[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 72 (Tuesday, April 15, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18325-18326]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-9078]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Policy Statement No. ANM-03-111-18


Installation of Transport Category Airplane Flightdeck Liquid 
Crystal Displays

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 on installation of liquid crystal 
displays (LCD) on transport category airplanes.

DATES: Send your comments on or before May 15, 2003.

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. John McConnell, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Transport Airplane Directorate, Transport Standards 
Staff, Airplane and Flightcrew Interface Branch, ANM-111, 1601 Lind 
Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98055-4056; telephone (425) 227-1365; fax (425) 
227-1100; 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 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 No. ANM-03-
111-18.''
    Use the following format when preparing your comments:
    [sbull] Organize your comments issue-by-issue.

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    [sbull] For each issue, state what specific change you are 
requesting to the proposed policy.
    [sbull] 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

    The policy memorandum clarifies the FAA certification policy on the 
installation of liquid crystal displays. It addresses the lack of 
published approved criteria for LCD technology and provides guidance on 
performance levels that have been found to be acceptable for LCDs used 
as pilot displays in the flightdeck of transport category airplanes.

    Issued in Renton, Washington, on April 2, 2003.
Ali Bahrami,
Acting Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification 
Service.
[FR Doc. 03-9078 Filed 4-14?-03; 8:45 am]
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