83_FR_4597 83 FR 4575 - Special Conditions: Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation Model GVII-G500 Airplanes; Operation Without Normal Electrical Power

83 FR 4575 - Special Conditions: Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation Model GVII-G500 Airplanes; Operation Without Normal Electrical Power

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 22 (February 1, 2018)

Page Range4575-4577
FR Document2018-01963

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 an electronic flight-control system, the functions of which are dependent upon the airplane's electrical power generation and distribution systems. 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-2015-7290; Special Conditions No. 25-715-SC]


Special Conditions: Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation Model GVII-
G500 Airplanes; Operation Without Normal Electrical Power

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 an electronic 
flight-control system, the functions of which are dependent upon the 
airplane's electrical power generation and distribution systems. 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 February 1, 2018. We 
must receive your comments by March 19, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Send comments identified by docket number FAA-2015-7290 
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 website, 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: Nazih Khaouly, FAA, Airplane and 
Flightcrew Interface Branch, ANM-111, Transport Airplane Directorate, 
Aircraft Certification Service, 1601 Lind Avenue SW, Renton, Washington 
98057-3356; telephone 425-227-2432; facsimile 425-227-1320.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA has determined that notice of, and 
opportunity for prior public comment on, these special conditions is 
unnecessary because the substance of these special conditions has been 
subject to the public-comment process in several prior instances with 
no substantive comments received. The FAA therefore finds that good 
cause exists for making these special conditions effective upon 
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 Sec.  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

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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:
    An electronic flight-control system, the functions of which are 
dependent upon the electrical power-generation and distribution 
systems, whereby the loss of all electrical power may be catastrophic 
to the airplane. These special conditions retain the level of safety 
offered by 14 CFR 25.1351(d).

Discussion

    The Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation Model GVII-G500 airplane 
incorporates a fly-by-wire flight-control system that requires a 
continuous source of electrical power to keep the flight-control system 
operable. The current regulation, Sec.  25.1351(d), Amendment 25-72, 
``Operation without normal electrical power,'' states that the airplane 
must be operated safely in visual-flight-rules conditions for a period 
of not less than five minutes after loss of all normal electrical 
power. This rule was structured around a traditional design of 
mechanical control cables for flight control that allowed time for the 
crew to remedy an electrical failure, start the engine(s) if necessary, 
and re-establish some or all of the electrical power-generation 
capability.
    To maintain the same level of safety associated with traditional 
designs, the Model GVII-G500 airplane design must not be time limited 
in its operation when the airplane is without its normal source of 
engine- or auxiliary-power-unit-generated electrical power. Service 
experience has shown that the loss of all electrical power generated by 
an airplane's engine generators or auxiliary power unit (APU) is not 
extremely improbable. Likewise, regulations require the applicant to 
demonstrate that the airplane has the power required for continued safe 
flight and landing with the use of its emergency electrical power 
systems. These emergency electrical power systems must be able to power 
all loads considered essential for continued safe flight and landing.
    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 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

