14 CFR 33.95
§ 33.95 Engine-propeller systems tests.
United States · 14 CFR — Aeronautics and Space · Status: effective
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- 14 CFR 33.95, § 33.95 Engine-propeller systems tests, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/55111
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If the engine is designed to operate with a propeller, the following tests must be made with a representative propeller installed by either including the tests in the endurance run or otherwise performing them in a manner acceptable to the Administrator:
(a) Feathering operation: 25 cycles.
(b) Negative torque and thrust system operation: 25 cycles from rated maximum continuous power.
(c) Automatic decoupler operation: 25 cycles from rated maximum continuous power (if repeated decoupling and recoupling in service is the intended function of the device).
(d) Reverse thrust operation: 175 cycles from the flight-idle position to full reverse and 25 cycles at rated maximum continuous power from full forward to full reverse thrust. At the end of each cycle the propeller must be operated in reverse pitch for a period of 30 seconds at the maximum rotational speed and power specified by the applicant for reverse pitch operation.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.