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Federal Aviation Administration, DOT 

§ 121.1107 

§ 121.1103 [Reserved] 

§ 121.1105 Aging airplane inspections 

and records reviews. 

(a) 

Applicability. 

This section applies 

to all airplanes operated by a certifi-
cate holder under this part, except for 
those airplanes operated between any 
point within the State of Alaska and 
any other point within the State of 
Alaska. 

(b) 

Operation after inspection and 

records review. 

After the dates specified 

in this paragraph, a certificate holder 
may not operate an airplane under this 
part unless the Administrator has noti-
fied the certificate holder that the Ad-
ministrator has completed the aging 
airplane inspection and records review 
required by this section. During the in-
spection and records review, the cer-
tificate holder must demonstrate to 
the Administrator that the mainte-
nance of age-sensitive parts and com-
ponents of the airplane has been ade-
quate and timely enough to ensure the 
highest degree of safety. 

(1) 

Airplanes exceeding 24 years in serv-

ice on December 8, 2003; initial and repet-
itive inspections and records reviews. 

For 

an airplane that has exceeded 24 years 
in service on December 8, 2003, no later 
than December 5, 2007, and thereafter 
at intervals not to exceed 7 years. 

(2) 

Airplanes exceeding 14 years in serv-

ice but not 24 years in service on Decem-
ber 8, 2003; initial and repetitive inspec-
tions and records reviews. 

For an air-

plane that has exceeded 14 years in 
service but not 24 years in service on 
December 8, 2003, no later than Decem-
ber 4, 2008, and thereafter at intervals 
not to exceed 7 years. 

(3) 

Airplanes not exceeding 14 years in 

service on December 8, 2003; initial and re-
petitive inspections and records reviews. 

For an airplane that has not exceeded 
14 years in service on December 8, 2003, 
no later than 5 years after the start of 
the airplane’s 15th year in service and 
thereafter at intervals not to exceed 7 
years. 

(c) 

Unforeseen schedule conflict. 

In the 

event of an unforeseen scheduling con-
flict for a specific airplane, the Admin-
istrator may approve an extension of 
up to 90 days beyond an interval speci-
fied in paragraph (b) of this section. 

(d) 

Airplane and records availability. 

The certificate holder must make 
available to the Administrator each 
airplane for which an inspection and 
records review is required under this 
section, in a condition for inspection 
specified by the Administrator, to-
gether with records containing the fol-
lowing information: 

(1) Total years in service of the air-

plane; 

(2) Total time in service of the air-

frame; 

(3) Total flight cycles of the air-

frame; 

(4) Date of the last inspection and 

records review required by this section; 

(5) Current status of life-limited 

parts of the airframe; 

(6) Time since the last overhaul of all 

structural components required to be 
overhauled on a specific time basis; 

(7) Current inspection status of the 

airplane, including the time since the 
last inspection required by the inspec-
tion program under which the airplane 
is maintained; 

(8) Current status of applicable air-

worthiness directives, including the 
date and methods of compliance, and if 
the airworthiness directive involves re-
curring action, the time and date when 
the next action is required; 

(9) A list of major structural alter-

ations; and 

(10) A report of major structural re-

pairs and the current inspection status 
for those repairs. 

(e) 

Notification to Administrator. 

Each 

certificate holder must notify the Ad-
ministrator at least 60 days before the 
date on which the airplane and air-
plane records will be made available 
for the inspection and records review. 

[Doc. No. FAA–1999–5401, 67 FR 72761, Dec. 6, 
2002, as amended by Amdt. 121–284, 70 FR 
5532, Feb. 2, 2005; Amdt. 121–310, 70 FR 23936, 
May 6, 2005. Redesignated by Amdt. 121–336, 
72 FR 63412, Nov. 8, 2007] 

§ 121.1107 Repairs assessment for pres-

surized fuselages. 

(a) No certificate holder may operate 

an Airbus Model A300 (excluding the 
–600 series), British Aerospace Model 
BAC 1–11, Boeing Model 707, 720, 727, 
737, or 747, McDonnell Douglas Model 
DC–8, DC–9/MD–80 or DC–10, Fokker 
Model F28, or Lockheed Model L–1011