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o f Transportatio n Docke t Operation s Wes t Buildin g Groun d Floor , Roo mW12-140 , 120 0 Ne w Jerse y Avenue , SE . Washington , D C 2059 0 US A DGT-DTC/CE R58268 7 CM/F T Pleas e contac t

Frederi c TARD Y Tel : +3 3 (0 ) 14 7 11 5 49 7 Fa x : +3 3 (0 ) 14 7 11 5 74 5 SUBJECT : Falco n 7 X Serie s - Petitio n fo r Amendmen t

o f Exemptio n n°950 6 regardin g 1 4 CF RPar t

25.813(e ) Applicabl e to : Door s betwee n passenge r compartment s

Dea r Administrator , I n accordanc e with 1 4 CF RPart 11 , w e respectfull y reques t tha t yo u conside r

th e petitio n fo

r Amendmen t

o f Exemptio n n°9506 , documen t referenc e DGT35444 5 date d 13-Feb-2012 , tha t i s attache d t o thi s letter . Thi s petitio n fo

r amendmen t

aim s a t makin g th e Exemptio n n°950 6 consisten t with th e recentl y grante d FAA Exemptio n n ° 1039 6 applicabl e t o Falco n 90 0 Series , a s wel l a s with EASA' s CR I D-1 4 applicabl e t o F7 X series , in :

- Allowin g th e installatio n o f mi d cabi n doubl e slidin g door s a s wel l a s simpl e one s

- Allowin g thei r

installatio n i n Publi c Transportatio n pendin g the y remai n blocke d i n ful l ope n positio n an d requir e amaintenanc e operatio n t o se t the moperationa l i f

th e aircraf

t ha s t o b e operate d i n Privat e Transportation . Taking int o accoun t the integratio n o

f the cockpi t annunciator

int o EAS y syste

m(introduced pe

r M056 6 "EAS y load 10" ) Pleas e d o no t

hesitat e t o contac t

u s a t th e followin g address : Frederi c TARD Y DASSAUL T AVIATIO N Certificatio n Directorat e 78 , quai Marce l Dassaul t 9221 4 S t Clou d Cede x - Franc e Phon e / fa x : +3 3 (0) 1 4 7 1 1 5 4 9 7 / 5 7 4 5 e-mail : frederic.tardv@dassault-aviation.co m rvrixnTr'/rP RS89fi8 7 1/ 4

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### SUBJEC T : Falco n 7X Serie s - Petitio n for amendmen t

o f exemptio n n<'950

6 regardin g 1 4 CF

R Par t 25.813(e ) Applicabl e to : Door s between passenge r compartment s EXTERNAL COPIE(S ) : M D . JACQUE

T T . RODRIGUE

Z R . BADE R FA

A FA A EAS A Ronto n Ronto n Cologne (P.J )

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o f exemptio n n°950 6 regardin g 1 4 CF R Par t

25.813(e ) Applicabl e to : Door s between passenge r compartment s INTERNAL COPIE(S ) : MM . Ph . BRIAU D

ROLLAN D M . LAVANAN T J.P . DARGENTOLL E G . GARROUST E C . GIRAUDEA U P . GEORGE S F . BALTZINGE R Th . BOISSO N L . MANTE Z R . BARTH E F . TARD Y I.e . LERMINIAU X B . MONNIE R P . BAT S 0 . CLAUDO N Y . TITEU X P . DEBRUG E D . BOWER S I . WILSO N R . FEAZEL L Classemen t DPA C DP F DGT/DIR M DGT/DTC-DI R DGT/DTC-DI R DGT/DTC-SD V DGT/DTC-RS N DGT/DTC-CE R DGT/DTC-CE R DGT/DTC-CE R DGT/DTC-CE R DGT/DTC-CER DGT/DTACF/B E AC F DGT/DTACF/R T DGT/DTACF/R T DGT/DTACF/R T DFJ/ENGINEERIN G DFJ/CERTIFICATIO N DFJ/CERTIFICATIO N DFJ/ENGINEERIN G DFJ/CERTIFICATIO N DG T S t Clou d S t Clou d Merignac St-Clou d Merigna c Merignac S t Clou d S t Clou d Merigna c Merignac Merignac S t Clou d Merignac S t Clou d Merignac S t Clou d Littl e Roc k Littl e Roc k Littl e Roc k Littl e Roc k Littl e Roc k S t Clou d

