§ 129.29 14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–04 Edition)

flight deck door that will provide ac- Model 707, 720, 727, 737, or 747, McDon- cess to the flightdeck. nell Douglas Model DC–8, DC–9/MD–80 (2) Except when it is necessary to or DC–10, Fokker Model F28, or Lock- permit access and egress by persons au- heed Model L–1011 beyond the applica- thorized in accordance with paragraph ble flight cycle implementation time (d)(3) of this section, a pilot in com- specified below, or May 25, 2001, which- mand of an airplane that has a lock- ever occurs later, unless operations able flight deck door in accordance specifications have been issued to ref- with § 129.28(a) and that is carrying pas- erence repair assessment guidelines ap- sengers shall ensure that the door sepa- plicable to the fuselage pressure bound- rating the flight crew compartment ary (fuselage skin, door skin, and bulk- from the passenger compartment is head webs), and those guidelines are in- closed and locked at all times when the corporated in its maintenance pro- airplane is being operated. gram. The repair assessment guidelines (3) No person may admit any person must be approved by the FAA Aircraft to the flight deck of an airplane unless Certification Office (ACO), or office of the person being admitted is— (i) A crewmember, the Transport Airplane Directorate, (ii) An inspector of the civil aviation having cognizance over the type cer- authority responsible for oversight of tificate for the affected airplane. the part 129 operator, or (1) For the Airbus Model A300 (ex- (iii) Any other person authorized by cluding the –600 series), the flight cycle the civil aviation authority responsible implementation time is: for oversight of the part 129 operator. (i) Model B2: 36,000 flights. (e) The requirements of paragraph (a) (ii) Model B4–100 (including Model through (d) except (d)(3), do not apply B4–2C): 30,000 flights above the window to transport category passenger car- line, and 36,000 flights below the win- rying airplanes originally type certifi- dow line. cated with a maximum passenger seat- (iii) Model B4–200: 25,500 flights above ing configuration of 19 seats or less, or the window line, and 34,000 flights to all-cargo airplanes with a payload below the window line. capacity of 7,500 pounds or less. (2) For all models of the British Aero- [Doc. No. FAA–2002–12504, 67 FR 79824, Dec. space BAC 1–11, the flight cycle imple- 30, 2002, as amended by Amdt. 129–38, 68 FR mentation time is 60,000 flights. 42882, July 18, 2003] (3) For all models of the 707, § 129.29 Smoking prohibitions. the flight cycle implementation time is 15,000 flights. (a) No person may smoke and no op- (4) For all models of the Boeing 720, erator may permit smoking in any air- the flight cycle implementation time is craft lavatory. 23,000 flights. (b) Unless otherwise authorized by the Secretary of Transportation, no (5) For all models of the , person may smoke and no operator the flight cycle implementation time is may permit smoking anywhere on the 45,000 flights. aircraft (including the passenger cabin (6) For all models of the , and the flight deck) during scheduled the flight cycle implementation time is passenger foreign air transportation or 60,00 flights. during any scheduled passenger inter- (7) For all models of the , state or intrastate air transportation. the flight cycle implementation time is 15,000 flights. [Doc. No. FAA–2000–7467, 65 FR 36780, June 9, 2000] (8) For all models of the McDonnell Douglas DC–8, the flight cycle imple- § 129.32 Special maintenance program mentation time is 30,000 flights. requirements. (9) For all models of the McDonnell (a) No foreign air carrier or foreign Douglas DC–9/MD–80, the flight cycle persons operating a U.S. registered air- implementation time is 60,000 flights. plane may operate an Airbus Model (10) For all models of the McDonnell A300 (excluding ¥600 series), British Douglas DC–10, the flight cycle imple- Aerospace Model BAC 1–11, Boeing mentation time is 30,000 flights.

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