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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 25
[Docket No. FAA–2021–0484; Special
Conditions No. 25–794–SC]
Special Conditions: Learjet, Inc.;
Electronic System Security Protection
From Unauthorized External Access
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Final special conditions; request
for comments.
AGENCY:
These special conditions are
issued for a supplemental type
certificate on certain transport category
airplanes. These airplanes, as modified
by Learjet, Inc. (Learjet), 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 system that allows
connection to airplane electronics and
networks, and access from aircraft
external sources (e.g., operator
networks, wireless devices, internet
connectivity, service provider satellite
communications, electronic flight bags,
etc.) to the previously isolated 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
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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 Learjet
on January 12, 2022. Send comments on
or before February 28, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Send comments identified
by Docket No. FAA–2021–0484 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: Except for Confidential
Business Information (CBI) as described
in the following paragraph, and other
information as described in title 14,
Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR)
11.35, the FAA will post all comments
received without change to https://
www.regulations.gov/, including any
personal information you provide. The
FAA will also post a report
summarizing each substantive verbal
contact received about these special
conditions.
Confidential Business Information:
Confidential Business Information (CBI)
is commercial or financial information
that is both customarily and actually
treated as private by its owner. Under
the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
(5 U.S.C. 552), CBI is exempt from
public disclosure. If your comments
responsive to these special conditions
contain commercial or financial
information that is customarily treated
as private, that you actually treat as
private, and that is relevant or
responsive to these special conditions, it
is important that you clearly designate
the submitted comments as CBI. Please
mark each page of your submission
containing CBI as ‘‘PROPIN.’’ The FAA
will treat such marked submissions as
confidential under the FOIA, and the
indicated comments will not be placed
in the public docket of these special
conditions. Send submissions
containing CBI to the person indicated
in the Contact section below. Comments
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the FAA receives, which are not
specifically designated as CBI, will be
placed in the public docket for this
rulemaking.
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, Aircraft Information
Systems Section, AIR–622, Technical
Innovation Policy 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
has been published in the Federal
Register for public comment in several
prior instances with no substantive
comments received. Therefore, the FAA
finds, pursuant to § 11.38(b), that new
comments are unlikely, and notice and
comment prior to this publication are
unnecessary.
Comments Invited
The FAA invites 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.
The FAA will consider all comments
received by the closing date for
comments. The FAA may change these
special conditions based on the
comments received.
Background
On May 15, 2020, Learjet applied for
a supplemental type certificate to install
an Aircraft Health Management System
(AHMS) in the airplanes listed on the
approved model list (AML) for STC No.
ST01970WI. These airplanes are supermidsize-category business jets with
maximum passenger capacity of 16.
These airplanes have a maximum
takeoff weight of 38,850 pounds.
Type Certification Basis
Under the provisions of 14 CFR
21.101, Learjet must show that airplanes
for which they make application to
modify by STC no. ST01970WI, as
changed, continue to meet the
applicable provisions of the regulations
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listed in each airplane’s respective type
certificate 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
(e.g., 14 CFR part 25) do not contain
adequate or appropriate safety standards
for the listed 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 models for which they
are issued. Should the applicant apply
for a supplemental type certificate to
modify any other models included on
the same type certificate to incorporate
the same novel or unusual design
feature, these special conditions would
also apply to the other models under
§ 21.101.
In addition to the applicable
airworthiness regulations and special
conditions, the airplanes listed in the
AML 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 § 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 airplanes listed on the AML in
STC no. ST01970WI will incorporate
the following novel or unusual design
features:
The installation of an AHMS that
allows connection to airplane
electronics and networks, and access
from aircraft external sources (e.g.,
operator networks, wireless devices,
internet connectivity, service provider
satellite communications, electronic
flight bags, etc.) to the previously
isolated airplane electronic assets
(networks, systems, and databases).
