Federal Aviation Administration, DOT

Section 129.105

flight deck door that will provide access to the flightdeck.
(2) Except when it is necessary to
permit access and egress by persons authorized in accordance with paragraph
(d)(3) of this section, a pilot in command of an airplane that has a lockable flight deck door in accordance
with Section 129.28(a) and that is carrying passengers shall ensure that the door separating the flight crew compartment
from the passenger compartment is
closed and locked at all times when the
airplane is being operated.
(3) No person may admit any person
to the flight deck of an airplane unless
the person being admitted is - 
(i) A crewmember,
(ii) An inspector of the civil aviation
authority responsible for oversight of
the part 129 operator, or
(iii) Any other person authorized by
the civil aviation authority responsible
for oversight of the part 129 operator.
(e) The requirements of paragraph (a)
through (d) except (d)(3), do not apply
to transport category passenger carrying airplanes originally type certificated with a maximum passenger seating configuration of 19 seats or less, or
to all-cargo airplanes with a payload
capacity of 7,500 pounds or less.
[Doc. No. FAA-2002-12504, 67 FR 79824, Dec.
30, 2002, as amended by Amdt. 129-38, 68 FR
42882, July 18, 2003]

Section 129.29

Smoking prohibitions.

(a) No person may smoke and no operator may permit smoking in any aircraft lavatory.
(b) Unless otherwise authorized by
the Secretary of Transportation, no
person may smoke and no operator
may permit smoking anywhere on the
aircraft (including the passenger cabin
and the flight deck) during scheduled
passenger foreign air transportation or
during any scheduled passenger interstate or intrastate air transportation.
[Doc. No. FAA-2000-7467, 65 FR 36780, June 9,
2000]

Subpart B - Continued Airworthiness and Safety Improvements
Section 129.101 Purpose and definition.
(a) This subpart requires a foreign
person or foreign air carrier operating
a U.S. registered airplane in common
carriage to support the continued airworthiness of each airplane. These requirements may include, but are not
limited to, revising the maintenance
program, incorporating design changes,
and incorporating revisions to Instructions for Continued Airworthiness.
(b) [Reserved]
[Amdt. 129-43, 72 FR 63413, Nov. 8, 2007, as
amended by Docket FAA-2018-0119, Amdt.
129-53, 83 FR 9174, Mar. 5, 2018]

Section 129.103

[Reserved]

Section 129.105 Aging airplane inspections
and records reviews for U.S.-registered multiengine aircraft.
(a) Operation after inspection and
records review. After the dates specified
in this paragraph, a foreign air carrier
or foreign person may not operate a
U.S.-registered multiengine airplane
under this part unless the Administrator has notified the foreign air carrier or foreign person that the Administrator has completed the aging airplane inspection and records review required by this section. During the inspection and records review, the foreign air carrier or foreign person must
demonstrate to the Administrator that
the maintenance of age sensitive parts
and components of the airplane has
been adequate and timely enough to
ensure the highest degree of safety.
(1) Airplanes exceeding 24 years in service on December 8, 2003; initial and repetitive inspections and records reviews.
For an airplane that has exceeded 24
years in service on December 8, 2003, no
later than December 5, 2007, and thereafter at intervals not to exceed 7 years.
(2) Airplanes exceeding 14 years in service but not 24 years in service on December 8, 2003; initial and repetitive inspections and records reviews. For an airplane that has exceeded 14 years in
service, but not 24 years in service, on
December 8, 2003, no later than December 4, 2008, and thereafter at intervals
not to exceed 7 years.

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