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§ 91.1603 

for the tank that meet the require-
ments of Special Federal Aviation Reg-
ulation No. 88 (SFAR 88) of this chap-
ter. 

(c) After December 16, 2008, no oper-

ator may operate an airplane identified 
in paragraph (a) of this section unless 
the inspection program for that air-
plane has been revised to include appli-
cable inspections, procedures, and limi-
tations for fuel tank systems. 

(d) The proposed fuel tank system in-

spection program revisions specified in 
paragraph (c) of this section must be 
based on fuel tank system Instructions 
for Continued Airworthiness (ICA) that 
have been developed in accordance 
with the applicable provisions of SFAR 
88 of this chapter or § 25.1529 and part 
25, Appendix H, of this chapter, in ef-
fect on June 6, 2001 (including those de-
veloped for auxiliary fuel tanks, if any, 
installed under supplemental type cer-
tificates or other design approval) and 
that have been approved by the respon-
sible Aircraft Certification Service Of-
fice. 

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

turning an airplane to service after any 
alterations for which fuel tank ICA are 
developed under SFAR 88, or under 
§ 25.1529 in effect on June 6, 2001, the op-
erator must include in the inspection 
program for the airplane inspections 
and procedures for the fuel tank sys-
tem based on those ICA. 

(f) The fuel tank system inspection 

program changes identified in para-
graphs (d) and (e) of this section and 
any later fuel tank system revisions 
must be submitted to the Flight Stand-
ards office responsible for review and 
approval. 

(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. 91–297, 72 FR 63410, Nov. 8, 2007, as 
amended by Docket FAA–2018–0119, Amdt. 91– 
350, 83 FR 9172, Mar. 5, 2018] 

Subpart M—Special Federal 

Aviation Regulations 

§ 91.1603

Special Federal Aviation Reg-

ulation No. 112—Prohibition 
Against Certain Flights in the Ter-
ritory and Airspace of Libya. 

(a) 

Applicability. This Special Federal 

Aviation Regulation (SFAR) applies to 
the following persons: 

(1) All U.S. air carriers and U.S. com-

mercial operators; 

(2) All persons exercising the privi-

leges of an airman certificate issued by 
the FAA, except when such persons are 
operating U.S.-registered aircraft for a 
foreign air carrier; and 

(3) All operators of U.S.-registered 

civil aircraft, except when the operator 
of such aircraft is a foreign air carrier. 

(b) 

Flight prohibition. Except as pro-

vided in paragraphs (c) and (d) of this 
section, no person described in para-
graph (a) of this section may conduct 
flight operations in the territory and 
airspace of Libya. 

(c) 

Permitted operations. This section 

does not prohibit persons described in 
paragraph (a) of this section from con-
ducting flight operations in the terri-
tory and airspace of Libya, provided 
that such flight operations occur under 
a contract, grant, or cooperative agree-
ment with a department, agency, or in-
strumentality of the U.S. Government 
(or under a subcontract between the 
prime contractor of the department, 
agency, or instrumentality and the 
person described in paragraph (a) of 
this section), with the approval of the 
FAA, or under an exemption issued by 
the FAA. The FAA will consider re-
quests for approval or exemption in a 
timely manner, with the order of pref-
erence being: First, for those oper-
ations in support of U.S. Government- 
sponsored activities; second, for those 
operations in support of government- 
sponsored activities of a foreign coun-
try with the support of a U.S. Govern-
ment department, agency, or instru-
mentality; and third, for all other oper-
ations. 

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Federal Aviation Administration, DOT 

§ 91.1609 

(d) 

Emergency situations. In an emer-

gency that requires immediate decision 
and action for the safety of the flight, 
the pilot in command of an aircraft 
may deviate from this section to the 
extent required by that emergency. Ex-
cept for U.S. air carriers and commer-
cial operators that are subject to the 
requirements of 14 CFR part 119, 121, 
125, or 135, each person who deviates 
from this section must, within 10 days 
of the deviation, excluding Saturdays, 
Sundays, and Federal holidays, submit 
to the responsible Flight Standards Of-
fice a complete report of the operations 
of the aircraft involved in the devi-
ation, including a description of the de-
viation and the reasons for it. 

