AC 25-22

Advisory circular · Certification of Transport Airplane Mechanical Systems

Approved
March 14, 2000
Last reviewed
January 30, 2020
Cancels
AC25-14
Family
AC 25-22 · 1 version
14 CFR parts
25

Guidance, not mandatory unless a rule or AD requires it. DRS record last changed October 23, 2026.

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25.1435 Certification of Hydraulic Lines for April 23, 1992 Tem porary Repairs

25.1435 Use of Hydraulic Lines for Temporary Repairs Jan. 25, 1988

25.1435 Hydraulic System Certification Philosophy March 5, 1982

25.1435 Interpretation of 25.1425(a)(4) of the FAR Sept. 14, 1978

25.1438 Pneumatic Versus Pressurization System Oct. 19, 1993 Identificatio n

25.1439 Protective Breathing Equipment Usage May 13, 1993 When Approved Under TSO-C99 and TSO-C116

25.1439 Protective Breathing Equipment March 9, 1990 Serviceability

25.1439 Protective Breathing Equipment on the Dec. 19, 1988 Flight Deck

25.1439 Definition of Terms Used in § 25.1439 Feb. 26, 1985

25.1441 Certification of On-Board Oxygen Jan. 31, 1996 Generation Systems

25.1441 Compliance with §§ 25.1309(c) and 25.1441(c) Feb. 23, 1994

25.1441 Guidance Availability of Flightcrew Oxygen May 11, 1992

25.1441 Oxygen Installation for Medical Use Jan. 3, 1991

25.1445 Isolation of Flight Crewmember Oxygen Jan. 8, 1996 Supply

25.1447 Oxygen Equipment for Forward Observer’s Feb. 1, 1988 Position

25.1447 Oxygen Equipment for Observer Position Jan. 24, 1983

25.1449 Oxygen Equipment for Observer Position April 19, 1996

25.1450 Life Limit on Solid State Oxygen Aug. 15, 1983

25.1453 Use of Plastic Oxygen Lines Dec. 27, 1983

25.1453 Use of Plastic Oxygen Lines Oct. 28, 1983

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2. FAA Technical Standard Orders (TSO) Referenced in this AC.

The Technical Standard Orders listed below contain information relevant to mechanical system components installed on transport category airplanes. They can be obtained from the U.S.

Department of Transportation, Subsequent Distribution Office, SVC-121.23, Ardmore East Business Center, 3341 Q 75th Avenue, Landover, MD 20785, USA.

TSO Date Title Section Reference

TSO-C1c July 10, 1987 Cargo and Baggage Compartment Smoke 25.854 D etection Instruments TSO-C19b Portable Water-Solution Type Fire 25.851 Extinguishers TSO-C20 Com bustion Heaters 25.833 TSO-C26 Mar. 15, 1952 25.731 TSO-C26a June 1, 1961 25.731 TSO C26b 1962 Aircraft Tires 25.733 TSO-C26b Jan. 21, 1971 25.731 TSO-C26c Dec. 31, 1979 Aircraft Tires 25.731 TSO-C26c May 18, 1984 Aircraft Wheels and Wheel-Brake 25.731, 25.735 Assem blies, with Addendum I TSO-C45a Feb. 28, 1995 Manifold Pressure Indicating Instruments 25.869 TSO-C47 Pressure Instruments - Fuel, Oil, and 25.1435 H ydraulic TSO-C48 Carbon Monoxide Detector Instruments 25.831 TSO C62c Dec. 31, 1979 Aircraft Tires 25.733 TSO-C62c Sept. 12, 1984 Aircraft Tires, with Addendum 1 25.733 TSO-C62d Sept. 7, 1990 Aircraft Tires 25.733 TSO-C64a Aug. 25, 1989 Oxygen Mask Assembly Continuous 25.1445, 25.1447 Flow, Passenger (for air carrier aircraft) TSO-C75 Hydraulic Hose Assemblies 25.1435 TSO-C78 Crewmember Demand Oxygen Masks 25.1447 TSO-C89 Oxygen Regulators, Demand 25.1447, 25.1449 TSO-C99 June 27, 1983 Protective Breathing Equipment 25.1439 TSO-116 March 1, 1990 Crewmember Protective Breathing 25.1439, 25.1447 E quipment

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3. FAA Orders Referenced in this AC.

