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§ 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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