                  surface that would produce                            Assistant Manager, Transport Airplane
                                                                                                     concentrated loading on the neck.                     Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service.
                                               Accordingly, pursuant to the
                                             authority delegated to me by the                        4. Spine and Torso Injury Criteria                    [FR Doc. 2016–18323 Filed 8–2–16; 8:45 am]
                                             Administrator, the following special                       a. The lumbar spine tension (Fz)                   BILLING CODE 4910–13–P

                                             conditions are issued as part of the type               cannot exceed 1200 lb.
                                             certification basis for Boeing Model                       b. Significant concentrated loading on
                                             777–300ER airplanes modified by                                                                               DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
                                                                                                     the occupant’s spine, in the area
                                             Boeing.                                                 between the pelvis and shoulders                      Federal Aviation Administration
                                             Oblique (Side-Facing) Seats Special                     during impact, including rebound, is
                                             Conditions                                              not acceptable. During this type of                   14 CFR Part 25
                                                                                                     contact, the interval for any rearward
                                               In addition to the requirements of                    (X-axis direction) acceleration                       [Docket No. FAA–2015–7294; Special
                                             § 25.562:                                               exceeding 20g must be less than 3                     Conditions No. 25–628–SC]
                                             1. Head Injury Criteria (HIC)                           milliseconds as measured by the
                                                                                                                                                           Special Conditions: Gulfstream
                                                                                                     thoracic instrumentation specified in 49
                                               Compliance with § 25.562(c)(5) is                                                                           Aerospace Corporation Model GVII–
                                                                                                     CFR part 572, subpart E, filtered in
                                             required, except that, if the                                                                                 G500 Airplanes; Interaction of Systems
                                                                                                     accordance with SAE International
                                             anthropomorphic test device (ATD) has                                                                         and Structures Through a Three-Axis
                                                                                                     (SAE) Recommended Practice J211/1,
                                             no apparent contact with the seat and                                                                         Fly-by-Wire System
                                                                                                     ‘‘Instrumentation for Impact Test–Part
                                             related structure but has contact with an               1–Electronic Instrumentation.’’                       AGENCY:  Federal Aviation
                                             airbag, a HIC unlimited score in excess                    c. The occupant must not interact                  Administration (FAA), DOT.
                                             of 1000 is acceptable, provided the                     with the armrest or other seat
                                             HIC15 score (calculated in accordance                                                                         ACTION: Final special conditions; request
                                                                                                     components in any manner significantly                for comments.
                                             with 49 CFR 571.208) for that contact is                different than would be expected for a
                                             less than 700.                                          forward-facing seat installation.                     SUMMARY:   These special conditions are
                                             2. Body-to-Wall/Furnishing Contact                      5. Pelvis Criteria                                    issued for the Gulfstream Aerospace
                                                If a seat is installed aft of structure                                                                    Corporation (Gulfstream) Model GVII–
                                                                                                        Any part of the load-bearing portion               G500 airplane. This airplane will have
                                             (e.g. interior wall or furnishings) that                of the bottom of the ATD pelvis must
                                             does not provide a homogenous contact                                                                         a novel or unusual design feature when
                                                                                                     not translate beyond the edges of the                 compared to the state of technology
                                             surface for the expected range of                       seat bottom seat-cushion supporting
                                             occupants and yaw angles, then                                                                                envisioned in the airworthiness
                                                                                                     structure.                                            standards for transport-category
                                             additional analysis and tests may be
                                             required to demonstrate that the injury                 6. Femur Criteria                                     airplanes. This design feature is a fly-by-
                                             criteria are met for the area which an                                                                        wire flight-control system that governs
                                                                                                       Axial rotation of the upper leg (about              the pitch, yaw, and roll axes of the
                                             occupant could contact. For example, if                 the Z-axis of the femur, per SAE
                                             different yaw angles could result in                                                                          airplane. The applicable airworthiness
                                                                                                     Recommended Practice J211/1) must be                  regulations do not contain adequate or
                                             different airbag device performance,                    limited to 35 degrees in the strike
                                             then additional analysis or separate tests                                                                    appropriate safety standards for this
                                                                                                     direction from the nominal seating                    design feature. These special conditions
                                             may be necessary to evaluate                            position. Evaluation during rebound
                                             performance.                                                                                                  contain the additional safety standards
                                                                                                     need not be considered.                               that the Administrator considers
                                             3. Neck Injury Criteria                                 7. ATD and Test Conditions                            necessary to establish a level of safety
                                                a. The seating system must protect the                                                                     equivalent to that established by the
                                                                                                        Longitudinal tests conducted to
                                             occupant from experiencing serious                                                                            existing airworthiness standards.