The FAA Orders listed below contain information relevant to mechanical system components installed on transport category airplanes. They can be obtained from the U.S. Department of Transportation, Subsequent Distribution Office, SVC-121.23, Ardmore East Business Center, 3341 Q 75th Avenue, Landover, MD 20785, USA.

Number Title Section Reference

8000.40D Maintenance of Pressure Cylinders In Use As 25.857, 25.1435 Aircraft Equipment, Dec. 26, 1995, AFS-350 8000.54 Process Specifications for Retreading Tires and 25.733 Inspection Procedures Manuals for Tire Retreaders, Nov. 2, 1982, AFS-350 8000.64 Qualification of Aircraft Radial Tires for Use on 25.733 Aircraft and for Retreading, Dec. 4, 1986, AFS-350 8110.4A Type Certification Process, March 2, 1995, AIR-110 21.11 to 21.53 8110.8 Engineering Flight Test Guide for Transport Category 25.729, 25.735 Airplanes, Chg. 5, July 17, 1986. This order was canceled by AC 25-7A, March 31, 1998, ANM-100 8150.1A Technical Standard Order Procedures, Sept. 21, 1987, 21.60 to 21.621 AIR-120

4. FAA Videos Referenced in this AC:

These videos are available from the William J. Hughes (FAA) Technical Center, Atlantic City International Airport, Atlantic City, NJ 08405, USA.

Title Section Reference

FAA’s Tire Approval Process Video, MTS 422/422.1, 42:15 minutes, September, 1994 25.733

FAA’s Wheels & Brakes Approval Process Videos, Parts 1 & 2, September, 1994 25.735

FAA’s Smoke Quantities to Certify Smoke Detection Systems in 25.858 Cargo Areas, June, 1997 175

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5. SAE Documents Referenced in this AC.

The Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) has aerospace committees that prepare documents reflecting industry standards and practices. While not regulatory in nature, this handbook contains information that may be of interest to an applicant. These documents provide additional information, guidance, and/or standards, and are available from the Society of Automotive Engineers, Inc., 400 Commonwealth Drive, Warrendale, PA 15096-0001, USA.

Number Title Section Reference

SAE AIR-737E Hydraulic and Pneumatic Specifications and Standards, 25.1435 May 1995 SAE AIR-786A Elastomer Compatibility Considerations Relative to 25.1435 O-Ring and Sealant Selection, July 1992 SAE AIR-811B Disposition of Wheels which have been Overheated, 25.731 April 1, 1996 SAE AIR-1047C A Guide for Selection of Quick Disconnect Couplings for 25.1435 Aerospace Fluid Systems, April 1994 SAE AIR-1064C Brake Dynamics, March 1, 1993 25.735 SAE AIR-1083B Airborne Hydraulic and Control System Survivability 25.1435 for Military Aircraft, June 1994 SAE AIR-1116 Fluid Properties, July 1992 25.1435 SAE AIR-1362 Physical Properties of Hydraulic Fluids, Nov. 1991 25.1435 SAE AIR-1739 Information on Antiskid Systems, March 1, 1993 25.735 SAE AIR-1899 Aircraft Hydraulic System Characteristics, Nov. 1991 25.1435 SAE AIR-1904 Tire Spray Suppression-Airplane, Design Consideration 25.733 and Testing, Jan. 1, 1997 SAE AIR-1918 Comparison of Hydraulic System Cleanliness Procedures 25.1435 and Requirements for Ten Aerospace Companies, Nov. 1991 SAE AIR-1934A Use of Carbon Heat Sink Brakes on Aircraft, March 1, 1995 25.735 SAE AIR-4003 Turbine Engine Containment, Jan. 1991 25.1435 SAE AIR-4150 Inspection of In-Service Airborne Accumulators, Feb. 1993 25.1435 SAE AIR-4566 Crashworthiness Landing Gear Design, July 1992 25.729

SAE ARP-24B Determination of Hydraulic Pressure Drop, Nov. 1991 25.1435 SAE ARP-219 Procedure and Method for Conducting Test of Hydraulic 25.1435 Components in Contamination Controlled System SAE ARP-490E Electro-Hydraulic Servovalves, Sept. 1993 25.1435 SAE ARP 507C Wheels and Brakes, Supplementary Criteria for Design 25.735 Endurance-Civil Transport Aircraft SAE ARP-597C Wheels and Brakes, Supplementary Criteria for Design 25.735 Endurance, Civil Transport Aircraft, April 1, 1996 SAE ARP-598B The Determination of Particulate Contamination in Liquids 25.1435 176

