81 FR 56474 - Special Conditions: Bombardier Inc. Model BD-700-2A12 and BD-700-2A13 Airplanes; Airplane Electronic-System Security Protection From Authorized Internal Access

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 162 (August 22, 2016)

Page Range		56474-56475
FR Document		2016-19994

These special conditions are issued for the Bombardier Inc. (Bombardier) Model BD-700-2A12 and BD-700-2A13 airplanes. These airplanes will have novel or unusual design features, specifically, digital systems architecture composed of several connected data networks that will have the capability to allow connectivity of the passenger-service computer systems to the airplane critical systems and data networks. 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-2015-6359; Special Conditions No. 25-633-SC]

Special Conditions: Bombardier Inc. Model BD-700-2A12 and BD-700-
2A13 Airplanes; Airplane Electronic-System Security Protection From
Authorized Internal Access

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 Bombardier Inc.
(Bombardier) Model BD-700-2A12 and BD-700-2A13 airplanes. These
airplanes will have novel or unusual design features, specifically,
digital systems architecture composed of several connected data
networks that will have the capability to allow connectivity of the
passenger-service computer systems to the airplane critical systems and
data networks. 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 Bombardier on August 22, 2016. We
must receive your comments by October 6, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Send comments identified by docket number FAA-2015-6359
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 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/ 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: Varun Khanna, FAA, Airplane and Flight
Crew Interface, ANM-111, Transport Airplane Directorate, Aircraft
Certification Service, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, Washington 98057-
3356; telephone 425-227-1298; facsimile 425-227-1149.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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 on or before the closing
date for comments. We may change these special conditions based on the
comments we receive.

Background

On May 30, 2012, Bombardier applied for an amendment to type
certificate no. T00003NY to include the new Model BD-700-2A12 and BD-
700-2A13 airplanes. These airplanes are derivatives of the Model BD-700
series of airplanes currently approved under type certificate no.
T00003NY, and are marketed as the Bombardier Global 7000 (Model BD-700-
2A12) and Global 8000 (Model BD-700-2A13). These airplanes are ultra-
long-range, executive-interior business jets.

Type Certification Basis

Under the provisions of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14
CFR) 21.101, Bombardier must show that the Model BD-700-2A12 and BD-
700-2A13 airplanes meet the applicable provisions of the regulations
listed in type certificate no. T00003NY, or the applicable regulations
in effect on the date of application for the change, except for earlier
amendments as agreed upon by the FAA.
If the Administrator finds that the applicable airworthiness
regulations (i.e., 14 CFR part 25) do not contain adequate or
appropriate safety standards for the BD-700-2A12 and BD-700-2A13
airplanes 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 novel or
unusual design feature, or should any other model already included on
the same type certificate be modified to incorporate the same novel or
unusual design feature, these special conditions would also apply to
the other model under Sec. 21.101.
In addition to the applicable airworthiness regulations and special
conditions, the Model BD-700-2A12 and BD-700-2A13 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 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. 21.101.

Novel or Unusual Design Features

The Model BD-700-2A12 and BD-700-2A13 airplanes will incorporate
the following novel or unusual design feature:
Digital systems architecture composed of several connected data
networks. This network architecture and configuration may be used for,
or interfaced with, a diverse set of functions, including:
Flight-safety-related control, communication, and
navigation systems (airplane-control domain);

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Operation and administrative support (operator-
information-services domain); and
Passenger information and entertainment systems
(passenger-entertainment domain).
In addition, this digital systems architecture will have the
capability to allow access to or by external network sources.

Discussion

The Model BD-700-2A12 and BD-700-2A13 airplane digital systems
network architecture is different from existing production (and
retrofitted) airplanes as it allows new kinds of user access to
previously isolated data networks connected to systems that perform
functions required for the safe operation of the airplane. This
proposed data-network design and integration may result in security
vulnerabilities from intentional or unintentional corruption of data
and systems critical to the safety and maintenance of the airplane.
The existing regulations and guidance material did not anticipate
these types of system architectures or access to airplane systems.
Furthermore, 14 CFR regulations, and current system safety-assessment
policy and techniques, do not address potential security
vulnerabilities that could be caused by unauthorized access to airplane
data busses and servers. Therefore, these special conditions are issued
to ensure that the security, integrity, and availability of airplane
systems are not compromised by certain wired or wireless electronic
connections between airplane data busses and networks.
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
Model BD-700-2A12 and BD-700-2A13 airplanes. Should Bombardier 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 the other model as well.

Conclusion

This action affects only certain novel or unusual design features
on Bombardier Model BD-700-2A12 and BD-700-2A13 airplanes. 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, the FAA has determined
that prior public notice and comment are unnecessary, and 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 Bombardier Inc. Model BD-700-2A12
and BD-700-2A13 airplanes.
1. The applicant must ensure that the design provides isolation
from, or airplane electronic system security protection against, access
by unauthorized sources internal to the airplane. The design must
prevent inadvertent and malicious changes to, and all adverse impacts
upon, airplane equipment, systems, networks, or other assets required
for safe flight and operations.
2. The applicant must establish appropriate procedures to allow the
operator to ensure that continued airworthiness of the airplane is
maintained, including all post type certification modifications that
may have an impact on the approved electronic system security
safeguards.

