§414.23. Technical criteria for reviewing a safety element approval application.
14 C.F.R. § 414.23
The FAA will determine whether a safety element is eligible for and may be issued a safety element approval. The FAA will base its determination on performance-based criteria, against which it may assess the effect on public health and safety and on safety of property, in the following hierarchy:
FAA or other appropriate Federal regulations.
Government-developed or adopted standards.
Industry consensus performance-based criteria or standard.
Applicant-developed criteria. Applicant-developed criteria are performance standards customized by the manufacturer that intends to produce the system, system component, or part. The applicant-developed criteria must define—
Design and minimum performance;
Quality assurance system requirements;
Production acceptance test specifications; and
Continued operational safety monitoring system characteristics.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Authority
Authority: 51 U.S.C. 50901-50923.
Source
Source: Doc. No. FAA-2019-0229, Amdt. 414-4, 85 FR 79711, Dec. 10, 2020, unless otherwise noted.