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14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–19 Edition) 

§ 129.113 

(2) For airplanes subject to § 25.1729 of 

this chapter, the EWIS ICA must com-
ply with paragraph H25.4 and all of 
paragraph H25.5. 

(d) After March 10, 2011, before re-

turning a U.S.-registered airplane to 
service after any alterations for which 
EWIS ICA are developed, the foreign 
person or foreign air carrier must in-
clude in the maintenance program for 
that airplane inspections and proce-
dures for EWIS based on those ICA. 

(e) The EWIS maintenance program 

changes identified in paragraphs (c) 
and (d) of this section and any later 
EWIS revisions must be submitted to 
the Principal Inspector or Flight 
Standards office responsible 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. 129–43, 72 FR 63413, Nov. 8, 2007, as 
amended by Docket FAA–2018–0119, Amdt. 
129–53, 83 FR 9174, Mar. 5, 2018] 

§ 129.113

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 U.S.-registered airplane 

on which an auxiliary fuel tank is in-
stalled under a field approval, before 
June 16, 2008, the foreign person or for-
eign air carrier operating the airplane 
must submit to the responsible Air-

craft Certification Service office pro-
posed 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 for-

eign person or foreign air carrier may 
operate a U.S.-registered airplane iden-
tified in paragraph (a) of this section 
unless the maintenance program for 
that airplane has been revised to in-
clude applicable inspections, proce-
dures, and limitations for fuel tank 
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 a U.S.-registered airplane 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 foreign person or for-
eign air carrier 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 or Flight Standards office re-
sponsible 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 

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