Federal Aviation Administration, DOT

Section 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]

Section 121.1113 Fuel tank system maintenance 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 passenger 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 Service office proposed maintenance instructions for the tank that meet the
requirements of Special Federal Aviation Regulation No. 88 (SFAR 88) of
this chapter.
(c) After December 16, 2008, no certificate holder may operate an airplane
identified in paragraph (a) of this section unless the maintenance program
for that airplane has been revised to include applicable inspections, procedures, and limitations for fuel tanks
systems.
(d) The proposed fuel tank system
maintenance program revisions must
be based on fuel tank system Instructions for Continued Airworthiness
(ICA) that have been developed in ac-

cordance with the applicable provisions
of SFAR 88 of this chapter or Section 25.1529
and part 25, Appendix H, of this chapter, in effect on June 6, 2001 (including
those developed for auxiliary fuel
tanks, if any, installed under supplemental type certificates or other design approval) and that have been approved by the responsible Aircraft Certification Service office.
(e) After December 16, 2008, before returning an aircraft to service after any
alteration for which fuel tank ICA are
developed under SFAR 88 or under
Section 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 paragraphs (d) and (e) of this section and
any later fuel tank system revisions
must be submitted to the Principal Inspector 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]

Section 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 maximum 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-powered airplane with a type certificate
issued after January 1, 1958, regardless
of the maximum takeoff gross weight,

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