title-14-part-60-sec60-23

14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–24 Edition)

§ 60.23

(1) The aircraft manufacturer’s data,

which consists of at least predicted
data, validated by a limited set of
flight test data;

(2) The aircraft manufacturer’s de-

scription of the prediction method-
ology used to develop the predicted
data; and

(3) The QTG test results.
(b) An FSTD that has been issued in-

terim qualification is deemed to have
been issued initial qualification unless
the responsible Flight Standards office
rescinds the qualification. Interim
qualification terminates two years
after its issuance, unless the respon-
sible Flight Standards office deter-
mines that specific conditions warrant
otherwise.

lease of the final aircraft data package
by the aircraft manufacturer, but no
later than two years after the issuance
of the interim qualification status, the
sponsor must apply for initial quali-
fication in accordance with § 60.15 based
on the final aircraft data package ap-
proved by the aircraft manufacturer,
unless the responsible Flight Standards
office determines that specific condi-
tions warrant otherwise.

(d) An FSTD with interim qualifica-

tion may be modified only in accord-
ance with § 60.23.

[Docket No. FAA–2002–12461, 71 FR 63426, Oct.
30, 2006, as amended by Docket No. FAA–
2022–1355, Amdt. No. 60–7, 87 FR 75711, Dec. 9,
2022]

§ 60.23

Modifications to FSTDs.

(a)

Description of a modification. For

the purposes of this part, an FSTD is
said to have been modified when:

(1) Equipment or devices intended to

simulate aircraft appliances are added
to or removed from FSTD, which
change the Statement of Qualification
or the MQTG; or

(2) Changes are made to either soft-

ware or hardware that are intended to
impact flight or ground dynamics;
changes are made that impact perform-
ance or handling characteristics of the
FSTD (including motion, visual, con-
trol loading, or sound systems for
those FSTD levels requiring sound
tests and measurements); or changes
are made to the MQTG. Changes to the
MQTG which do not affect required ob-

jective testing results or validation
data approved during the initial eval-
uation of the FSTD are not considered
modifications under this section.

(b)

FSTD Directive. When the FAA de-

termines that FSTD modification is
necessary for safety of flight reasons,
the sponsor of each affected FSTD
must ensure that the FSTD is modified
according to the FSTD Directive re-
gardless of the original qualification
standards applicable to any specific
FSTD.

(c)

Using the modified FSTD. The spon-

sor may not use, or allow the use of, or
offer the use of, the FSTD with the
proposed modification for flight crew-
member training or evaluation or for
obtaining flight experience for the
flight crewmember to meet any re-
quirement of this chapter unless:

(1) The sponsor has notified the re-

sponsible Flight Standards office and
the TPAA of their intent to incor-
porate the proposed modification, and
one of the following has occurred;

(i) Twenty-one days have passed

since the sponsor notified the respon-
sible Flight Standards office and the
TPAA of the proposed modification and
the sponsor has not received any re-
sponse from either the responsible
Flight Standards office or the TPAA;

(ii) Twenty-one days have passed

since the sponsor notified the respon-
sible Flight Standards office and the
TPAA of the proposed modification and
one has approved the proposed modi-
fication and the other has not re-
sponded;

(iii) Fewer than twenty-one days

have passed since the sponsor notified
the responsible Flight Standards office
and the TPAA of the proposed modi-
fication and the responsible Flight
Standards office and TPAA both ap-
prove the proposed modification;

(iv) The sponsor has successfully

completed any evaluation the respon-
sible Flight Standards office may re-
quire in accordance with the standards
for an evaluation for initial qualifica-
tion or any part thereof before the
modified FSTD is placed in service.

(2) The notification is submitted with

the content as, and in a form and man-
ner as, specified in the applicable QPS.

