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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
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14 CFR Part 25
[Docket No. FAA–2017–0341; Special
Conditions No. 25–663–SC]
Special Conditions: AMAC Aerospace
Switzerland AG, Boeing Model 737–700
Airplane; Installation of a Therapeutic
Oxygen System for Medical Use
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final special conditions; request
for comments.
AGENCY:
These special conditions are
issued for the Boeing Model 737–700
airplane, as modified by AMAC
Aerospace Switzerland AG (AMAC).
This airplane 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 installation of a
therapeutic oxygen system for medical
use. The applicable airworthiness
regulations do not contain adequate or
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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 AMAC
Aerospace Switzerland AG on May 5,
2017. We must receive your comments
by June 19, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Send comments identified
by docket number FAA–2017–0341
using any of the following methods:
• Federal eRegulations Portal: Go to
https://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 https://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).
Docket: Background documents or
comments received may be read at
https://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: Bob
Hettman, FAA, Propulsion and
Mechanical Systems, ANM–112,
Transport Airplane Directorate, Aircraft
Certification Service, 1601 Lind Avenue
SW., Renton, Washington 98057–3356;
telephone 425–227–2683; facsimile
425–227–1320.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA
has determined that notice of, and
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opportunity for prior public comment
on, these special conditions is
impracticable because these procedures
would significantly delay issuance of
the design approval and thus delivery of
the affected airplane.
In addition, the substance of these
special conditions has been previously
subject to the public comment process
with no substantive comments received.
The FAA therefore finds it unnecessary
to delay the effective date and finds that
good cause exists for making these
special conditions effective upon
publication in the Federal Register.
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 by the closing date for
comments. We may change these special
conditions based on the comments we
receive.
Background
On September 7, 2016, AMAC applied
for a supplemental type certificate (STC)
for the installation of a supplemental
therapeutic oxygen system, for medical
use, in a Boeing Model 737–700
airplane configured by a separate STC
with a business-cabin interior. This
Boeing Model 737–700 airplane, as
modified by AMAC, is a narrow-body,
business-cabin interior, twin jet-engine
powered airplane with seating for 15
passengers, 1 cabin crewmember, and
four flightcrew members. The maximum
takeoff weight is 171,000 pounds.
Type Certification Basis
Under the provisions of Title 14, Code
of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) 21.101,
AMAC must show that the Boeing
Model 737–700 airplane, as changed,
continues to meet the applicable
provisions of the regulations listed in
Type Certificate No. A16WE 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 Boeing Model 737–700 airplane
because of a novel or unusual design
feature, special conditions are
prescribed under the provisions of
§ 21.16.
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Special conditions are initially
applicable to the model for which they
are issued. Should the applicant apply
for a supplemental type certificate to
modify any other model included on the
same type certificate 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 Boeing Model 737–700
airplane must comply with the fuel-vent
and exhaust-emission requirements of
14 CFR part 34 and the noisecertification 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 Boeing Model 737–700 airplane,
as changed, will incorporate the
following novel or unusual design
features:
The installation of a supplemental
therapeutic oxygen system, for medical
use, in a private, not-for-hire, not-forcommon-carriage airplane.
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Discussion
AMAC has applied to modify a
private business jet, a Boeing 737–700
airplane, to include an oxygen supply
for a dedicated medical-oxygen system.
The gaseous passenger-oxygen system
will be modified to include additional
supply cylinders and several
therapeutic oxygen outlets located
throughout the airplane cabin. Each
therapeutic outlet will provide a
constant flow of oxygen at either 2 or 4
liters per minute.
The flightcrew controls the flow of
therapeutic oxygen at all times during
flight. Therapeutic oxygen systems have
been previously certified and were
generally considered an extension of the
passenger-oxygen system for the
purpose of defining the applicable
regulations. As a result, the applicable
regulations included those that applied
to oxygen systems in general, or
supplemental oxygen systems.
Section 25.1445 includes standards
for oxygen-distribution systems when
oxygen is supplied to crew and
passengers. If a common source of
supply is used, § 25.1445(a)(2) requires
a means to separately reserve the
minimum supply required for the
flightcrew. This requirement was
originally added to Civil Air Regulation
(CAR) 4b.831 at amendment 4b–13,
effective September 21, 1949, and was
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included in § 25.1445 when the
regulations were codified.
