SD,
Have a very good friend in the same situation but he did not have the shoulder harness in the plane he was flying. Head and instrument panel "became one" during the accident and he has scars on his forehead and eye problems because of it.
Am looking at shoulder harness/seat belt options right now!
Thx,
Joe
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Joe: I found the AC it is 23-17
The AC is 23-17. It is a big AC and the section you need is under FAR 23.783. The important section is:
(It goes on to talk about what 43.13 requires etc, if you are doing it, I would read the whole thing)
04/12/05 AC 23-17B
23.785 Seats, berths, litters, safety belts, and shoulder harnesses The corresponding rule in CAR 3 is CAR 3.390. The corresponding rule in the Airship Design Criteria, FAA-P-8110-2, Change 2, is section 4.34. Original Issue and Subsequent Methods of Approval of Retrofit Shoulder Harness Installations in Small Airplanes A retrofit shoulder harness installation in a small airplane may receive approval wither by an STC, field approval, or as a minor change. An STC is the most rigorous means of approval and offers the highest assurance the installation meets all the airworthiness regulations. A field approval is a suitable method of approval for a shoulder harness installation that needs little or no engineering. Shoulder harness installations may receive approval as a minor change in certain cases. In such cases, the FAA certificated mechanic who installs the shoulder harness records it as a minor change by making an entry in the maintenance log of the airplane. The FAA does not encourage the approval of retrofit shoulder harness installations as minor changes. The preferred methods of approval are STC or field approval. However, the FAA should not forbid the approval of a retrofit shoulder harness installation as a minor change in: 1) the front seats of those small airplanes manufactured before July 19, 1978, and 2) in other seats of those small airplanes manufactured before December 13, 1986. A retrofit shoulder harness installation may receive approval as a minor change in these small airplanes if: The installation requires no change of the structure (such as welding or drilling holes). The certification basis of the airplane is either 14 CFR, part 23 before Amendment 23-20, part 3 of the CAR, or a predecessor regulation. In addition, a minor change installation should follow the guidance for hardware, restraint angles, and attachment locations provided in the
following:
(It goes on to talk about what 43.13 requires etc, if you are doing it, I would read the whole thing)
04/12/05 AC 23-17B
23.785 Seats, berths, litters, safety belts, and shoulder harnesses The corresponding rule in CAR 3 is CAR 3.390. The corresponding rule in the Airship Design Criteria, FAA-P-8110-2, Change 2, is section 4.34. Original Issue and Subsequent Methods of Approval of Retrofit Shoulder Harness Installations in Small Airplanes A retrofit shoulder harness installation in a small airplane may receive approval wither by an STC, field approval, or as a minor change. An STC is the most rigorous means of approval and offers the highest assurance the installation meets all the airworthiness regulations. A field approval is a suitable method of approval for a shoulder harness installation that needs little or no engineering. Shoulder harness installations may receive approval as a minor change in certain cases. In such cases, the FAA certificated mechanic who installs the shoulder harness records it as a minor change by making an entry in the maintenance log of the airplane. The FAA does not encourage the approval of retrofit shoulder harness installations as minor changes. The preferred methods of approval are STC or field approval. However, the FAA should not forbid the approval of a retrofit shoulder harness installation as a minor change in: 1) the front seats of those small airplanes manufactured before July 19, 1978, and 2) in other seats of those small airplanes manufactured before December 13, 1986. A retrofit shoulder harness installation may receive approval as a minor change in these small airplanes if: The installation requires no change of the structure (such as welding or drilling holes). The certification basis of the airplane is either 14 CFR, part 23 before Amendment 23-20, part 3 of the CAR, or a predecessor regulation. In addition, a minor change installation should follow the guidance for hardware, restraint angles, and attachment locations provided in the
following: