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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 121
[Docket No. FAA–2012–0429]
Airbus Operations GmbH Grant of
Exemption No. 10611
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of FAA Grant of
Exemption No. 10611
AGENCY:
This document contains a
summary of the agency’s decision on a
petition for exemption. The purpose of
the document is to improve the public’s
awareness and inform affected operators
of the FAA’s decision.
DATES: The exemption became effective
on August 28, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Frances Shaver, (202) 267–4059, Office
of Rulemaking, Federal Aviation
Administration, 800 Independence
Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591, or
Katie Haley, (202) 493–5708, Office of
Rulemaking, ARM–207, Federal
Aviation Administration, 800
Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20591.
ADDRESSES: Availability of the notice of
exemption: You can obtain an electronic
copy of this document or Exemption No.
10611 by—
1. Searching the Federal eRulemaking
Portal at https://www.regulations.gov;
2. Accessing the Government Printing
Office’s Web page at https://
www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/
collection.action?collectionCode=FR; or
3. Contacting the person identified in
the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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SUMMARY:
Summary of Grant of Exemption
Docket No.: FAA–2012–0429.
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Petitioner: Airbus Operations GmbH.
Sections of 14 CFR Affected: Part 121.
On August 28, 2012, the FAA granted
an exemption in the matter of the
petition of Airbus Operations GmbH.
The exemption from 14 CFR 121.344(f)
and Appendix M is granted to the extent
necessary to allow the operators of the
Airbus model 318, 319, 320 and 321
airplanes listed in Exemption No. 10611
to temporarily operate these airplanes
without complying with the digital
flight data recorder sampling rate
requirement, subject to the conditions
and limitations listed in the exemption.
Among other conditions and
limitations, each operator of an affected
airplane must, within 90 days of
issuance of the exemption (August 28,
2012), submit a letter to its principal
inspector that, among other things,
includes a request to use Exemption No.
10611.
Issued in Washington, DC, on September 4,
2012.
Lirio Liu,
Acting Director, Office of Rulemaking.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Parts 121 and 129
[Docket No. FAA–2006–24281; Amendment
Nos. 121–360A, 129–51A]
RIN 2120–AI05
Aging Airplane Program: Widespread
Fatigue Damage; Correction
Federal Aviation
Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Final rule; technical
amendment; correction.
AGENCY:
The FAA is correcting a
technical amendment published May
24, 2012 to a final rule published
November 15, 2010. The final rule
required design approval holders of
certain existing airplanes and all
applicants for type certificates of future
transport category airplanes to establish
a limit of validity of the engineering
data that supports the structural
maintenance program (hereinafter
referred to as LOV). It also required that
operators of any affected airplane
incorporate the LOV into the
SUMMARY:
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maintenance program for that airplane.
The technical amendment to the final
rule was issued to correct errors, but
within its publication, it contained
inadvertent errors due to pagination in
two tables. This document corrects the
errors in those tables.
DATES: This corrective action becomes
effective September 7, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
technical questions concerning this
action, contact Walter Sippel, ANM–
115, Airframe/Cabin Safety Branch,
Federal Aviation Administration, 1601
Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057–
3356; telephone (425) 227–2774;
facsimile (425) 227–1232; email
walter.sippel@faa.gov.
For legal questions concerning this
action, contact Doug Anderson, Office of
Regional Counsel, Federal Aviation
Administration, 1601 Lind Avenue SW.,
Renton, WA 98057–3356; telephone
(425) 227–2166; facsimile (425) 227–
1007; email douglas.anderson@faa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On May 24, 2012, the FAA published
a technical amendment to a final rule.
The technical amendment is entitled
‘‘Aging Airplane Program: Widespread
Fatigue Damage’’ (77 FR 30877), which
corrected a final rule published
November 15, 2010 (75 FR 69746).
In that technical amendment, the FAA
intended to correct compliance dates of
§§ 26.21, 121.1115, and 129.115 for
Airbus A310 and A300–600 series
airplanes. Upon publication, however,
the technical amendment contained
inadvertent errors due to pagination in
two of the tables.
Accordingly, FAA amends 14 CFR
parts 121 and 129 by making the
following technical amendments:
PART 121—OPERATING
REQUIREMENTS: DOMESTIC, FLAG,
AND SUPPLEMENTAL OPERATIONS
1. The authority citation for part 121
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 40119,
41706, 44101, 44701–44702, 44705, 44709–
44711, 44713, 44716–44717, 44722, 46105.
2. In § 121.1115, revise the table
entitled ‘‘Table 1—Airplane Subject to
§ 26.21’’ to read as follows:
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§ 121.1115
Limit of validity.
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TABLE 1—AIRPLANES SUBJECT TO § 26.21
Compliance date—months after
January 14, 2011
Airplane model
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Airbus—Existing 1 Models Only:
A300 B2–1A, B2–1C, B2K–3C, B2–203 ...........................................................
A300 B4–2C, B4–103 .......................................................................................
A300 B4–203 ....................................................................................................
A300–600 Series ...............................................................................................
A310–200 Series ...............................................................................................
A310–300 Series ...............................................................................................
A318 Series .......................................................................................................
A319 Series .......................................................................................................
A320–100 Series ...............................................................................................
A320–200 Series ...............................................................................................
A321 Series .......................................................................................................
A330–200, –300 Series (except WV050 family) (non enhanced) ....................
A330–200, –300 Series WV050 family (enhanced) .........................................
A330–200 Freighter Series ...............................................................................
A340–200, –300 Series (except WV 027 and WV050 family) (non enhanced)
A340–200, –300 Series WV 027 (non enhanced) ............................................
A340–300 Series WV050 family (enhanced) ....................................................
A340–500, –600 Series ....................................................................................
A380–800 Series ...............................................................................................
Boeing—Existing 1 Models Only:
717 ....................................................................................................................
727 (all series) ..................................................................................................
737 (Classics): 737–100, –200, –200C, –300, –400, –500 ..............................
737 (NG): 737–600, –700, –700C, –800, –900, -900ER .................................
747 (Classics): 747–100, –100B, –100B SUD, -200B, –200C, –200F, –300,
747SP, 747SR.
747–400: 747–400, –400D, –400F ...................................................................
757 ....................................................................................................................
767 ....................................................................................................................
777–200, –300 ..................................................................................................
777–200LR, 777–300ER ...................................................................................
777F ..................................................................................................................
Bombardier—Existing 1 Models Only:
CL–600: 2D15 (Regional Jet Series 705), 2D24 (Regional Jet Series 900) ....
Embraer—Existing 1 Models Only:
ERJ 170 ............................................................................................................
ERJ 190 ............................................................................................................
Fokker—Existing 1 Models Only:
F.28 Mark 0070, Mark 0100 .............................................................................
Lockheed—Existing 1 Models Only:
L–1011 ..............................................................................................................
188 ....................................................................................................................
382 (all series) ..................................................................................................
McDonnell Douglas—Existing 1 Models Only:
DC–8, –8F .........................................................................................................
DC–9 (except for MD–80 models) ....................................................................
MD–80 (DC–9–81, –82, –83, –87, MD–88) ......................................................
MD–90 ...............................................................................................................
DC–10–10, –15 .................................................................................................
DC–10–30, –40, –10F, –30F, –40F ..................................................................
MD–10–10F .......................................................................................................
MD–10–30F .......................................................................................................
MD–11, MD–11F ...............................................................................................
Maximum Takeoff Gross Weight Changes:
All airplanes whose maximum takeoff gross weight has been decreased to
75,000 pounds or below after January 14, 2011, or increased to greater
than 75,000 pounds at any time by an amended type certificate or supplemental type certificate.
All Other Airplane Models (TCs and amended TCs) not Listed in Table 2 .............
30
30
30
60
60
60
60
60
60
60
60
60
60
60
60
60
60
60
72
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48,000 FC
40,000 FC
34,000 FC
30,000 FC/67,500 FH
40,000 FC/60,000 FH
35,000 FC/60,000 FH
48,000 FC/60,000 FH
48,000 FC/60,000 FH
48,000 FC/48,000 FH
48,000 FC/60,000 FH
48,000 FC/60,000 FH
40,000 FC/60,000 FH
33,000 FC/100,000 FH
See NOTE.
20,000 FC/80,000 FH
30,000 FC/60,000 FH
20,000 FC/100,000 FH
16,600 FC/100,000 FH
See NOTE.
60
30
30
60
30
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60,000
60,000
75,000
75,000
20,000
FC/60,000 FH
FC
FC
FC
FC
60
60
60
60
72
72
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20,000
50,000
50,000
40,000
40,000
11,000
FC
FC
FC
FC
FC
FC
72 ...............................................
60,000 FC
72 ...............................................
72 ...............................................
See NOTE.
See NOTE.
30 ...............................................
90,000 FC
30 ...............................................
30 ...............................................
30 ...............................................
36,000 FC
26,600 FC
20,000 FC/50,000 FH
30
30
30
60
30
30
60
60
60
50,000 FC/50,000 FH
100,000 FC/100,000 FH
50,000 FC/50,000 FH
60,000 FC/90,000 FH
42,000 FC/60,000 FH
30,000 FC/60,000 FH
42,000 FC/60,000 FH
30,000 FC/60,000 FH
20,000 FC/60,000 FH
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30, or within 12 months after
the LOV is approved, or before operating the airplane,
whichever occurs latest.
72, or within 12 months after
the LOV is approved, or before operating the airplane,
whichever occurs latest.
1 Type certificated as of January 14, 2011.
Note: Airplane operation limitation is stated in the Airworthiness Limitation section.
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Authority: 49 U.S.C. 1372, 40113, 40119,
44101, 44701–44702, 44705, 44709–44711,
44713, 44716–44717, 44722, 44901–44904,
44906, 44912, 46105, Pub. L. 107–71 sec.
104.
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PART 129—OPERATIONS: FOREIGN
AIR CARRIERS AND FOREIGN
OPERATORS OF U.S.-REGISTERED
AIRCRAFT ENGAGED IN COMMON
CARRIAGE
§ 129.115
Limit of validity.
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4. In § 129.115, revise the table
entitled ‘‘Table 1—Airplane Subject to
26.21’’ to read as follows:
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3. The authority citation for part 129
continues to read as follows:
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TABLE 1—AIRPLANES SUBJECT TO § 26.21
Compliance Date—months after
January 14, 2011
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Airplane model
Airbus—Existing 1 Models Only:
A300 B2–1A, B2–1C, B2K–3C, B2–203 ...........................................................
A300 B4–2C, B4–103 .......................................................................................
A300 B4–203 ....................................................................................................
A300–600 Series ...............................................................................................
A310–200 Series ...............................................................................................
A310–300 Series ...............................................................................................
A318 Series .......................................................................................................
A319 Series .......................................................................................................
A320–100 Series ...............................................................................................
A320–200 Series ...............................................................................................
A321 Series .......................................................................................................
A330–200, –300 Series (except WV050 family) (non enhanced) ....................
A330–200, –300 Series WV050 family (enhanced) .........................................
A330–200 Freighter Series ...............................................................................
A340–200, –300 Series (except WV 027 and WV050 family) (non enhanced)
A340–200, –300 Series WV 027 (non enhanced) ............................................
A340–300 Series WV050 family (enhanced) ....................................................
A340–500, –600 Series ....................................................................................
A380–800 Series ...............................................................................................
Boeing—Existing 1 Models Only:
717 ....................................................................................................................
727 (all series) ..................................................................................................
737 (Classics): 737–100, –200, –200C, –300, –400, –500 ..............................
737 (NG): 737–600, –700, –700C, –800, –900, –900ER .................................
747 (Classics): 747–100, –100B, –100B SUD, -200B, –200C, –200F, –300,
747SP, 747SR.
747–400: 747–400, –400D, –400F ...................................................................
757 ....................................................................................................................
767 ....................................................................................................................
777–200, –300 ..................................................................................................
777–200LR, 777–300ER ...................................................................................
777F ..................................................................................................................
Bombardier—Existing 1 Models Only:
CL–600: 2D15 (Regional Jet Series 705), 2D24 (Regional Jet Series 900) ....
Embraer—Existing 1 Models Only:
ERJ 170 ............................................................................................................
ERJ 190 ............................................................................................................
Fokker—Existing 1 Models Only:
F.28 Mark 0070, Mark 0100 .............................................................................
Lockheed—Existing 1 Models Only:
L–1011 ..............................................................................................................
