[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 14, Volume 1] [Revised as of January 1, 2003] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 14CFR36.9] [Page 784-785] TITLE 14--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE CHAPTER I--FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PART 36--NOISE STANDARDS: AIRCRAFT TYPE AND AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATION--Table of Contents Subpart A--General Sec. 36.9 Acoustical change: Propeller-driven small airplanes and propeller-driven commuter category airplanes. For propeller-driven small airplanes in the primary, normal, utility, acrobatic, transport, and restricted categories and for propeller-driven, commuter category airplanes for which an acoustical change approval is applied for under Sec. 21.93(b) of this chapter after January 1, 1975, the following apply: (a) If the airplane was type certificated under this part prior to a change in type design, it may not subsequently exceed the noise limits specified in Sec. 36.501 of this part. [[Page 785]] (b) If the airplane was not type certificated under this part prior to a change in type design, it may not exceed the higher of the two following values: (1) The noise limit specified in Sec. 36.501 of this part, or (2) The noise level created prior to the change in type design, measured and corrected as prescribed in Sec. 36.501 of this part. [Amdt. 36-16, 53 FR 47400, Nov. 22, 1988; 53 FR 50157, Dec. 13, 1988; Amdt. 36-19, 57 FR 41369, Sept. 9, 1992]