[Federal Register: April 29, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 82)]
[Notices]
[Page 22389]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
[Policy Statement Number PS-ACE100-2004-10030]
Policy on Substantiation of Secondary Composite Structures
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice of issuance of policy statement.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the issuance of a Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) policy to provide some guidelines for certifying
secondary structures made from composite materials. This notice is
necessary to advise the public, especially manufacturers of normal,
utility, and acrobatic category airplanes, and commuter category
airplanes and their suppliers, that the FAA has adopted a policy on
composite applications that range from secondary structures to non-
structural parts such as interiors.
DATES: Policy statement PS-ACE100-2004-10030 was issued by the Manager
of the Small Airplane Directorate on April 19, 2005.
How to Obtain Copies: A paper copy of policy statement may be
obtained by writing to the following: Small Airplane Directorate,
Standards Office (ACE-110), Aircraft Certification Service, Federal
Aviation Administration, 901 Locust Street, Room 301, Kansas City, MO
64106. The policy statement will also be available on the Internet at
the following address http://www.airweb.faa.gov/policy.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lester Cheng, Federal Aviation
Administration, Small Airplane Directorate, Regulations & Policy, ACE-
111, 901 Locust Street, Room 301, Kansas City, Missouri 64106;
telephone: (316) 946-4111; fax: 816-329-4090; e-mail:
lester.cheng@faa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
We announced the availability of the policy statement on August 16,
2004 (69 FR 50438). No comments were received, and the policy has been
adopted as proposed.
Issued in Kansas City, Missouri on April 19, 2005.
Patrick R. Mullen,
Acting Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification
Service.
[FR Doc. 05-8537 Filed 4-28-05; 8:45 am]
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