188 ....................................................................................................................
382 (all series) ..................................................................................................
McDonnell Douglas—Existing 1 Models Only:
DC–8, –8F .........................................................................................................
DC–9 (except for MD–80 models) ....................................................................
MD–80 (DC–9–81, –82, –83, –87, MD–88) ......................................................
MD–90 ...............................................................................................................
DC–10–10, –15 .................................................................................................
DC–10–30, –40, –10F, –30F, –40F ..................................................................
MD–10–10F .......................................................................................................
MD–10–30F .......................................................................................................
MD–11, MD–11F ...............................................................................................
Maximum Takeoff Gross Weight Changes:
All airplanes whose maximum takeoff gross weight has been decreased to
75,000 pounds or below after January 14, 2011, or increased to greater
than 75,000 pounds at any time by an amended type certificate or supplemental type certificate.
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Default LOV
[flight cycles (FC)
or flight hours (FH)]
30
30
30
60
60
60
60
60
60
60
60
60
60
60
60
60
60
60
72
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48,000 FC
40,000 FC
34,000 FC
30,000 FC/67,500 FH
40,000 FC/60,000 FH
35,000 FC/60,000 FH
48,000 FC/60,000 FH
48,000 FC/60,000 FH
48,000 FC/48,000 FH
48,000 FC/60,000 FH
48,000 FC/60,000 FH
40,000 FC/60,000 FH
33,000 FC/100,000 FH
See NOTE.
20,000 FC/80,000 FH
30,000 FC/60,000 FH
20,000 FC/100,000 FH
16,600 FC/100,000 FH
See NOTE.
60
30
30
60
30
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60,000
60,000
75,000
75,000
20,000
FC/60,000 FH
FC
FC
FC
FC
60
60
60
60
72
72
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20,000
50,000
50,000
40,000
40,000
11,000
FC
FC
FC
FC
FC
FC
72 ...............................................
60,000 FC
72 ...............................................
72 ...............................................
See NOTE.
See NOTE.
30 ...............................................
90,000 FC
30 ...............................................
30 ...............................................
30 ...............................................
36,000 FC
26,600 FC
20,000 FC/50,000 FH
30
30
30
60
30
30
60
60
60
50,000 FC/50,000 FH
100,000 FC/100,000 FH
50,000 FC/50,000 FH
60,000 FC/90,000 FH
42,000 FC/60,000 FH
30,000 FC/60,000 FH
42,000 FC/60,000 FH
30,000 FC/60,000 FH
20,000 FC/60,000 FH
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30, or within 12 months after
the LOV is approved, or before operating the airplane,
whichever occurs latest.
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TABLE 1—AIRPLANES SUBJECT TO § 26.21—Continued
Compliance Date—months after
January 14, 2011
Airplane model
All Other Airplane Models (TCs and amended TCs) not Listed in Table 2 .....
72, or within 12 months after
the LOV is approved, or before operating the airplane,
whichever occurs latest.
Default LOV
[flight cycles (FC)
or flight hours (FH)]
Not applicable.
1 Type certificated as of January 14, 2011.
Note: Airplane operation limitation is stated in the Airworthiness Limitation section.
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Issued in Washington, DC, on August 24,
2012.
Lirio Liu,
Acting Director, Office of Rulemaking.
[FR Doc. 2012–22090 Filed 9–6–12; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 420
[Docket No. FAA–2011–0105; Amdt. No.
420–6]
RIN 2120–AJ73
Explosive Siting Requirements
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
This rule amends the
requirements for siting explosives under
a license to operate a launch site. It
increases flexibility for launch site
operators in site planning for the storage
and handling of energetic liquids and
explosives.
SUMMARY:
Effective November 6, 2012.