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# 4 DASSAUL T A VI A T I O N DIRECTIO N G^N^RAL E TECHNIQU E Sain t Cloud , Februar y 13"^ , 201 2

DGT35444 5 CM/F T Pleas e contac t

Frederi c TARD Y Tel:+3 3 (0 ) 14 7 11 5 49 7 Fa x :+3 3 (0 ) 14 7 11 5 74 5 SUBJECT : Falco n 7 X Serie s - Petitio n fo r amendmen t

o f exemptio n n°950 6 regardin g 1 4 CF R Par t 25.813(e ) Applicabl e to : Door s betwee n passenge r compartment s 

### 1 . Summar y o f

th e Petitio n fo r

Amendmen t

o f Exemptio n [a s pe r

FA RPar t 11.81(b ) an d (f) ] DASSAUL T AVIATIO N i s officiall y applyin g o n behal f o f Falco n 7 X Serie s owners/operators , fo r a n amendmen t

o f th e permanen t

Exemptio n n°950 6 t o 1 4 CF RPart 25.813(e ) rule . Exemptio n n°950 6 wa s grante d t o DASSAUL T AVIATIO N in orde r t o allo w th e installatio n o n Falco n 7 X airplan e o f a latchabl e slidin g doo r

whic h can b e store d i

n acabi n partitio n durin g takeoffs , landing s an d emergenc y conditions . Thi s petitio n for

amendmen t

aim s at makin g th e Exemptio n n°950 6 consisten t wit h th e recentl y grante d FAA Exemptio n n ° 1039 6 applicabl e t o Falco n 90 0 Series , a s wel l a s wit h EASA' s CR

J D-1 4 applicabl e t o F7 X series , in : Allowin g th e installatio n o f mi d cabi n simpl e (o r

double ) slidin g door(s) . Allowin g thei r

installatio n i

n Publi c Transportatio n pendin g the y remai n blocke d i n ful l ope n positio n an d requir e amaintenanc e operatio n t o se t the moperationa l i f

th e airplan e wa s t o b e operate d in Privat e Transportation , Takin g into accoun t

th e integratio n o f

th e cockpi t

annunciato r

into EAS y syste m(introduce d pe r M056 6 ''EAS y loa d 10" )

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### 2 . Backgroun d /

Exten t o f relie f an d reaso n [a s pe r

Par t 11.81(c) ] Sinc e DASSAUL T AVIATIO N ha s mor e an d mor e customer s requestin g t o hav e a n airplan e capabl e o f bot h privat e an d publi c transportatio n w e woul d like FAA t o conside r th e possibilit y t o allo w th e installatio n o f

ami d cabi n partition , eve n for publi c operation , considering that th e doo r mus t b e inoperabl e an d blocke d i

n fiill y ope n positio n durin g al l fligh t phase s whe n operate d in publi c transportation . I

n cas e th e customer/operator want s t o switc h t o privat e configuration , amaintenanc e operatio n (i.e . no t

possibl e t o b e execute d by cre w o r passenger) , wil l b e necessary t o unbloc k th e doo r (o f course , arevers e operatio n wil l b e necessary t o g o bac k t o publi c configuration) . Thi s wil l giv e t o th e custome r

amor e flexibl e wa y t o switc h fromprivat e t o publi c configuratio n withou t havin g t o remov e th e doo r

fi-omth e airplane . Not e that DA' s propositio n doe s no t preclud e th e installatio n o f adoo r onl y applicabl e t o privat e us e bu t prevent s som e operator s fromapplyin g unpractica l doo r remova l procedur e for

