Special Conditions: Garmin International, Beechcraft Corporation Model 400A Airplanes; Airplane Electronic-System Security Protection From Unauthorized Internal Access, 37805-37806 [2017-17071]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 25
[Docket No. FAA–2016–8030; Special
Conditions No. 25–698–SC]
Special Conditions: Garmin
International, Beechcraft Corporation
Model 400A Airplanes; Airplane
Electronic-System Security Protection
From Unauthorized Internal Access
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final special conditions; request
for comments.
AGENCY:
These special conditions are
issued for Garmin International
(Garmin) for modifications to Beechcraft
Corporation (Beechcraft) Model 400A
airplanes. These airplanes, as modified
by Garmin, will have a novel or unusual
design feature when compared to the
state of technology envisioned in the
airworthiness standards for transportcategory airplanes. This design feature
incorporates the Garmin G5000 satellitebased navigation system into the
airplanes. 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
Garmin on August 14, 2017. We must
receive your comments by September
28, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Send comments identified
by docket number FAA–2016–8030
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
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SUMMARY:
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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:
Varun Khanna, FAA, Airplane and
Flightcrew Interface, ANM–111,
Transport Airplane Directorate, Aircraft
Certification Service, 1601 Lind Avenue
SW., Renton, Washington 98057–3356;
telephone 425–227–1298; 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 published
in the Federal Register for public
comment in several prior instances 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
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special conditions effective 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.
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 February 13, 2014, Garmin
applied for a supplemental type
certificate to install the Garmin G5000
satellite-based navigation system in
Beechcraft Model 400A airplanes. These
airplanes, which are currently approved
under Type Certificate No. A16SW, are
twin-engine corporate turbojet airplanes
with a maximum takeoff weight of
16,100 lbs., and seating for 7 to 9
passengers and 2 crew members.
Type Certification Basis
Under the provisions of title 14, Code
of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) 21.101,
Garmin must show that the Beechcraft
Model 400A airplanes, as modified by
Garmin, continue to meet the applicable
provisions of the regulations listed in
Type Certificate No. A16SW 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 Beechcraft Model 400A airplanes
because of a novel or unusual design
feature, special conditions are
prescribed under the provisions of
§ 21.16.
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
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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 Beechcraft Model 400A
airplanes must comply with the fuelvent 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 Beechcraft Model 400A airplanes,
as modified by Garmin, will incorporate
the following novel or unusual design
feature:
Installation of the Garmin G5000
satellite-based navigation system into
the airplanes.
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Discussion
The Garmin G5000 satellite-based
navigation-system design, installed in
Beechcraft Model 400A airplanes,
introduces the potential for
unauthorized persons, accessing the
passenger-services domain, to access the
airplane-control domain and airplane
information-services domain; and
further may introduce security
vulnerabilities related to the
introduction of viruses, worms, user
errors, and intentional sabotage of
airplane networks, systems, and
databases.
The operating systems for current
airplane systems usually are
proprietary. Therefore, they are not as
susceptible to corruption from worms,
viruses, and other malicious actions as
are more widely used commercial
operating systems, such as Microsoft
Windows, because access to the design
details of these proprietary operating
systems is limited to the system
developer and airplane integrator. Some
systems installed on the Beechcraft
Model 400A airplanes will use
operating systems that are widely used
and commercially available from thirdparty software suppliers. The security
vulnerabilities of these operating
systems may be more widely known
than proprietary operating systems
currently used by avionics
manufacturers.
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.
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Applicability
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
As discussed above, these special
conditions are applicable to Beechcraft
Model 400A airplanes modified by
Garmin. Should Garmin apply at a later
date for a supplemental type certificate
to incorporate the same novel or
unusual design feature for any other
model included on the same type
certificate, these special conditions
would apply to that model as well.
Federal Aviation Administration
Conclusion
AGENCY:
This action affects only a certain
novel or unusual design feature 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.
SUMMARY:
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 Beechcraft Model
400A airplanes modified by Garmin.
1. The applicant must ensure that the
design provides isolation from, or
airplane electronic-system security
protection against, access by
unauthorized sources internal to the
airplane. The design must prevent
inadvertent and malicious changes to,
and all adverse impacts upon, airplane
equipment, systems, networks, or other
assets required for safe flight and
operations.
2. The applicant must establish
appropriate procedures to allow the
operator to ensure that continued
airworthiness of the airplane is
maintained, including all post-typecertification modifications that may
have an impact on the approved
electronic-system security safeguards.
Issued in Renton, Washington, on July 31,
2017.
Victor Wicklund,
Manager, Transport Standards Branch,
Aircraft Certification Service.
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14 CFR Part 25
[Docket No. FAA–2017–0316; Special
Conditions No. 25–699–SC]
Special Conditions: Embraer S.A.