For information on where to
obtain copies of rulemaking documents
and other information related to this
final rule, see ‘‘How To Obtain
Additional Information’’ in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of
this document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
technical questions concerning this final
rule contact Yvonne Tran, Commercial
Space Transportation, Federal Aviation
Administration, 800 Independence
Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591;
telephone (202) 267–7908; facsimile
(202) 267–5463, email
yvonne.tran@faa.gov. For legal
questions concerning this final rule
contact Laura Montgomery, AGC 200,
Senior Attorney for Commercial Space
Transportation, Office of the Chief
Counsel, Federal Aviation
Administration, 800 Independence
DATES:
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ADDRESSES:
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telephone (202) 267–3150; facsimile
(202) 267–7971, email
laura.montgomery@faa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority for This Rulemaking
The Commercial Space Launch Act of
1984, as amended and re-codified at 51
United States Code (U.S.C.) Subtitle V—
Commercial Space Transportation,
ch.509, Commercial Space Launch
Activities, 51 U.S.C. 50901–50923 (the
Act), authorizes the Department of
Transportation (DOT) and thus the FAA,
through delegations, to oversee, license,
and regulate commercial launch and
reentry activities, and the operation of
launch and reentry sites as carried out
by U.S. citizens or within the United
States. 51 U.S.C. 50904, 50905.
Authority for this particular rulemaking
is derived from 51 U.S.C. 50905, which
requires that the FAA issue a license to
operate a launch site consistent with
public health and safety. See also 49
U.S.C. 322(a), 51 U.S.C. 50901(a)(7).
Section 50901(a)(7) directs the FAA to
regulate only to the extent necessary to,
in relevant part, protect the public
health and safety and safety of property.
I. Overview of Final Rule
This final rule amends part 420 of
Title 14 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (14 CFR) Chapter III,
updating the FAA’s requirements for
how to site explosives under a license
to operate a launch site.1 Part 420
establishes criteria for siting facilities at
a launch site where solid propellants,
energetic liquids, or other explosives are
located to prepare launch vehicles and
payloads for flight. These criteria are
commonly referred to as quantitydistance (Q–D) requirements because
they provide minimum separation
distances between explosive hazard
facilities, surrounding facilities and
locations where the public may be
present on the basis of the type and
1 The FAA published a notice of proposed
rulemaking (NPRM) that proposed the changes to
part 420 that the FAA is now adopting. Explosive
Siting Requirements, 76 FR 8923 (Feb. 16, 2011).
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quantity of solid propellants, energetic
liquids, and other explosives located
within the area. Minimum separation
distances are necessary to protect the
public from explosive hazards.
The FAA is making a number of
changes consistent with the goals of
Executive Order 13610, Identifying and
Reducing Regulatory Burdens, 77 FR
28469 (May 14, 2012). First, the FAA is
dispensing with its separation distance
requirements at launch sites for storing
liquid oxygen, nitrogen tetroxide,
hydrogen peroxide in concentrations
equal to or below 91 percent, and
refined petroleum-1 (RP–1). If these
energetic liquids are not within an
intraline distance of an incompatible
energetic liquid or co-located on a
launch vehicle, the FAA is no longer
imposing public area separation
distances because the current separation
requirements for storing these energetic
liquids unnecessarily duplicate the
requirements of the Occupational Safety
and Health Administration. Second, the
FAA is decreasing the separation
distances required for division 1.1
explosives and liquid propellants with
trinitrotoluene (TNT) equivalents of less
than or equal to 450 pounds. Although
decreased, the revised separation
requirements will continue to protect
against hazardous fragments, which are
defined as having a kinetic energy of 58
foot-pounds, which is a level of kinetic
energy capable of causing a fatality. The
probability of a person six feet tall and
one foot wide being struck by a
hazardous fragment at a given
separation from a given net explosive
weight (NEW) is one percent, which is
an equivalent level of safety to today’s
separation distances. Third, the FAA is
reducing the separation distances for the
storage and handling of division 1.3
explosives, while maintaining a level of
safety equivalent to current
requirements. Fourth, the FAA is
eliminating its own separation distance
requirements for storing liquid oxidizers
and Class I, II and III flammable and
combustible liquids because they
duplicate the requirements of other
regulatory regimes. Consistent with the
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Parts 121 and 129
[Docket No. FAA-2006-24281; Amendment Nos. 121-360A, 129-51A]
RIN 2120-AI05
Aging Airplane Program: Widespread Fatigue Damage; Correction
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Final rule; technical amendment; correction.
