[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 169 (Friday, August 30, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 55913]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-22273]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Policy Statement No. ANM-02-113-016]


Guidance for the Certification of Honeywell Primus Epic[reg] 
Systems

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed policy; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces the 
availability of proposed policy that clarifies current FAA policy with 
respect to certification of Honeywell Primus Epic[reg] Systems.

DATE: Send your comments on or before September 30, 2002.

ADDRESS: Address your comments to the individual identified under FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Connie Beane, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Transport Airplane Directorate, Transport Standards 
Staff, Standardization Branch, ANM-113, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, 
WA 98055-4056; telephone (425) 227-2796; fax (425) 227-1320; e-mail: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

    The proposed policy is available on the Internet at the following 
address: http://www.faa.gov/certification/aircraft/anminfo/devpaper.cfm. If you do not have access to the Internet, You can obtain 
a copy of the policy statement by contacting the person listed under 
For Further Information Contact.
    The FAA invites your comments on this proposed policy. We will 
accept your comments, data, views, or arguments by letter, fax, or e-
mail. Send your comments to the person indicated in For Further 
information Contact. Mark your comments, ``Comments to Policy Statement 
ANM-02-113-016.''
    Use the following format when preparing your comments:
     Organize your comments issue-by-issue.
     For each issue, state what specific change you are 
requesting to the proposed policy.
     Include justification, reasons, or data for each change 
you are requesting.
    We also welcome comments in support of the proposed policy.
    We will consider all communications received on or before the 
closing date for comments. We may change the proposed policy because of 
the comments received.

Background

    In the past several years, new aircraft designs have introduced new 
technologies. These technologies are being combined and used in novel 
ways and may represent significant challenges with respect to the 
acceptability of the flightcrew interfaces and aircraft airworthiness.
    Honeywell Primus Epic[reg] systems are an avionics suite consisting 
of single or multiple racks/cabinets with circuit cards or modules that 
plug into the cabinets. Each racks/cabinets is configurable in that the 
number of modules can vary in each cabinet; the functions loaded into 
the cards can vary considerably, and there can be multiple racks/
cabinets per aircraft. The functionality of the system is determined by 
the software loaded into the circuit cards. All the software on these 
circuit cards can be field-loaded, that is, loaded into the Honeywell 
Primus Epic[reg] modules without removing the equipment from the 
aircraft.

    Issued in Renton, Washington, on August 21, 2002.
Vi L. Lipski,
Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification 
Service.
[FR Doc. 02-22273 Filed 8-29-02; 8:45 am]
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