TITLE 14 - AERONAUTICS AND SPACE

CHAPTER I - FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

SUBCHAPTER C - AIRCRAFT

PART 23 - AIRWORTHINESS STANDARDS: NORMAL, UTILITY, ACROBATIC, AND COMMUTER CATEGORY AIRPLANES

subpart d - DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION

23.867 - Electrical bonding and protection against lightning and static electricity.

  (a) The airplane must be protected against catastrophic effects from lightning.

  (b) For metallic components, compliance with paragraph (a) of this section may be shown by (1) Bonding the components properly to the airframe; or (2) Designing the components so that a strike will not endanger the airplane.

  (c) For nonmetallic components, compliance with paragraph (a) of this section may be shown by (1) Designing the components to minimize the effect of a strike; or (2) Incorporating acceptable means of diverting the resulting electrical current so as not to endanger the airplane.

[Amdt. 237, 34 FR 13092, Aug. 13, 1969]