title-14-part-60-sec60-27

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,

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§ 60.29

and the care that had been taken of the
device since the last evaluation.

[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]

§ 60.29

Other losses of qualification

and procedures for restoration of
qualification.

(a) Except as provided in paragraph

(c) of this section, when the responsible
Flight Standards office determines
that the FSTD no longer meets quali-
fication standards, the following proce-
dure applies:

(1) The responsible Flight Standards

office notifies the sponsor in writing
that the FSTD no longer meets some
or all of its qualification standards.

(2) The responsible Flight Standards

office sets a reasonable period (but not
less than 7 days) within which the
sponsor may submit written informa-
tion, views, and arguments on the
FSTD qualification.

(3) After considering all material pre-

sented, the responsible Flight Stand-
ards office notifies the sponsor about
the determination with regard to the
qualification of the FSTD.

(4) When the responsible Flight

Standards office notifies the sponsor
that some or all of the FSTD is no
longer qualified, the action described
in the notification becomes effective
not less than 30 days after the sponsor
receives that notice unless—

(i) The responsible Flight Standards

office finds under paragraph (c) of this
section that there is an emergency re-
quiring immediate action with respect
to safety in air commerce; or

(ii) The sponsor petitions the Execu-

tive Director of Flight Standards Serv-
ice for reconsideration of the respon-
sible Flight Standards office finding
under paragraph (b) of this section.

(b) When a sponsor seeks reconsider-

ation of a decision from the responsible
Flight Standards office concerning the
FSTD qualification, the following pro-
cedure applies:

(1) The sponsor must petition for re-

consideration of that decision within 30
days of the date that the sponsor re-
ceives a notice that some or all of the
FSTD is no longer qualified.

(2) The sponsor must address its peti-

tion to the Executive Director, Flight
Standards Service, Federal Aviation
Administration, 800 Independence Ave.,
SW., Washington, DC 20591.

(3) A petition for reconsideration, if

filed within the 30-day period, suspends
the effectiveness of the determination
by the responsible Flight Standards of-
fice that the FSTD is no longer quali-
fied unless the responsible Flight
Standards office has found, under para-
graph (c) of this section, that an emer-
gency exists requiring immediate ac-
tion with respect to safety in air com-
merce.

ards office find that an emergency ex-
ists requiring immediate action with
respect to safety in air commerce that
makes the procedures set out in this
section impracticable or contrary to
the public interest:

(1) The responsible Flight Standards

office withdraws qualification of some
or all of the FSTD and makes the with-
drawal of qualification effective on the
day the sponsor receives notice of it.

(2) In the notice to the sponsor, the

responsible Flight Standards office ar-
ticulates the reasons for its finding
that an emergency exists requiring im-
mediate action with respect to safety
in air transportation or air commerce
or that makes it impracticable or con-
trary to the public interest to stay the
effectiveness of the finding.

(d) FSTD qualification lost under

paragraph (a) or (c) of this section may
be restored when either of the fol-
lowing provisions are met:

(1) The FSTD successfully passes an

evaluation for initial qualification, in
accordance 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

(2) The FSTD successfully passes an

evaluation for those elements of an ini-
tial qualification evaluation, in accord-
ance with §§ 60.15 and 60.17(c), as deter-
mined to be necessary by the respon-
sible Flight Standards office.

(e) In making the determinations de-

scribed in paragraph (d) of this section,
the responsible Flight Standards office
considers factors including the reason