Section 135.169

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

(i) RTCA DO-204, Minimum Operational
Performance
Standards
(MOPS) 406 MHz Emergency Locator
Transmitters (ELTs), Sept. 29, 1989, and
(ii) RTCA DO-204A, Minimum Operational
Performance
Standards
(MOPS) 406 MHz Emergency Locator
Transmitters (ELT), Dec. 6, 2007.
[Doc. No. FAA-2010-0982, 79 FR 9973, Feb. 21,
2014, as amended by Amdt. 135-138, 83 FR
1189, Jan. 10, 2018]

Section 135.169 Additional airworthiness requirements.
(a) Except for commuter category
airplanes, no person may operate a
large airplane unless it meets the additional airworthiness requirements of
SectionSection 121.213 through 121.283 and 121.307 of
this chapter.
(b) No person may operate a small
airplane that has a passenger-seating
configuration, excluding pilot seats, of
10 seats or more unless it is type certificated - 
(1) In the transport category;
(2) Before July 1, 1970, in the normal
category and meets special conditions
issued by the Administrator for airplanes intended for use in operations
under this part;
(3) Before July 19, 1970, in the normal
category and meets the additional airworthiness standards in Special Federal Aviation Regulation No. 23;
(4) In the normal category and meets
the additional airworthiness standards
in appendix A;
(5) In the normal category and complies with section 1.(a) of Special Federal Aviation Regulation No. 41;
(6) In the normal category and complies with section 1.(b) of Special Federal Aviation Regulation No. 41;
(7) In the commuter category; or
(8) In the normal category, as a
multi-engine certification level 4 airplane as defined in part 23 of this chapter.
(c) No person may operate a small
airplane with a passenger seating configuration, excluding any pilot seat, of
10 seats or more, with a seating configuration greater than the maximum
seating configuration used in that type
airplane in operations under this part
before August 19, 1977. This paragraph
does not apply to - 

(1) An airplane that is type certificated in the transport category; or
(2) An airplane that complies with - 
(i) Appendix A of this part provided
that its passenger seating configuration, excluding pilot seats, does not exceed 19 seats; or
(ii) Special Federal Aviation Regulation No. 41.
(d) Cargo or baggage compartments:
(1) After March 20, 1991, each Class C
or D compartment, as defined in Section 25.857
of part 25 of this chapter, greater than
200 cubic feet in volume in a transport
category airplane type certificated
after January 1, 1958, must have ceiling
and sidewall panels which are constructed of:
(i) Glass fiber reinforced resin;
(ii) Materials which meet the test requirements of part 25, appendix F, part
III of this chapter; or
(iii) In the case of liner installations
approved prior to March 20, 1989, aluminum.
(2) For compliance with this paragraph, the term  - liner -  includes any
design feature, such as a joint or fastener, which would affect the capability of the liner to safely contain a
fire.
[Doc. No. 16097, 43 FR 46783, Oct. 10, 1978, as
amended by Amdt. 135-2, 44 FR 53731, Sept.
17, 1979; Amdt. 135-21, 52 FR 1836, Jan. 15,
1987; 52 FR 34745, Sept. 14, 1987; Amdt. 135-31,
54 FR 7389, Feb. 17, 1989; Amdt. 135-55, 60 FR
6628, Feb. 2, 1995; Docket FAA-2015-1621,
Amdt. 135-136, 81 FR 96701, Dec. 30, 2016]

Section 135.170 Materials
interiors.

for

compartment

(a) No person may operate an airplane that conforms to an amended or
supplemental type certificate issued in
accordance with SFAR No. 41 for a
maximum certificated takeoff weight
in excess of 12,500 pounds unless within
one year after issuance of the initial
airworthiness certificate under that
SFAR, the airplane meets the compartment interior requirements set forth in
Section 25.853(a) in effect March 6, 1995 (formerly Section 25.853 (a), (b), (b-1), (b-2), and
(b-3) of this chapter in effect on September 26, 1978).
(b) Except for commuter category
airplanes and airplanes certificated
under Special Federal Aviation Regulation No. 41, no person may operate a

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