[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 94 (Tuesday, May 15, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 26970]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-12101]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Proposed Advisory Circular 25.869-1X, Electrical System Fire and 
Smoke Protection

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of availability of proposed Advisory Circular (AC) 
25.869-1X and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces and requests comment on a proposed 
advisory circular (AC). The AC provides methods acceptable to the 
Administrator for showing compliance with revised standards for fire 
protection of electrical system components, which the FAA is proposing 
in a separate notice elsewhere in this Federal Register. This notice is 
necessary to give all interested people an opportunity to present their 
views on the proposed AC.

DATES: Send your comments on or before July 16, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the proposed AC to: Federal Aviation 
Administration, Attn: Massoud Sadeghi, FAA, Transport Airplane 
Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service, Airplane and Flight Crew 
Interface Branch, ANM-111, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, Washington 
98055-4056. You may inspected all comments received at that address 
between 7:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. weekdays, except Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jill DeMarco, Program Management 
Branch, ANM-114, Transport Airplane Directorate, FAA, 1601 Lind Avenue 
SW., Renton, Washington 98055-4056; telephone (425) 227-1313; fax (425) 
227-1320; e-mail [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

    The FAA invites anyone interested in the proposed AC to comment on 
it by sending written data, views, or arguments as they may desire. 
Identify the AC by title and send your comments in duplicate to the 
address mentioned previously. The Transport Airplane Directorate will 
consider all communications received by the closing date for comments 
before issuing the final AC.

Availability of Proposed AC

    You can find and download the proposed AC from the Internet at 
http:
//www.faa.gov/avr/air/airhome.htm, at the link titled ``Advisory 
Circulars'' under the ``Available Information'' drop-down menu. You can 
get a paper copy of the proposed AC by contacting the person named 
above under the caption FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

Discussion

    In a separate notice published elsewhere in this Federal Register, 
the FAA is proposing to amend the airworthiness standards for transport 
category airplanes concerning the protection of electrical system 
components. The proposal would revise Title 14, Code of Federal 
Regulations (CFR), 25.869(a) to adopt what are considered the ``more 
stringent'' requirements that currently exist in the parallel European 
Joint Airworthiness Requirements (JAR) 25.869(a). We initiated the 
proposal under the ``Fast Track Harmonization Program'' (64 FR 66522, 
November 26, 1999). Adopting the proposal would eliminate regulatory 
differences between the airworthiness standards of the U.S. and the 
Joint Aviation Requirements of Europe, without affecting current 
industry design practices.
    We have prepared proposed AC 25.869-1X, ``Electrical System Fire 
and Smoke Protection,'' to provide guidance on one means of showing 
compliance with the revised requirements of Sec. 25.896(a). Final 
issuance of proposed AC 25.869-1X is contingent on the final adoption 
of the proposed changes to Sec. 25.869(a).

    Issued in Renton, Washington, on May 3, 2001.
Lirio Liu Nelson,
Acting Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification 
Service.
[FR Doc. 01-12101 Filed 5-14-01; 8:45 am]
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