Federal Aviation Administration, DOT § 91.410

be applied in determining inspection (8) For all models of the McDonnell due times under the new program. Douglas DC–8, the flight cycle imple- (Approved by the Office of Management and mentation time is 30,000 flights. Budget under control number 2120–0005) (9) For all models of the McDonnell [Doc. No. 18334, 54 FR 34311, Aug. 18, 1989; Douglas DC–9/MD–80, the flight cycle Amdt. 91–211, 54 FR 41211, Oct. 5, 1989; Amdt. implementation time is 60,000 flights. 91–267, 66 FR 21066, Apr. 27, 2001] (10) For all models of the McDonnell Douglas DC–10, the flight cycle imple- § 91.410 Special maintenance program mentation time is 30,000 flights. requirements. (11) For all models of the Lockheed (a) No person may operate an Airbus L–1011, the flight cycle implementation Model A300 (excluding the –600 series), time is 27,000 flights. British Aerospace Model BAC 1–11, Boe- (12) For the Fokker F–28 Mark 1000, ing Model, 707, 720, 727, 737 or 747, 2000, 3000, and 4000, the flight cycle im- McDonnell Douglas Model DC–8, DC–9/ plementation time is 60,000 flights. MD–80 or DC–10, Fokker Model F28, or Lockheed Model L–1011 airplane beyond (b) After December 6, 2004, no person applicable flight cycle implementation may operate a turbine-powered trans- time specified below, or May 25, 2001, port category airplane with a type cer- whichever occurs later, unless repair tificate issued after January 1, 1958, assessment guidelines applicable to the and either a maximum type certifi- fuselage pressure boundary (fuselage cated passenger capacity of 30 or more, skin, door skin, and bulkhead webs) or a maximum type certificated pay- that have been approved by the FAA load capacity of 7,500 pounds or more, Aircraft Certification Office (ACO), or unless instructions for maintenance office of the Transport Airplane Direc- and inspection of the fuel tank system torate, having cognizance over the type are incorporated into its inspection certificate for the affected airplane are program. These instructions must ad- incorporated within its inspection pro- dress the actual configuration of the gram: fuel tank systems of each affected air- (1) For the Airbus Model A300 (ex- plane, and must be approved by the cluding the –600 series), the flight cycle FAA Aircraft Certification Office implementation time is: (ACO), or office of the Transport Air- (i) Model B2: 36,000 flights. plane Directorate, having cognizance (ii) Model B4–100 (including Model over the type certificate for the af- B4–2C): 30,000 flights above the window line, and 36,000 flights below the win- fected airplane. Operators must submit dow line. their request through the cognizant (iii) Model B4–200: 25,500 flights above Flight Standards District Office, who the window line, and 34,000 flights may add comments and then send it to below the window line. the manager of the appropriate office. (2) For all models of the British Aero- Thereafter, the approved instructions space BAC 1–11, the flight cycle imple- can be revised only with the approval mentation time is 60,000 flights. of the FAA Aircraft Certification Of- (3) For all models of the 707, fice (ACO), or office of the Transport the flight cycle implementation time is Airplane Directorate, having cog- 15,000 flights. nizance over the type certificate for (4) For all models of the Boeing 720, the affected airplane. Operators must the flight cycle implementation time is submit their request for revisions 23,000 flights. through the cognizant Flight Stand- (5) For all models of the , ards District Office, who may add com- the flight cycle implementation time is ments and then send it to the manager 45,000 flights. of the appropriate office. (6) For all models of the , the flight cycle implementation time is [Doc. No. 29104, 65 FR 24125, Apr. 25, 2000; 65 60,000 flights. FR 35703, June 5, 2000; 65 FR 50744, Aug. 21, (7) For all models of the , 2000, as amended by Amdt. 91–266, 66 FR the flight cycle implementation time is 23130, May 7, 2001; Amdt. 91–272, 67 FR 72834, 15,000 flights. Dec. 9, 2002]

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