679 

Federal Aviation Administration, DOT 

Pt. 29, App. A 

(2) The steady rates of climb and in- 

ground-effect hovering ceiling, to-
gether with the corresponding air-
speeds and other pertinent informa-
tion, including the calculated effects of 
altitude and temperature; 

(3) The landing distance, appropriate 

airspeed, and type of landing surface, 
together with all pertinent information 
that might affect this distance, includ-
ing the effects of weight, altitude, and 
temperature; 

(4) The maximum safe wind for oper-

ation near the ground; 

(5) The airspeed calibrations; 
(6) The height-velocity envelope ex-

cept for rotorcraft incorporating this 
as an operating limitation; 

(7) Glide distance as a function of al-

titude when autorotating at the speeds 
and conditions for minimum rate of de-
scent and best glide angle, as deter-
mined in § 29.71; 

(8) Out-of-ground effect hover per-

formance determined under § 29.49 and 
the maximum safe wind demonstrated 
under the ambient conditions for data 
presented. In addition, the maximum 
weight for each altitude and tempera-
ture condition at which the rotorcraft 
can safely hover out-of-ground-effect in 
winds of not less than 17 knots from all 
azimuths. These data must be clearly 
referenced to the appropriate hover 
charts; and 

(9) Any additional performance data 

necessary for the application of any op-
erating rule in this chapter. 

[Doc. No. 5084, 29 FR 16150, Dec. 3, 1964, as 
amended by Amdt. 29–21, 48 FR 4392, Jan. 31, 
1983; Amdt. 29–24, 49 FR 44440, Nov. 6, 1984; 
Amdt. 29–39, 61 FR 21901, May 10, 1996; Amdt. 
29–40, 61 FR 21908, May 10, 1996; Amdt. 29–44, 
64 FR 45338, Aug. 19, 1999; Amdt. 29–51, 73 FR 
11001, Feb. 29, 2008; Amdt. 29–59, 88 FR 8740, 
Feb. 10, 2023] 

§ 29.1589

Loading information. 

There must be loading instructions 

for each possible loading condition be-
tween the maximum and minimum 
weights determined under § 29.25 that 
can result in a center of gravity beyond 
any extreme prescribed in § 29.27, as-
suming any probable occupant weights. 

A

PPENDIX

A 

TO

P

ART

29—I

NSTRUCTIONS

 

FOR

C

ONTINUED

A

IRWORTHINESS

 

a29.1

General 

(a) This appendix specifies requirements 

for the preparation of Instructions for Con-
tinued Airworthiness as required by § 29.1529. 

(b) The Instructions for Continued Air-

worthiness for each rotorcraft must include 
the Instructions for Continued Airworthiness 
for each engine and rotor (hereinafter des-
ignated ‘‘products’’), for each appliance re-
quired by this chapter, and any required in-
formation relating to the interface of those 
appliances and products with the rotorcraft. 
If Instructions for Continued Airworthiness 
are not supplied by the manufacturer of an 
appliance or product installed in the rotor-
craft, the Instructions for Continued Air-
worthiness for the rotorcraft must include 
the information essential to the continued 
airworthiness of the rotorcraft. 

(c) The applicant must submit to the FAA 

a program to show how changes to the In-
structions for Continued Airworthiness made 
by the applicant or by the manufacturers of 
products and appliances installed in the 
rotorcraft will be distributed. 

a29.2

Format 

(a) The Instructions for Continued Air-

worthiness must be in the form of a manual 
or manuals as appropriate for the quantity 
of data to be provided. 

(b) The format of the manual or manuals 

must provide for a practical arrangement. 

a29.3

Content 

The contents of the manual or manuals 

must be prepared in the English language. 
The Instructions for Continued Airworthi-
ness must contain the following manuals or 
sections, as appropriate, and information: 

(a) 

Rotorcraft maintenance manual or section. 

(1) Introduction information that includes an 
explanation of the rotorcraft’s features and 
data to the extent necessary for mainte-
nance or preventive maintenance. 

(2) A description of the rotorcraft and its 

systems and installations including its en-
gines, rotors, and appliances. 

(3) Basic control and operation information 

describing how the rotorcraft components 
and systems are controlled and how they op-
erate, including any special procedures and 
limitations that apply. 

(4) Servicing information that covers de-

tails regarding servicing points, capacities of 
tanks, reservoirs, types of fluids to be used, 
pressures applicable to the various systems, 
location of access panels for inspection and 
servicing, locations of lubrication points, the 
lubricants to be used, equipment required for 
servicing, tow instructions and limitations, 
mooring, jacking, and leveling information. 

(b) 

Maintenance Instructions. (1) Scheduling 

information for each part of the rotorcraft 

VerDate Sep<11>2014 

09:06 Jun 28, 2024

Jkt 262046

PO 00000

Frm 00689

Fmt 8010

Sfmt 8002

Y:\SGML\262046.XXX

262046

jspears on DSK121TN23PROD with CFR