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Sea level maximum
inlet fuel temperature
135 F (57 C).
CAR part 3, as amended to May 15,
1956, defined the maximum anticipated
summer air temperatures in § 3.583;
‘‘The maximum anticipated summer air
temperature shall be considered to be
100 °F at sea level and to decrease from
this value at the rate of 3.6 °F per
thousand feet above sea level.’’
Concurrently, § 3.438 required that
‘‘* * * fuel system features conducive
to vapor formation shall be
demonstrated to be free from vapor lock
when using fuel at a temperature of 110
°F under critical operating conditions.’’
Building from CAR part 3, 14 CFR part
23 envisioned maximum fuel
temperatures at or near 110 °F as set
forth in 14 CFR part 23, § 23.961. The
turbine fuel temperature requirement for
hot weather operation is 110 ¥0, +5 °F,
or the maximum outside air temperature
for which approval is requested,
whichever is more critical. Engine heat
rejection such that the airplane fuel
temperature is characterized by engine
heat rejection rather than ambient air
temperature is a new and novel design
that was not envisioned by 14 CFR part
23.
14 CFR part 23 certification
experience to date has shown that hot
weather certification testing with 110 °F
fuel temperatures is adequate for fuel
system operations for fuel tank fuel
temperatures characterized by ambient
air temperatures including cooling as a
result of the atmospheric temperature
lapse rate. Heating that increases the
airplane fuel system operational
temperatures introduces several fuel
system concerns. Each must be shown
to be acceptable. Compliance by design
(i.e. lack of ability to shutoff the engine
motive flow) may be utilized although
associated type certificate data sheet
information may also be necessary to
assure future system changes are
compliant.
A special condition for the higher fuel
system temperatures of the Embraer
EMB 500 airplane is proposed. The
special condition would require the
compliance to 14 CFR part 23, § 23.961,
fuel system hot weather operation test
temperature to be commensurate with
the highest fuel temperature expected at
the maximum outside air temperature
for which approval is requested.
Type Certification Basis
Under 14 CFR part 21, § 21.17,
Embraer S.A. must show that the Model
EMB–500 meets the applicable
provisions of 14 CFR part 23, as
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amended by Amendments 23–1 through
23–55, thereto.
If the Administrator finds that the
applicable airworthiness regulations
(i.e., 14 CFR part 23) do not contain
adequate or appropriate safety standards
for the Model EMB–500 because of a
novel or unusual design feature, special
conditions are prescribed under § 21.16.
In addition to the applicable
airworthiness regulations and special
conditions, the Model EMB–500 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 section 611 of Public
Law 92–574, the ‘‘Noise Control Act of
1972.’’
Special conditions, as appropriate, as
defined in § 11.19, are issued under
§ 11.38, and become part of the type
certification basis under § 21.17(a)(2).
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, the special conditions
would also apply to the other model
under § 21.101(a)(1).
The Proposed Special Conditions
Accordingly, the Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) proposes the
following special conditions as part of
the type certification basis for the
Embraer S.A. Model EMB–500
airplanes.
1. SC § 23.961:
Instead of compliance with § 23.961,
the following apply:
Each fuel system must be free from
vapor lock when using fuel at its critical
temperature, with respect to vapor
formation, when operating the airplane
in all critical operating and
environmental conditions for which
approval is requested. For turbine fuel,
the initial temperature must be the
highest fuel temperature expected at the
maximum outside air temperature for
which approval is requested.
Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on January
7, 2008.
John Colomy,
Acting Manager, Small Airplane Directorate,
Aircraft Certification Service.
[FR Doc. E8–1075 Filed 1–22–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Novel or Unusual Design Features
The Model EMB–500 will incorporate
the following novel or unusual design
features: High Fuel Temperatures.
14 CFR Part 23
Applicability
Special Conditions: Embraer S.A.;
Model EMB–500; Static Pressure
System
As discussed above, these special
conditions are applicable to the Model
EMB–500. Should Embraer S.A. apply
later for a change to the type certificate
to include another model incorporating
the same novel or unusual design
feature, the special conditions would
apply to that model as well under
§ 21.101(a)(1).
Conclusion
This action affects only certain novel
or unusual design features on one
model, Model EMB–500, of airplanes. It
is not a rule of general applicability, and
it affects only the applicant who applied
to the FAA for approval of these features
on the airplane.
List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 23
Aircraft, Aviation safety, Signs and
symbols.
Citation
The authority citation for these
special conditions is as follows:
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113 and
44701; 14 CFR 21.16 and 21.17; and 14 CFR
11.38 and 11.19.