                                                                                                     measure the injury criteria above must
                                             neck injury. The assessment of neck                     be performed with the FAA Hybrid III                  DATES: This action is effective on
                                             injury must be conducted with the                       ATD, as described in SAE 1999–01–                     Gulfstream on August 3, 2016. We must
                                             airbag device activated, unless there is                1609, ‘‘A Lumbar Spine Modification to                receive your comments by September
                                             reason to also consider that the neck-                  the Hybrid III ATD For Aircraft Seat                  19, 2016.
                                             injury potential would be higher for                    Tests.’’ The tests must be conducted                  ADDRESSES: Send comments identified
                                             impacts below the airbag-device                         with an undeformed floor, at the most-                by docket number FAA–2015–7294
                                             deployment threshold.                                   critical yaw cases for injury, and with               using any of the following methods:
                                                b. The Nij, calculated in accordance                 all lateral structural supports (e.g.                    • Federal eRegulations Portal: Go to
                                             with 49 CFR 571.208, must be below                                                                            http://www.regulations.gov/and follow
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                                                                                                     armrests or walls) installed.
                                             1.0, where Nij =Fz/Fzc + My/Myc, and Nij                                                                      the online instructions for sending your
                                             critical values are:                                    Inflatable Lapbelt Special Conditions                 comments electronically.
                                             i. Fzc = 1530 lb for tension                               The inflatable lapbelts must meet                     • Mail: Send comments to Docket
                                             ii. Fzc = 1385 lb for compression                       special conditions no. 25–187A–SC,                    Operations, M–30, U.S. Department of
                                             iii. Myc = 229 lb-ft in flexion                         ‘‘Boeing Model 777 Series Airplanes;                  Transportation (DOT), 1200 New Jersey
                                             iv. Myc = 100 lb-ft in extension                        Seats with Inflatable Lapbelts.’’                     Avenue SE., Room W12–140, West


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                                             Building Ground Floor, Washington, DC                     We will consider all comments we                    than pilots. Active flight-control
                                             20590–0001.                                             receive by the closing date for                       systems have been expanded in
                                                • Hand Delivery or Courier: Take                     comments. We may change these special                 function, effectiveness, and reliability
                                             comments to Docket Operations in                        conditions based on the comments we                   such that fly-by-wire flight controls,
                                             Room W12–140 of the West Building                       receive.                                              without a manual backup system to
                                             Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey                                                                               address system failures, are becoming
                                             Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9                   Background                                            standard equipment. As a result of these
                                             a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through                            On March 29, 2012, Gulfstream                      advancements in flight-control
                                             Friday, except Federal holidays.                        applied for a type certificate for their              technology, the current safety standards
                                                • Fax: Fax comments to Docket                        new Model GVII–G500 airplane. This                    contained in 14 CFR part 25 do not
                                             Operations at 202–493–2251.                             transport-category, twin-engine airplane              provide an adequate basis to address an
                                                Privacy: The FAA will post all                       will be a business jet capable of                     acceptable level of safety for airplanes
                                             comments it receives, without change,                   accommodating up to 19 passengers.                    so equipped. Instead, certification of
                                             to http://www.regulations.gov/,                         The maximum takeoff weight is 91,000                  these systems has been achieved by
                                             including any personal information the                  lbs.                                                  issuance of special conditions under the
                                             commenter provides. Using the search                                                                          provisions of § 21.16.
