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14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–24 Edition)

§ 129.113

EWIS Instructions for Continued Air-
worthiness (ICA) that have been devel-
oped in accordance with the provisions
of Appendix H of part 25 of this chapter
applicable to each affected airplane (in-
cluding those ICA developed for supple-
mental type certificates installed on
each airplane) and that have been ap-
proved by the responsible Aircraft Cer-
tification Service office.

(1) For airplanes subject to § 26.11 of

this chapter, the EWIS ICA must com-
ply with paragraphs H25.5(a)(1) and (b).

(2) For airplanes subject to § 25.1729 of

this chapter, the EWIS ICA must com-
ply with paragraph H25.4 and all of
paragraph H25.5.

(d) After March 10, 2011, before re-

turning a U.S.-registered airplane to
service after any alterations for which
EWIS ICA are developed, the foreign
person or foreign air carrier must in-
clude in the maintenance program for
that airplane inspections and proce-
dures for EWIS based on those ICA.

(e) The EWIS maintenance program

changes identified in paragraphs (c)
and (d) of this section and any later
EWIS revisions must be submitted to
the Principal Inspector or Flight
Standards office responsible for review
and approval.

(f) This section does not apply to the

following airplane models:

(1) Lockheed L–188
(2) Bombardier CL–44
(3) Mitsubishi YS–11
(4) British Aerospace BAC 1–11
(5) Concorde
(6) deHavilland D.H. 106 Comet 4C
(7) VFW–Vereinigte Flugtechnische

Werk VFW–614

(8) Illyushin Aviation IL 96T
(9) Bristol Aircraft Britannia 305
(10) Handley Page Herald Type 300
(11) Avions Marcel Dassault—Breguet

Aviation Mercure 100C

(12) Airbus Caravelle
(13) Lockheed L–300

[Amdt. 129–43, 72 FR 63413, Nov. 8, 2007, as
amended by Docket FAA–2018–0119, Amdt.
129–53, 83 FR 9174, Mar. 5, 2018]

§ 129.113 Fuel tank system mainte-

nance program.

(a) Except as provided in paragraph

(g) of this section, this section applies
to transport category, turbine-powered
airplanes with a type certificate issued

after January 1, 1958, that, as a result
of original type certification or later
increase in capacity, have—

(1) A maximum type-certificated pas-

senger capacity of 30 or more, or

(2) A maximum payload capacity of

7500 pounds or more.

(b) For each U.S.-registered airplane

on which an auxiliary fuel tank is in-
stalled under a field approval, before
June 16, 2008, the foreign person or for-
eign air carrier operating the airplane
must submit to the responsible Air-
craft Certification Service office pro-
posed maintenance instructions for the
tank that meet the requirements of
Special Federal Aviation Regulation
No. 88 (SFAR 88) of this chapter.

eign person or foreign air carrier may
operate a U.S.-registered airplane iden-
tified in paragraph (a) of this section
unless the maintenance program for
that airplane has been revised to in-
clude applicable inspections, proce-
dures, and limitations for fuel tank
systems.

(d) The proposed fuel tank system

maintenance program revisions must
be based on fuel tank system Instruc-
tions for Continued Airworthiness
(ICA) that have been developed in ac-
cordance with the applicable provisions
of SFAR 88 of this chapter or § 25.1529
and part 25, Appendix H, of this chap-
ter, in effect on June 6, 2001 (including
those developed for auxiliary fuel
tanks, if any, installed under supple-
mental type certificates or other de-
sign approval) and that have been ap-
proved by the responsible Aircraft Cer-
tification Service office.

(e) After December 16, 2008, before re-

turning a U.S.-registered airplane to
service after any alteration for which
fuel tank ICA are developed under
SFAR 88, or under § 25.1529 in effect on
June 6, 2001, the foreign person or for-
eign air carrier must include in the
maintenance program for the airplane
inspections and procedures for the fuel
tank system based on those ICA.