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[Docket No. CE284; Notice No. 23–08–02–
SC]
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed special
conditions.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice proposes special
conditions for the Embraer S.A.; Model
EMB–500 airplane. This airplane has a
novel or unusual design feature
associated with the static pressure
system. The applicable airworthiness
regulations do not contain adequate or
appropriate safety standards for this
design feature. These proposed special
conditions contain the additional safety
standards that the Administrator
considers necessary to harmonize with
Brazil’s Agencia Nacional de Aviacao
Civil (ANAC) and to maintain the same
level of safety between the ANAC Type
Certificate and the U.S. Type Certificate.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before February 22, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Mail comments on this
proposal in duplicate to: Federal
Aviation Administration, Regional
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Counsel, ACE–7, Attention: Rules
Docket, Docket No. CE284, 901 Locust,
Room 506, Kansas City, Missouri 64106,
or delivered in duplicate to the Regional
Counsel at the above address.
Comments must be marked: CE284.
Comments may be inspected in the
Rules Docket weekdays, except Federal
holidays, between 7:30 a.m. and 4 p.m.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Leslie B. Taylor, Federal Aviation
Administration, Aircraft Certification
Service, Small Airplane Directorate,
ACE–111, 901 Locust, Room 301,
Kansas City, Missouri, 816–329–4134,
fax 816–329–4090, e-mail at
leslie.b.taylor@faa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
ebenthall on PROD1PC69 with PROPOSALS
Comments Invited
Interested persons are invited to
participate in the making of these
proposed special conditions by
submitting such written data, views, or
arguments as they may desire. Identify
the regulatory docket or notice number
and submit them in duplicate to the
address specified above. All
communications received on or before
the closing date for comments will be
considered by the Administrator. The
proposals described in this notice may
be changed in light of the comments
received. All comments received will be
available in the Rules Docket for
examination by interested persons, both
before and after the closing date for
comments. A report summarizing each
substantive public contact with FAA
personnel concerning this rulemaking
will be filed in the docket. If you wish
the FAA to acknowledge receipt of the
comments submitted in response to this
notice, include with those comments a
self-addressed, stamped postcard on
which the following statement is made:
‘‘Comments to Docket No. CE284.’’ The
postcard will be date stamped and
returned to the commenter.
Background
On October 5, 2005, Embraer S.A.
applied for a type certificate for their
new Model EMB–500. The EMB–500 is
a twin engine jet of a type popularly
referred to as a very light jet. The
airplane is proposed to be type
certificated in the normal category of 14
CFR part 23 (and comparable Brazilian
requirements RBHA 23). The EMB–500
is predominantly of metallic
construction and is a conventionally
configured low-wing monoplane with a
T-tail and tricycle landing gear. The two
Pratt and Whitney of Canada 1,600
pound thrust P&WC 617F/1 turbofan
engines are aft fuselage mounted in
typical business jet fashion. The engines
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are full authority digital engine control
(FADEC) equipped.
The airplane’s maximum takeoff
weight is 9,965 pounds. The VMO/MMO
is 275 KIAS/M .70, with a maximum
operating altitude of 41,000 feet.
Requested operations are day/night
VFR/IFR, and icing operations approval
is requested.
The advance of electronic technology
in altimetry systems has permitted a
better precision of altitude
measurements, including the
improvements to Altimetry System
Error (ASE) (difference between the
pressure altitude displayed to the
flightcrew when referenced to the
International Standard Atmosphere
(ISA) standard ground pressure setting
and free stream pressure), Static Source
Error (difference between the pressure
sensed by the static system at the static
port and the undisturbed ambient
pressure) and Static Source Error
Correction (SSEC) (correction for static
source error). These parameters are
essential, for example, in operation in
Reduced Vertical Minimum Separation
(RVSM) airspace. This special condition
for the Embraer EMB–500 airplane for
the Static Pressure System, including
new avionics and certain performance
characteristics inherent in this type of
airplane, was partially envisioned in
existing regulations. This special
condition contains the additional
airworthiness standards that the FAA
considers necessary to harmonize with
ANAC and to maintain the same level
of safety between the ANAC Type
Certificate and the U.S. Type Certificate.
accordance with § 11.38 and become
part of the type certification basis in
accordance with § 21.17(a)(2).
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, the special conditions
would also apply to the other model
under the provisions of § 21.101.
Type Certification Basis
Under the provisions of 14 CFR part
21, § 21.17, Embraer S.A. must show
that the EMB–500 meets the applicable
provisions of 14 CFR part 23, as
amended by Amendment 23–1 through
Amendment 23–55 thereto.