The regulation is intended to protect
the flightcrew by ensuring that an
adequate supply of oxygen is available
to complete a descent and land
following a loss of cabin pressure. When
the regulation was written, the only
passenger-oxygen system designs were
supplemental-oxygen systems intended
to protect passengers from hypoxia in
the event of cabin decompression.
Present designs of passenger-oxygen
systems do not include design features
that allow the crew to offer oxygen to
passengers during flight.
Furthermore, the potential hazard that
can exist when the oxygen content of an
enclosed area becomes too high because
of system leaks, malfunction, or damage
from external sources, make it necessary
to ensure that adequate safety standards
are applied to the design and
installation of the oxygen system. These
potential hazards also necessitate
development and application of
appropriate additional design and
installation standards.
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 Boeing
Model 737–700 airplane. Should AMAC
apply at a later date for a supplemental
type certificate to modify any other
model included on Type Certificate no.
A16WE to incorporate the same novel or
unusual design feature, these special
conditions would apply to that model as
well.
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 this feature on the airplane.
The substance of these special
conditions has been subject 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, because a
delay would significantly affect the
certification of the airplane, which is
imminent, the FAA has determined that
prior public notice and comment are
unnecessary and impracticable, and
good cause exists for adopting these
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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 Boeing Model
737–700 airplanes as modified by
AMAC Aerospace Switzerland AG.
The distribution system for the
therapeutic-oxygen system must be
designed and installed to meet
requirements similar to § 25.1445(a) as
follows:
When oxygen is supplied to
passengers for both supplemental and
therapeutic purposes, the distribution
system must be designed for either—
1. A source of supplemental supply
for protection from hypoxia following a
loss of cabin pressure, and a separate
source for therapeutic purposes, or
2. A common source of supply, with
means to separately reserve the
minimum supply required by the
passengers for supplemental use
following a loss of cabin pressure.
Issued in Renton, Washington, on April 27,
2017.
Paul Bernado,
Acting Manager, Transport Airplane
Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 25
[Docket No. FAA-2017-0341; Special Conditions No. 25-663-SC]
Special Conditions: AMAC Aerospace Switzerland AG, Boeing Model
737-700 Airplane; Installation of a Therapeutic Oxygen System for
Medical Use
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final special conditions; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: These special conditions are issued for the Boeing Model 737-
700 airplane, as modified by AMAC Aerospace Switzerland AG (AMAC). This
airplane 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 installation
of a therapeutic oxygen system for medical use. 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 AMAC Aerospace Switzerland AG on May
5, 2017. We must receive your comments by June 19, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Send comments identified by docket number FAA-2017-0341
using any of the following methods:
Federal eRegulations Portal: Go to https://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 https://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).
Docket: Background documents or comments received may be read at
https://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: Bob Hettman, FAA, Propulsion and
Mechanical Systems, ANM-112, Transport Airplane Directorate, Aircraft
Certification Service, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, Washington 98057-
3356; telephone 425-227-2683; facsimile 425-227-1320.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA has determined that notice of, and
opportunity for prior public comment on, these special conditions is
impracticable because these procedures would significantly delay
issuance of the design approval and thus delivery of the affected
airplane.
In addition, the substance of these special conditions has been
previously subject to the public comment process with no substantive
comments received. The FAA therefore finds it unnecessary to delay the
effective date and finds that good cause exists for making these
special conditions effective upon publication in the Federal Register.
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 by the closing date for
comments. We may change these special conditions based on the comments
we receive.
Background
On September 7, 2016, AMAC applied for a supplemental type
certificate (STC) for the installation of a supplemental therapeutic
oxygen system, for medical use, in a Boeing Model 737-700 airplane
configured by a separate STC with a business-cabin interior. This
Boeing Model 737-700 airplane, as modified by AMAC, is a narrow-body,
business-cabin interior, twin jet-engine powered airplane with seating
for 15 passengers, 1 cabin crewmember, and four flightcrew members. The
maximum takeoff weight is 171,000 pounds.