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by the Particle Count Method SAE ARP-763 Accumulators, Ground, Hydropneumatic Pressure, 25.1435 Oct. 15, 1962 SAE ARP-785 Procedure for the Determination of Particulate 25.1435 Contamination in Hydraulic Fluids by the Control Filter Gravim etric Procedure SAE ARP 813A Maintainability Recommendations for Aircraft Wheels 25.735 and Brakes SAE ARP-813B Maintainability Recommendations for Aircraft Wheels 25.735 and Brakes, April 1, 1993 SAE ARP-862A Skid Control Performance, April 1, 1996 25.735 SAE ARP-994 Design of Tubing Installations for Aerospace Fluid 25.1435 Power Systems, Nov. 1991 SAE ARP 1064B Brake Dynamics 25.735 SAE ARP-1070B Design and Testing of Antiskid Brake Control, 25.735 April 1, 1996 SAE ARP-1084 Hydraulic External Leakage for In-Service Components, 25.1435 Nove mber 1991 SAE ARP-1280A Aerospace Application Guide for Hydraulic Power 25.1435 Transfer Units, July 1994 SAE ARP-1281B Actuators: Aircraft Flight Controls, Power Operated, 25.1435 Hydraulic, General Specification, May, 1993 SAE ARP-1311A Landing Gear - Aircraft, January 1995 25.729 SAE-ARP 1322 Overpressurization Release Devices, March 1, 1992 25.731, 25.733 SAE ARP-1619 Replacement and Modified Brakes and Wheels, 25.735 April 1, 1993 SAE APR-1709 Coupling Assembly, Hydraulic Self Sealing, Quick 25.1435 Disconnect, April 1994 SAE ARP-1786 Wheel Roll on Rim Criteria for Aircraft Application, 25.731 July 1, 1994 SAE ARP-1832 Color Identification for O-Ring Seals, Dec. 1992 25.1435 SAE-ARP-1907 Autom atic Braking Systems Requirements, April 1, 1993 25.735 SAE ARP-4379 Accumulator, Hydraulic, Cylindrical Aircraft, June 1991 25.1435 SAE ARP-4752 Aerospace - Design and Installation of Commercial 25.1435 Transport Aircraft Hydraulic Systems, Sept. 1994 SAE-ARP-4834 Recommended Practice for Retreaded Aircraft Tires- 25.733 Radial and Bias, Nov. 1, 1995

SAE AS-483A Skid Control Equipment, March 1, 1992 25.735 SAE AS 595B Civil Type Aircraft and Variable Delivery Hydraulic 25.1435 Pum p, March 1995 SAE AS-707B Thermal Sensitive Inflation Pressure Release Devices 25.731, 25.733 for Tubeless Aircraft Wheels, March 1, 1992 177

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SAE AS-1145A Aircraft Brake Temperature Monitor System (BTMS), 25.735 March 1, 1992 SAE-AS-1188 Aircraft Tire Inflation-Deflation Equipment, 25.733 April 1, 1993 SAE AS-1241B Fire Resistant Phosphate Ester Hydraulic Fluid for 25.1435 Aircraft, Feb. 18, 1992 SAE AS-4059 Cleanliness Classification for Hydraulic Fluids 25.1435 SAE-AS-4833 Aircraft New Tire Standard-Bias and Radial, June 1, 1995 25.733

SAE A-6 Committee has prepared the Aerospace Fluid Power 25.1435 Actuation & Control Technologies documents, related to methods for testing and measurement of fluid contamination.

SAE A-10 Committee has prepared the Aircraft Oxygen Equipment 25.1441, 25.1443, Handbook, 1992, or latest revision, containing all Aerospace 25.1445, 25.1447, Standards, Aerospace Recommended Practices, and Aerospace 25.1453 Information Reports related to oxygen equipment published by SAE

SAE publication “Aircraft Flight Control Actuation System Design,” 25.1435 by E. T. Raymond and C. C. Chenoweth

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6. Miscellaneous References in this AC:

These documents provide additional information, guidance, and/or standards, and are available from the National Technical Information Service, 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, VA 22161, USA.

