Special Conditions: Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation Model MRJ-200 Airplane; Airplane Electronic-System Security Protection From Unauthorized Internal and External Access, 42804-42805 [2019-17695]
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[Docket No. FAA–2019–0312; Special
Conditions No. 25–755–SC]
Special Conditions: Mitsubishi Aircraft
Corporation Model MRJ–200 Airplane;
Airplane Electronic-System Security
Protection From Unauthorized Internal
and External Access
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final special conditions; request
for comments.
AGENCY:
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These special conditions are
issued for the Mitsubishi Aircraft
Corporation (Mitsubishi) Model MRJ–
200 airplane. 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
avionics that allow internal and external
connection to previously isolated data
networks, which are connected to
systems that perform functions required
for the safe operation of the airplane.
This feature creates a potential for
unauthorized persons to access the
aircraft-control domain and airline
information-services domain, and
presents security vulnerabilities related
to the introduction of computer viruses
and worms, user errors, and intentional
sabotage of airplane electronic assets
(networks, systems, and databases). 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
Mitsubishi on August 19, 2019. Send
comments on or before October 3, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Send comments identified
by Docket No. FAA–2019–0312 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 website, 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,
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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, Airplane and Flight
Crew Interface Section, AIR–671,
Transport Standards Branch, Policy and
Innovation Division, Aircraft
Certification Service, Federal Aviation
Administration, 2200 South 216th
Street, Des Moines, Washington 98198;
telephone and fax 206–231–3159; email
varun.khanna@faa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The substance of these special
conditions previously has been
published in the Federal Register for
public comment. These special
conditions have 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, the FAA
has determined that prior public notice
and comment are unnecessary, and
finds that, for the same reason, good
cause exists for adopting these special
conditions 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 August 19, 2009, Mitsubishi
applied for a type certificate for their
new Model MRJ–200 airplane. This
airplane is a twin-engine, transport
category airplane with a passengerseating capacity of 92 and a maximum
takeoff weight of 98,767 pounds.
Type Certification Basis
Under the provisions of title 14, Code
of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) 21.17,
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Mitsubishi must show that the Model
MRJ–200 airplane meets the applicable
provisions of part 25, as amended by
amendments 25–1 through 25–141.
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 Mitsubishi Model MRJ–200
airplane 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 type certificate
for that model be amended later to
include any other model that
incorporates 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 Mitsubishi Model MRJ–
200 airplane 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
§ 21.17(a)(2).
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Novel or Unusual Design Features
The Mitsubishi Model MRJ–200
airplane will incorporate the following
novel or unusual design feature:
The installation and activation of
electronic network system architecture
equipment that allows access from
internal and external sources (e.g.,
wireless devices, internet connectivity)
to the airplane’s internal electronic
components.
Discussion
Current aircraft communication
designs are beginning to adopt Ethernet
switch technology and Avionics FullDuplex switched Ethernet (AFDX) data
networking using commercial products.
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet
Protocol (TCP/IP) is an industrystandard platform used for passenger
flight information and in-flight
entertainment systems in a way that is
separated physically and logically from
flight-critical systems. However, a
gateway technology that can connect
networks with different communication
standards allows connection between
avionics assets (such as functions or
items) with passenger flight information
and in-flight entertainment systems.
These systems may also be connected to
the ground worldwide internet through
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a satellite-communication service
provider.
Additionally, for the purpose of data
uploading for aircraft avionics systems,
networks, and maintenance operations,
external access is possible from the
operator’s and airplane manufacturer’s
servers through a cellular radio network.
The Japan Civil Aviation Bureau
(JCAB) is the certificating authority for
the Mitsubishi Model MRJ–200 airplane,
and the FAA is the validating authority.