(e) 

Expiration. This SFAR will remain 

in effect until March 20, 2025. The FAA 
may amend, rescind, or extend this 
SFAR, as necessary. 

[Docket No FAA–2011–0246; Amdt. No.91–321E, 
85 FR 45091, July 27, 2020, as amended by 
Docket No. FAA–2011–0246; Amdt. No. 91– 
321F, 88 FR 16878, Mar. 21, 2023] 

§ 91.1605

Special Federal Aviation Reg-

ulation No. 77—Prohibition Against 
Certain Flights in the Baghdad 
Flight Information Region (FIR) 
(ORBB). 

(a) 

Applicability.  This section applies 

to the following persons: 

(1) All U.S. air carriers and U.S. com-

mercial operators; 

(2) All persons exercising the privi-

leges of an airman certificate issued by 
the FAA, except when such persons are 
operating U.S.-registered aircraft for a 
foreign air carrier; and 

(3) All operators of civil aircraft reg-

istered in the United States, except 
when the operator of such aircraft is a 
foreign air carrier. 

(b) 

Flight prohibition. Except as pro-

vided in paragraphs (c) and (d) of this 
section, no person described in para-
graph (a) of this section may conduct 
flight operations in the Baghdad Flight 
Information Region (FIR) (ORBB) at 
altitudes below Flight Level (FL) 320. 

(c) 

Permitted operations. This section 

does not prohibit persons described in 
paragraph (a) of this section from con-
ducting flight operations in the Bagh-
dad FIR (ORBB) at altitudes below 
FL320, provided that such flight oper-
ations occur under a contract, grant, 

or cooperative agreement with a de-
partment, agency, or instrumentality 
of the U.S. Government (or under a 
subcontract between the prime con-
tractor of the department, agency, or 
instrumentality, and the person de-
scribed in paragraph (a) of this section) 
with the approval of the FAA, or under 
an exemption issued by the FAA. The 
FAA will consider requests for ap-
proval or exemption in a timely man-
ner, with the order of preference being: 
first, for those operations in support of 
U.S. Government-sponsored activities; 
second, for those operations in support 
of government-sponsored activities of a 
foreign country with the support of a 
U.S. Government department, agency, 
or instrumentality; and third, for all 
other operations. 

(d) 

Emergency situations. In an emer-

gency that requires immediate decision 
and action for the safety of the flight, 
the pilot in command of an aircraft 
may deviate from this section to the 
extent required by that emergency. Ex-
cept for U.S. air carriers and commer-
cial operators that are subject to the 
requirements of part 119, 121, 125, or 135 
of this chapter, each person who devi-
ates from this section must, within 10 
days of the deviation, excluding Satur-
days, Sundays, and Federal holidays, 
submit to the responsible Flight Stand-
ards office a complete report of the op-
erations of the aircraft involved in the 
deviation, including a description of 
the deviation and the reasons for it. 

(e) 

Expiration. This SFAR will remain 

in effect until October 26, 2024. The 
FAA may amend, rescind, or extend 
this SFAR, as necessary. 

[Docket No. FAA–2018–0927, Amdt. No. 91– 
353A, 85 FR 65693, Oct. 16, 2020, as amended by 
Amdt. No. 91–353B, 87 FR 57390, Sept. 20, 2022] 

§ 91.1607

[Reserved] 

§ 91.1609

Special Federal Aviation Reg-

ulation No. 114—Prohibition 
Against Certain Flights in the Da-
mascus Flight Information Region 
(FIR) (OSTT). 

(a) 

Applicability.  This section applies 

to the following persons: 

(1) All U.S. air carriers and U.S. com-

mercial operators; 

(2) All persons exercising the privi-

leges of an airman certificate issued by 
the FAA, except when such persons are 

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