United States of America | Special Conditions: Airbus Defense and Space S.A., C212-CC/-CD/-CE/-CF/-DF/-DE Airplanes; Rechargeable Lithium Battery Installations

Title of document

Special Conditions: Airbus Defense and Space S.A., C212-CC/-CD/-CE/-CF/-DF/-DE Airplanes; Rechargeable Lithium Battery Installations (3 page(s), in English)

Description

Final special conditions; request for comments - These special conditions are issued for the Airbus Defense and Space S.A. (Airbus) Model C212-CC/-CD/-CE/-CF/-DF/-DE airplanes. This airplane, as modified by Airbus Defense and Space, Inc., 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 the emergency lighting installation that contain rechargeable lithium batteries. 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.

Notifying member: United States of America

Notification: G/TBT/N/USA/1806

Objective tagProtection of human health or safety

Documents

• 2021-25006.pdf
• 21_7210_00_e.pdf

Agency responsibleFederal Aviation Administration (FAA) [1835]

Timing:

• Submission: 17/11/2021
• Reception: 18/11/2021
• Distribution: 18/11/2021
• Final date for comments: 03/01/2022
• Proposed date of adoption: N/A