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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 August 

23, 2016. 

John P. Piccola, Jr., 

Acting Manager, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2016–21122 Filed 8–31–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 25 

[Docket No. FAA–2016–4135; Special 

Conditions No. 25–636–SC] 

Special Conditions: Bombardier 

Aerospace Inc. Model BD–700–2A12 

and BD–700–2A13 Airplanes; Sidestick 

Controllers 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final special conditions; request 

for comments. 

SUMMARY: These special conditions are 

issued for the Bombardier Aerospace 

Inc. (Bombardier) Model BD–700–2A12 

and BD–700–2A13 airplanes. These 

airplanes will have a novel or unusual 

feature when compared to the state of 

technology envisioned in the 

airworthiness standards for transportcategory airplanes. This design feature 

is a sidestick controller, designed to be 

operated with only one hand, in lieu of 

the conventional wheel or stick 

controls. 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 September 1, 2016. We 

must receive your comments by October 

17, 2016. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments identified 

by docket number FAA–2016–4135 

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/. 

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: 

Todd Martin, FAA, Airframe and Cabin 

Safety Branch, ANM–115, Transport 

Airplane Directorate, Aircraft 

Certification Service, 1601 Lind Avenue 

SW., Renton, Washington 98057–3356; 

telephone 425–227–1178; facsimile 

425–227–1232. 

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 

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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 § 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 § 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 exhaustemission 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 § 11.38, and they become part of 

the type-certification basis under 

§ 21.101. 

Novel or Unusual Design Features 

The Bombardier Inc. Model BD–700– 

2A12 and BD–700–2A13 airplanes will 

have a novel or unusual design feature 

associated with sidestick controllers 

designed to be operated with only one 

hand. 

Discussion 

The Bombardier Aerospace Model 

BD–700–2A12 and BD–700–2A13 

airplanes are equipped with sidestick 

controllers instead of the conventional 

wheel or control stick. This controller is 

designed to be operated using only one 

hand. The requirements of § 25.397(c), 

which define limit pilot forces and 

torques for conventional wheel or stick 

controls, are not adequate for sidestick 

controllers because pilot forces are 

applied to sidestick controllers with 

only the wrist, not arms. Special 

conditions are necessary to specify the 

appropriate loading conditions for 

sidestick controllers. 

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 two 

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 

■ 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 Bombardier Model BD–700– 

2A12 and BD–700–2A13 airplanes. 

In lieu of the pilot forces specified in 

§ 25.397(c), for airplanes equipped with 

sidestick controls designed for force 

application by one wrist and not arms, 

the limit pilot forces are as follows: 

1. For all components between and 

including the handle and its control 

stops. 

Pitch Roll 

Nose up: 200 pounds force 

(lbf).

Nose left: 100 

lbf. 

Pitch Roll 

Nose down: 200 lbf ............... Nose right: 

100 lbf. 

2. For all other components of the 

sidestick control assembly, excluding 

the internal components of the electrical 

sensor assemblies, to avoid damage as a 

result of an in-flight jam. 

Pitch Roll 

Nose up: 125 lbf ................... Nose left: 50 

lbf. 

Nose down: 125 lbf ............... Nose right: 50 

lbf. 

Issued in Renton, Washington, on August 

23, 2016. 

John P. Piccola, Jr., 

Acting Manager, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2016–21123 Filed 8–31–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 25 

[Docket No. FAA–2015–6363; Special 

Conditions No. 25–637–SC] 

Special Conditions: Bombardier Inc. 

Model BD–700–2A12 and BD–700– 

2A13 Airplanes; Hydrophobic Coatings 

in Lieu of Windshield Wipers 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final special conditions; request 

for comments. 

SUMMARY: These special conditions are 

issued for the Bombardier Inc. 

(Bombardier) Model BD–700–2A12 and 

BD–700–2A13 airplanes. These 

airplanes will have a novel or unusual 

feature when compared to the state of 

technology envisioned in the 

airworthiness standards for transport 

category airplanes. This design feature 

is hydrophobic coatings in lieu of 

windshield wipers. The applicable 

airworthiness regulations do not contain 

adequate or appropriate safety standards 

for these design features. 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 September 1, 2016. We 

must receive your comments by October 

17, 2016. 


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