Federal Aviation Administration, DOT § 129.117

TABLE 2—AIRPLANES EXCLUDED FROM § 26.21—Continued

Default LOV [flight Airplane model cycles (FC) or flight hours (FH)]

BD–700 ...... 15,000 FH Bristol Aeroplane Company: Britannia 305 ...... 10,000 FC British Aerospace Airbus, Ltd.: BAC 1–11 (all models) ...... 85,000 FC British Aerospace (Commercial Aircraft) Ltd.: Armstrong Whitworth Argosy A.W. 650 Series 101 ...... 20,000 FC BAE Systems (Operations) Ltd.: BAe 146–100A (all models) ...... 50,000 FC BAe 146–200–07 ...... 50,000 FC BAe 146–200–07 Dev ...... 50,000 FC BAe 146–200–11 ...... 50,000 FC BAe 146–200–07A ...... 47,000 FC BAe 146–200–11 Dev ...... 43,000 FC BAe 146–300 (all models) ...... 40,000 FC Avro 146–RJ70A (all models) ...... 40,000 FC Avro 146–RJ85A and 146–RJ100A (all models) ...... 50,000 FC D & R Nevada, LLC: Convair Model 22 ...... 1,000 FC/1,000 FH Convair Model 23M ...... 1,000 FC/1,000 FH deHavilland Aircraft Company, Ltd.: D.H. 106 Comet 4C ...... 8,000 FH Gulfstream: GV ...... 40,000 FH GV–SP ...... 40,000 FH Ilyushin Aviation Complex: IL–96T ...... 10,000 FC/30,000 FH Lockheed: 300–50A01 (USAF C 141A) ...... 20,000 FC

[Doc. No. FAA–2006–24281, 75 FR 69787, Nov. 15, 2010]

§ 129.117 Flammability reduction TABLE 1 means. Model—Boeing Model—Airbus (a) Applicability. Except as provided in paragraph (o) of this section, this 747 Series A318, A319, A320, A321 Series section applies to U.S.-registered 737 Series A330, A340 Series 777 Series transport category, turbine-powered 767 Series airplanes with a type certificate issued after January 1, 1958, that as a result of (c) Auxiliary Fuel Tanks. After the ap- original type certification or later in- plicable date stated in paragraph (e) of crease in capacity have: this section, no foreign air carrier or (1) A maximum type-certificated pas- foreign person may operate any air- senger capacity of 30 or more, or plane subject § 26.33 of this chapter that (2) A maximum payload capacity of has an Auxiliary Fuel Tank installed 7,500 pounds or more. pursuant to a field approval, unless the (b) New Production Airplanes. Except following requirements are met: in accordance with § 129.14, no foreign (1) The foreign air carrier or foreign air carrier or foreign person may oper- person complies with 14 CFR 26.35 by ate an airplane identified in Table 1 of the applicable date stated in that sec- this section (including all-cargo air- tion. planes) for which application is made (2) The foreign air carrier or foreign for original certificate of airworthiness person installs Flammability Impact or export airworthiness approval after Mitigation Means (FIMM), if applica- December 27, 2010 unless an Ignition ble, that are approved by the FAA Mitigation Means (IMM) or Flamma- Oversight Office. bility Reduction Means (FRM) meeting (3) Except in accordance with § 129.14, the requirements of § 26.33 of this chap- the FIMM, if applicable, are oper- ter is operational. ational.

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(d) Retrofit. After the dates specified nance program for that airplane is re- in paragraph (e) of this section, no for- vised to include those applicable air- eign air carrier or foreign person may worthiness limitations. operate an airplane to which this sec- (h) After the maintenance program is tion applies unless the requirements of revised as required by paragraph (g) of paragraphs (d)(1) and (d)(2) of this sec- this section, before returning an air- tion are met. plane to service after any alteration (1) IMM, FRM or FIMM, if required for which airworthiness limitations are by §§ 26.33, 26.35, or 26.37 of this chapter, required by §§ 25.981, 26.33, 26.35, or 26.37 that are approved by the FAA Over- of this chapter, the foreign person or sight Office, are installed within the foreign air carrier must revise the compliance times specified in para- maintenance program for the airplane graph (e) of this section. to include those airworthiness limita- (2) Except in accordance with § 129.14, tions. the IMM, FRM or FIMM, as applicable, (i) The maintenance program are operational. changes identified in paragraphs (g) (e) Compliance Times. Except as pro- and (h) of this section must be sub- vided in paragraphs (k) and (l) of this mitted to the operator’s assigned section, the installations required by Flight Standards Office or Principal paragraph (d) of this section must be Inspector for review and approval prior accomplished no later than the appli- to incorporation. cable dates specified in paragraph (e)(1) (j) The requirements of paragraph (d) or (e)(2) of this section. of this section do not apply to air- (1) Fifty percent of each foreign air planes operated in all-cargo service, carrier or foreign person’s fleet identi- but those airplanes are subject to para- fied in paragraph (d)(1) of this section graph (f) of this section. must be modified no later than Decem- (k) The compliance dates specified in ber 26, 2014. paragraph (e) of this section may be ex- (2) One hundred percent of each for- tended by one year, provided that— eign air carrier or foreign person’s fleet (1) No later than March 26, 2009, the of airplanes subject to paragraph (d)(1) foreign air carrier or foreign person no- or this section must be modified no tifies its assigned Flight Standards Of- later than December 26, 2017. fice or Principal Inspector that it in- (3) For those foreign air carriers or tends to comply with this paragraph; foreign persons that have only one air- (2) No later than June 24, 2009, the plane for a model identified in Table 1, foreign air carrier or foreign person ap- the airplane must be modified no later plies for an amendment to its oper- than December 26, 2017. ations specifications in accordance (f) Compliance after Installation. Ex- with § 129.11 to include a requirement cept in accordance with § 129.14, no per- for the airplane models specified in son may— Table 2 of this section to use ground (1) Operate an airplane on which IMM air conditioning systems for actual or FRM has been installed before the gate times of more than 30 minutes, dates specified in paragraph (e) of this when available at the gate and oper- section unless the IMM or FRM is operational, whenever the ambient tem- ational. perature exceeds 60 degrees Fahrenheit; (2) Deactivate or remove an IMM or and FRM once installed unless it is re- (3) Thereafter, the certificate holder placed by a means that complies with uses ground air conditioning systems paragraph (d) of this section. as described in paragraph (k)(2) of this (g) Maintenance Program Revisions. No section on each airplane subject to the foreign air carrier or foreign person extension. may operate an airplane for which airworthiness limitations have been ap- TABLE 2 proved by the FAA Oversight Office in accordance with §§ 26.33, 26.35, or 26.37 Model—Boeing Model—Airbus of this chapter after the airplane is 747 Series A318, A319, A320, A321 Series modified in accordance with paragraph 737 Series A300, A310 Series (d) of this section unless the mainte- 777 Series A330, A340 Series