    Because the total loss of normal, generated, electrical power in 
two-engine airplanes is not extremely improbable, and because the loss 
of all electrical power may be catastrophic to airplanes equipped with 
an electronic flight-control system, the following special conditions 
apply to Gulfstream Model GVII airplanes.
    In lieu of Sec.  25.1351(d), the following special conditions 
apply:
    1. Gulfstream must show, by test or a combination of test and 
analysis, that the airplane is capable of continued safe flight and 
landing with all normal electrical power sources inoperative, as 
prescribed by paragraphs 1.a. and 1.b., below. For purposes of these 
special conditions, normal sources of electrical-power generation do 
not include alternate power sources such as the battery, ram-air 
turbine, or independent power systems such as the flight-control 
permanent-magnet generating system. In showing capability for continued 
safe flight and landing, Gulfstream must account for systems 
capability, effects on crew workload and operating conditions, and the 
physiological needs of the flightcrew and passengers for the longest 
diversion time for which Gulfstream is seeking approval.
    a. In showing compliance with this requirement, Gulfstream must 
account for common-cause failures, cascading failures, and zonal 
physical threats.
    b. Gulfstream may consider the ability to restore operation of 
portions of the electrical power generation and distribution system if 
it can be shown that unrecoverable loss of those portions of the system 
is extremely improbable. The design must provide an alternative source 
of electrical power for the time required to restore the minimum 
electrical-power generation capability required for safe flight and 
landing. Gulfstream may exclude unrecoverable loss of all engines when 
showing compliance with this requirement.
    2. Regardless of electrical-power generation and distribution-
system recovery capability shown under special condition 1, above, 
sufficient electrical-system capability must be provided to:
    a. Allow time to descend, with all engines inoperative, at the 
speed that provides the best glide distance, from the maximum operating 
altitude to the top of the engine-restart envelope, and
    b. Subsequently allow multiple start attempts of the engines and 
auxiliary power unit (APU). The design must provide this capability in 
addition to the electrical capability required by existing part 25 
requirements related to operation with all engines inoperative.
    3. The airplane emergency electrical-power system must be designed 
to supply:
    a. Electrical power required for immediate safety, which must 
continue to operate without the need for crew action following the loss 
of the normal electrical power, for a duration sufficient to allow 
reconfiguration to provide a non-time-limited source of electrical 
power.
    b. Electrical power required for continued safe flight and landing 
for the maximum diversion time.
    4. If the applicant uses APU-generated electrical power to satisfy 
the requirements of these special conditions, and if reaching a 
suitable runway for landing is beyond the capacity of the battery 
systems, then the APU must be able to be started under any foreseeable 
flight condition prior to the depletion of the battery, or the 
restoration of normal electrical power, whichever occurs first. Flight 
test must demonstrate this capability at the most critical condition.
    a. The applicant must show that the APU will provide adequate 
electrical power for continued safe flight and landing.

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    b. The airplane flight manual (AFM) must incorporate abnormal 
procedures that direct the pilot to take appropriate actions to 
activate the APU after loss of normal engine-driven generated 
electrical power.
    5. As part of showing compliance with these special conditions, the 
tests to demonstrate loss of all normal electrical power must also take 
into account the following:
    a. The assumption that the failure condition occurs during night 
instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) at the most critical phase 
of the flight, relative to the worst possible electrical-power 
distribution and equipment-loads-demand condition.
    b. After an unrestorable loss of normal engine-driven generated 
electrical power, the airplane engine-restart capability is provided 
and operations are continued in IMC.
    c. The airplane is demonstrated to be capable of continued safe 
flight and landing. The duration of this capability must be computed 
based on the maximum diversion-time capability for which the airplane 
is being certified. The applicant must account for airspeed reductions 
resulting from the associated failure or failures.
    d. The airplane must provide adequate indication of loss of normal 
electrical power to direct the pilot to the abnormal procedures, and 
the AFM must incorporate abnormal procedures that will direct the pilot 
to take appropriate actions.