th e specifi c cas e o f F7 X operate d unde r

publi c operation . Besides , for

aestheti c reasons , doubl e slidin g door s ar e no w ofte n requeste d b y customer s i n lie u o f simpl e ones . Yet , thes e doubl e door s ar e currentl y no t addresse d i

n th e Exemptio n n°9506 . Consequently , th e presen t petitio n for

amendmen t

i s als o requestin g t o includ e th e possibilit y o f installatio n o f

doubl e slidin g door s a s wel l a s simpl e one s o n F7 X airplanes . A s indicate d above , thes e request s hav e alread y bee n foun d acceptabl e recentl y b y FA A for Falco n 90 0 Serie s throug h Exemptio n n°10396(se e tabl e i n §5 ) whic h acknowledge s th e installatio n o f singl e an d doubl e door s betwee n passenge r compartment s (se e § "Descriptio n o f th e partitio n an d door " (1.)) , a s wel l a s th e possibility o f installin g suc h door s blocke d fiilly ope n i n Publi c Transportatio n (se e specia l condido n (8.)) . Besides , EASA' s CR I D-1 4 als o allow s th e installatio n o f simpl e an d doubl e door s for Falco n 7 X Serie s (se e special conditio n (d) ) a s wel l a s thei r installatio n in Publi c Transportatio n pendin g th e door(s ) is(are ) blocke d i n ope n positio n (se e specia l conditio n (c)) .

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### 3 . Descriptio n o

f th e partitio n an d door(s ) Impact s o f thos e change s o

n thi s section ar

e highlighte d in yellow . 1 . Th e cabi n o f the Falcon 7

X Serie s i s approximatel

y 7 fee t wide . Thus , som

e customer s reques t

to divid e th e cabi n ful l widt h laterally , t o produc e aprivat e area , becaus e asid

e corridor i s impractical . Th e doors to b e installe d would b e single (or ducd ) pocke t slidin g door(s ) retracting int o th e partitio n o n one (o r both) side(s ) o f

the airplane . Th

e door s will requir

e aretracting foote

r becaus e wit

h acabi n head-roomof

6 f t the door mus t slide downwar

d tangentia

l t o th e fuselage contour . The door woul d b e frangibl e t o enable i

t t o b e broken ope

n i n a n emergency , i

n additio n t o havin

g blow-ou t capabilit y fo r decompression . 2 . Onl y on e partitio n of

th e passenge

r seating are awit

h adoo r installe d woul

d b e permitted . Thi s wil l allow on e section of

th e passenge

r seating are at o b e used a s aprivat e office o r bedroom during lon g duration flights . The propose d doo r woul d hav e aplacard , requiring i t t o b e ope n fo r take

of f an d landing . An

y othe r partition s o f

the passenge

r are awould b e closed ou

t wit h acurtain . 3 . Eac h doo r woul d als o b e equippe d wit

h redundan

t mean s o f locking the doo

r i n th e ope n position , suc h tha t the probabilit

y of unlockin g due t o distortio n of th e fuselag e i

n a n emergency landin g woul

d b e minimized . Eithe

r mean s will b e capable o f

supporting th e inerti aload s specifie d i n FA R25.561 . 4 . B y similarit

y t o lavator

y door , the doo

r betwee n passenge

r compartment s will allo w person s o n eithe r sid e of the doo r to unloc k or unlatc h the doo r withou t th e us e of tool s (regardles s of

wher e i t i s located i n relatio n t o the emergenc y exits) . 5 . Moreover , lighted sign s will b e installe d o n th e forwar

d an d af t face of the partitio n statin g tha

t the doo r must b e ope n fo r takeof f and landing . A

n ambe r ligh t will b e installe d i

n the cockpit

(o r awhit e CA S messag e wil l b e availabl e in cas e o f integratio n i

n EAS y system) . Th

e lighte d sign s an

d warnin g (o r CA S message) will b e controlle d b y the cockpi t "N o Smoking " switc

h an d will b e "ON " wheneve

r the "No Smoking " sign s ar

e "ON " an d the th e doo

r (s ) i s (are ) closed (i

n cas e o f EAS y integration , i

t will b e controlle d accordin g t o th e logi c described in M0566) . Th e sign s an d warning (o

r CAS message ) will remai

n illuminate d unti l th e doo

r i s secured in th e ope

n positio n a

t whic h tim e i t wil l extinguish . 6 . Th e emergenc

y exi t sign requirement s will b e addresse d separately to ensur e tha t the leve l of passenge r guidanc e require d t o find a n exi t will b e provided . Thi s will b e customized o n each airplane sinc e ther e ar e ofte n difference s betwee

n the individua

l airplane interior

arrangements .