                                             function of the docket Web site, anyone                 Type Certification Basis                                 For example, stability-augmentation
                                             can find and read the electronic form of                   Under title 14, Code of Federal                    systems (SASs), and to a lesser extent
                                             all comments received into any FAA                      Regulations (14 CFR) 21.17, Gulfstream                load alleviation systems (LASs), have
                                             docket, including the name of the                       must show that the Model GVII–G500                    been used on transport airplanes for
                                             individual sending the comment (or                      airplane meets the applicable provisions              many years. Past approvals of these
                                             signing the comment for an association,                 of 14 CFR part 25, as amended by                      systems were based on individual
                                             business, labor union, etc.). DOT’s                     Amendments 25–1 through 25–129.                       findings of equivalent level of safety
                                             complete Privacy Act Statement can be                      If the Administrator finds that the                with existing rules and through special
                                             found in the Federal Register published                 applicable airworthiness regulations                  conditions. Advisory circular 25.672–1
                                             on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477–19478),                  (i.e., part 25) do not contain adequate or            was issued November 11, 1983, to
                                             as well as at http://DocketsInfo.                       appropriate safety standards for the                  provide an equivalent means of
                                             dot.gov/.                                               Model GVII–G500 airplane because of a                 compliance under the provisions of
                                                Docket: Background documents or                      novel or unusual design feature, special              § 21.21(b)(1) for SAS, LAS, and flutter
                                             comments received may be read at                        conditions are prescribed under the                   control systems (FCSs), another type of
                                             http://www.regulations.gov/ at any time.                provisions of § 21.16.                                active flight-control system.
                                             Follow the online instructions for                         Special conditions are initially                      Although autopilots are also
                                             accessing the docket or go to Docket                    applicable to the model for which they                considered active flight-control systems,
                                             Operations in Room W12–140 of the                       are issued. Should the type certificate               their control authority has historically
                                             West Building Ground Floor at 1200                      for that model be amended later to                    been limited such that the consequences
                                             New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington,                      include any other model that                          of system failures could be readily
                                             DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday                   incorporates the same or similar novel                counteracted by the pilot. Now,
                                             through Friday, except Federal holidays.                or unusual design feature, the special                autopilot functions are integrated into
                                             FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Walt                   conditions would also apply to the other              the primary flight controls and given
                                             Sippel, FAA, Airframe and Cabin Safety                  model under § 21.101.                                 sufficient control authority to maneuver
                                             Branch, ANM–115, Transport Airplane                        In addition to the applicable                      the airplane to its structural design
                                             Directorate, Aircraft Certification                     airworthiness regulations and special                 limits. This advanced technology, with
                                             Service, 1601 Lind Avenue SW.,                          conditions, Model GVII–G500 airplanes                 its expanded authority, requires a new
                                             Renton, Washington 98057–3356;                          must comply with the fuel-vent and                    approach to account for the interaction
                                             telephone 425–227–2774; facsimile                       exhaust-emission requirements of 14                   of control systems and structures.
                                             425–227–1320.                                           CFR part 34, and the noise-certification                 The usual deterministic approach to
                                             SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA                      requirements of 14 CFR part 36. The                   defining the loads envelope contained
                                             has determined that notice of, and                      FAA must issue a finding of regulatory                in 14 CFR part 25 does not fully account
                                             opportunity for prior public comment                    adequacy under section 611 of Public                  for system effectiveness and system
                                             on, these special conditions is                         Law 92–574, the ‘‘Noise Control Act of                reliability. These automatic systems
                                             impracticable because the substance of                  1972.’’                                               may be inoperative, or may operate in
                                             these special conditions has been                          The FAA issues special conditions, as              a degraded mode with less than full
                                             subject to the public comment process                   defined in 14 CFR 11.19, in accordance                system authority. Therefore, it is
                                             in several prior instances with no                      with § 11.38, and they become part of                 necessary to determine the structural
                                             substantive comments received. The                      the type certification basis under                    factors of safety and operating margins
                                             FAA therefore finds that good cause                     § 21.17(a)(2).                                        such that the joint probability of
                                             exists for making these special                                                                               structural failures, due to application of
                                             conditions effective upon publication in                Novel or Unusual Design Features                      loads during system malfunctions, is not
                                             the Federal Register.                                     The Model GVII–G500 airplane will                   greater than that found in airplanes
                                                                                                     incorporate the following novel or                    equipped with earlier-technology
                                             Comments Invited                                                                                              control systems. To achieve this
                                                                                                     unusual design feature:
                                               We invite interested people to take                     A fly-by-wire flight-control system                 objective, it is necessary to define the
                                             part in this rulemaking by sending
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                                                                                                     that governs the pitch, yaw, and roll                 failure conditions with their associated
                                             written comments, data, or views. The                   axes of the airplane.                                 frequency of occurrence to determine
                                             most helpful comments reference a                                                                             the structural factors of safety and
                                             specific portion of the special                         Discussion                                            operating margins that will ensure an
                                             conditions, explain the reason for any                    Active flight-control systems are                   acceptable level of safety.
