[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 71 (Tuesday, April 13, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19603-19604]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-8369]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Advisory Circular 25.1353-1, Electrical Equipment and 
Installations

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of availability of Advisory Circular (AC) 25.1353-1.

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SUMMARY: This AC provides methods acceptable to the Administrator for 
showing compliance with the revised airworthiness standards for 
electrical equipment and installation on transport category airplanes. 
The guidance provided in the AC supplements the engineering and 
operational judgment that must form the basis of any compliance 
findings relative to electrical installation and nickel cadmium 
installation to minimize the hazards to an airplane.

EFFECTIVE DATE: March 25, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephen Slotte, Airplane and 
Flightcrew Branch, Transport Airplane Directorate, FAA, Aircraft 
Certification Service, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, Washington 98055-
4056; telephone (425) 227-2315; fax (425) 227-1320; e-mail 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Availability of AC

    The AC can be found and downloaded from the Internet at the link 
titled http://www.airweb.faa.gov/rgl. A paper copy of the AC may be 
obtained by contacting the person named above under the caption FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

Discussion

    Advisory circular 25.1353-1, ``Electrical Equipment and 
Installations,'' has been prepared to provide guidance on one means of 
demonstrating compliance with the requirements of Sec.  25.1353, 
``Electrical Equipment and Installations,'' of Title 14, Code of 
Federal Regulations (CFR) part 25. Part 25 contains the airworthiness 
standards applicable to transport category airplanes.
    The means of compliance described in AC 25.1353-1 is intended to 
provide guidance to supplement the engineering

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and operational judgment that must form the basis of any compliance 
findings relative to paragraph Sec. Sec.  25.1353(a) and 25.1353(c)(6). 
These paragraphs concern electrical equipment, nickel cadmium battery 
installations, and nickel cadmium battery storage.

Harmonization of Standards and Guidance

    The AC is based on recommendations submitted to the FAA by the 
Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee (ARAC). The FAA tasked ARAC (63 
FR 50954, September 23, 1998) to provide advice and recommendations on 
``harmonizing'' certain sections of part 25 with the counterpart 
standards contained in Joint Aviation Requirements (JAR) 25. The goal 
of ``harmonization tasks,'' such as this, is to ensure that:
     Where possible, standards and guidance do not 
require domestic and foreign parties to manufacture or operate to 
different standards for each country involved; and
     The standards and guidance adopted are mutually 
acceptable to the FAA and the foreign aviation authorities.
    The guidance contained in the AC has been harmonized with that of 
the JAA, and provides a method of compliance that has been found 
acceptable to both the FAA and JAA.

    Issued in Renton, Washington, on March 25, 2004.
Kalene C. Yanamura,
Acting Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification 
Service.
[FR Doc. 04-8369 Filed 4-12-04; 8:45 am]
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