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14 CFR · Part 29

14 CFR § 29.1435

Hydraulic systems.

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Part 29 Contents
  • Subpart A: General
  • Subpart B: Flight
  • Subpart C: Strength Requirements
  • Subpart D: Design and Construction
  • Subpart E: Powerplant
  • Subpart F: Equipment
  • Subpart G: Operating Limitations and Information
  • Appendix A to Part 29: Instructions for Continued Airworthiness
  • Appendix B to Part 29: Airworthiness Criteria for Helicopter Instrument Flight
  • Appendix C to Part 29: Icing Certification
  • Appendix D to Part 29: Criteria for Demonstration of Emergency Evacuation Procedures Under § 29.803
  • Appendix E to Part 29: HIRF Environments and Equipment HIRF Test Levels
(a)

Design. Each hydraulic system must be designed as follows:

(1)

Each element of the hydraulic system must be designed to withstand, without detrimental, permanent deformation, any structural loads that may be imposed simultaneously with the maximum operating hydraulic loads.

(2)

Each element of the hydraulic system must be designed to withstand pressures sufficiently greater than those prescribed in paragraph (b) of this section to show that the system will not rupture under service conditions.

(3)

There must be means to indicate the pressure in each main hydraulic power system.

(4)

There must be means to ensure that no pressure in any part of the system will exceed a safe limit above the maximum operating pressure of the system, and to prevent excessive pressures resulting from any fluid volumetric change in lines likely to remain closed long enough for such a change to take place. The possibility of detrimental transient (surge) pressures during operation must be considered.

(5)

Each hydraulic line, fitting, and component must be installed and supported to prevent excessive vibration and to withstand inertia loads. Each element of the installation must be protected from abrasion, corrosion, and mechanical damage.

(6)

Means for providing flexibility must be used to connect points, in a hydraulic fluid line, between which relative motion or differential vibration exists.

(b)

Tests. Each element of the system must be tested to a proof pressure of 1.5 times the maximum pressure to which that element will be subjected in normal operation, without failure, malfunction, or detrimental deformation of any part of the system.

(c)

Fire protection. Each hydraulic system using flammable hydraulic fluid must meet the applicable requirements of §§ 29.861, 29.1183, 29.1185, and 29.1189.

Regulations Referenced

14 CFR 29.86114 CFR 29.118314 CFR 29.1185

Reflects the eCFR edition current as of September 29, 2026. Retrieved from ecfr.gov on October 16, 2026.

Primary Source

  • Official Source (14 CFR · Part 29)