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Discussion
The architecture and network
configuration of the airplanes listed on
the AML of STC no. ST01970WI are
novel or unusual for commercial
transport airplanes because they may
allow increased connectivity to and
access from external network sources,
airline operations, and maintenance
networks to the airplanes’ control
domain and airline information-services
domain. The airplanes’ control domain
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and airline information-services domain
perform functions required for the safe
operation and maintenance of the
airplanes. Previously, these domains
had very limited connectivity with
external network sources. This data
network and design integration 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) critical to the safety and
maintenance of the airplanes.
The existing FAA regulations did not
anticipate these networked airplanesystem architectures. Furthermore, these
regulations and the current guidance
material 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. This
includes ensuring that the security of
the airplanes’ systems is not
compromised during maintenance of
airplane electronic systems. These
special conditions also require the
applicant to provide appropriate
instructions to the operator to maintain
all electronic-system safeguards that
have been implemented as part of the
original network design, so that this
feature does not allow or reintroduce
security threats.
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 airplanes
listed in the AML of STC no.
ST01970WI. Should Learjet apply at a
later date for another STC, to include
another airplane model with the same
novel or unusual design feature, these
special conditions would also apply to
that model as well. These special
conditions are not applicable to those
airplane models for which special
conditions for protection from
unauthorized external access have
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already been issued to the type
certificate for those specific models.
These special conditions are only
applicable to design changes applied for
after its effective date.
Conclusion
This action affects only a certain
novel or unusual design feature for
airplane models listed on the AML of
STC no. ST01970WI, as modified by
Learjet. It is not a rule of general
applicability and affects only the
applicant.
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 airplane models
listed on the approved model list of
supplemental type certificate no.
ST01970WI, as modified by Learjet.
1. The applicant must ensure airplane
electronic-system security protection
from access by unauthorized sources
external to the airplane, including those
possibly caused by maintenance
activity.
2. The applicant must ensure that
electronic-system security threats are
identified and assessed, and that
effective electronic-system securityprotection strategies are implemented to
protect the airplane from all adverse
impacts on safety, functionality, and
continued airworthiness.
3. 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 Kansas City, Missouri, on January
6, 2022.
Patrick R. Mullen,
Manager, Technical Innovation Policy
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-2021-0484; Special Conditions No. 25-794-SC]
Special Conditions: Learjet, Inc.; Electronic System Security
Protection From Unauthorized External Access
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Final special conditions; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: These special conditions are issued for a supplemental type
certificate on certain transport category airplanes. These airplanes,
as modified by Learjet, Inc. (Learjet), 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 system that allows connection
to airplane electronics and networks, and access from aircraft external
sources (e.g., operator networks, wireless devices, internet
connectivity, service provider satellite communications, electronic
flight bags, etc.) to the previously isolated 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 Learjet on January 12, 2022. Send
comments on or before February 28, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Send comments identified by Docket No. FAA-2021-0484 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: Except for Confidential Business Information (CBI) as
described in the following paragraph, and other information as
described in title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) 11.35, the
FAA will post all comments received without change to https://www.regulations.gov/, including any personal information you provide.
The FAA will also post a report summarizing each substantive verbal
contact received about these special conditions.
Confidential Business Information: Confidential Business
Information (CBI) is commercial or financial information that is both
customarily and actually treated as private by its owner. Under the
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) (5 U.S.C. 552), CBI is exempt from
public disclosure. If your comments responsive to these special
conditions contain commercial or financial information that is
customarily treated as private, that you actually treat as private, and
that is relevant or responsive to these special conditions, it is
important that you clearly designate the submitted comments as CBI.
Please mark each page of your submission containing CBI as ``PROPIN.''
The FAA will treat such marked submissions as confidential under the
FOIA, and the indicated comments will not be placed in the public
docket of these special conditions. Send submissions containing CBI to
the person indicated in the Contact section below. Comments the FAA
receives, which are not specifically designated as CBI, will be placed
in the public docket for this rulemaking.
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, Aircraft Information
Systems Section, AIR-622, Technical Innovation Policy 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
has been published in the Federal Register for public comment in
several prior instances with no substantive comments received.