If the Administrator finds that the
applicable airworthiness regulations
(i.e., 14 CFR part 23) do not contain
adequate or appropriate safety standards
for the EMB–500 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 EMB–500 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 pursuant
to section 611 of Public Law 92–574, the
‘‘Noise Control Act of 1972.’’
Special conditions, as appropriate, as
defined in § 11.19, are issued in
List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 23
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Novel or Unusual Design Features
The EMB–500 will incorporate the
following novel or unusual design
features:
The avionics system provides
corrections to the altimeter indication,
which introduces failure conditions not
in other Static Pressure Systems.
Applicability
As discussed above, these special
conditions are applicable to the EMB–
500. If Embraer S.A. applies at a later
date for a change to the type certificate
to include another model incorporating
the same novel or unusual design
feature, the special conditions would
apply to that model as well under
§ 21.101.
Conclusion
This action affects only certain novel
or unusual design features on one model
of airplane. It is not a rule of general
applicability and affects only the
applicant who applied to the FAA for
approval of these features on the
airplane.
Aircraft, Aviation safety, Signs and
symbols.
Citation
The authority citation for these
special conditions is as follows:
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113 and
44701; 14 CFR 21.16 and 21.17; and 14 CFR
11.38 and 11.19.
The Proposed Special Conditions
Accordingly, the Federal Aviation
Administration proposes the following
special conditions as part of the type
certification basis for the Embraer S.A.;
Model EMB–500 airplanes.
Static Pressure System
If an altimeter system is fitted with a
device that provides corrections to the
altimeter indication, the device must be
designed and installed in such a manner
that it can be bypassed when it
malfunctions, unless an alternate
altimeter system is provided. Each
correction device must be fitted with a
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means for indicating occurrence of
reasonably probable malfunctions,
including power failure, to the
flightcrew.
Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on January
15, 2008.
James E. Jackson,
Acting Manager, Small Airplane Directorate,
Aircraft Certification Service.
[FR Doc. E8–1076 Filed 1–22–08; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910–13–P
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 23
[Docket No. CE283; Notice No. 23–08–01–
SC]
Special Conditions: Embraer S.A.;
Model EMB–500; Brakes—Designation
of Applicable Regulations
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed special
conditions.
ebenthall on PROD1PC69 with PROPOSALS
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice proposes special
conditions for the Embraer S.A.; Model
EMB–500 airplane. This airplane has a
novel or unusual design feature
associated with the braking system. The
applicable airworthiness regulations do
not contain adequate or appropriate
safety standards for this design feature.
These proposed special conditions
contain the additional safety standards
that the Administrator considers
necessary to harmonize with Brazil’s
Agencia Nacional de Aviacao Civil
(ANAC) and to maintain the same level
of safety between the ANAC Type
Certificate and the U.S. Type Certificate.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before February 22, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Mail comments on this
proposal in duplicate to: Federal
Aviation Administration, Regional
Counsel, ACE–7, Attention: Rules
Docket, Docket No. CE283, 901 Locust,
Room 506, Kansas City, Missouri 64106,
or delivered in duplicate to the Regional
Counsel at the above address.
Comments must be marked: CE283.
Comments may be inspected in the
Rules Docket weekdays, except Federal
holidays, between 7:30 a.m. and 4 p.m.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Leslie B. Taylor, Federal Aviation
Administration, Aircraft Certification
Service, Small Airplane Directorate,
ACE–111, 901 Locust, Room 301,
Kansas City, Missouri, 816–329–4134,
fax 816–329–4090, e-mail at
leslie.b.taylor@faa.gov.
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15:07 Jan 22, 2008
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Type Certification Basis
Comments Invited
Interested persons are invited to
participate in the making of these
proposed special conditions by
submitting such written data, views, or
arguments as they may desire. Identify
the regulatory docket or notice number
and submit them in duplicate to the
address specified above. All
communications received on or before
the closing date for comments will be
considered by the Administrator. The
proposals described in this notice may
be changed in light of the comments
received. All comments received will be
available in the Rules Docket for
examination by interested persons, both
before and after the closing date for
comments. A report summarizing each
substantive public contact with FAA
personnel concerning this rulemaking
will be filed in the docket. If you wish
the FAA to acknowledge receipt of the
comments submitted in response to this
notice, include with those comments a
self-addressed, stamped postcard on
which the following statement is made:
‘‘Comments to Docket No. CE283.’’ The
postcard will be date stamped and
returned to the commenter.