Issued in Renton, Washington, on August 11, 2016.
Paul Bernado,
Acting Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate Aircraft Certification
Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-19994 Filed 8-19-16; 8:45 am]
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• Operation and administrative notice and comment period in several DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
support (operator-information-services prior instances and has been derived
domain); and without substantive change from those Federal Aviation Administration
• Passenger information and previously issued. It is unlikely that
entertainment systems (passenger- prior public comment would result in a 14 CFR Part 25
entertainment domain). significant change from the substance [Docket No. FAA–2016–8029; Special
In addition, this digital systems contained herein. Therefore, the FAA Conditions No. 25–634–SC]
architecture will have the capability to has determined that prior public notice
allow access to or by external network Special Conditions: Garmin
and comment are unnecessary, and good
sources. International, Beechcraft Corporation
cause exists for adopting these special
Discussion Model 400A Airplanes; Airplane
conditions upon publication in the
Electronic-System Security Protection
The Model BD–700–2A12 and BD– Federal Register.
From Unauthorized External Access
700–2A13 airplane digital systems The FAA is requesting comments to
network architecture is different from allow interested persons to submit AGENCY: Federal Aviation
existing production (and retrofitted) views that may not have been submitted Administration (FAA), DOT.
airplanes as it allows new kinds of user in response to the prior opportunities ACTION: Final special conditions; request
access to previously isolated data for comment described above. for comments.
networks connected to systems that
List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 25 SUMMARY: These special conditions are
perform functions required for the safe
issued for the Beechcraft Corporation
operation of the airplane. This proposed
Aircraft, Aviation safety, Reporting (Beechcraft) Model 400A airplane. This
data-network design and integration airplane, as modified by Garmin
may result in security vulnerabilities and recordkeeping requirements.
International (Garmin), will have a
from intentional or unintentional The authority citation for these novel or unusual design feature when
corruption of data and systems critical special conditions is as follows: compared to the state of technology
to the safety and maintenance of the envisioned in the airworthiness
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701,
airplane. standards for transport-category
44702, 44704.
The existing regulations and guidance airplanes. These airplanes will have a
material did not anticipate these types The Special Conditions digital-systems network architecture
of system architectures or access to composed of several connected
airplane systems. Furthermore, 14 CFR Accordingly, pursuant to the
networks that may allow access to or by
regulations, and current system safety- authority delegated to me by the
external computer systems and
assessment policy and techniques, do Administrator, the following special
networks, and may otherwise result in
not address potential security conditions are issued as part of the type- airplane electronic-system security
vulnerabilities that could be caused by certification basis for the Bombardier vulnerabilities without appropriate
unauthorized access to airplane data Inc. Model BD–700–2A12 and BD–700– protection. The applicable airworthiness
busses and servers. Therefore, these 2A13 airplanes. regulations do not contain adequate or
special conditions are issued to ensure 1. The applicant must ensure that the appropriate safety standards for this
that the security, integrity, and design provides isolation from, or design feature. These special conditions
availability of airplane systems are not contain the additional safety standards
airplane electronic system security
compromised by certain wired or that the Administrator considers
protection against, access by
wireless electronic connections between necessary to establish a level of safety
airplane data busses and networks. unauthorized sources internal to the
airplane. The design must prevent equivalent to that established by the
These special conditions contain the existing airworthiness standards.
additional safety standards that the inadvertent and malicious changes to,
and all adverse impacts upon, airplane DATES: This action is effective on
Administrator considers necessary to
equipment, systems, networks, or other Garmin on August 22, 2016. We must
establish a level of safety equivalent to
assets required for safe flight and receive your comments by October 6,
that established by the existing
operations. 2016.
airworthiness standards.
2. The applicant must establish ADDRESSES: Send comments identified
Applicability by docket number FAA–2016–8029
appropriate procedures to allow the
As discussed above, these special operator to ensure that continued using any of the following methods:
conditions are applicable to the Model • Federal eRegulations Portal: Go to
airworthiness of the airplane is
BD–700–2A12 and BD–700–2A13 http://www.regulations.gov/ and follow
maintained, including all post type the online instructions for sending your
airplanes. Should Bombardier apply at a
later date for a change to the type certification modifications that may comments electronically.
certificate to include another model have an impact on the approved • Mail: Send comments to Docket
incorporating the same novel or unusual electronic system security safeguards. Operations, M–30, U.S. Department of
design feature, these special conditions Issued in Renton, Washington, on August Transportation (DOT), 1200 New Jersey
would apply to the other model as well. 11, 2016. Avenue SE., Room W12–140, West
Paul Bernado, Building Ground Floor, Washington, DC
Conclusion 20590–0001.
Acting Manager, Transport Airplane
This action affects only certain novel • Hand Delivery or Courier: Take
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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Rules and Regulations
Action		Final special conditions; request for comments.
Dates		This action is effective on Bombardier on August 22, 2016. We must receive your comments by October 6, 2016.
Contact		Varun Khanna, FAA, Airplane and Flight Crew Interface, ANM-111, Transport Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, Washington 98057- 3356; telephone 425-227-1298; facsimile 425-227-1149.
FR Citation		81 FR 56474
CFR Associated		Aircraft; Aviation Safety and Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements

81 FR 56474 - Special Conditions: Bombardier Inc. Model BD-700-2A12 and BD-700-2A13 Airplanes; Airplane Electronic-System Security Protection From Authorized Internal Access

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