Model ERJ 190–300 Airplane; Flight
Envelope Protection: High Incidence
Protection System
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final special conditions; request
for comments.
These special conditions are
issued for the Embraer S.A. (Embraer)
Model ERJ 190–300 airplane. This
airplane will have a novel or unusual
design feature when compared to the
state of technology envisioned in the
airworthiness standards for transportcategory airplanes. This design feature
is a high-incidence protection function
that limits the angle of attack (AOA) at
which the airplane can be flown during
normal low-speed operation, and that
cannot be overridden by the flightcrew.
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
Embraer S.A. on August 14, 2017. We
must receive your comments by
September 28, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Send comments identified
by docket number FAA–2017–0316
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/,
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains regulatory documents
having general applicability and legal effect, most of which are keyed
to and codified in the Code of Federal Regulations, which is published
under 50 titles pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 1510.
The Code of Federal Regulations is sold by the Superintendent of Documents.
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and Regulations
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 25
[Docket No. FAA-2016-8030; Special Conditions No. 25-698-SC]
Special Conditions: Garmin International, Beechcraft Corporation
Model 400A Airplanes; Airplane Electronic-System Security Protection
From Unauthorized Internal Access
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final special conditions; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: These special conditions are issued for Garmin International
(Garmin) for modifications to Beechcraft Corporation (Beechcraft) Model
400A airplanes. These airplanes, as modified by Garmin, 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 incorporates the Garmin G5000
satellite-based navigation system into the airplanes. 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 Garmin on August 14, 2017. We must
receive your comments by September 28, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Send comments identified by docket number FAA-2016-8030
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: Varun Khanna, FAA, Airplane and
Flightcrew Interface, ANM-111, Transport Airplane Directorate, Aircraft
Certification Service, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, Washington 98057-
3356; telephone 425-227-1298; 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
published in the Federal Register for public comment in several prior
instances 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.
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.
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 February 13, 2014, Garmin applied for a supplemental type
certificate to install the Garmin G5000 satellite-based navigation
system in Beechcraft Model 400A airplanes. These airplanes, which are
currently approved under Type Certificate No. A16SW, are twin-engine
corporate turbojet airplanes with a maximum takeoff weight of 16,100
lbs., and seating for 7 to 9 passengers and 2 crew members.
Type Certification Basis
Under the provisions of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14
CFR) 21.101, Garmin must show that the Beechcraft Model 400A airplanes,
as modified by Garmin, continue to meet the applicable provisions of
the regulations listed in Type Certificate No. A16SW 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 Beechcraft Model 400A airplanes
because of a novel or unusual design feature, special conditions are
prescribed under the provisions of Sec. 21.16.
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
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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 Beechcraft Model 400A airplanes 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 Beechcraft Model 400A airplanes, as modified by Garmin, will
incorporate the following novel or unusual design feature:
Installation of the Garmin G5000 satellite-based navigation system
into the airplanes.
Discussion
The Garmin G5000 satellite-based navigation-system design,
installed in Beechcraft Model 400A airplanes, introduces the potential
for unauthorized persons, accessing the passenger-services domain, to
access the airplane-control domain and airplane information-services
domain; and further may introduce security vulnerabilities related to
the introduction of viruses, worms, user errors, and intentional
sabotage of airplane networks, systems, and databases.
The operating systems for current airplane systems usually are
proprietary. Therefore, they are not as susceptible to corruption from
worms, viruses, and other malicious actions as are more widely used
commercial operating systems, such as Microsoft Windows, because access
to the design details of these proprietary operating systems is limited
to the system developer and airplane integrator. Some systems installed
on the Beechcraft Model 400A airplanes will use operating systems that
are widely used and commercially available from third-party software
suppliers. The security vulnerabilities of these operating systems may
be more widely known than proprietary operating systems currently used
by avionics manufacturers.
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
Beechcraft Model 400A airplanes modified by Garmin. Should Garmin apply
at a later date for a supplemental type certificate to incorporate the
same novel or unusual design feature for any other model included on
the same type certificate, these special conditions would apply to that
model as well.
Conclusion
This action affects only a certain novel or unusual design feature
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.
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 Beechcraft Model 400A airplanes
modified by Garmin.
1. The applicant must ensure that the design provides isolation
from, or airplane electronic-system security protection against, access
by unauthorized sources internal to the airplane. The design must
prevent inadvertent and malicious changes to, and all adverse impacts
upon, airplane equipment, systems, networks, or other assets required
for safe flight and operations.
2. The applicant must establish appropriate procedures to allow the
operator to ensure that continued airworthiness of the airplane is
maintained, including all post-type-certification modifications that
may have an impact on the approved electronic-system security
safeguards.
Issued in Renton, Washington, on July 31, 2017.
Victor Wicklund,
Manager, Transport Standards Branch, Aircraft Certification Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-17071 Filed 8-11-17; 8:45 am]
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