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SUMMARY: The FAA is correcting a technical amendment published May 24,
2012 to a final rule published November 15, 2010. The final rule
required design approval holders of certain existing airplanes and all
applicants for type certificates of future transport category airplanes
to establish a limit of validity of the engineering data that supports
the structural maintenance program (hereinafter referred to as LOV). It
also required that operators of any affected airplane incorporate the
LOV into the maintenance program for that airplane. The technical
amendment to the final rule was issued to correct errors, but within
its publication, it contained inadvertent errors due to pagination in
two tables. This document corrects the errors in those tables.
DATES: This corrective action becomes effective September 7, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For technical questions concerning
this action, contact Walter Sippel, ANM-115, Airframe/Cabin Safety
Branch, Federal Aviation Administration, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton,
WA 98057-3356; telephone (425) 227-2774; facsimile (425) 227-1232;
email walter.sippel@faa.gov.
For legal questions concerning this action, contact Doug Anderson,
Office of Regional Counsel, Federal Aviation Administration, 1601 Lind
Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057-3356; telephone (425) 227-2166; facsimile
(425) 227-1007; email douglas.anderson@faa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On May 24, 2012, the FAA published a technical amendment to a final
rule. The technical amendment is entitled ``Aging Airplane Program:
Widespread Fatigue Damage'' (77 FR 30877), which corrected a final rule
published November 15, 2010 (75 FR 69746).
In that technical amendment, the FAA intended to correct compliance
dates of Sec. Sec. 26.21, 121.1115, and 129.115 for Airbus A310 and
A300-600 series airplanes. Upon publication, however, the technical
amendment contained inadvertent errors due to pagination in two of the
tables.
Accordingly, FAA amends 14 CFR parts 121 and 129 by making the
following technical amendments:
PART 121--OPERATING REQUIREMENTS: DOMESTIC, FLAG, AND SUPPLEMENTAL
OPERATIONS
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1. The authority citation for part 121 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 40119, 41706, 44101, 44701-
44702, 44705, 44709-44711, 44713, 44716-44717, 44722, 46105.
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2. In Sec. 121.1115, revise the table entitled ``Table 1--Airplane
Subject to Sec. 26.21'' to read as follows:
Sec. 121.1115 Limit of validity.
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Table 1--Airplanes Subject to Sec. 26.21
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Compliance date--months Default LOV [flight cycles (FC) or flight
Airplane model after January 14, 2011 hours (FH)]
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Airbus--Existing \1\ Models Only:
A300 B2-1A, B2-1C, B2K-3C, B2-203.. 30........................ 48,000 FC
A300 B4-2C, B4-103................. 30........................ 40,000 FC
A300 B4-203........................ 30........................ 34,000 FC
A300-600 Series.................... 60........................ 30,000 FC/67,500 FH
A310-200 Series.................... 60........................ 40,000 FC/60,000 FH
A310-300 Series.................... 60........................ 35,000 FC/60,000 FH
A318 Series........................ 60........................ 48,000 FC/60,000 FH
A319 Series........................ 60........................ 48,000 FC/60,000 FH
A320-100 Series.................... 60........................ 48,000 FC/48,000 FH
A320-200 Series.................... 60........................ 48,000 FC/60,000 FH
A321 Series........................ 60........................ 48,000 FC/60,000 FH
A330-200, -300 Series (except WV050 60........................ 40,000 FC/60,000 FH
family) (non enhanced).
A330-200, -300 Series WV050 family 60........................ 33,000 FC/100,000 FH
(enhanced).
A330-200 Freighter Series.......... 60........................ See NOTE.
A340-200, -300 Series (except WV 60........................ 20,000 FC/80,000 FH
027 and WV050 family) (non
enhanced).
A340-200, -300 Series WV 027 (non 60........................ 30,000 FC/60,000 FH
enhanced).
A340-300 Series WV050 family 60........................ 20,000 FC/100,000 FH
(enhanced).
A340-500, -600 Series.............. 60........................ 16,600 FC/100,000 FH
A380-800 Series.................... 72........................ See NOTE.
Boeing--Existing \1\ Models Only:
717................................ 60........................ 60,000 FC/60,000 FH
727 (all series)................... 30........................ 60,000 FC
737 (Classics): 737-100, -200, - 30........................ 75,000 FC
200C, -300, -400, -500.
737 (NG): 737-600, -700, -700C, - 60........................ 75,000 FC
800, -900, [dash]900ER.