                                             recommended change, and include                         capable of providing automatic                           Earlier automatic control systems
                                             supporting data.                                        responses to inputs from sources other                usually provided two states; either fully


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                                             functioning or totally inoperative. The                    For airplanes equipped with systems                   d. Probabilistic terms: Terms such as
                                             flightcrew readily detected these                       that affect structural performance, either            probable, improbable, and extremely
                                             conditions. The new active flight-                      directly or as a result of a failure or               improbable, as used in these special
                                             control systems have failure modes that                 malfunction, the influence of these                   conditions, are the same as those used
                                             allow the system to function in a                       systems and their failure conditions                  in § 25.1309.
                                             degraded mode without full authority.                   must be taken into account when                          e. Failure condition: This term is the
                                             The flightcrew do not readily detect                    showing compliance with the                           same as that used in § 25.1309.
                                             these degraded modes. Therefore,                        requirements of 14 CFR part 25,                       However, these special conditions apply
                                             monitoring systems are required on                      subparts C and D.                                     only to system-failure conditions that
                                             these new systems to provide an                            The following criteria must be used                affect the structural performance of the
                                             annunciation of degraded system                         for showing compliance with these                     airplane (e.g., system-failure conditions
                                             capability.                                             special conditions for airplanes                      that induce loads, change the response
                                                These special conditions contain the                 equipped with flight-control systems,                 of the airplane to inputs such as gusts
                                             additional safety standards that the                    autopilots, stability-augmentation                    or pilot actions, or lower flutter
                                             Administrator considers necessary to                    systems, load-alleviation systems,                    margins).
                                             establish a level of safety equivalent to               flutter-control systems, fuel-
                                                                                                     management systems, and other systems                 Effects of Systems on Structures
                                             that established by the existing
                                             airworthiness standards.                                that either directly, or as a result of                  1. General. The following criteria will
                                                                                                     failure or malfunction, affect structural             be used in determining the influence of
                                             Applicability                                           performance. If these special conditions              a system and its failure conditions on
                                               As discussed above, these special                     are used for other systems, it may be                 the airplane structure.
                                             conditions are applicable to the                        necessary to adapt the criteria to the                   2. System fully operative. With the
                                             Gulfstream Model GVII–G500 airplane.                    specific system.                                      system fully operative, the following
                                             Should Gulfstream apply at a later date                    1. The criteria defined herein only                apply:
                                             for a change to the type certificate to                 address the direct structural                            a. Limit loads must be derived in all
                                             include another model incorporating the                 consequences of the system responses                  normal operating configurations of the
                                             same novel or unusual design feature,                   and performance. They cannot be                       system from all the limit conditions
                                             these special conditions would apply to                 considered in isolation, but should be                specified in 14 CFR part 25, subpart C
                                             that model as well.                                     included in the overall safety evaluation             (or defined by special conditions or
                                                                                                     of the airplane. These criteria may, in               equivalent level of safety in lieu of those
                                             Conclusion                                              some instances, duplicate standards                   specified in subpart C), taking into
                                                This action affects only a certain                   already established for this evaluation.              account any special behavior of such a
                                             novel or unusual design feature on one                  These criteria are only applicable to                 system or associated functions, or any
                                             model series of airplane. It is not a rule              structure the failure of which could                  effect on the structural performance of
                                             of general applicability.                               prevent continued safe flight and                     the airplane that may occur up to the
                                                The substance of these special                       landing. Specific criteria that define                limit loads. In particular, any significant
                                             conditions has been subjected to the                    acceptable limits on handling                         nonlinearity (rate of displacement of
                                             notice and comment period in several                    characteristics or stability requirements,            control surface, thresholds, or any other
                                             prior instances and has been derived                    when operating in the system degraded                 system nonlinearities) must be
                                             without substantive change from those                   or inoperative mode, are not provided in              accounted for in a realistic or
                                             previously issued. It is unlikely that                  these special conditions.                             conservative way when deriving limit
                                             prior public comment would result in a                     2. Depending upon the specific                     loads from limit conditions.