    Issued in Renton, Washington, on January 11, 2018.
Victor Wicklund,
Manager, Transport Standards Branch, Policy and Innovation Division, 
Aircraft Certification Service.
[FR Doc. 2018-01963 Filed 1-31-18; 8:45 am]
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                                             14 CFR Part 25                                             Privacy: The FAA will post all                     receive.
                                                                                                     comments it receives, without change,
                                             [Docket No. FAA–2015–7290; Special                                                                            Background
                                                                                                     to http://www.regulations.gov/,
                                             Conditions No. 25–715–SC]                                                                                        On March 29, 2012, Gulfstream
                                                                                                     including any personal information the
                                                                                                     commenter provides. Using the search                  applied for a type certificate for their
                                             Special Conditions: Gulfstream
                                             Aerospace Corporation Model GVII–                       function of the docket website, anyone                new Model GVII–G500 airplane. This
                                             G500 Airplanes; Operation Without                       can find and read the electronic form of              transport-category, twin-engine airplane
                                             Normal Electrical Power                                 all comments received into any FAA                    will be a business jet capable of
                                                                                                     docket, including the name of the                     accommodating up to 19 passengers.
                                             AGENCY:  Federal Aviation                               individual sending the comment (or                    The maximum takeoff weight is 91,000
                                             Administration (FAA), DOT.                              signing the comment for an association,               lbs.
                                             ACTION: Final special conditions; request               business, labor union, etc.). DOT’s                   Type Certification Basis
                                             for comments.                                           complete Privacy Act Statement can be
                                                                                                     found in the Federal Register published                  Under Title 14, Code of Federal
                                             SUMMARY:   These special conditions are                 on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477–19478),                Regulations (14 CFR) 21.17, Gulfstream
                                             issued for the Gulfstream Aerospace                     as well as at http://DocketsInfo.dot.                 must show that the Model GVII–G500
                                             Corporation (Gulfstream) Model GVII–                    gov/.                                                 airplane meets the applicable provisions
                                             G500 airplane. This airplane will have                                                                        of 14 CFR part 25, as amended by
                                                                                                        Docket: Background documents or
                                             a novel or unusual design feature when                                                                        Amendments 25–1 through 25–129.
                                                                                                     comments received may be read at
                                             compared to the state of technology                                                                              If the Administrator finds that the
                                                                                                     http://www.regulations.gov/ at any time.
                                             envisioned in the airworthiness                                                                               applicable airworthiness regulations
                                                                                                     Follow the online instructions for
                                             standards for transport-category                                                                              (i.e., part 25) do not contain adequate or
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                                             airplanes. This design feature is an                                                                          appropriate safety standards for the
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                                             electronic flight-control system, the                                                                         Model GVII–G500 airplane because of a
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                                             functions of which are dependent upon                                                                         novel or unusual design feature, special
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                                             the airplane’s electrical power                                                                               conditions are prescribed under the
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                                             generation and distribution systems.                                                                          provisions of § 21.16.
                                                                                                     through Friday, except Federal holidays.
                                             The applicable airworthiness                                                                                     Special conditions are initially
                                             regulations do not contain adequate or                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                      applicable to the model for which they
                                             appropriate safety standards for this                   Nazih Khaouly, FAA, Airplane and                      are issued. Should the type certificate
                                             design feature. These special conditions                Flightcrew Interface Branch, ANM–111,                 for that model be amended later to
                                             contain the additional safety standards                 Transport Airplane Directorate, Aircraft              include any other model that
                                             that the Administrator considers                        Certification Service, 1601 Lind Avenue               incorporates the same or similar novel
                                             necessary to establish a level of safety                SW, Renton, Washington 98057–3356;                    or unusual design feature, the special
                                             equivalent to that established by the                   telephone 425–227–2432; facsimile                     conditions would also apply to the other
                                             existing airworthiness standards.                       425–227–1320.                                         model under § 21.101.
                                             DATES: This action is effective on                      SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA                       In addition to the applicable
                                             Gulfstream on February 1, 2018. We                      has determined that notice of, and                    airworthiness regulations and special
                                             must receive your comments by March                     opportunity for prior public comment                  conditions, Model GVII–G500 airplanes
                                             19, 2018.                                               on, these special conditions is                       must comply with the fuel-vent and
                                             ADDRESSES: Send comments identified                     unnecessary because the substance of                  exhaust-emission requirements of 14
                                             by docket number FAA–2015–7290                          these special conditions has been                     CFR part 34, and the noise-certification
                                                                                                     subject to the public-comment process                 requirements of 14 CFR part 36. The
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                                             using any of the following methods:
                                                • Federal eRegulations Portal: Go to                 in several prior instances with no                    FAA must issue a finding of regulatory
                                             http://www.regulations.gov/ and follow                  substantive comments received. The                    adequacy under § 611 of Public Law 92–
                                             the online instructions for sending your                FAA therefore finds that good cause                   574, the ‘‘Noise Control Act of 1972.’’
                                             comments electronically.                                exists for making these special                          The FAA issues special conditions, as
                                                • Mail: Send comments to Docket                      conditions effective upon publication in              defined in 14 CFR 11.19, in accordance
                                             Operations, M–30, U.S. Department of                    the Federal Register.                                 with § 11.38, and they become part of


