FAA AC 150/5335-5 : 2006

CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION
  1.0 BACKGROUND
  1.1 DEVELOPMENT OF A STANDARDIZED METHOD
      a. Definition of ACN
      b. Definition of PCN
      c. System Methodology
  1.2 APPLICATION
  1.3 LIMITATIONS OF THE ACN-PCN SYSTEM
CHAPTER 2 - DETERMINATION OF AIRCRAFT CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
  2.0 DETERMINATION OF THE ACN
  2.1 SUBGRADE CATEGORY
  2.2 OPERATIONAL FREQUENCY
  2.3 RIGID PAVEMENT ACN
  2.4 FLEXIBLE PAVEMENT ACN
  2.5 ACN CALCULATION
  2.6 VARIABLES INVOLVED IN DETERMINATION OF ACN VALUES
CHAPTER 3 - DETERMINATION OF ACN VALUES USING COMFAA
  3.0 ANNOUNCEMENT OF COMFAA SOFTWARE APPLICATION
  3.1 ORIGIN OF THE COMFAA PROGRAM
  3.2 COMFAA PROGRAM
      a. ACN Computation Mode
      b. Pavement Thickness Mode:
  3.3 INTERNAL AIRPLANE LIBRARY
  3.4 EXTERNAL AIRPLANE LIBRARY
  3.5 USING THE COMFAA PROGRAM
CHAPTER 4 - DETERMINATION OF PCN NUMERICAL VALUE
  4.0 PCN CONCEPT
  4.1 DETERMINATION OF NUMERICAL PCN VALUE
  4.2 USING AIRPLANE METHOD TO DETERMINE PCN
      a. Assumptions of the Using Airplane Method
      b. Inaccuracies of the Using Airplane Method
  4.3 TECHNICAL EVALUATION METHOD TO DETERMINE PCN
      a. Determination of the PCN Value
      b. Concept of Equivalent Traffic
      c. Counting Airplane Operations
  4.4 LIMITATIONS OF THE PCN
  4.5 REPORTING THE PCN
      a. Numerical PCN Value
      b. Pavement Type
      c. Subgrade Strength Category
      d. Allowable Tire Pressure
      e. Method Used to Determine PCN
      f. Example PCN Reporting
      g. Report PCN Values to the FAA
APPENDIX 1 - EQUIVALENT TRAFFIC
  1.0 EQUIVALENT TRAFFIC
  1.1 EQUIVALENT TRAFFIC TERMINOLOGY
      a. Arrival (Landing) and Departure (Takeoff)
      b. Pass
      c. Coverage
      d. Operation
      e. Traffic Cycle and Traffic Cycle Ratio
  1.2 EQUIVALENT TRAFFIC BASED ON GEAR TYPE
  1.3 EQUIVALENT TRAFFIC BASED ON LOAD MAGNITUDE
APPENDIX 2 - PCN DETERMINATION EXAMPLES
  1.0 THE USING AIRPLANE METHOD
  1.1 USING AIRPLANE EXAMPLE FOR FLEXIBLE PAVEMENTS
  1.2 USING AIRPLANE EXAMPLE FOR RIGID PAVEMENTS
  2.0 THE TECHNICAL EVALUATION METHOD
  2.1 TECHNICAL EVALUATION FOR FLEXIBLE PAVEMENTS
  2.2 TECHNICAL EVALUATION EXAMPLES FOR FLEXIBLE PAVEMENTS
      a. Flexible Pavement Example 1
      b. Flexible Pavement Example 2
      c. Flexible Pavement Example 3
      d. Flexible Pavement Example 4
  2.3 TECHNICAL EVALUATION FOR RIGID PAVEMENTS
  2.4 TECHNICAL EVALUATION EXAMPLES FOR RIGID PAVEMENTS
      a. Rigid Pavement Example 1
      b. Rigid Pavement Example 2
      c. Rigid Pavement Example 3
APPENDIX 3 - PAVEMENT OVERLOAD EVALUATION BY THE ACN-PCN SYSTEM
  1.0 ICAO PAVEMENT OVERLOAD EVALUATION GUIDANCE
  1.1 OVERLOAD GUIDANCE
  1.2 ADJUSTMENTS FOR FLEXIBLE PAVEMENT OVERLOADS
      a. Flexible Pavement Overload Illustration 1
      b. Flexible Pavement Overload Illustration 2
      c. Flexible Pavement Overload Illustration 3
  1.3 ADJUSTMENTS FOR RIGID PAVEMENT OVERLOADS
      a. Rigid Overload Illustration 1
      b. Rigid Pavement Overload Illustration 2
APPENDIX 4 - RELATED READING MATERIAL

Gives guidance for using the standardized International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) method to report airport pavement strength.