NTSB Issues Recommendation A-14-123 to FAA Regarding Certification Planning Meetings

The National Transportation Safety Board, identified by reference number DCA13IA037, has issued Recommendation A-14-123 addressed to the Federal Aviation Administration. This directive calls for a specific procedural change in the type design certification process for designs involving special conditions. Under the new requirement, applicants must discuss key assumptions related to safety-significant failure conditions during certification planning meetings. The mandate also requires that these discussions cover the validation of such assumptions and their traceability to requirements and proposed methods of compliance. This measure aims to ensure greater transparency and rigor in the early stages of the certification process for aircraft designs subject to special conditions.