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                                             the type certification basis under                      for a change to the type certificate to               of the flightcrew and passengers for the
                                             § 21.17(a)(2).                                          include another model incorporating the               longest diversion time for which
                                                                                                     same novel or unusual design feature,                 Gulfstream is seeking approval.
                                             Novel or Unusual Design Features                                                                                 a. In showing compliance with this
                                                                                                     these special conditions would apply to
                                               The Model GVII–G500 airplane will                     that model as well.                                   requirement, Gulfstream must account
                                             incorporate the following novel or                                                                            for common-cause failures, cascading
                                             unusual design feature:                                 Conclusion
                                                                                                                                                           failures, and zonal physical threats.
                                               An electronic flight-control system,                     This action affects only a certain                    b. Gulfstream may consider the ability
                                             the functions of which are dependent                    novel or unusual design feature on one                to restore operation of portions of the
                                             upon the electrical power-generation                    model series of airplanes. It is not a rule           electrical power generation and
                                             and distribution systems, whereby the                   of general applicability.                             distribution system if it can be shown
                                             loss of all electrical power may be                        The substance of these special                     that unrecoverable loss of those portions
                                             catastrophic to the airplane. These                     conditions has been subjected to the                  of the system is extremely improbable.
                                             special conditions retain the level of                  notice and comment period in several                  The design must provide an alternative
                                             safety offered by 14 CFR 25.1351(d).                    prior instances and has been derived                  source of electrical power for the time
                                                                                                     without substantive change from those                 required to restore the minimum
                                             Discussion                                              previously issued. It is unlikely that                electrical-power generation capability
                                                The Gulfstream Aerospace                             prior public comment would result in a                required for safe flight and landing.
                                             Corporation Model GVII–G500 airplane                    significant change from the substance                 Gulfstream may exclude unrecoverable
                                             incorporates a fly-by-wire flight-control               contained herein. Therefore, the FAA                  loss of all engines when showing
                                             system that requires a continuous                       has determined that prior public notice               compliance with this requirement.
                                             source of electrical power to keep the                  and comment are unnecessary, and good                    2. Regardless of electrical-power
                                             flight-control system operable. The                     cause exists for adopting these special               generation and distribution-system
                                             current regulation, § 25.1351(d),                       conditions upon publication in the                    recovery capability shown under special
                                             Amendment 25–72, ‘‘Operation without                    Federal Register.                                     condition 1, above, sufficient electrical-
                                             normal electrical power,’’ states that the                 The FAA is requesting comments to                  system capability must be provided to:
                                             airplane must be operated safely in                     allow interested persons to submit                       a. Allow time to descend, with all
                                             visual-flight-rules conditions for a                    views that may not have been submitted                engines inoperative, at the speed that
                                             period of not less than five minutes after              in response to the prior opportunities                provides the best glide distance, from
                                             loss of all normal electrical power. This               for comment described above.                          the maximum operating altitude to the
                                             rule was structured around a traditional                List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 25                    top of the engine-restart envelope, and
                                             design of mechanical control cables for                                                                          b. Subsequently allow multiple start
                                             flight control that allowed time for the                  Aircraft, Aviation safety, Reporting                attempts of the engines and auxiliary
                                             crew to remedy an electrical failure,                   and recordkeeping requirements.                       power unit (APU). The design must
                                             start the engine(s) if necessary, and re-                 The authority citation for these                    provide this capability in addition to the
                                             establish some or all of the electrical                 special conditions is as follows:                     electrical capability required by existing
                                             power-generation capability.                              Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701,          part 25 requirements related to
                                                To maintain the same level of safety                 44702, 44704.                                         operation with all engines inoperative.
                                             associated with traditional designs, the                                                                         3. The airplane emergency electrical-
                                             Model GVII–G500 airplane design must                    The Special Conditions
                                                                                                                                                           power system must be designed to
                                             not be time limited in its operation                       Because the total loss of normal,                  supply:
                                             when the airplane is without its normal                 generated, electrical power in two-                      a. Electrical power required for
                                             source of engine- or auxiliary-power-                   engine airplanes is not extremely                     immediate safety, which must continue
                                             unit-generated electrical power. Service                improbable, and because the loss of all               to operate without the need for crew
                                             experience has shown that the loss of all               electrical power may be catastrophic to               action following the loss of the normal
                                             electrical power generated by an                        airplanes equipped with an electronic                 electrical power, for a duration
                                             airplane’s engine generators or auxiliary               flight-control system, the following                  sufficient to allow reconfiguration to
                                             power unit (APU) is not extremely                       special conditions apply to Gulfstream                provide a non-time-limited source of
                                             improbable. Likewise, regulations                       Model GVII airplanes.                                 electrical power.
                                             require the applicant to demonstrate                       In lieu of § 25.1351(d), the following                b. Electrical power required for
                                             that the airplane has the power required                special conditions apply:                             continued safe flight and landing for the
                                             for continued safe flight and landing                      1. Gulfstream must show, by test or a              maximum diversion time.
                                             with the use of its emergency electrical                combination of test and analysis, that                   4. If the applicant uses APU-generated
                                             power systems. These emergency                          the airplane is capable of continued safe             electrical power to satisfy the
                                             electrical power systems must be able to                flight and landing with all normal                    requirements of these special
                                             power all loads considered essential for                electrical power sources inoperative, as              conditions, and if reaching a suitable
                                             continued safe flight and landing.                      prescribed by paragraphs 1.a. and 1.b.,               runway for landing is beyond the
                                                These special conditions contain the                 below. For purposes of these special                  capacity of the battery systems, then the
                                             additional safety standards that the                    conditions, normal sources of electrical-             APU must be able to be started under
                                             Administrator considers necessary to                    power generation do not include                       any foreseeable flight condition prior to
                                             establish a level of safety equivalent to               alternate power sources such as the                   the depletion of the battery, or the
                                             that established by the existing                        battery, ram-air turbine, or independent              restoration of normal electrical power,
                                                                                                     power systems such as the flight-control
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                                             airworthiness standards.                                                                                      whichever occurs first. Flight test must
                                                                                                     permanent-magnet generating system. In                demonstrate this capability at the most
                                             Applicability                                           showing capability for continued safe                 critical condition.
                                               As discussed above, these special                     flight and landing, Gulfstream must                      a. The applicant must show that the
                                             conditions are applicable to the                        account for systems capability, effects               APU will provide adequate electrical
                                             Gulfstream Model GVII–G500 airplane.                    on crew workload and operating                        power for continued safe flight and
                                             Should Gulfstream apply at a later date                 conditions, and the physiological needs               landing.


