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14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–24 Edition) 

§ 129.24 

§ 129.24 Cockpit voice recorders. 

No person may operate an aircraft 

under this part that is registered in the 
United States unless it is equipped 
with an approved cockpit voice re-
corder that meets the standards of 
TSO–C123a, or later revision. The cock-
pit voice recorder must record the in-
formation that would be required to be 
recorded if the aircraft were operated 
under part 121, 125, or 135 of this chap-
ter, and must be installed by the com-
pliance times required by that part, as 
applicable to the aircraft. 

[Doc. No. FAA–2005–20245, 73 FR 12570, Mar. 7, 
2008] 

§ 129.25 Airplane security. 

Foreign air carriers conducting oper-

ations under this part must comply 
with the applicable security require-
ments in 49 CFR chapter XII. 

[67 FR 8350, Feb. 22, 2002] 

§ 129.28 Flightdeck security. 

(a) After August 20, 2002, except for a 

newly manufactured airplane on a non- 
revenue delivery flight, no foreign air 
carrier covered by § 129.1(a), may oper-
ate: 

(1) A passenger carrying transport 

category airplane within the United 
States, except for overflights, unless 
the airplane is equipped with a door be-
tween the passenger and pilot compart-
ment that incorporates features to re-
strict the unwanted entry of persons 
into the flightdeck that are operable 
from the flightdeck only; or 

(2) A transport category all-cargo 

airplane within the United States, ex-
cept for overflights, that has a door in-
stalled between the pilot compartment 
and any other occupied compartment 
on or after June 21, 2002, unless the 
door incorporates features to restrict 
the unwanted entry of persons into the 
flightdeck that are operable from the 
flightdeck only. 

(b) To the extent necessary to meet 

the requirements of paragraph (a) of 
this section, the requirements of 
§ 129.13(a) to maintain airworthiness 
certification are waived until April 9, 
2003. After that date, the requirements 
of § 129.13(a) apply in full. 

(c) After April 9, 2003, except for a 

newly manufactured airplane on a non- 

revenue delivery flight, no foreign air 
carrier covered by § 129.1(a) may oper-
ate a passenger carrying transport cat-
egory airplane, or a transport category 
all-cargo airplane that has a door in-
stalled between the pilot compartment 
and any other occupied compartment 
on or after June 21, 2002, within the 
United States, except for overflights, 
unless the airplane’s flightdeck door 
installation meets the requirements of 
paragraphs (c)(1) and(2) of this section 
or an alternative standard found ac-
ceptable to the Administrator. 

(1) Except for a newly manufactured 

airplane on a non-revenue delivery 
flight, no foreign air carrier covered by 
§ 129.1(a) may operate: 

(i) After April 9, 2003, a passenger 

carrying transport category airplane 
within the United States, except on 
overflights, unless the airplane’s 
flightdeck door installation meets the 
requirements of paragraphs (c)(2) and 
(c)(3) of this section or an alternative 
standard found acceptable to the Ad-
ministrator. 

(ii) After October 1, 2003, a transport 

category all-cargo airplane that had a 
door installed between the pilot com-
partment and any other occupied com-
partment on or after June 21, 2002, 
within the United States, except on 
overflights, unless the airplane’s 
flightdeck door installation meets the 
requirements of paragraphs (c)(2) and 
(c)(3) of this section or an alternative 
standard found acceptable to the Ad-
ministrator; or the operator must im-
plement a security program approved 
by the Transportation Security Admin-
istration (TSA) for the operation of all 
airplanes in that operator’s fleet. 

(2) The door must resist forcible in-

trusion by unauthorized persons and be 
capable of withstanding impacts of 300 
joules (221.3 foot-pounds) at the critical 
locations on the door, as well as a 1,113- 
newton (250 pounds) constant tensile 
load on the knob or handle, and 

(3) The door must resist penetration 

by small arms fire and fragmentation 
devices to a level equivalent to Level 
IIIa of the National Institute of Justice 
Standard (NIJ) 0101.04. 

