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Federal Aviation Administration, DOT 

§ 121.1115 

the Principal Inspector for review and 
approval. 

(f) This section does not apply to the 

following airplane models: 

(1) Lockheed L–188 
(2) Bombardier CL–44 
(3) Mitsubishi YS–11 
(4) British Aerospace BAC 1–11 
(5) Concorde 
(6) deHavilland D.H. 106 Comet 4C 
(7) VFW-Vereinigte Flugtechnische 

Werk VFW–614 

(8) Illyushin Aviation IL 96T 
(9) Bristol Aircraft Britannia 305 
(10) Handley Page Herald Type 300 
(11) Avions Marcel Dassault—Breguet 

Aviation Mercure 100C 

(12) Airbus Caravelle 
(13) Lockheed L–300 

[Amdt. 121–336, 72 FR 63411, Nov. 8, 2007, as 
amended by Docket FAA–2018–0119, Amdt. 
121–380, 83 FR 9173, Mar. 5, 2018] 

§ 121.1113

Fuel tank system mainte-

nance program. 

(a) Except as provided in paragraph 

(g) of this section, this section applies 
to transport category, turbine-powered 
airplanes with a type certificate issued 
after January 1, 1958, that, as a result 
of original type certification or later 
increase in capacity, have— 

(1) A maximum type-certificated pas-

senger capacity of 30 or more, or 

(2) A maximum payload capacity of 

7500 pounds or more. 

(b) For each airplane on which an 

auxiliary fuel tank is installed under a 
field approval, before June 16, 2008, the 
certificate holder must submit to the 
responsible Aircraft Certification Serv-
ice office proposed maintenance in-
structions for the tank that meet the 
requirements of Special Federal Avia-
tion Regulation No. 88 (SFAR 88) of 
this chapter. 

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

cate holder may operate an airplane 
identified in paragraph (a) of this sec-
tion unless the maintenance program 
for that airplane has been revised to in-
clude applicable inspections, proce-
dures, and limitations for fuel tanks 
systems. 

(d) The proposed fuel tank system 

maintenance program revisions must 
be based on fuel tank system Instruc-
tions for Continued Airworthiness 
(ICA) that have been developed in ac-

cordance with the applicable provisions 
of SFAR 88 of this chapter or § 25.1529 
and part 25, Appendix H, of this chap-
ter, in effect on June 6, 2001 (including 
those developed for auxiliary fuel 
tanks, if any, installed under supple-
mental type certificates or other de-
sign approval) and that have been ap-
proved by the responsible Aircraft Cer-
tification Service office. 

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

turning an aircraft to service after any 
alteration for which fuel tank ICA are 
developed under SFAR 88 or under 
§ 25.1529 in effect on June 6, 2001, the 
certificate holder must include in the 
maintenance program for the airplane 
inspections and procedures for the fuel 
tank system based on those ICA. 

(f) The fuel tank system maintenance 

program changes identified in para-
graphs (d) and (e) of this section and 
any later fuel tank system revisions 
must be submitted to the Principal In-
spector 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. 121–336, 72 FR 63411, Nov. 8, 2007, as 
amended by Docket FAA–2018–0119, Amdt. 
121–380, 83 FR 9173, Mar. 5, 2018] 

§ 121.1115

Limit of validity. 

(a) 

Applicability. 

This section applies 

to certificate holders operating any 
transport category, turbine-powered 
airplane with a maximum takeoff gross 
weight greater than 75,000 pounds and a 
type certificate issued after January 1, 
1958, regardless of whether the max-
imum takeoff gross weight is a result 
of an original type certificate or a 
later design change. This section also 
applies to certificate holders operating 
any transport category, turbine-pow-
ered airplane with a type certificate 
issued after January 1, 1958, regardless 
of the maximum takeoff gross weight, 

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