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TABLE 2—Continued (11) Illyushin Aviation IL 96T. (12) Bristol Aircraft Britannia 305. Model—Boeing Model—Airbus (13) Handley Page Herald Type 300. 767 Series (14) Avions Marcel Dassault—Breguet 757 Series Aviation Mercure 100C. (15) Airbus Caravelle. (l) For any foreign air carrier or for- (16) Fokker F–27/Fairchild Hiller FH– eign person for which the operating 227. certificate is issued after December 26, (17) Lockheed L–300. 2008, the compliance date specified in paragraph (e) of this section may be ex- [Doc. No. FAA–2005–22997, 73 FR 42503, July tended by one year, provided that the 21, 2008, as amended by Amdt. 129–47, 74 FR foreign air carrier or foreign person 31620, July 2, 2009] meets the requirements of paragraph (k)(2) of this section when its initial Subpart C—Special Federal operations specifications are issued Aviation Regulations and, thereafter, uses ground air conditioning systems as described in para- § 129.201 SFAR No. 111—Lavatory Oxy- graph (k)(2) of this section on each air- gen Systems. plane subject to the extension. The requirements of § 121.1500 of this (m) After the date by which any per- chapter also apply to this part. son is required by this section to mod- ify 100 percent of the affected fleet, no [Doc. No. FAA–2011–0186, 76 FR 12556, Mar. 8, 2011] person may operate in passenger service any airplane model specified in APPENDIX A TO PART 129 [RESERVED] Table 2 of this section unless the airplane has been modified to comply with § 26.33(c) of this chapter. PART 133—ROTORCRAFT EXTERNAL-LOAD OPERATIONS TABLE 3 Subpart A—Applicability Model—Boeing Model—Airbus Sec. 747 Series A318, A319, A320, A321 Series 133.1 Applicability. 737 Series A300, A310 Series 777 Series A330, A340 Series 767 Series Subpart B—Certification Rules 757 Series 133.11 Certificate required. (n) No foreign air carrier or foreign 133.13 Duration of certificate. person may operate any airplane on 133.14 Carriage of narcotic drugs, mari- huana, and depressant or stimulant drugs which an auxiliary fuel tank is in- or substances. stalled after December 26, 2017 unless 133.15 Application for certificate issuance or the FAA has certified the tank as com- renewal. pliant with § 25.981 of this chapter, in 133.17 Requirements for issuance of a rotor- effect on December 26, 2008. craft external-load operator certificate. (o) Exclusions. The requirements of 133.19 Rotorcraft. this section do not apply to the fol- 133.21 Personnel. lowing airplane models: 133.22 Employment of former FAA employ- (1) Convair CV–240, 340, 440, including ees. 133.23 Knowledge and skill. turbine powered conversions. 133.25 Amendment of certificate. (2) Lockheed L–188 Electra. 133.27 Availability, transfer, and surrender (3) Vickers VC–10. of certificate. (4) Douglas DC–3, including turbine powered conversions. Subpart C—Operating Rules and Related (5) Bombardier CL–44. Requirements (6) Mitsubishi YS–11. (7) BAC 1–11. 133.31 Emergency operations. 133.33 Operating rules. (8) Concorde. 133.35 Carriage of persons. (9) deHavilland D.H. 106 Comet 4C. 133.37 Crewmember training, currency, and (10) VFW—Vereinigte Flugtechnische testing requirements. VFW–614. 133.39 Inspection authority.

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