Typically, the FAA issues separate
special conditions for ‘‘Airplane
Electronic-System Security Protection
from Unauthorized Internal Access’’ and
‘‘Electronic-System Security Protection
from Unauthorized External Access.’’ In
special conditions written for the
Mitsubishi Model MRJ–200 airplane, the
JCAB addresses, in one special
conditions document, both internal and
external electronic-system security
protection for these novel airplanedigital-network design features. The
FAA reviewed the proposed JCAB
special conditions and determined that
they are equivalent in all material
respects to the separate internal and
external electronic-system security
protection special conditions the FAA
typically issues, and has issued, to
applicants. Therefore, in these special
conditions, the FAA also is issuing one
special conditions document, for both
internal and external electronic-system
security protection, to harmonize the
FAA special conditions to the JCABissued special conditions, thereby
minimizing differences between the
certificating authority and the validating
authority certification bases. The
resultant combination of internal and
external electronic-system security
protection special conditions in this
document are identical in all material
respects to FAA special conditions
issued for the same separate topics.
The existing regulations and guidance
material did not anticipate these types
of airplane electronic-system
architectures. Furthermore, 14 CFR
regulations, and the current electronicsystem safety assessment policy and
techniques, do not address potential
security vulnerabilities, which could be
exploited by unauthorized access to
airplane networks, data buses, and
servers. Therefore, these special
conditions ensure that the security (i.e.,
confidentiality, integrity, and
availability) of airplane systems is not
compromised by unauthorized wired or
wireless electronic connections.
These special conditions contain the
additional safety standards that the
Administrator considers necessary to
establish a level of safety equivalent to
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that established by the existing
airworthiness standards.
Applicability
As discussed above, these special
conditions are applicable to the
Mitsubishi Model MRJ–200 airplane.
Should Mitsubishi 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.
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.
List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 25
Aircraft, Aviation safety, Reporting
and recordkeeping requirements.
Authority Citation
The authority citation for these
special conditions is as follows:
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 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 Mitsubishi Model
MRJ–200 airplanes.
1. The applicant shall ensure security
protection of the systems and networks
of the aircraft from access by
unauthorized sources, both internal and
external, if the systems’ corruption
(including hardware, software, and data)
by an inadvertent or intentional attack
would impair safety.
2. The applicant shall ensure that the
security threats to the aircraft, including
those possibly caused by maintenance
activity or any unprotected connecting
equipment and devices, or from the onboard passengers, are identified and
assessed, and risk-mitigation strategies
are implemented to protect the aircraft
systems and networks from all adverse
impacts on safety.
3. The applicant shall establish
appropriate procedures for security
measures against aircraft systems and
networks to be maintained following
changes to the type certificated design.
Issued in Des Moines, Washington, on
August 13, 2019.
Mary A. Schooley,
Acting Manager, Transport Standards
Branch, Policy and Innovation Division,
Aircraft Certification Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 25
[Docket No. FAA-2019-0312; Special Conditions No. 25-755-SC]
Special Conditions: Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation Model MRJ-200
Airplane; Airplane Electronic-System Security Protection From
Unauthorized Internal and External 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 the Mitsubishi
Aircraft Corporation (Mitsubishi) Model MRJ-200 airplane. 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 avionics that allow internal
and external connection to previously isolated data networks, which are
connected to systems that perform functions required for the safe
operation of the airplane. This feature creates a potential for
unauthorized persons to access the aircraft-control domain and airline
information-services domain, and presents security vulnerabilities
related to the introduction of computer viruses and worms, user errors,
and intentional sabotage of airplane electronic assets (networks,
systems, and databases). 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 Mitsubishi on August 19, 2019. Send
comments on or before October 3, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Send comments identified by Docket No. FAA-2019-0312 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 website, 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, Airplane and Flight Crew
Interface Section, AIR-671, Transport Standards Branch, Policy and
Innovation Division, Aircraft Certification Service, Federal Aviation
Administration, 2200 South 216th Street, Des Moines, Washington 98198;
telephone and fax 206-231-3159; email [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The substance of these special conditions previously has been
published in the Federal Register for public comment. These special
conditions have 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, the FAA has determined that prior public notice and comment
are unnecessary, and finds that, for the same reason, good cause exists
for adopting these special conditions 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 August 19, 2009, Mitsubishi applied for a type certificate for
their new Model MRJ-200 airplane. This airplane is a twin-engine,
transport category airplane with a passenger-seating capacity of 92 and
a maximum takeoff weight of 98,767 pounds.