Under the provisions of 14 CFR part
21, § 21.17, Embraer S.A. must show
that the EMB–500 meets the applicable
provisions of 14 CFR part 23, as
amended by Amendment 23–1 through
Amendment 23–55 thereto.
If the Administrator finds that the
applicable airworthiness regulations
(i.e., 14 CFR part 23) do not contain
adequate or appropriate safety standards
for the EMB–500 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 EMB–500 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
section 611 of Public Law 92–574, the
‘‘Noise Control Act of 1972.’’
Special conditions, as appropriate, as
defined in § 11.19, are issued under
§ 11.38 and become part of the type
certification basis under § 21.17(a)(2).
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, the special conditions
would also apply to the other model
under the provisions of § 21.101(a)(1).
Background
On October 5, 2005, Embraer S.A.
applied for a type certificate for their
new Model EMB–500. The EMB–500 is
a twin engine jet of a type popularly
referred to as a very light jet. The
airplane is proposed to be type
certificated in the normal category of 14
CFR part 23 (and comparable Brazilian
requirements RBHA 23). The EMB–500
is predominantly of metallic
construction and is a conventionally
configured low-wing monoplane with a
T-tail and tricycle landing gear. The two
Pratt and Whitney of Canada 1,600
pound thrust P&WC 617F/1 turbofan
engines are aft fuselage mounted in
typical business jet fashion. The engines
are full authority digital engine control
(FADEC) equipped.
The airplane’s maximum takeoff
weight is 9,965 pounds. The VMO/
MMO is 275 KIAS/M .70, with a
maximum operating altitude of 41,000
feet. Requested operations are day/night
VFR/IFR, and icing operations approval
is requested.
The FAA considers it necessary to
add an additional airworthiness
standard to adopt the commuter
category requirement in 14 CFR
23.735(e), which the Administrator
considers necessary to harmonize with
ANAC and to maintain the same level
of safety between the ANAC Type
Certificate and the U.S. Type Certificate.
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Novel or Unusual Design Features
The EMB–500 will incorporate the
following novel or unusual design
features: The takeoff speed and takeoff
distance for this jet airplane make it
necessary to adopt rejected takeoff
requirements.
Applicability
As discussed above, these special
conditions are applicable to the EMB–
500. If Embraer S.A. applies at a later
date for a change to the type certificate
to include another model incorporating
the same novel or unusual design
feature, the special conditions would
apply to that model as well under
§ 21.101(a)(1).
Conclusion
This action affects only certain novel
or unusual design features on one model
of airplane. It is not a rule of general
applicability and affects only the
applicant who applied to the FAA for
approval of these features on the
airplane.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 23
[Docket No. CE284; Notice No. 23-08-02-SC]
Special Conditions: Embraer S.A.; Model EMB-500; Static Pressure
System
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed special conditions.
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SUMMARY: This notice proposes special conditions for the Embraer S.A.;
Model EMB-500 airplane. This airplane has a novel or unusual design
feature associated with the static pressure system. The applicable
airworthiness regulations do not contain adequate or appropriate safety
standards for this design feature. These proposed special conditions
contain the additional safety standards that the Administrator
considers necessary to harmonize with Brazil's Agencia Nacional de
Aviacao Civil (ANAC) and to maintain the same level of safety between
the ANAC Type Certificate and the U.S. Type Certificate.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before February 22, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Mail comments on this proposal in duplicate to: Federal
Aviation Administration, Regional
[[Page 3883]]
Counsel, ACE-7, Attention: Rules Docket, Docket No. CE284, 901 Locust,
Room 506, Kansas City, Missouri 64106, or delivered in duplicate to the
Regional Counsel at the above address. Comments must be marked: CE284.
Comments may be inspected in the Rules Docket weekdays, except Federal
holidays, between 7:30 a.m. and 4 p.m.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Leslie B. Taylor, Federal Aviation
Administration, Aircraft Certification Service, Small Airplane
Directorate, ACE-111, 901 Locust, Room 301, Kansas City, Missouri, 816-
329-4134, fax 816-329-4090, e-mail at leslie.b.taylor@faa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Comments Invited
Interested persons are invited to participate in the making of
these proposed special conditions by submitting such written data,
views, or arguments as they may desire. Identify the regulatory docket
or notice number and submit them in duplicate to the address specified
above. All communications received on or before the closing date for
comments will be considered by the Administrator. The proposals
described in this notice may be changed in light of the comments
received. All comments received will be available in the Rules Docket
for examination by interested persons, both before and after the
closing date for comments. A report summarizing each substantive public
contact with FAA personnel concerning this rulemaking will be filed in
the docket. If you wish the FAA to acknowledge receipt of the comments
submitted in response to this notice, include with those comments a
self-addressed, stamped postcard on which the following statement is
made: ``Comments to Docket No. CE284.'' The postcard will be date
stamped and returned to the commenter.