                                                                                                     characteristics of the airplane,                         b. The airplane must meet the
                                             significant change from the substance
                                                                                                     additional studies that go beyond the                 strength requirements of 14 CFR part 25
                                             contained herein. Therefore, good cause
                                                                                                     criteria provided in these special                    (static strength, residual strength), using
                                             exists for adopting these special
                                                                                                     conditions may be required to                         the specified factors to derive ultimate
                                             conditions upon publication in the
                                                                                                     demonstrate the airplane’s capability to              loads from the limit loads defined
                                             Federal Register.
                                                                                                     meet other realistic conditions, such as              above. The effect of nonlinearities must
                                                The FAA is requesting comments to
                                                                                                     alternative gust or maneuver                          be investigated beyond limit conditions
                                             allow interested persons to submit
                                                                                                     descriptions for an airplane equipped                 to ensure that the behavior of the system
                                             views that may not have been submitted
                                                                                                     with a load-alleviation system.                       presents no anomaly compared to the
                                             in response to the prior opportunities
                                                                                                        3. The following definitions are                   behavior below limit conditions.
                                             for comment described above.
                                                                                                     applicable to these special conditions.               However, conditions beyond limit
                                             List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 25                         a. Structural performance: Capability              conditions need not be considered when
                                                                                                     of the airplane to meet the structural                it can be shown that the airplane has
                                               Aircraft, Aviation safety, Reporting
                                                                                                     requirements of 14 CFR part 25.                       design features that will not allow it to
                                             and recordkeeping requirements.                            b. Flight limitations: Limitations that            exceed those limit conditions.
                                               The authority citation for these                      can be applied to the airplane flight                    c. The airplane must meet the
                                             special conditions is as follows:                       conditions following an in-flight                     aeroelastic stability requirements of
                                               Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701,            occurrence, and that are included in the              § 25.629.
                                             44702, 44704.                                           airplane flight manual (e.g., speed                      3. System in the failure condition. For
                                                                                                     limitations, avoidance of severe weather              any system-failure condition not shown
                                             The Special Conditions
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                                                                                                     conditions, etc.).                                    to be extremely improbable, the
                                               Accordingly, pursuant to the                             c. Operational limitations:                        following apply:
                                             authority delegated to me by the                        Limitations, including flight limitations,               a. At the time of occurrence. Starting
                                             Administrator, the following special                    that can be applied to the airplane                   from 1g level flight conditions, a
                                             conditions are issued as part of the type               operating conditions before dispatch                  realistic scenario, including pilot
                                             certification basis for the Gulfstream                  (e.g., fuel, payload and master                       corrective actions, must be established
                                             Model GVII–G500 airplane.                               minimum-equipment list limitations).                  to determine the loads occurring at the


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                                             time of failure and immediately after the               appropriate factor of safety that is                  considered for design. The factor of
                                             failure.                                                related to the probability of occurrence              safety is defined in Figure 1, below.
                                                i. For static-strength substantiation,               of the failure, are ultimate loads to be
                                             these loads, multiplied by an




                                                ii. For residual-strength                            (oscillatory failures) must not produce                 2. the limit gust and turbulence
                                             substantiation, the airplane must be able               loads that could result in detrimental                conditions specified in §§ 25.341 and
                                             to withstand two thirds of the ultimate                 deformation of primary structure.                     25.345.
                                             loads defined in special condition                         b. For the continuation of the flight.               3. the limit rolling conditions
                                             3.a.(i). For pressurized cabins, these                  For the airplane in the system-failed                 specified in § 25.349, and the limit
                                             loads must be combined with the                         state, and considering any appropriate                unsymmetrical conditions specified in
                                             normal operating differential pressure.                 reconfiguration and flight limitations,               §§ 25.367, and 25.427(b) and (c).
