ED Decision 2022/018/R
A.1 In Section 1.2 of Society of Automotive Engineers, Inc., (SAE) Aerospace Standard AS8017D ‘Minimum Performance Standard for Anticollision Light Systems’, dated August 2017, below the row defining Class III and the new row defining Class IV, add the following:
‘Class IV — Fixed Wing Aircraft 400 Candelas with reduced elevation angle.’
Below the lines defining the different classes in Section 1.2 of Society of Automotive Engineers, Inc., (SAE) AS8017D ‘Minimum Performance Standard for Anticollision Light Systems’, dated August 2017, add the following:
‘The requirements for a Class IV anticollision light system are as for a Class II anticollision light system, except that there is no intensity requirement for angles above or below the horizontal plane which are greater than 30°.’
A.2 In Section 1.2.1 of Society of Automotive Engineers, Inc., (SAE) AS8017D ‘Minimum Performance Standard for Anticollision Light Systems’, dated August 2017, remove the following:
‘Anticollision lights for fixed-wing aircraft must meet the requirements for Class III lights if certified prior to 11 August 1971, and the requirements for Class II lights if certified after that date.’
A.3 In Section 3.4 of Society of Automotive Engineers, Inc., (SAE) AS8017D ‘Minimum Performance Standard for Anticollision Light Systems’, dated August 2017, replace the statement:
‘Caution: Compliance only to the alternate colour definitions detailed in Section 3.4.1 (without compliance to the CFR requirements) will require an Equivalent Level of Safety Finding by the Federal Aviation Administration in order to allow installation of the lights on certified aircraft.’
With the following revised statement:
‘Caution: Compliance only with the alternate colour definitions detailed in Section 3.4.1 (without compliance with the CS requirements) may require an equivalent level of safety finding in order to approve the installation of the lights on certified aircraft.’
[Amdt ETSO/17]
This ETSO-C96c appendix amends SAE AS8017D to add Class IV anticollision light requirements for fixed-wing aircraft at 400 candelas with reduced elevation angle, and revises the alternate colour caution statement.
* Summary by Aviation.Bot - Always consult the original document for the most accurate information.
Loading collections...