Type Certification Basis
Under the provisions of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14
CFR) 21.101, AMAC must show that the Boeing Model 737-700 airplane, as
changed, continues to meet the applicable provisions of the regulations
listed in Type Certificate No. A16WE 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 Boeing Model 737-700 airplane
because of a novel or unusual design feature, special conditions are
prescribed under the provisions of Sec. 21.16.
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Special conditions are initially applicable to the model for which
they are issued. Should the applicant apply for a supplemental type
certificate to modify any other model included on the same type
certificate to incorporate the same novel or unusual design feature,
these special conditions would also apply to the other model under
Sec. 21.101.
In addition to the applicable airworthiness regulations and special
conditions, the Boeing Model 737-700 airplane 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.
The FAA issues special conditions, as defined in 14 CFR 11.19, in
accordance with Sec. 11.38, and they become part of the type
certification basis under Sec. 21.101.
Novel or Unusual Design Features
The Boeing Model 737-700 airplane, as changed, will incorporate the
following novel or unusual design features:
The installation of a supplemental therapeutic oxygen system, for
medical use, in a private, not-for-hire, not-for-common-carriage
airplane.
Discussion
AMAC has applied to modify a private business jet, a Boeing 737-700
airplane, to include an oxygen supply for a dedicated medical-oxygen
system. The gaseous passenger-oxygen system will be modified to include
additional supply cylinders and several therapeutic oxygen outlets
located throughout the airplane cabin. Each therapeutic outlet will
provide a constant flow of oxygen at either 2 or 4 liters per minute.
The flightcrew controls the flow of therapeutic oxygen at all times
during flight. Therapeutic oxygen systems have been previously
certified and were generally considered an extension of the passenger-
oxygen system for the purpose of defining the applicable regulations.
As a result, the applicable regulations included those that applied to
oxygen systems in general, or supplemental oxygen systems.
Section 25.1445 includes standards for oxygen-distribution systems
when oxygen is supplied to crew and passengers. If a common source of
supply is used, Sec. 25.1445(a)(2) requires a means to separately
reserve the minimum supply required for the flightcrew. This
requirement was originally added to Civil Air Regulation (CAR) 4b.831
at amendment 4b-13, effective September 21, 1949, and was included in
Sec. 25.1445 when the regulations were codified.
The regulation is intended to protect the flightcrew by ensuring
that an adequate supply of oxygen is available to complete a descent
and land following a loss of cabin pressure. When the regulation was
written, the only passenger-oxygen system designs were supplemental-
oxygen systems intended to protect passengers from hypoxia in the event
of cabin decompression. Present designs of passenger-oxygen systems do
not include design features that allow the crew to offer oxygen to
passengers during flight.
Furthermore, the potential hazard that can exist when the oxygen
content of an enclosed area becomes too high because of system leaks,
malfunction, or damage from external sources, make it necessary to
ensure that adequate safety standards are applied to the design and
installation of the oxygen system. These potential hazards also
necessitate development and application of appropriate additional
design and installation standards.
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
Boeing Model 737-700 airplane. Should AMAC apply at a later date for a
supplemental type certificate to modify any other model included on
Type Certificate no. A16WE to incorporate the same novel or unusual
design feature, these special conditions would apply to that model as
well.
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 this
feature on the airplane.
The substance of these special conditions has been subject 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, because a delay would
significantly affect the certification of the airplane, which is
imminent, the FAA has determined that prior public notice and comment
are unnecessary and impracticable, 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 Boeing Model 737-700 airplanes as
modified by AMAC Aerospace Switzerland AG.
The distribution system for the therapeutic-oxygen system must be
designed and installed to meet requirements similar to Sec. 25.1445(a)
as follows:
When oxygen is supplied to passengers for both supplemental and
therapeutic purposes, the distribution system must be designed for
either--
1. A source of supplemental supply for protection from hypoxia
following a loss of cabin pressure, and a separate source for
therapeutic purposes, or
2. A common source of supply, with means to separately reserve the
minimum supply required by the passengers for supplemental use
following a loss of cabin pressure.
Issued in Renton, Washington, on April 27, 2017.
Paul Bernado,
Acting Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification
Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-09173 Filed 5-4-17; 8:45 am]
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