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                                                b. The airplane flight manual (AFM)                  management of instrument flight rules                 Docket No. FAA–2017–0610 to amend
                                             must incorporate abnormal procedures                    (IFR) operations at the airport. This                 Class E airspace extending upward from
                                             that direct the pilot to take appropriate               action also updates the geographic                    700 feet or more above the surface at
                                             actions to activate the APU after loss of               coordinates of the airport.                           Sugarloaf Regional Airport, Carrabassett,
                                             normal engine-driven generated                          DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, March 29,                  ME.
                                             electrical power.                                       2018. The Director of the Federal                        Interested parties were invited to
                                                5. As part of showing compliance                     Register approves this incorporation by               participate in this rulemaking effort by
                                             with these special conditions, the tests                reference action under title 1, Code of               submitting written comments on the
                                             to demonstrate loss of all normal                       Federal Regulations, part 51, subject to              proposal to the FAA. No comments
                                             electrical power must also take into                    the annual revision of FAA Order                      were received.
                                             account the following:                                  7400.11 and publication of conforming                    Class E airspace designations are
                                                a. The assumption that the failure                   amendments.                                           published in paragraph 6005, of FAA
                                             condition occurs during night                           ADDRESSES: FAA Order 7400.11B,
                                                                                                                                                           Order 7400.11B dated August 3, 2017,
                                             instrument meteorological conditions                    Airspace Designations and Reporting                   and effective September 15, 2017, which
                                             (IMC) at the most critical phase of the                 Points, and subsequent amendments can                 is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR
                                             flight, relative to the worst possible                  be viewed online at http://www.faa.gov/               part 71.1. The Class E airspace
                                             electrical-power distribution and                       air_traffic/publications/. For further                designations listed in this document
                                             equipment-loads-demand condition.                       information, you can contact the                      will be published subsequently in the
                                                b. After an unrestorable loss of normal                                                                    Order.
                                                                                                     Airspace Policy Group, Federal Aviation
                                             engine-driven generated electrical
                                                                                                     Administration, 800 Independence                      Availability and Summary of
                                             power, the airplane engine-restart
                                                                                                     Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591;                      Documents for Incorporation by
                                             capability is provided and operations
                                                                                                     telephone: (202) 267–8783. The Order is               Reference
                                             are continued in IMC.
                                                                                                     also available for inspection at the                     This document amends FAA Order
                                                c. The airplane is demonstrated to be
                                                                                                     National Archives and Records                         7400.11B, Airspace Designations and
                                             capable of continued safe flight and
                                                                                                     Administration (NARA). For                            Reporting Points, dated August 3, 2017,
                                             landing. The duration of this capability
                                                                                                     information on the availability of FAA                and effective September 15, 2017. FAA
                                             must be computed based on the
                                                                                                     Order 7400.11A at NARA, call (202)                    Order 7400.11B is publicly available as
                                             maximum diversion-time capability for
                                                                                                     741–6030, or go to https://                           listed in the ADDRESSES section of this
                                             which the airplane is being certified.
                                                                                                     www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/                document. FAA Order 7400.11B lists
                                             The applicant must account for airspeed
                                                                                                     ibr-locations.html.                                   Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas,
                                             reductions resulting from the associated
                                                                                                        FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace                        air traffic service routes, and reporting
                                             failure or failures.
                                                                                                     Designations and Reporting Points, is                 points.
                                                d. The airplane must provide
                                                                                                     published yearly and effective on
                                             adequate indication of loss of normal
                                                                                                     September 15.                                         The Rule
                                             electrical power to direct the pilot to the
                                             abnormal procedures, and the AFM                        FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John                    This action amends Title 14 Code of