                                                iii. Freedom from aeroelastic                        the following apply:                                    4. the limit yaw-maneuvering
                                             instability must be shown up to the                                                                           conditions specified in § 25.351.
                                             speeds defined in § 25.629(b)(2). For                      i. The loads derived from the                        5. the limit ground-loading conditions
                                             failure conditions that result in speeds                following conditions (or used in lieu of              specified in §§ 25.473 and 25.491.
                                             beyond VC/MC, freedom from                              the following conditions) at speeds up                  ii. For static-strength substantiation,
                                             aeroelastic instability must be shown to                to VC/MC (or the speed limitation                     each part of the structure must be able
                                             increased speeds, so that the margins                   prescribed for the remainder of the                   to withstand the loads in special
                                             intended by § 25.629(b)(2) are                          flight) must be determined:                           condition 3.b.(i), multiplied by a factor
                                             maintained.                                                1. The limit symmetrical maneuvering               of safety depending on the probability of
                                                iv. Failures of the system that result               conditions specified in §§ 25.331 and                 being in this failure state. The factor of
                                             in forced structural vibrations                         25.345.                                               safety is defined in Figure 2, below.




                                             Where:                                                    iii. For residual-strength                          fatigue or damage tolerance, then their
                                             Qj = (Tj)(Pj)                                           substantiation, the airplane must be able             effects must be taken into account.
                                             Qj = Probability of being in failure mode j             to withstand two-thirds of the ultimate
                                             Tj = Average time spent in failure mode j (in
                                                                                                                                                              v. Freedom from aeroelastic
                                                                                                     loads defined in paragraph 3.b.(ii) of                instability must be shown up to a speed
                                                  hours)
                                                                                                     these special conditions. For
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                                             Pj = Probability of occurrence of failure mode                                                                determined from Figure 3, below.
                                                                                                     pressurized cabins, these loads must be               Flutter clearance speeds V′ and V″ may
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                                                  j (per hour)
                                                                                                     combined with the normal operating                    be based on the speed limitation
                                               Note: If Pj is greater than 10¥3 per flight           differential pressure.
                                             hour, then a 1.5 factor of safety must be                                                                     specified for the remainder of the flight
                                             applied to all limit load conditions specified            iv. If the loads induced by the failure             using the margins defined by
                                             in 14 CFR part 25, subpart C.                           condition have a significant effect on                § 25.629(b).
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                                             V′ = Clearance speed as defined by                      where service history shows that                        Issued in Renton, Washington, on July 27,
                                                  § 25.629(b)(2).                                    inspections will provide an adequate                  2016.
                                             V″ = Clearance speed as defined by                      level of safety.                                      Victor Wicklund,
                                                  § 25.629(b)(1).                                                                                          Acting Manager, Transport Airplane
                                                                                                        b. The existence of any failure
                                             Where:                                                                                                        Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service.
                                                                                                     condition, not extremely improbable,
                                             Qj = (Tj)(Pj) where:                                                                                          [FR Doc. 2016–18448 Filed 8–2–16; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                     during flight, that could significantly
                                             Qj = Probability of being in failure mode j                                                                   BILLING CODE 4910–13–P
                                             Tj = Average time spent in failure mode j (in           affect the structural capability of the
                                                  hours)                                             airplane, and for which the associated
                                             Pj = Probability of occurrence of failure mode          reduction in airworthiness can be                     DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
                                                  j (per hour)                                       minimized by suitable flight limitations,
                                               Note: If Pj is greater than 10¥3 per flight           must be signaled to the flightcrew. For               Federal Aviation Administration
                                             hour, then the flutter clearance speed must             example, failure conditions that result
                                             not be less than V″.                                    in a factor of safety between the airplane            14 CFR Part 25
                                                vi. Freedom from aeroelastic                         strength and the loads of 14 CFR part                 [Docket No. FAA–2016–3872; Special
                                             instability must also be shown up to V′                 25, subpart C below 1.25, or flutter                  Conditions No. 25–629–SC]
                                             in Figure 3, above, for any probable                    margins below V″, must be signaled to
                                             system-failure condition, combined                      the crew during flight.                               Special Conditions: Embraer S.A.