Background
On October 5, 2005, Embraer S.A. applied for a type certificate for
their new Model EMB-500. The EMB-500 is a twin engine jet of a type
popularly referred to as a very light jet. The airplane is proposed to
be type certificated in the normal category of 14 CFR part 23 (and
comparable Brazilian requirements RBHA 23). The EMB-500 is
predominantly of metallic construction and is a conventionally
configured low-wing monoplane with a T-tail and tricycle landing gear.
The two Pratt and Whitney of Canada 1,600 pound thrust P&WC 617F/1
turbofan engines are aft fuselage mounted in typical business jet
fashion. The engines are full authority digital engine control (FADEC)
equipped.
The airplane's maximum takeoff weight is 9,965 pounds. The
VMO/MMO is 275 KIAS/M .70, with a maximum
operating altitude of 41,000 feet. Requested operations are day/night
VFR/IFR, and icing operations approval is requested.
The advance of electronic technology in altimetry systems has
permitted a better precision of altitude measurements, including the
improvements to Altimetry System Error (ASE) (difference between the
pressure altitude displayed to the flightcrew when referenced to the
International Standard Atmosphere (ISA) standard ground pressure
setting and free stream pressure), Static Source Error (difference
between the pressure sensed by the static system at the static port and
the undisturbed ambient pressure) and Static Source Error Correction
(SSEC) (correction for static source error). These parameters are
essential, for example, in operation in Reduced Vertical Minimum
Separation (RVSM) airspace. This special condition for the Embraer EMB-
500 airplane for the Static Pressure System, including new avionics and
certain performance characteristics inherent in this type of airplane,
was partially envisioned in existing regulations. This special
condition contains the additional airworthiness standards that the FAA
considers necessary to harmonize with ANAC and to maintain the same
level of safety between the ANAC Type Certificate and the U.S. Type
Certificate.
Type Certification Basis
Under the provisions of 14 CFR part 21, Sec. 21.17, Embraer S.A.
must show that the EMB-500 meets the applicable provisions of 14 CFR
part 23, as amended by Amendment 23-1 through Amendment 23-55 thereto.
If the Administrator finds that the applicable airworthiness
regulations (i.e., 14 CFR part 23) do not contain adequate or
appropriate safety standards for the EMB-500 because of a novel or
unusual design feature, special conditions are prescribed under the
provisions of Sec. 21.16.
In addition to the applicable airworthiness regulations and special
conditions, the EMB-500 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 pursuant to section 611 of Public Law 92-574, the
``Noise Control Act of 1972.''
Special conditions, as appropriate, as defined in Sec. 11.19, are
issued in accordance with Sec. 11.38 and become part of the type
certification basis in accordance with Sec. 21.17(a)(2).
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, the special conditions would also apply to the
other model under the provisions of Sec. 21.101.
Novel or Unusual Design Features
The EMB-500 will incorporate the following novel or unusual design
features:
The avionics system provides corrections to the altimeter
indication, which introduces failure conditions not in other Static
Pressure Systems.
Applicability
As discussed above, these special conditions are applicable to the
EMB-500. If Embraer S.A. applies at a later date for a change to the
type certificate to include another model incorporating the same novel
or unusual design feature, the special conditions would apply to that
model as well under Sec. 21.101.
Conclusion
This action affects only certain novel or unusual design features
on one model of airplane. It is not a rule of general applicability and
affects only the applicant who applied to the FAA for approval of these
features on the airplane.
List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 23
Aircraft, Aviation safety, Signs and symbols.
Citation
The authority citation for these special conditions is as follows:
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113 and 44701; 14 CFR 21.16 and
21.17; and 14 CFR 11.38 and 11.19.
The Proposed Special Conditions
Accordingly, the Federal Aviation Administration proposes the
following special conditions as part of the type certification basis
for the Embraer S.A.; Model EMB-500 airplanes.
Static Pressure System
If an altimeter system is fitted with a device that provides
corrections to the altimeter indication, the device must be designed
and installed in such a manner that it can be bypassed when it
malfunctions, unless an alternate altimeter system is provided. Each
correction device must be fitted with a
[[Page 3884]]
means for indicating occurrence of reasonably probable malfunctions,
including power failure, to the flightcrew.
Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on January 15, 2008.
James E. Jackson,
Acting Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification
Service.
[FR Doc. E8-1076 Filed 1-22-08; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910-13-P