Number Title Section Reference

DOT/FAA/AR-96/122 Development of a Minimum Performance Standard 25.854 for Lavatory Trash Receptacle Automatic Fire Extinguishers, February 1997

DOT/FAA/CT-88/8-1 Aircraft Icing Handbook (three volumes) 25.1419

DOT/FAA/CT/83/1 FAA Technical Center Report, Analysis of 25.857 Dissipation of Gaseous Extinguisher Agents in Ventilated Compartments, May 1983

CAA Technical Development Report No. 146, Appendix I Evaluation of Flight Fire Protection Means 25.857 for Inaccessible Aircraft Baggage Compartments, June 1951

FAA Technical Report ADS-4 Engineering Summary of Airframe Icing 25.1419 Technical Data, Dec. 10, 1963

FAA Report FAA-AEQ-77-13 Ozone Concentration By Latitude, Altitude, 25.832 and Month, Near 80° West, August 1977

FAA Report FAA-AM-79-20 Effects of Ozone on Exercising and Sedentary 25.832 Adult Men and Women Representative of the Flight Attendant Population, October 1979

Generic Issue Paper PCARGOE.DOC, Protection of Critical Systems 25.855 & Equipment within Class E Cargo Compartments

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NPRM 89-31 Minimum Air Flow, Requirements, Fresh Air 25.831

NPRM 93-8 Determination of Allowable Worn Brake 25.735 L i m i t s

AD-93-07-15 Class B Fire Extinguishing Methods 25.857

The Tire and Rim Association, Inc. prepares a yearbook which lists aircraft tire 25.731 and rim sizes and ratings. 25.735 The address is: Tire and Rim Association, Inc.

175 Montrose West Ave., Suite 150 Copley, OH 44321, USA.

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7. Cross Reference for Other Handbooks.

While not regulatory in nature, these handbooks contain information that may be of interest to an applicant. These documents provide additional information, guidance, and/or standards. Copies of the handbooks are available from the FAA Transport Airplane Directorate, 1601 Lind Ave. SW, Renton, WA 98055, USA.

Part 25 Airworthiness Standards: Transport Category Airplanes Mechanical Systems

Subpart B - Performance

Section

Subject Order 8110.8 AC 25-7A AC Draft Propulsion Handbook AC 25- 21 AC Draft Crashworthin ess Handbook AC Draft Electrical Systems Handbook AC Draft Mechanical Systems Handbook

25.109 Accelerate-stop distance x x x

25.125 Landing x x x

Subpart C - Structures

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Section

Subject Order 8110.8 AC 25-7A AC Draft Propulsion Handbook AC 25- 21 AC Draft Crashworthin ess Handbook AC Draft Electrical Systems Handbook AC Draft Mechanical Systems Handbook

25.581 Lightning protection x x

Subpart D - Design and Construction

Section

Subject Order 8110.8 AC 25-7A AC Draft Propulsion Handbook AC 25- 21 AC Draft Crashworthin ess Handbook AC Draft Electrical Systems Handbook AC Draft Mechanical Systems Handbook

Control Systems

25.671 General x x x

25.672 Stability augmentation x x

25.677 Trim systems x

25.699 Lift and drag device ind.

x

25.701 Flap interconnection x x x x

25.703 Takeoff warning system x

Landing Gear

25.729 Retracting mechanism x x x x

25.731 Wheels x x x

25.733 Tires x x

25.735 Brakes x x x x

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Personnel/Cargo Accommodation

25.773 Pilot compartment view x x x

25.783 Doors x x x

Ventilation and Heating

25.831 Ventilation x x

25.832 Cabin ozone concentration x

25.833 Combustion heating systems x

Pressurization

25.841 Pressurized cabins x x

25.843 Tests for pressurized cabins

x x

Section

Subject Order 8110.8 AC 25-7A AC Draft Propulsion Handbook AC 25- 21 AC Draft Crashworthin ess Handbook AC Draft Electrical Systems Handbook AC Draft Mechanical Systems Handbook

Fire Protection

25.851 Fire extinguishers x x

25.854 Lavatory fire protection x

25.855 Cargo or baggage compartments

x x

25.857 Cargo compartment classification x x

25.858 Cargo Compartment 191