                                             with any damage required or selected                                                                          Model EMB–545 and EMB–550
                                                                                                        5. Dispatch with known failure
                                             for investigation by § 25.571(b).                                                                             airplanes, Synthetic Vision System and
                                                b. Consideration of certain failure                  conditions. If the airplane is to be
                                                                                                     dispatched in a known system-failure                  Enhanced Flight Vision System on
                                             conditions may be required by other                                                                           Head-Up Display
                                             sections of 14 CFR part 25 regardless of                condition that affects structural
                                             calculated system reliability. Where                    performance, or that affects the                      AGENCY:  Federal Aviation
                                             analysis shows the probability of these                 reliability of the remaining system to                Administration (FAA), DOT.
                                             failure conditions to be less than 10¥9,                maintain structural performance, then                 ACTION: Final special conditions;
                                             criteria other than those specified in this             the provisions of these special                       request for comments.
                                             paragraph may be used for structural                    conditions must be met, including the
                                             substantiation to show continued safe                   provisions of special condition 2 for the             SUMMARY:   These special conditions are
                                             flight and landing.                                     dispatched condition, and special                     issued for the Embraer S.A. (Embraer)
                                                4. Failure indications. For system-                  condition 3 for subsequent failures.                  Model EMB–545 and EMB–550
                                             failure detection and indication, the                                                                         airplanes. These airplanes will have a
                                                                                                     Expected operational limitations may be
                                             following apply:                                                                                              novel or unusual design feature
                                                                                                     taken into account in establishing Pj as
                                                a. The system must be checked for                                                                          associated with a vision system that
                                                                                                     the probability of failure occurrence for             displays video imagery on the head-up
                                             failure conditions, not extremely                       determining the safety margin in Figure
                                             improbable, that degrade the structural                                                                       display. The applicable airworthiness
                                                                                                     1. Flight limitations and expected                    regulations do not contain adequate or
                                             capability below the level required by                  operational limitations may be taken
                                             14 CFR part 25, or that significantly                                                                         appropriate safety standards for this
                                                                                                     into account in establishing Qj as the                design feature. These special conditions
                                             reduce the reliability of the remaining
                                                                                                     combined probability of being in the                  contain the additional safety standards
                                             system. As far as reasonably practicable,
                                                                                                     dispatched failure condition and the                  that the Administrator considers
                                             the flightcrew must be made aware of
                                             these failures before flight. Certain                   subsequent failure condition for the                  necessary to establish a level of safety
                                             elements of the control system, such as                 safety margins in Figures 2 and 3. These              equivalent to that established by the
                                             mechanical and hydraulic components,                    limitations must be such that the                     existing airworthiness standards.
                                             may use special periodic inspections,                   probability of being in this combined                 DATES: This action is effective on
                                             and electronic components may use                       failure state, and then subsequently                  Embraer S.A. on August 3, 2016. We
                                             daily checks, in lieu of detection and                  encountering limit load conditions, is                must receive your comments by
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                                             indication systems, to achieve the                      extremely improbable. No reduction in                 September 19, 2016.
                                             objective of this requirement. These                    these safety margins is allowed if the                ADDRESSES: Send comments identified
                                             certification-maintenance requirements                  subsequent system-failure rate is greater             by docket number FAA–2016–3872
                                             must be limited to components that are                  than 10¥3 per hour.                                   using any of the following methods:
                                             not readily detectable by normal                                                                                 • Federal eRegulations Portal: Go to
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                                             detection-and-indication systems, and                                                                         http://www.regulations.gov/and follow


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Document Created: 2016-08-02 23:44:01
Document Modified: 2016-08-02 23:44:01
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionRules and Regulations
ActionFinal special conditions; request for comments.
DatesThis action is effective on Gulfstream on August 3, 2016. We must receive your comments by September 19, 2016.
ContactWalt Sippel, FAA, Airframe and Cabin Safety Branch, ANM-115, Transport Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, Washington 98057- 3356; telephone 425-227-2774; facsimile 425-227-1320.
FR Citation81 FR 51086 
CFR AssociatedAircraft; Aviation Safety and Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements

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