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### 4 . Publi c Interes t

[a s pe r Par t 11.81(d) ] DASSAUL

T AVIATIO

N believe s tha

t th e installatio n o f

ami d cabi n doo r i n bot h privat e an d publi c airplane s pendin

g specific mean s ar

e provided t o mak

e th e doo r inoperable an

d blocke d i

n ope n positio n during all flight

phase s whe

n operate d i

n publi c operatio n i s i

n the public' s bes t

interest . I t will preven

t som e operator s fro

mapplying unpractica

l doo r remova l procedur e fo r th e specifi c cas e of F7X operate

d unde r publi c operation . Thi s will increas e th e flexibility o f customer s t o us e their airplane s eithe

r i n Publi c or

in Privat e Transportation . I

t will permit

the mos t efficien t us e o f th e airplane cabi

n whic h will significantl

y enhanc e th e valu e of

th e airplane t o it s owner/operator . 

### 5 . Reason s why grantin g th e exemptio n wil l no t adversel y affec t

safet y [as Par t 11.81(e) ] Th e effec t of the update d safet

y feature s describe d abov e (c f §2) wil l ensur e tha t there i s alway s a clea r pat h throug h th e partitio n t o a

n emergency exit . Howeve

r eve n i f som e extrem e conditio n shoul

d resul t i n the doo r bein g close d o r partially closed afte

r a n acciden t ther e ar e still simple , failsaf

e mean s to ge t through the doo

r t o reach a n exit . Th e frangibilit

y featur e will b e teste d usin g a5t

h percentil e female , an d the resulting apertur

e demonstrated t o b e larg e enoug h to allow fo

r a95t h percentil e mal

e to escape . Becaus e th e basi c issue s concernin g apassenge r finding and reaching a

n exit i n a n emergency ar

e addressed b

y the abov e feature s a s wel

l a s the previously describe d safet y parameters , i

t i s ou r position tha t the amendmen

t fo r exemptio n a s requested , would provide aleve l of safet y fo r the passenger s i

n a Falco n 7 X equivalen

t t o tha t required fo

r commercia

l carrie r airplane . 

### 6 . Additiona l informatio n [a s Par t 11.81(g) ] A s reminde

d i n § 1 . FA A ha s previousl

y granted a

n exemption n ° 1039 6 Falco n 900 Serie s allowing : Applicabilit

y to dua l door s designs . Authorization to allo w th e installatio n of amid cabi n partition , eve

n fo r publi c operation , considering tha

t the door will b e blocke d ope

n b y amaintenanc e operation i n thi s case . Integratio n o f

the cockpit

annunciato

r ha s bee n approve d i

n Januar y 201 0 b y EAS A an

d FA A through M056 6 ''EAS y loa d 10 " Majo r Leve l 1 modification .

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### 7 . Operatio n outsid e U S [a s pe r FA RPar t 11.81(h) ] Considerin g the multitud

e of countrie s i

n whic h Falcon 7 X Serie s ar

e sold an d operated , i

t i s ver y likel y tha t thi s Amendmen

t fo r exemption should b e recognized b y som e othe r countrie s usuall

y agreeing wit

h FA A position . Base d o n the information provide d above , w e reques t a n officia l FA A positio n regardin g ou

r petitio n fo r amendmen

t fo r exemption n°9506 . Pleas e d o no t hesitat e to as k fo r an y additiona

l information whic

h yo u ma y requir e i n orde r to respon d to thi s petition . Respectfull y submitted .

F . BALTZINGE R

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