Type Certification Basis
Under the provisions of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14
CFR) 21.17,
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Mitsubishi must show that the Model MRJ-200 airplane meets the
applicable provisions of part 25, as amended by amendments 25-1 through
25-141.
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 Mitsubishi Model MRJ-200 airplane
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 type certificate for that model be amended
later to include any other model that incorporates 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 Mitsubishi Model MRJ-200 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. 21.17(a)(2).
Novel or Unusual Design Features
The Mitsubishi Model MRJ-200 airplane will incorporate the
following novel or unusual design feature:
The installation and activation of electronic network system
architecture equipment that allows access from internal and external
sources (e.g., wireless devices, internet connectivity) to the
airplane's internal electronic components.
Discussion
Current aircraft communication designs are beginning to adopt
Ethernet switch technology and Avionics Full-Duplex switched Ethernet
(AFDX) data networking using commercial products. Transmission Control
Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) is an industry-standard platform
used for passenger flight information and in-flight entertainment
systems in a way that is separated physically and logically from
flight-critical systems. However, a gateway technology that can connect
networks with different communication standards allows connection
between avionics assets (such as functions or items) with passenger
flight information and in-flight entertainment systems. These systems
may also be connected to the ground worldwide internet through a
satellite-communication service provider.
Additionally, for the purpose of data uploading for aircraft
avionics systems, networks, and maintenance operations, external access
is possible from the operator's and airplane manufacturer's servers
through a cellular radio network.
The Japan Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB) is the certificating
authority for the Mitsubishi Model MRJ-200 airplane, and the FAA is the
validating authority. Typically, the FAA issues separate special
conditions for ``Airplane Electronic-System Security Protection from
Unauthorized Internal Access'' and ``Electronic-System Security
Protection from Unauthorized External Access.'' In special conditions
written for the Mitsubishi Model MRJ-200 airplane, the JCAB addresses,
in one special conditions document, both internal and external
electronic-system security protection for these novel airplane-digital-
network design features. The FAA reviewed the proposed JCAB special
conditions and determined that they are equivalent in all material
respects to the separate internal and external electronic-system
security protection special conditions the FAA typically issues, and
has issued, to applicants. Therefore, in these special conditions, the
FAA also is issuing one special conditions document, for both internal
and external electronic-system security protection, to harmonize the
FAA special conditions to the JCAB-issued special conditions, thereby
minimizing differences between the certificating authority and the
validating authority certification bases. The resultant combination of
internal and external electronic-system security protection special
conditions in this document are identical in all material respects to
FAA special conditions issued for the same separate topics.
The existing regulations and guidance material did not anticipate
these types of airplane electronic-system architectures. Furthermore,
14 CFR regulations, and the current electronic-system safety assessment
policy and techniques, do not address potential security
vulnerabilities, which could be exploited by unauthorized access to
airplane networks, data buses, and servers. Therefore, these special
conditions ensure that the security (i.e., confidentiality, integrity,
and availability) of airplane systems is not compromised by
unauthorized wired or wireless electronic connections.
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
Mitsubishi Model MRJ-200 airplane. Should Mitsubishi 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.
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.
List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 25
Aircraft, Aviation safety, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
Authority Citation
The authority citation for these special conditions is as follows:
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 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 Mitsubishi Model MRJ-200 airplanes.
1. The applicant shall ensure security protection of the systems
and networks of the aircraft from access by unauthorized sources, both
internal and external, if the systems' corruption (including hardware,
software, and data) by an inadvertent or intentional attack would
impair safety.
2. The applicant shall ensure that the security threats to the
aircraft, including those possibly caused by maintenance activity or
any unprotected connecting equipment and devices, or from the on-board
passengers, are identified and assessed, and risk-mitigation strategies
are implemented to protect the aircraft systems and networks from all
adverse impacts on safety.
3. The applicant shall establish appropriate procedures for
security measures against aircraft systems and networks to be
maintained following changes to the type certificated design.
Issued in Des Moines, Washington, on August 13, 2019.
Mary A. Schooley,
Acting Manager, Transport Standards Branch, Policy and Innovation
Division, Aircraft Certification Service.
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