[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 14, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 14CFR36.501]

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                     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 F--Propeller Driven Small Airplanes and Propeller-Driven, 
                       Commuter Category Airplanes
 
Sec. 36.501  Noise limits.


    (a) Compliance with this subpart must be shown for--
    (1) Propeller driven small airplanes for which application for the 
issuance of a new, amended, or supplemental type certificate in the 
normal, utility, acrobatic, transport, or restricted category is made on 
or after October 10, 1973; and propeller-driven, commuter category 
airplanes for which application for the issuance of a type certificate 
in the commuter category is made on or after January 15, 1987.
    (2) Propeller driven small airplanes and propeller-driven, commuter 
category airplanes for which application is made for the original 
issuance of a standard airworthiness certificate or restricted category 
airworthiness certificate, and that have not had any flight time before 
January 1, 1980 (regardless of date of application).
    (3) Airplanes in the primary category:
    (i) Except as provided in paragraph (a)(3)(ii) of this section, for 
an airplane for which application for a type certificate in the primary 
category is made, and that was not previously certificated under 
appendix F of this part, compliance with appendix G of this part must be 
shown.
    (ii) For an airplane in the normal, utility or acrobatic category 
that (A) has a type certificate issued under this chapter, (B) has a 
standard airworthiness certificate issued under this chapter, (C) has 
not undergone an acoustical change from its type design, (D) has not 
previously been certificated under appendix F or G of this part, and (E) 
for which application for conversion to the primary category is made, no 
further showing of compliance with this part is required.
    (b) For aircraft covered by this subpart for which certification 
tests are completed before December 22, 1988, compliance must be shown 
with noise levels as measured and prescribed in Parts B and C of 
appendix F, or under approved equivalent procedures. It must be shown 
that the noise level of the airplane is no greater than the applicable 
limit set in Part D of appendix F.
    (c) For aircraft covered by this subpart for which certification 
tests are not completed before December 22, 1988, compliance must be 
shown with noise levels as measured and prescribed in Parts B and C of 
appendix G, or under approved equivalent procedures. It must be shown 
that the noise level of the airplane is no greater than the applicable 
limits set in Part D of appendix G.

[Doc. No. 13243, 40 FR 1034, Jan. 6, 1975, as amended by Amdt. 36-13, 52 
FR 1836, Jan. 15, 1987; Amdt. 36-16, 53 FR 47400, Nov. 22, 1988; Amdt. 
36-19, 57 FR 41369, Sept. 9, 1992]

Subpart G [Reserved]

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