Navigate / EASA

AMC E 30  Assumptions

ED Decision 2018/014/R

The details required by CS-E 30 concerning assumptions should normally include information on, at least, the items listed in Table 1.

TABLE 1

Specifications/References

Assumptions

ALL ENGINES

Interfaces

CS-E 20

Applicable aircraft specifications.

Flight and ground loads.

Aircraft components and equipment not included in the Engine definition. Attitudes.

Negative g duration.

Physical and functional interfaces with the aircraft Mount flexibility.

Engine Control System

CS-E 50

Type of aircraft installation.

Conditions on the interfaces with the aircraft or the Propeller

Environmental Conditions.

Instrumentation

CS-E 60

Instrumentation required and statement of accuracy. For engines with 30-Second / 2-Minute OEI ratings, conditions imposed on the usage recording system.

Strength

CS-E 100

CS-E 520, CS-E 640

Ultimate and limit loads;

– out-of-balance loads,

– operating envelope.

Fire precautions
CS-E 130

Reliance placed on the installation of fire-zone partitioning for any part of the mounting structure or Engine attachment points that are not Fireproof.

Electrical Bonding
CS-E 135

Reliance placed on aircraft provisions for electrical bonding of the Engine.

Propeller Functioning Tests

CS-E 180

Propeller system.

Levels of the Propeller vibrations.

Failure Analysis

CS-E 210, CS-E 510

Installation aspects and the assumptions made with respect to any safety system that is required for the Engine and which is outside the applicant’s control.

Low Temperature Starting Tests,

CS-E 380, E 770

Minimum and maximum starting torque.

TURBINE ENGINES

Freedom from surge

CS-E 500

Operating envelope, i.e. altitude, temperature, aircraft speed. Permissible intake distortion.

Low-cycle fatigue

CS-E 515

Engine Flight Cycle.

Continued Rotation

CS-E 525

Aircraft conditions such as airspeed, flight duration and ambient conditions.

Fuel System

CS-E 560

Fuel Specifications approved for use. Need for aircraft fuel anti-ice means or fuel with anti-ice additives. Assumptions made with respect to the maximum levels of contamination in the fuel supplied to the Engine.

Oil System

CS-E 570

Oil(s) approved for use.

Starter System

CS-E 590

Reliance placed on aircraft provisions for any safety system that is outside the applicant’s control.

Vibration Surveys

CS-E 650

Intake conditions, exhaust conditions. Propeller or thrust reverser effects.

Contaminated Fuel

CS-E 670

Duration of flight with contaminated fuel following indication of impending filter blockage, and critical temperature for test of AMC E 670 paragraph 2.

Inclination and Gyroscopic Loads Effects

CS-E 680

Flight manoeuvres.

Excess Operating Conditions CS-E 700

Operating envelope.

Rotor Locking Test

CS-E 710

Maximum torque from continued flight.

Thrust or power response CS-E 745

Minimum ground idle.

Minimum flight idle.

Flight envelope.

Icing Conditions

CS-E 780

Intake conditions and configuration. Aircraft speeds and appropriate Engine powers.

Engine ingestion capabilities.

Ingestion of Rain and Hail

CS-E 790

Aircraft speeds, Engine speeds and altitudes. Intake throat area – Intake configuration.

Bird strikes

CS-E 800

Aircraft speeds, Engine speeds and altitudes. Intake throat area – Intake configuration.

Relighting in Flight

CS-E 910

Flight relighting envelope.

PISTON ENGINES

De-icing and anti-icing

CS-E 230

Temperature rise provided.

Filters

CS-E 260

Provision to be made in installation.

Vibration Tests

CS-E 340

Propeller used.

Water Spray Tests

CS-E 430

Installation details.

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