(f) The fuel tank system maintenance

program changes identified in para-
graphs (d) and (e) of this section and
any later fuel tank system revisions
must be submitted to the Principal In-
spector or Flight Standards office re-
sponsible for review and approval.

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§ 129.115

(g) This section does not apply to the

following airplane models:

(1) Bombardier CL–44
(2) Concorde
(3) deHavilland D.H. 106 Comet 4C
(4) VFW–Vereinigte Flugtechnische

Werk VFW–614

(5) Illyushin Aviation IL 96T
(6) Bristol Aircraft Britannia 305
(7) Handley Page Herald Type 300
(8) Avions Marcel Dassault—Breguet

Aviation Mercure 100C

(9) Airbus Caravelle
(10) Lockheed L–300

[Amdt. 129–43, 72 FR 63413, Nov. 8, 2007, as
amended by Docket FAA–2018–0119, Amdt.
129–53, 83 FR 9174, Mar. 5, 2018]

§ 129.115 Limit of validity.

(a)

Applicability.

This section applies

to foreign air carriers or foreign per-
sons operating any U.S.-registered
transport category, turbine-powered
airplane with a maximum takeoff gross
weight greater than 75,000 pounds and a
type certificate issued after January 1,
1958, regardless of whether the max-
imum takeoff gross weight is a result
of an original type certificate or a
later design change. This section also
applies to foreign air carriers or for-
eign persons operating any other U.S.-
registered transport category, turbine-
powered airplane with a type certifi-
cate issued after January 1, 1958, re-
gardless of the maximum takeoff gross
weight, for which a limit of validity of
the engineering data that supports the
structural maintenance program (here-
after referred to as LOV) is required in
accordance with § 25.571 or § 26.21 of this
chapter after January 14, 2011.

(b)

Limit of validity.

No foreign air

carrier or foreign person may operate a
U.S.-registered airplane identified in
paragraph (a) of this section after the
applicable date identified in Table 1 of
this section, unless an Airworthiness
Limitations section (ALS) approved
under Appendix H to part 25 or § 26.21 of
this chapter is incorporated into its
maintenance program. The ALS must—

(1) Include an LOV approved under

§ 25.571 or § 26.21 of this chapter, as ap-

plicable, except as provided in para-
graph (f) of this section; and

(2) Be clearly distinguishable within

its maintenance program.

(c)

Operation of airplanes excluded

from § 26.21.

No certificate holder may

operate an airplane identified in
§ 26.21(g) of this chapter after July 14,
2013, unless an ALS approved under Ap-
pendix H to part 25 or § 26.21 of this
chapter is incorporated into its main-
tenance program. The ALS must—

(1) Include an LOV approved under

§ 25.571 or § 26.21 of this chapter, as ap-
plicable, except as provided in para-
graph (f) of this section; and

(2) Be clearly distinguishable within

its maintenance program

(d)

Extended limit of validity.

No for-

eign air carrier or foreign person may
operate an airplane beyond the LOV or
extended LOV specified in paragraph
(b)(1), (c), (d), or (f) of this section, as
applicable, unless the following condi-
tions are met:

(1) An ALS must be incorporated into

its maintenance program that—

(i) Includes an extended LOV and any

widespread fatigue damage airworthi-
ness limitation items (ALIs) approved
under § 26.23 of this chapter; and

(ii) Is approved under § 26.23 of this

chapter;

(2) The extended LOV and the air-

worthiness limitation items pertaining
to widespread fatigue damage must be
clearly distinguishable within its
maintenance program.

(e)

Principal Maintenance Inspector ap-

proval.

Foreign air carriers or foreign

persons must submit the maintenance
program revisions required by para-
graphs (b), (c), and (d) of this section to
the Principal Maintenance Inspector or
Flight Standards office for review and
approval.

(f)

Exception.

For any airplane for

which an LOV has not been approved as
of the applicable compliance date spec-
ified in paragraph (c) or Table 1 of this
section, instead of including an ap-
proved LOV in the ALS, an operator
must include the applicable default
LOV specified in Table 1 or Table 2 of
this section, as applicable, in the ALS.