(d)

User notification. When a modifica-

tion is made to an FSTD that affects

VerDate Sep<11>2014

14:00 Mar 14, 2024

Jkt 262047

PO 00000

Frm 00024

Fmt 8010

Sfmt 8010

Q:\14\14V2.TXT

PC31

aworley on LAPBH6H6L3 with DISTILLER

Federal Aviation Administration, DOT

§ 60.27

the Statement of Qualification, the
sponsor must post an addendum to the
Statement of Qualification until such
time as a permanent, updated state-
ment is posted.

(e)

MQTG update. The MQTG must be

updated with current objective test re-
sults in accordance with § 60.15(h) and
(i) and appropriate objective data in
accordance with § 60.13, each time an
FSTD is modified and an objective test
or other MQTG section is affected by
the modification. If an FSTD Directive
is the cause of this update, the direc-
tion to make the modification and the
record of the modification completion
must be filed in the MQTG.

[Docket No. FAA–2002–12461, 71 FR 63426, Oct.
30, 2006, as amended by Docket FAA–2014–
0391, Amdt. 60–4, 81 FR 18218, Mar. 30, 2016;
Docket No. FAA–2022–1355, Amdt. No. 60–7, 87
FR 75711, Dec. 9, 2022]

§ 60.25

Operation with missing, mal-

functioning, or inoperative compo-
nents.

(a) No person may knowingly use or

allow the use of or misrepresent the ca-
pability of an FSTD for any maneuver,
procedure, or task that is to be accom-
plished to meet training, evaluation, or
flight experience requirements of this
chapter for flight crewmember certifi-
cation or qualification when there is a
missing, malfunctioning, or inoper-
ative (MMI) component that is re-
quired to be present and correctly oper-
ate for the satisfactory completion of
that maneuver, procedure, or task.

(b) Each MMI component as de-

scribed in paragraph (a) of this section,
or any MMI component installed and
required to operate correctly to meet
the current Statement of Qualification,
must be repaired or replaced within 30
calendar days, unless otherwise re-
quired or authorized by the responsible
Flight Standards office.

nents must be readily available in or
adjacent to the FSTD for review by
users of the device. Electronic access
to this list via an appropriate terminal
or display in or adjacent to the FSTD
is satisfactory. The discrepancy log
may be used to satisfy this require-
ment provided each currently MMI

component is listed in the discrepancy
log.

[Docket No. FAA–2002–12461, 71 FR 63426, Oct.
30, 2006, as amended by Docket No. FAA–
2022–1355, Amdt. No. 60–7, 87 FR 75711, Dec. 9,
2022]

§ 60.27

Automatic loss of qualification

and procedures for restoration of
qualification.

(a) An FSTD qualification is auto-

matically lost when any of the fol-
lowing occurs:

(1) The FSTD is not used in the spon-

sor’s FAA-approved flight training pro-
gram in accordance with § 60.7(b)(5) or
(b)(6) and the sponsor does not obtain
and maintain the written statement as
described in § 60.7(d)(2).

(2) The FSTD is not inspected in ac-

cordance with § 60.19.

(3) The FSTD is physically moved

from one location and installed in a
different location, regardless of dis-
tance.

(4) The MQTG is missing or otherwise

not available and a replacement is not
made within 30 days.

(b) If FSTD qualification is lost

under paragraph (a) of this section,
qualification is restored when either of
the following provisions is met:

(1) The FSTD successfully passes an

evaluation:

(i) For initial qualification, in ac-

cordance with §§ 60.15 and 60.17(c) in
those circumstances where the respon-
sible Flight Standards office has deter-
mined that a full evaluation for initial
qualification is necessary; or

(ii) For those elements of an evalua-

tion for initial qualification, in accord-
ance with §§ 60.15 and 60.17(c), as deter-
mined to be necessary by the respon-
sible Flight Standards office.

(2) The responsible Flight Standards

office advises the sponsor that an eval-
uation is not necessary.

scribed in paragraph (b) of this section,
the responsible Flight Standards office
considers factors including the number
of continuing qualification evaluations
missed, the number of sponsor-con-
ducted quarterly inspections missed,