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AMC E 30 Assumptions

Engines (CS-E) · CS-E · EAR revision 7 Dec 2023

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AMC E 30 Assumptions

The details required by CS-E 30 concerning assumptions should normally include information on, at least, the items listed in Table 1. TABLE 1

Specifications/ReferencesAssumptions
ALL ENGINES
Interfaces CS-E 20Applicable aircraft specifications. Flight and ground loads. Aircraft components and equipment not included in the Engine definition. Attitudes. Negative g duration. Physical and functional interfaces with the aircraft Mount flexibility.
Engine Control System CS-E 50Type of aircraft installation. Conditions on the interfaces with the aircraft or the Propeller Environmental Conditions.
Instrumentation CS-E 60Instrumentation required and statement of accuracy. For engines with 30-Second / 2-Minute OEI ratings, conditions imposed on the usage recording system.
Strength CS-E 100 CS-E 520, CS-E 640Ultimate and limit loads; – out-of-balance loads, – operating envelope.
Fire precautions CS-E 130Reliance placed on the installation of fire-zone partitioning for any part of the mounting structure or Engine attachment points that are not Fireproof.
Electrical Bonding CS-E 135Reliance placed on aircraft provisions for electrical bonding of the Engine.
Propeller Functioning Tests CS-E 180Propeller system. Levels of the Propeller vibrations.
Failure Analysis CS-E 210, CS-E 510Installation aspects and the assumptions made with respect to any safety system that is required for the Engine and which is outside the applicant’s control.
Low Temperature Starting Tests, CS-E 380, E 770Minimum and maximum starting torque.
TURBINE ENGINES
Freedom from surge CS-E 500Operating envelope, i.e. altitude, temperature, aircraft speed. Permissible intake distortion.
Low-cycle fatigue CS-E 515Engine Flight Cycle.
Continued Rotation CS-E 525Aircraft conditions such as airspeed, flight duration and ambient conditions.
Fuel System CS-E 560Fuel Specifications approved for use. Need for aircraft fuel anti-ice means or fuel with anti-ice additives. Assumptions made with respect to the maximum levels of contamination in the fuel supplied to the Engine.
Oil System CS-E 570Oil(s) approved for use.
Starter System CS-E 590Reliance placed on aircraft provisions for any safety system that is outside the applicant’s control.
Vibration Surveys CS-E 650Intake conditions, exhaust conditions. Propeller or thrust reverser effects.
Contaminated Fuel CS-E 670Duration of flight with contaminated fuel following indication of impending filter blockage, and critical temperature for test of AMC E 670 paragraph 2.
Inclination and Gyroscopic Loads Effects CS-E 680Flight manoeuvres.
Excess Operating Conditions CS-E 700Operating envelope.
Rotor Locking Test CS-E 710Maximum torque from continued flight.
Thrust or power response CS-E 745Minimum ground idle. Minimum flight idle. Flight envelope.
Icing Conditions CS-E 780Intake conditions and configuration. Aircraft speeds and appropriate Engine powers. Engine ingestion capabilities.
Ingestion of Rain and Hail CS-E 790Aircraft speeds, Engine speeds and altitudes. Intake throat area – Intake configuration.
Bird strikes CS-E 800Aircraft speeds, Engine speeds and altitudes. Intake throat area – Intake configuration.
Relighting in Flight CS-E 910Flight relighting envelope.
PISTON ENGINES
De-icing and anti-icing CS-E 230Temperature rise provided.
Filters CS-E 260Provision to be made in installation.
Vibration Tests CS-E 340Propeller used.
Water Spray Tests CS-E 430Installation details.

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AMC — CS-E · ED Decision 2018/014/R · CS-E Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 7 Dec 2023

All rules in SUBPART A – GENERAL

Consolidated from the EASA Easy Access Rules (revision 7 Dec 2023, extracted 17 Aug 2026) for convenience. Not the official publication — verify against the Official Journal of the European Union and the EASA publications before operational use.

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