Code of Federal Regulations - Title 14

629

Federal Aviation Administration, DOT

§ 26.35

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757 Series

Model—Airbus

A318, A319, A320, A321 Series
A300, A310 Series
A330, A340 Series

(d)

Design Changes and Service Instruc-

tions. By the times specified in para-
graph (e) of this section, each person
subject to this section must meet the
requirements of paragraphs (d)(1) or
(d)(2) of this section, as applicable.

(1) For holders and applicants subject

to paragraph (a)(1) or (a)(3)(iii) of this
section, if the assessment required by
paragraph (c) of this section identifies
any features of the design change that
compromise any CDCCL applicable to
any airplane on which the design
change is eligible for installation, the
holder or applicant must submit for ap-
proval by the FAA Oversight Office de-
sign changes and service instructions
for Flammability Impact Mitigation
Means (FIMM) that would bring the de-
sign change into compliance with the
CDCCL. Any fuel tank modified as re-
quired by this paragraph must also be
evaluated as required by paragraph (b)
of this section.

(2) Applicants subject to paragraph

(a)(2), or (a)(3)(i) of this section must
comply with the requirements of 14
CFR 25.981, in effect on December 26,
2008.

(3) Applicants subject to paragraph

(a)(3)(ii) of this section must comply
with the requirements of 14 CFR 26.33.

(e)

Compliance Times for Design

Changes and Service Instructions. The
following persons subject to this sec-

tion must comply with the require-
ments of paragraph (d) of this section
at the specified times.

(1) Holders of supplemental type cer-

tificates and field approvals: Before De-
cember 26, 2012.

(2) Applicants for supplemental type

certificates and for amendments to
type certificates: Before December 26,
2012, or before the certificate is issued,
whichever occurs later.

(f)

Compliance Planning. By the appli-

cable date specified in Table 2 of this
section, each person subject to para-
graph (a)(1) of this section must submit
for approval by the FAA Oversight Of-
fice compliance plans for the flamma-
bility exposure analysis required by
paragraph (b) of this section, the im-
pact assessment required by paragraph
(c) of this section, and the design
changes and service instructions re-
quired by paragraph (d) of this section.
Each person’s compliance plans must
include the following:

(1) A proposed project schedule for

submitting the required analysis or im-
pact assessment.

(2) A proposed means of compliance

with paragraph (d) of this section.

(3) For the requirements of paragraph

(d) of this section, a proposal for sub-
mitting a draft of all design changes, if
any are required, and Airworthiness
Limitations (including CDCCLs) for re-
view by the FAA Oversight Office not
less than 60 days before the compliance
time specified in paragraph (e) of this
section.

(4) For the requirements of paragraph

(d) of this section, a proposal for how
the approved service information and
any necessary modification parts will
be made available to affected persons.

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OMPLIANCE

LANNING

ATES

Flammability exposure anal-

ysis plan

Impact assessment plan

Design changes and service

instructions plan

STC and Field Approval Hold-

ers.

March 26, 2009 ......................

February 26, 2011 ..................

August 26, 2011.

(g) Each person subject to this sec-

tion must implement the compliance

plans, or later revisions, as approved
under paragraph (f) of this section.

[Doc. No. FAA–2005–22997, 73 FR 42499, July
21, 2008, as amended by Amdt. 26–3, 74 FR
31619, July 2, 2009]

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