{"data":{"id":"us/14-cfr-35.38","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"14 CFR 35.38","heading":"Lightning strike.","body":"The applicant must demonstrate, by tests, analysis based on tests, or experience on similar designs, that the propeller can withstand a lightning strike without causing a major or hazardous propeller effect. The limit to which the propeller has been qualified must be documented in the appropriate manuals. This section does not apply to fixed-pitch wood propellers of conventional design.","path":["Title 14—Aeronautics and Space","CHAPTER I—FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","SUBCHAPTER C—AIRCRAFT","PART 35—AIRWORTHINESS STANDARDS: PROPELLERS","Subpart C—Tests and Inspections"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-14.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:20Z","sha256":"650ddf43603c0071314df10c0c8aa26e1c799ed07b21e0e0a120ed25c35df259","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/14-cfr-35.37","next":"us/14-cfr-35.39"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}