[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 20 (Thursday, January 30, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 4812]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-2188]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Policy Statement No. ANM-01-115-11]


Certification of Strengthened Flightdeck Doors on Transport 
Category Airplanes

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of final policy.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces the 
availability of final policy concerning certification of strengthened 
flightdeck doors.

DATES: This final policy was issued by the Transport Airplane 
Directorate on September 6, 2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff Gardlin, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Transport Airplane Directorate, Transport Standards 
Staff, Airframe/Cabin Safety Branch, ANM-115, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., 
Renton, WA 98055-4056; telephone (425) 227-2136; fax (425) 227-1320; e-
mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Discussion of Comments

    A notice of final policy; request for comments was published in the 
Federal Register on May 16, 2001 (66 FR 27196). One comment was 
received that did not address the policy statement so much as the 
applicability of the rule itself. No changes were made to the policy 
statement.

Background

    The final policy provides all transport category airplane programs 
an acceptable method of compliance with 14 CFR part 25 for intrusion 
resistance and ballistic protection of flightdeck doors. The Frequently 
Asked Questions (FAQ) section has also been updated.
    The final policy as well as the disposition of public comments are 
available on the Internet at the following address: http://www.faa.gov/certification/aircraft/anminfo/finalpaper.cfm. If you do not have 
access to the Internet, you can obtain a copy of the policy by 
contacting the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

    Issued in Renton, Washington, on January 17, 2003.
Vi L. Lipski,
Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification 
Service.
[FR Doc. 03-2188 Filed 1-29-03; 8:45 am]
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