747 (Classics): 747-100, -100B, - 30........................ 20,000 FC
100B SUD, [dash]200B, -200C, -
200F, -300, 747SP, 747SR.
747-400: 747-400, -400D, -400F..... 60........................ 20,000 FC
757................................ 60........................ 50,000 FC
767................................ 60........................ 50,000 FC
777-200, -300...................... 60........................ 40,000 FC
777-200LR, 777-300ER............... 72........................ 40,000 FC
777F............................... 72........................ 11,000 FC
Bombardier--Existing \1\ Models Only:
CL-600: 2D15 (Regional Jet Series 72........................ 60,000 FC
705), 2D24 (Regional Jet Series
900).
Embraer--Existing \1\ Models Only:
ERJ 170............................ 72........................ See NOTE.
ERJ 190............................ 72........................ See NOTE.
Fokker--Existing \1\ Models Only:
F.28 Mark 0070, Mark 0100.......... 30........................ 90,000 FC
Lockheed--Existing \1\ Models Only:
L-1011............................. 30........................ 36,000 FC
188................................ 30........................ 26,600 FC
382 (all series)................... 30........................ 20,000 FC/50,000 FH
McDonnell Douglas--Existing \1\ Models
Only:
DC-8, -8F.......................... 30........................ 50,000 FC/50,000 FH
DC-9 (except for MD-80 models)..... 30........................ 100,000 FC/100,000 FH
MD-80 (DC-9-81, -82, -83, -87, MD- 30........................ 50,000 FC/50,000 FH
88).
MD-90.............................. 60........................ 60,000 FC/90,000 FH
DC-10-10, -15...................... 30........................ 42,000 FC/60,000 FH
DC-10-30, -40, -10F, -30F, -40F.... 30........................ 30,000 FC/60,000 FH
MD-10-10F.......................... 60........................ 42,000 FC/60,000 FH
MD-10-30F.......................... 60........................ 30,000 FC/60,000 FH
MD-11, MD-11F...................... 60........................ 20,000 FC/60,000 FH
Maximum Takeoff Gross Weight Changes:
All airplanes whose maximum takeoff 30, or within 12 months Not applicable.
gross weight has been decreased to after the LOV is
75,000 pounds or below after approved, or before
January 14, 2011, or increased to operating the airplane,
greater than 75,000 pounds at any whichever occurs latest.
time by an amended type
certificate or supplemental type
certificate.
All Other Airplane Models (TCs and 72, or within 12 months Not applicable.
amended TCs) not Listed in Table 2. after the LOV is
approved, or before
operating the airplane,
whichever occurs latest.
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\1\ Type certificated as of January 14, 2011.
Note: Airplane operation limitation is stated in the Airworthiness Limitation section.
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PART 129--OPERATIONS: FOREIGN AIR CARRIERS AND FOREIGN OPERATORS OF
U.S.-REGISTERED AIRCRAFT ENGAGED IN COMMON CARRIAGE
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3. The authority citation for part 129 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 1372, 40113, 40119, 44101, 44701-44702,
44705, 44709-44711, 44713, 44716-44717, 44722, 44901-44904, 44906,
44912, 46105, Pub. L. 107-71 sec. 104.
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4. In Sec. 129.115, revise the table entitled ``Table 1--Airplane
Subject to 26.21'' to read as follows:
Sec. 129.115 Limit of validity.
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Table 1--Airplanes Subject to Sec. 26.21
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Compliance Date--months Default LOV [flight cycles (FC) or flight
Airplane model after January 14, 2011 hours (FH)]
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Airbus--Existing \1\ Models Only:
A300 B2-1A, B2-1C, B2K-3C, B2-203.. 30........................ 48,000 FC
A300 B4-2C, B4-103................. 30........................ 40,000 FC
A300 B4-203........................ 30........................ 34,000 FC
A300-600 Series.................... 60........................ 30,000 FC/67,500 FH
A310-200 Series.................... 60........................ 40,000 FC/60,000 FH
A310-300 Series.................... 60........................ 35,000 FC/60,000 FH
A318 Series........................ 60........................ 48,000 FC/60,000 FH
A319 Series........................ 60........................ 48,000 FC/60,000 FH
A320-100 Series.................... 60........................ 48,000 FC/48,000 FH
A320-200 Series.................... 60........................ 48,000 FC/60,000 FH
A321 Series........................ 60........................ 48,000 FC/60,000 FH
A330-200, -300 Series (except WV050 60........................ 40,000 FC/60,000 FH
family) (non enhanced).
