Section 129.107

14 CFR Ch. I (1-1-19 Edition)

(3) Airplanes not exceeding 14 years in
service on December 8, 2003; initial and
repetitive inspections and records reviews.
For an airplane that has not exceeded
14 years in service on December 8, 2003,
no later than 5 years after the start of
the airplane-s 15th year in service and
thereafter at intervals not to exceed 7
years.
(b) Unforeseen schedule conflict. In the
event of an unforeseen scheduling conflict for a specific airplane, the Administrator may approve an extension of
up to 90 days beyond an interval specified in paragraph (b) of this section.
(c) Airplane and records availability.
The foreign air carrier or foreign person must make available to the Administrator each U.S.-registered multiengine airplane for which an inspection
and records review is required under
this section, in a condition for inspection specified by the Administrator, together with the records containing the
following information:
(1) Total years in service of the airplane;
(2) Total time in service of the airframe;
(3) Total flight cycles of the airframe;
(4) Date of the last inspection and
records review required by this section;
(5) Current status of life-limited
parts of the airframe;
(6) Time since the last overhaul of all
structural components required to be
overhauled on a specific time basis;
(7) Current inspection status of the
airplane, including the time since the
last inspection required by the inspection program under which the airplane
is maintained;
(8) Current status of applicable airworthiness directives, including the
date and methods of compliance, and if
the airworthiness directive involves recurring action, the time and date when
the next action is required;
(9) A list of major structural alterations; and
(10) A report of major structural repairs and the current inspection status
for those repairs.
(d) Notification to Administrator. Each
foreign air carrier or foreign person
must notify the Administrator at least
60 days before the date on which the
airplane and airplane records will be

made available for the inspection and
records review.
[Doc. No. FAA-1999-5401, 67 FR 72763, Dec. 6,
2002, as amended by Amdt. 129-34, 70 FR 5533,
Feb. 2, 2005; Amdt. 129-41, 70 FR 23936, May 6,
2005. Redesignated by Amdt. 129-43, 72 FR
63413, Nov. 8, 2007]

Section 129.107 Repairs assessment for pressurized fuselages.
(a) No foreign air carrier or foreign
persons operating a U.S. registered airplane may operate an Airbus Model
A300 (excluding Section600 series), British
Aerospace Model BAC 1-11, Boeing
Model 707, 720, 727, 737, or 747, McDonnell Douglas Model DC-8, DC-9/MD-80
or DC-10, Fokker Model F28, or Lockheed Model L-1011 beyond the applicable flight cycle implementation time
specified below, or May 25, 2001, whichever occurs later, unless operations
specifications have been issued to reference repair assessment guidelines applicable to the fuselage pressure boundary (fuselage skin, door skin, and bulkhead webs), and those guidelines are incorporated in its maintenance program. The repair assessment guidelines
must be approved by the responsible
Aircraft Certification Service office for
the type certificate for the affected airplane.
(1) For the Airbus Model A300 (excluding the -600 series), the flight cycle
implementation time is:
(i) Model B2: 36,000 flights.
(ii) Model B4-100 (including Model
B4-2C): 30,000 flights above the window
line, and 36,000 flights below the window line.
(iii) Model B4-200: 25,500 flights above
the window line, and 34,000 flights
below the window line.
(2) For all models of the British Aerospace BAC 1-11, the flight cycle implementation time is 60,000 flights.
(3) For all models of the Boeing 707,
the flight cycle implementation time is
15,000 flights.
(4) For all models of the Boeing 720,
the flight cycle implementation time is
23,000 flights.
(5) For all models of the Boeing 727,
the flight cycle implementation time is
45,000 flights.
(6) For all models of the Boeing 737,
the flight cycle implementation time is
60,00 flights.

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