Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2017/05/26/2017-10842/special-conditions-textron-aviation-inc-model-700-airplane-non-rechargeable-lithium-battery
Timestamp: 2018-04-19 12:15:53
Document Index: 346588289

Matched Legal Cases: ['art 25', 'art 25', 'art 25', '§\u200921', 'art 34', 'art 36', '§\u2009611']

Federal Register :: Special Conditions: Textron Aviation Inc., Model 700 Airplane; Non-Rechargeable Lithium Battery Installations
24231-24233 (3 pages)
FAA-2017-0377
https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2017-10842 https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2017-10842
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On November 20, 2014, Textron applied for a type certificate for a new Model 700 airplane. The Model 700 is a twin engine, transport category airplane with a passenger seating capacity of 12 and a projected maximum takeoff weight of 38,514 pounds.
The FAA is issuing these special conditions for non-rechargeable lithium battery installations on the Model 700 airplane. The current battery requirements in title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 25 are inadequate for addressing an airplane with non-rechargeable lithium batteries.
Under the provisions of 14 CFR 21.17, Textron must show that the Model 700 airplane meets the applicable provisions of part 25, as amended by Amendments 25-1 through 25-139, 25-141 and 25-143.
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 Textron 700 airplane because of a novel or unusual design feature, special conditions are prescribed under the provisions of § 21.16.
In addition to the applicable airworthiness regulations and special conditions, the Textron Model 700 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, and the FAA must issue a finding of regulatory adequacy under § 611 of Public Law 92-574, the “Noise Control Act of 1972.”
Special conditions nos. 1 and 2 are intended to ensure that the non-rechargeable lithium battery and its cells are designed to eliminate the potential for uncontrollable failures. However, a certain number of failures will occur due to various factors beyond the control of the battery designer. Therefore, other special conditions are Start Printed Page 24233intended to protect the airplane and its occupants if failure occurs.
These special conditions are applicable to the Textron Model 700 airplane. Should Textron 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.
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 Textron Model 700 airplane.
[FR Doc. 2017-10842 Filed 5-25-17; 8:45 am]