14 C.F.R. § 23.687 Spring devices.
Title 14 - Aeronautics and Space
The reliability of any spring device used in the control system must be established by tests simulating service conditions unless failure of the spring will not cause flutter or unsafe flight characteristics.
Title 14: Aeronautics and Space
PART 23—AIRWORTHINESS STANDARDS: NORMAL, UTILITY, ACROBATIC, AND COMMUTER CATEGORY AIRPLANES
Subpart D—Design and Construction
Control Systems
§ 23.687 Spring devices.