Therefore, the FAA finds, pursuant to Sec. 11.38(b), that new comments
are unlikely, and notice and comment prior to this publication are
unnecessary.
Comments Invited
The FAA invites 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.
The FAA will consider all comments received by the closing date for
comments. The FAA may change these special conditions based on the
comments received.
Background
On May 15, 2020, Learjet applied for a supplemental type
certificate to install an Aircraft Health Management System (AHMS) in
the airplanes listed on the approved model list (AML) for STC No.
ST01970WI. These airplanes are super-midsize-category business jets
with maximum passenger capacity of 16. These airplanes have a maximum
takeoff weight of 38,850 pounds.
Type Certification Basis
Under the provisions of 14 CFR 21.101, Learjet must show that
airplanes for which they make application to modify by STC no.
ST01970WI, as changed, continue to meet the applicable provisions of
the regulations
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listed in each airplane's respective type certificate 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 (e.g., 14 CFR part 25) do not contain adequate or
appropriate safety standards for the listed 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 models for which
they are issued. Should the applicant apply for a supplemental type
certificate to modify any other models included on the same type
certificate to incorporate the same novel or unusual design feature,
these special conditions would also apply to the other models under
Sec. 21.101.
In addition to the applicable airworthiness regulations and special
conditions, the airplanes listed in the AML 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 Sec. 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 airplanes listed on the AML in STC no. ST01970WI will
incorporate the following novel or unusual design features:
The installation of an AHMS that allows connection to airplane
electronics and networks, and access from aircraft external sources
(e.g., operator networks, wireless devices, internet connectivity,
service provider satellite communications, electronic flight bags,
etc.) to the previously isolated airplane electronic assets (networks,
systems, and databases).
Discussion
The architecture and network configuration of the airplanes listed
on the AML of STC no. ST01970WI are novel or unusual for commercial
transport airplanes because they may allow increased connectivity to
and access from external network sources, airline operations, and
maintenance networks to the airplanes' control domain and airline
information-services domain. The airplanes' control domain and airline
information-services domain perform functions required for the safe
operation and maintenance of the airplanes. Previously, these domains
had very limited connectivity with external network sources. This data
network and design integration 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) critical to the safety and maintenance of the airplanes.
The existing FAA regulations did not anticipate these networked
airplane-system architectures. Furthermore, these regulations and the
current guidance material 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. This includes
ensuring that the security of the airplanes' systems is not compromised
during maintenance of airplane electronic systems. These special
conditions also require the applicant to provide appropriate
instructions to the operator to maintain all electronic-system
safeguards that have been implemented as part of the original network
design, so that this feature does not allow or reintroduce security
threats.
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
airplanes listed in the AML of STC no. ST01970WI. Should Learjet apply
at a later date for another STC, to include another airplane model with
the same novel or unusual design feature, these special conditions
would also apply to that model as well. These special conditions are
not applicable to those airplane models for which special conditions
for protection from unauthorized external access have already been
issued to the type certificate for those specific models.
These special conditions are only applicable to design changes
applied for after its effective date.
Conclusion
This action affects only a certain novel or unusual design feature
for airplane models listed on the AML of STC no. ST01970WI, as modified
by Learjet. It is not a rule of general applicability and affects only
the applicant.
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
[squf] 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 airplane models listed on the
approved model list of supplemental type certificate no. ST01970WI, as
modified by Learjet.
1. The applicant must ensure airplane electronic-system security
protection from access by unauthorized sources external to the
airplane, including those possibly caused by maintenance activity.
2. The applicant must ensure that electronic-system security
threats are identified and assessed, and that effective electronic-
system security-protection strategies are implemented to protect the
airplane from all adverse impacts on safety, functionality, and
continued airworthiness.
3. 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 Kansas City, Missouri, on January 6, 2022.
Patrick R. Mullen,
Manager, Technical Innovation Policy Branch, Policy and Innovation
Division, Aircraft Certification Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-00390 Filed 1-11-22; 8:45 am]
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