(d) After August 20, 2002, no foreign 

air carrier covered by § 129.1 may oper-
ate a passenger carrying transport cat-
egory airplane, or a transport category 

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§ 129.105 

all-cargo airplane that has a door in-
stalled between the pilot compartment 
and any other occupied compartment 
on or after June 21, 2002, within the 
United States, except for overflights, 
unless the carrier has procedures in 
place that are acceptable to the civil 
aviation authority responsible for over-
sight of the foreign air carriers oper-
ating under this part to prevent access 
to the flightdeck except as authorized 
as follows: 

(1) No person other than a person who 

is assigned to perform duty on the 
flight deck may have a key to the 
flight deck door that will provide ac-
cess to the flightdeck. 

(2) Except when it is necessary to 

permit access and egress by persons au-
thorized in accordance with paragraph 
(d)(3) of this section, a pilot in com-
mand of an airplane that has a lock-
able flight deck door in accordance 
with § 129.28(a) and that is carrying pas-
sengers shall ensure that the door sepa-
rating the flight crew compartment 
from the passenger compartment is 
closed and locked at all times when the 
airplane is being operated. 

(3) No person may admit any person 

to the flight deck of an airplane unless 
the person being admitted is— 

(i) A crewmember, 
(ii) An inspector of the civil aviation 

authority responsible for oversight of 
the part 129 operator, or 

(iii) Any other person authorized by 

the civil aviation authority responsible 
for oversight of the part 129 operator. 

(e) The requirements of paragraph (a) 

through (d) except (d)(3), do not apply 
to transport category passenger car-
rying airplanes originally type certifi-
cated with a maximum passenger seat-
ing configuration of 19 seats or less, or 
to all-cargo airplanes with a payload 
capacity of 7,500 pounds or less. 

[Doc. No. FAA–2002–12504, 67 FR 79824, Dec. 
30, 2002, as amended by Amdt. 129–38, 68 FR 
42882, July 18, 2003] 

§ 129.29 Smoking prohibitions. 

(a) No person may smoke and no op-

erator may permit smoking in any air-
craft lavatory. 

(b) Unless otherwise authorized by 

the Secretary of Transportation, no 
person may smoke and no operator 
may permit smoking anywhere on the 

aircraft (including the passenger cabin 
and the flight deck) during scheduled 
passenger foreign air transportation or 
during any scheduled passenger inter-
state or intrastate air transportation. 

[Doc. No. FAA–2000–7467, 65 FR 36780, June 9, 
2000] 

Subpart B—Continued Airworthi-

ness and Safety Improve-
ments 

§ 129.101 Purpose and definition. 

(a) This subpart requires a foreign 

person or foreign air carrier operating 
a U.S. registered airplane in common 
carriage to support the continued air-
worthiness of each airplane. These re-
quirements may include, but are not 
limited to, revising the maintenance 
program, incorporating design changes, 
and incorporating revisions to Instruc-
tions for Continued Airworthiness. 

(b) [Reserved] 

[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] 

§ 129.103 [Reserved] 

§ 129.105 Aging airplane inspections 

and records reviews for U.S.-reg-

istered multiengine aircraft. 

(a) 

Operation after inspection and 

records review. 

After the dates specified 

in this paragraph, a foreign air carrier 
or foreign person may not operate a 
U.S.-registered multiengine airplane 
under this part unless the Adminis-
trator has notified the foreign air car-
rier or foreign person that the Admin-
istrator has completed the aging air-
plane inspection and records review re-
quired by this section. During the in-
spection and records review, the for-
eign air carrier or foreign person must 
demonstrate to the Administrator that 
the maintenance of age sensitive parts 
and components of the airplane has 
been adequate and timely enough to 
ensure the highest degree of safety. 

(1) 

Airplanes exceeding 24 years in serv-

ice on 

December 8, 2003; 

initial and re-

petitive 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 there-
after at intervals not to exceed 7 years.