A330-200, -300 Series WV050 family 60........................ 33,000 FC/100,000 FH
(enhanced).
A330-200 Freighter Series.......... 60........................ See NOTE.
A340-200, -300 Series (except WV 60........................ 20,000 FC/80,000 FH
027 and WV050 family) (non
enhanced).
A340-200, -300 Series WV 027 (non 60........................ 30,000 FC/60,000 FH
enhanced).
A340-300 Series WV050 family 60........................ 20,000 FC/100,000 FH
(enhanced).
A340-500, -600 Series.............. 60........................ 16,600 FC/100,000 FH
A380-800 Series.................... 72........................ See NOTE.
Boeing--Existing \1\ Models Only:
717................................ 60........................ 60,000 FC/60,000 FH
727 (all series)................... 30........................ 60,000 FC
737 (Classics): 737-100, -200, - 30........................ 75,000 FC
200C, -300, -400, -500.
737 (NG): 737-600, -700, -700C, - 60........................ 75,000 FC
800, -900, -900ER.
747 (Classics): 747-100, -100B, - 30........................ 20,000 FC
100B SUD, [dash]200B, -200C, -
200F, -300, 747SP, 747SR.
747-400: 747-400, -400D, -400F..... 60........................ 20,000 FC
757................................ 60........................ 50,000 FC
767................................ 60........................ 50,000 FC
777-200, -300...................... 60........................ 40,000 FC
777-200LR, 777-300ER............... 72........................ 40,000 FC
777F............................... 72........................ 11,000 FC
Bombardier--Existing \1\ Models Only:
CL-600: 2D15 (Regional Jet Series 72........................ 60,000 FC
705), 2D24 (Regional Jet Series
900).
Embraer--Existing \1\ Models Only:
ERJ 170............................ 72........................ See NOTE.
ERJ 190............................ 72........................ See NOTE.
Fokker--Existing \1\ Models Only:
F.28 Mark 0070, Mark 0100.......... 30........................ 90,000 FC
Lockheed--Existing \1\ Models Only:
L-1011............................. 30........................ 36,000 FC
188................................ 30........................ 26,600 FC
382 (all series)................... 30........................ 20,000 FC/50,000 FH
McDonnell Douglas--Existing \1\ Models
Only:
DC-8, -8F.......................... 30........................ 50,000 FC/50,000 FH
DC-9 (except for MD-80 models)..... 30........................ 100,000 FC/100,000 FH
MD-80 (DC-9-81, -82, -83, -87, MD- 30........................ 50,000 FC/50,000 FH
88).
MD-90.............................. 60........................ 60,000 FC/90,000 FH
DC-10-10, -15...................... 30........................ 42,000 FC/60,000 FH
DC-10-30, -40, -10F, -30F, -40F.... 30........................ 30,000 FC/60,000 FH
MD-10-10F.......................... 60........................ 42,000 FC/60,000 FH
MD-10-30F.......................... 60........................ 30,000 FC/60,000 FH
MD-11, MD-11F...................... 60........................ 20,000 FC/60,000 FH
Maximum Takeoff Gross Weight Changes:
All airplanes whose maximum takeoff 30, or within 12 months Not applicable.
gross weight has been decreased to after the LOV is
75,000 pounds or below after approved, or before
January 14, 2011, or increased to operating the airplane,
greater than 75,000 pounds at any whichever occurs latest.
time by an amended type
certificate or supplemental type
certificate.
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All Other Airplane Models (TCs and 72, or within 12 months Not applicable.
amended TCs) not Listed in Table 2. after the LOV is
approved, or before
operating the airplane,
whichever occurs latest.
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\1\ Type certificated as of January 14, 2011.
Note: Airplane operation limitation is stated in the Airworthiness Limitation section.
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Issued in Washington, DC, on August 24, 2012.
Lirio Liu,
Acting Director, Office of Rulemaking.
[FR Doc. 2012-22090 Filed 9-6-12; 8:45 am]
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