                                             must incorporate abnormal procedures                    Fornito, Operations Support Group,                    Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 by
                                             that will direct the pilot to take                      Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation              amending Class E airspace extending
                                             appropriate actions.                                    Administration, P.O. Box 20636,                       upward from 700 feet or more above the
                                                                                                     Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone (404)               surface within the 7-mile radius of
                                               Issued in Renton, Washington, on January              305–6364.
                                             11, 2018.
                                                                                                                                                           Sugarloaf Regional Airport, Carrabassett,
                                                                                                     SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                            ME. A 14.3-mile extension to the north
                                             Victor Wicklund,
                                                                                                                                                           is created, extending from the 7-mile
                                             Manager, Transport Standards Branch, Policy             Authority for This Rulemaking
                                                                                                                                                           radius of the airport for the new RNAV–
                                             and Innovation Division, Aircraft                         The FAA’s authority to issue rules
                                             Certification Service.
                                                                                                                                                           (GPS–A) approach for the airport, and
                                                                                                     regarding aviation safety is found in                 for continued safety and management of
                                             [FR Doc. 2018–01963 Filed 1–31–18; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                     Title 49 of the United States Code.                   IFR operations.
                                             BILLING CODE 4910–13–P                                  Subtitle I, Section 106 describes the                    The geographic coordinates of the
                                                                                                     authority of the FAA Administrator.                   airport are adjusted to coincide with the
                                                                                                     Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs,                      FAA’s aeronautical database.
                                             DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION                            describes in more detail the scope of the
                                                                                                                                                           Regulatory Notices and Analyses
                                             Federal Aviation Administration                         agency’s authority. This rulemaking is
                                                                                                     promulgated under the authority                          The FAA has determined that this
                                                                                                     described in Subtitle VII, Part A,                    regulation only involves an established
                                             14 CFR Part 71
                                                                                                     Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that                  body of technical regulations for which
                                             [Docket No. FAA–2017–0610; Airspace                     section, the FAA is charged with                      frequent and routine amendments are
                                             Docket No. 17–ANE–3]                                    prescribing regulations to assign the use             necessary to keep them operationally
                                                                                                     of airspace necessary to ensure the                   current. Therefore, this regulation: (1) Is
                                             Amendment of Class E Airspace;                                                                                not a ‘‘significant regulatory action’’
                                                                                                     safety of aircraft and the efficient use of
                                             Carrabassett, ME                                                                                              under Executive Order 12866; (2) is not
                                                                                                     airspace. This regulation is within the
                                             AGENCY:  Federal Aviation                               scope of that authority as it amends                  a ‘‘significant rule’’ under DOT
                                             Administration (FAA), DOT.                              Class E airspace at Sugarloaf Regional                Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44
                                                                                                                                                           FR 11034; February 26, 1979); and (3)
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                                             ACTION: Final rule.                                     Airport, Carrabassett, ME, to support
                                                                                                     IFR operations at the airport.                        does not warrant preparation of a
                                             SUMMARY:   This action amends Class E                                                                         regulatory evaluation as the anticipated
                                             airspace at Carrabassett, ME, due to the                History                                               impact is so minimal. Since this is a
                                             new arrival procedure established for                     The FAA published a notice of                       routine matter that only affects air traffic
                                             Sugarloaf Regional Airport. Controlled                  proposed rulemaking in the Federal                    procedures and air navigation, it is
                                             airspace is necessary for the safety and                Register (82 FR 38857, August 16, 2017)               certified that this rule, when


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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 February 1, 2018. We must receive your comments by March 19, 2018.
ContactNazih Khaouly, FAA, Airplane and Flightcrew Interface Branch, ANM-111, Transport Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service, 1601 Lind Avenue SW, Renton, Washington 98057-3356; telephone 425-227-2432; facsimile 425-227-1320.
FR Citation83 FR 4575 
CFR AssociatedAircraft; Aviation Safety and Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements

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