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title: "CS 23.2415 Powerplant installation ice protection — CS-23 · Avioverse"
description: "The aeroplane design must prevent foreseeable accumulation or shedding of ice or snow that adversely affect powerplant operation."
url: "https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/cs-23/subpart-e/cs-23-2415"
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# CS 23.2415 Powerplant installation ice protection

Normal-Category Aeroplanes (CS-23) · CS-23 · EAR revision 13 May 2026

IR Implementing rule

## CS 23.2415 Powerplant installation ice protection

(a) The aeroplane design must prevent foreseeable accumulation or shedding of ice or snow that adversely affect powerplant operation.

(b) The powerplant installation design must prevent any accumulation of ice or snow that adversely affects powerplant operation in those icing conditions for which certification is requested.

IR · CS 23.2415 — CS-23 · ED Decision 2017/013/R · CS-23 Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 13 May 2026

AMC Acceptable means of compliance

## AMC1 23.2415 Powerplant installation ice protection

ASTM F44 F3264 Standard Specification for Normal Category Aeroplanes Certification

8.4 Powerplant Installation Ice Protection

F3062/F3062M-20 Standard Specification for Aircraft Powerplant Installation

F3063/F3063M-21 Standard Specification for Aircraft Fuel Storage and Delivery

F3066/F3066M-18 Standard Specification for Aircraft Powerplant Installation Hazard Mitigation

Remarks

ASTM F44 published standards for showing compliance for electric propulsion systems. EASA has not yet accepted F3239-22a; however, EASA would take into consideration applications from applicants that use this standard as the basis for the development of their means of compliance subject to agreement with EASA.

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AMC · AMC1 23.2415 — CS-23 · ED Decision 2026/003/R · CS-23 Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 13 May 2026

AMC Acceptable means of compliance

## AMC2 23.2415 Powerplant installation ice protection

CS-23 Amdt 4

23.929 Engine installation ice protection

23.1093 Induction system icing protection

23.975 Fuel tank vents and carburettor vapour vents

23.997 Fuel strainer or filter

23.1105 Induction system screens

Remarks

Following the cancellation of FAA AC-1419-2D, applicants should now use the icing conditions that are outlined in AMC1 23.2165.

AMC · AMC2 23.2415 — CS-23 · ED Decision 2023/002/R · CS-23 Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 13 May 2026

AMC Acceptable means of compliance

## AMC3 23.2415 Powerplant installation ice protection

CS VLA Amdt 1

VLA.1093 Induction system icing protection

VLA.975 Fuel tank vents and carburettor vapour vents

VLA.1105 Induction system screens

AMC · AMC3 23.2415 — CS-23 · ED Decision 2017/025/R · CS-23 Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 13 May 2026

[All rules in SUBPART E — POWERPLANT INSTALLATION](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/cs-23/subpart-e)

Consolidated from the EASA Easy Access Rules (revision 13 May 2026, extracted 13 Oct 2026) for convenience. Not the official publication — verify against the Official Journal of the European Union and the EASA publications before operational use.