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14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–19 Edition) 

§ 129.117 

(c) 

Auxiliary Fuel Tanks. 

After the ap-

plicable date stated in paragraph (e) of 
this section, no foreign air carrier or 
foreign person may operate any air-
plane subject § 26.33 of this chapter that 
has an Auxiliary Fuel Tank installed 
pursuant to a field approval, unless the 
following requirements are met: 

(1) The foreign air carrier or foreign 

person complies with 14 CFR 26.35 by 
the applicable date stated in that sec-
tion. 

(2) The foreign air carrier or foreign 

person installs Flammability Impact 
Mitigation Means (FIMM), if applica-
ble, that are approved by the respon-
sible Aircraft Certification Service of-
fice. 

(3) Except in accordance with § 129.14, 

the FIMM, if applicable, are oper-
ational. 

(d) 

Retrofit. 

After the dates specified 

in paragraph (e) of this section, no for-
eign air carrier or foreign person may 
operate an airplane to which this sec-
tion applies unless the requirements of 
paragraphs (d)(1) and (d)(2) of this sec-
tion are met. 

(1) IMM, FRM or FIMM, if required 

by §§ 26.33, 26.35, or 26.37 of this chapter, 
that are approved by the responsible 
Aircraft Certification Service office, 
are installed within the compliance 
times specified in paragraph (e) of this 
section. 

(2) Except in accordance with § 129.14, 

the IMM, FRM or FIMM, as applicable, 
are operational. 

(e) 

Compliance Times. 

Except as pro-

vided in paragraphs (k) and (l) of this 
section, the installations required by 
paragraph (d) of this section must be 
accomplished no later than the appli-
cable dates specified in paragraph (e)(1) 
or (e)(2) of this section. 

(1) Fifty percent of each foreign air 

carrier or foreign person’s fleet identi-
fied in paragraph (d)(1) of this section 
must be modified no later than Decem-
ber 26, 2014. 

(2) One hundred percent of each for-

eign air carrier or foreign person’s fleet 
of airplanes subject to paragraph (d)(1) 
or this section must be modified no 
later than December 26, 2017. 

(3) For those foreign air carriers or 

foreign persons that have only one air-
plane for a model identified in Table 1, 

the airplane must be modified no later 
than December 26, 2017. 

(f) 

Compliance after Installation. 

Ex-

cept in accordance with § 129.14, no per-
son may— 

(1) Operate an airplane on which IMM 

or FRM has been installed before the 
dates specified in paragraph (e) of this 
section unless the IMM or FRM is oper-
ational. 

(2) Deactivate or remove an IMM or 

FRM once installed unless it is re-
placed by a means that complies with 
paragraph (d) of this section. 

(g) 

Maintenance Program Revisions. 

No 

foreign air carrier or foreign person 
may operate an airplane for which air-
worthiness limitations have been ap-
proved by the responsible Aircraft Cer-
tification Service office in accordance 
with §§ 26.33, 26.35, or 26.37 of this chap-
ter after the airplane is modified in ac-
cordance with paragraph (d) of this sec-
tion unless the maintenance program 
for that airplane is revised to include 
those applicable airworthiness limita-
tions. 

(h) After the maintenance program is 

revised as required by paragraph (g) of 
this section, before returning an air-
plane to service after any alteration 
for which airworthiness limitations are 
required by §§ 25.981, 26.33, 26.35, or 26.37 
of this chapter, the foreign person or 
foreign air carrier must revise the 
maintenance program for the airplane 
to include those airworthiness limita-
tions. 

(i) The maintenance program 

changes identified in paragraphs (g) 
and (h) of this section must be sub-
mitted to the operator’s responsible 
Flight Standards office or Principal In-
spector for review and approval prior 
to incorporation. 

(j) The requirements of paragraph (d) 

of this section do not apply to air-
planes operated in all-cargo service, 
but those airplanes are subject to para-
graph (f) of this section. 

(k) The compliance dates specified in 

paragraph (e) of this section may be ex-
tended by one year, provided that— 

(1) No later than March 26, 2009, the 

foreign air carrier or foreign person no-
tifies its responsible Flight Standards 
office or Principal Inspector that it in-
tends to comply with this paragraph; 

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