Federal Aviation Administration, DOT

Section 135.178

airborne thunderstorm detection equipment.
[Doc. No. 16097, 43 FR 46783, Oct. 10, 1978, as
amended by Amdt. 135-20, 51 FR 40710, Nov. 7,
1986; Amdt. 135-60, 61 FR 2616, Jan. 26, 1996]

Section 135.175 Airborne
weather
radar
equipment requirements.
(a) No person may operate a large,
transport category aircraft in passenger-carrying operations unless approved airborne weather radar equipment is installed in the aircraft.
(b) No person may begin a flight
under IFR or night VFR conditions
when current weather reports indicate
that thunderstorms, or other potentially hazardous weather conditions
that can be detected with airborne
weather radar equipment, may reasonably be expected along the route to be
flown, unless the airborne weather
radar equipment required by paragraph
(a) of this section is in satisfactory operating condition.
(c) If the airborne weather radar
equipment becomes inoperative en
route, the aircraft must be operated
under the instructions and procedures
specified for that event in the manual
required by Section 135.21.
(d) This section does not apply to aircraft used solely within the State of
Hawaii, within the State of Alaska,
within that part of Canada west of longitude 130 degrees W, between latitude
70 degrees N, and latitude 53 degrees N,
or during any training, test, or ferry
flight.
(e) Without regard to any other provision of this part, an alternate electrical power supply is not required for
airborne weather radar equipment.
Section 135.177 Emergency equipment requirements for aircraft having a
passenger seating configuration of
more than 19 passengers.
(a) No person may operate an aircraft
having a passenger seating configuration, excluding any pilot seat, of more
than 19 seats unless it is equipped with
the following emergency equipment:
(1) At least one approved first-aid kit
for treatment of injuries likely to
occur in flight or in a minor accident
that must:
(i) Be readily accessible to crewmembers.

(ii) Be stored securely and kept free
from dust, moisture, and damaging
temperatures.
(iii) Contain at least the following
appropriately maintained contents in
the specified quantities:
Contents

Quantity

Adhesive bandage compresses, 1-inch .................
Antiseptic swabs .....................................................
Ammonia inhalants .................................................
Bandage compresses, 4-inch .................................
Triangular bandage compresses, 40-inch ..............
Arm splint, noninflatable .........................................
Leg splint, noninflatable ..........................................
Roller bandage, 4-inch ...........................................
Adhesive tape, 1-inch standard roll ........................
Bandage scissors ...................................................
Protective nonpermeable gloves or equivalent ......

(2) A crash axe carried so as to be accessible to the crew but inaccessible to
passengers during normal operations.
(3) Signs that are visible to all occupants to notify them when smoking is
prohibited and when safety belts must
be fastened. The signs must be constructed so that they can be turned on
during any movement of the aircraft
on the surface, for each takeoff or landing, and at other times considered necessary by the pilot in command.  - No
smoking -  signs shall be turned on
when required by Section 135.127.
(4) [Reserved]
(b) Each item of equipment must be
inspected regularly under inspection
periods established in the operations
specifications to ensure its condition
for continued serviceability and immediate readiness to perform its intended
emergency purposes.
[Doc. No. 16097, 43 FR 46783, Oct. 10, 1978, as
amended by Amdt. 135-25, 53 FR 12362, Apr.
13, 1988; Amdt. 135-43, 57 FR 19245, May 4,
1992; Amdt. 135-44, 57 FR 42676, Sept. 15, 1992;
Amdt. 135-47, 59 FR 1781, Jan. 12, 1994; Amdt.
135-53, 59 FR 52643, Oct. 18, 1994; 59 FR 55208,
Nov. 4, 1994; Amdt. 121-281, 66 FR 19045, Apr.
12, 2001]

Section 135.178 Additional emergency equipment.
No person may operate an airplane
having a passenger seating configuration of more than 19 seats, unless it has
the additional emergency equipment
specified in paragraphs (a) through (l)
of this section.
(a) Means for emergency evacuation.
Each
passenger-carrying
landplane
emergency exit (other than over-the-

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