# Policy for Propeller Safety Analysis
**AGENCY:**
Federal Aviation Administration, DOT.
**ACTION:**
Notice of availability; policy statement.
**SUMMARY:**
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces the availability of policy for propeller safety analysis.
**DATES:**
The FAA issued policy statement number ANE-2002-35.15-R0 on October 30, 2003.
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
Jay Turnberg, FAA, Engine and Propeller Standards Staff, NAE-110, 12 New England Executive Park, Burlington, MA 01803; e-mail: *[email protected];* telephone: (781) 238-7116; fax: (781) 238-7199. The policy statement is available on the Internet at the following address: *http://www.airweb.faa.gov/rgl.* If you do not have access to the Internet, you may request a copy of the policy by contacting the individual listed in this section.
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
The FAA published a notice in the *Federal Register* on November 21, 2002 (67 FR 70295) to announce the availability of the proposed policy and invite interested parties to comment.
**Background**
The intent of this policy is to provide guidance for conducting a propeller safety analysis. Although 14 CFR part 35 does not explicitly require a safety analysis, safety analyses are frequently conducted to support part 35 requirements, special conditions, and aircraft manufacture certification requirements. This policy does not establish new requirements.
(Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701-44702, 44704.)
Issued in Burlington, Massachusetts, on October 30, 2003.
Francis A. Favara,
Acting Manager, Engine and Propeller Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service.