WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Federal Aviation Administration has issued a rule called: Special Conditions: Xtreme Avionics, LLC, Airbus Defense and Space S.A. Model 212 Series Airplane; Rechargeable Lithium Battery and Battery System Installations.

The rule was published in the Federal Register on May 6 by Paul R. Siegmund, Deputy Manager, Technical Policy Branch, Policy and Standards Division, Aircraft Certification Service.

Summary: These special conditions are issued for the Airbus Defense and Space S.A. (Airbus) Model C-212-CB, C-212-CC, C-212-CD, C-212-CE, C-212-CF, and C-212-DF airplanes. These airplanes, as modified by Xtreme Avionics, LLC (Xtreme), will have a novel or unusual design feature when compared to the state of technology envisi...