Widespread Fatigue Damage

Aging Aircraft Program (Widespread Fatigue Damage)

14 CFR Part 129 Subpart B 115

Widespread Fatigue Damage

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14 CFR Part 129

Subpart B—Continued Airworthiness and Safety Improvements

§ 129.115   Limit of validity.

(a) Applicability. This section applies to foreign air carriers or foreign persons operating any U.S.-registered transport category, turbine-powered airplane with a maximum takeoff gross weight greater than 75,000 pounds and a type certificate issued after January 1, 1958, regardless of whether the maximum takeoff gross weight is a result of an original type certificate or a later design change. This section also applies to foreign air carriers or foreign persons operating any other U.S.-registered transport category, turbine-powered airplane with a type certificate issued after January 1, 1958, regardless of the maximum takeoff gross weight, for which a limit of validity of the engineering data that supports the structural maintenance program (hereafter referred to as LOV) is required in accordance with § 25.571 or § 26.21 of this chapter after January 14, 2011.

(b) Limit of validity. No foreign air carrier or foreign person may operate a U.S.-registered airplane identified in paragraph (a) of this section after the applicable date identified in Table 1 of this section, unless an Airworthiness Limitations section (ALS) approved under Appendix H to part 25 or § 26.21 of this chapter is incorporated into its maintenance program. The ALS must—

(1) Include an LOV approved under § 25.571 or § 26.21 of this chapter, as applicable, except as provided in paragraph (f) of this section; and

(2) Be clearly distinguishable within its maintenance program.

(c) Operation of airplanes excluded from § 26.21. No certificate holder may operate an airplane identified in § 26.21(g) of this chapter after July 14, 2013, unless an ALS approved under Appendix H to part 25 or § 26.21 of this chapter is incorporated into its maintenance program. The ALS must—

(1) Include an LOV approved under § 25.571 or § 26.21 of this chapter, as applicable, except as provided in paragraph (f) of this section; and

(2) Be clearly distinguishable within its maintenance program

(d) Extended limit of validity. No foreign air carrier or foreign person may operate an airplane beyond the LOV or extended LOV specified in paragraph (b)(1), (c), (d), or (f) of this section, as applicable, unless the following conditions are met:

(1) An ALS must be incorporated into its maintenance program that—

(i) Includes an extended LOV and any widespread fatigue damage airworthiness limitation items (ALIs) approved under § 26.23 of this chapter; and

(ii) Is approved under § 26.23 of this chapter;

(2) The extended LOV and the airworthiness limitation items pertaining to widespread fatigue damage must be clearly distinguishable within its maintenance program.

(e) Principal Maintenance Inspector approval. Foreign air carriers or foreign persons must submit the maintenance program revisions required by paragraphs (b), (c), and (d) of this section to the Principal Maintenance Inspector or Flight Standards International Field Office for review and approval.

(f) Exception. For any airplane for which an LOV has not been approved as of the applicable compliance date specified in paragraph (c) or Table 1 of this section, instead of including an approved LOV in the ALS, an operator must include the applicable default LOV specified in Table 1 or Table 2 of this section, as applicable, in the ALS.

Table 1—Airplanes Subject to § 26.21

Airplane model

Compliance Date—months after January 14, 2011

Default LOV
[flight cycles (FC)
or flight hours (FH)]

Airbus—Existing 1Models Only:



A300 B2-1A, B2-1C, B2K-3C, B2-203

30

48,000 FC

A300 B4-2C, B4-103

30

40,000 FC

A300 B4-203

30

34,000 FC

A300-600 Series

60

30,000 FC/67,500 FH

A310-200 Series

60

40,000 FC/60,000 FH

A310-300 Series

60

35,000 FC/60,000 FH

A318 Series

60

48,000 FC/60,000 FH

A319 Series

60

48,000 FC/60,000 FH

A320-100 Series

60

48,000 FC/48,000 FH

A320-200 Series

60

48,000 FC/60,000 FH

A321 Series

60

48,000 FC/60,000 FH

A330-200, -300 Series (except WV050 family) (non enhanced)

60

40,000 FC/60,000 FH

A330-200, -300 Series WV050 family (enhanced)

60

33,000 FC/100,000 FH

A330-200 Freighter Series

60

See NOTE.

A340-200, -300 Series (except WV 027 and WV050 family) (non enhanced)

60

20,000 FC/80,000 FH

A340-200, -300 Series WV 027 (non enhanced)

60

30,000 FC/60,000 FH

A340-300 Series WV050 family (enhanced)

60

20,000 FC/100,000 FH

A340-500, -600 Series

60

16,600 FC/100,000 FH

A380-800 Series

72

See NOTE.

Boeing—Existing 1Models Only:



717

60

60,000 FC/60,000 FH

727 (all series)

30

60,000 FC

737 (Classics): 737-100, -200, -200C, -300, -400, -500

30

75,000 FC

737 (NG): 737-600, -700, -700C, -800, -900, -900ER

60

75,000 FC

747 (Classics): 747-100, -100B, -100B SUD, -200B, -200C, -200F, -300, 747SP, 747SR

30

20,000 FC

747-400: 747-400, -400D, -400F

60

20,000 FC

757

60

50,000 FC

767

60

50,000 FC

777-200, -300

60

40,000 FC

777-200LR, 777-300ER

72

40,000 FC

777F

72

11,000 FC

Bombardier—Existing 1Models Only:



CL-600: 2D15 (Regional Jet Series 705), 2D24 (Regional Jet Series 900)

72

60,000 FC

Embraer—Existing 1Models Only:



ERJ 170

72

See NOTE.

ERJ 190

72

See NOTE.

Fokker—Existing 1Models Only:



F.28 Mark 0070, Mark 0100

30

90,000 FC

Lockheed—Existing 1Models Only:



L-1011

30

36,000 FC

188

30

26,600 FC

382 (all series)

30

20,000 FC/50,000 FH

McDonnell Douglas—Existing 1Models Only:



DC-8, -8F

30

50,000 FC/50,000 FH

DC-9 (except for MD-80 models)

30

100,000 FC/100,000 FH

MD-80 (DC-9-81, -82, -83, -87, MD-88)

30

50,000 FC/50,000 FH

MD-90

60

60,000 FC/90,000 FH

DC-10-10, -15

30

42,000 FC/60,000 FH

DC-10-30, -40, -10F, -30F, -40F

30

30,000 FC/60,000 FH

MD-10-10F

60

42,000 FC/60,000 FH

MD-10-30F

60

30,000 FC/60,000 FH

MD-11, MD-11F

60

20,000 FC/60,000 FH

Maximum Takeoff Gross Weight Changes:



All airplanes whose maximum takeoff gross weight has been decreased to 75,000 pounds or below after January 14, 2011, or increased to greater than 75,000 pounds at any time by an amended type certificate or supplemental type certificate

30, or within 12 months after the LOV is approved, or before operating the airplane, whichever occurs latest

Not applicable.

All Other Airplane Models (TCs and amended TCs) not Listed in Table 2

72, or within 12 months after the LOV is approved, or before operating the airplane, whichever occurs latest

Not applicable.

1 Type certificated as of January 14, 2011.

Note:Airplane operation limitation is stated in the Airworthiness Limitation section.

Note: Airplane operation limitation is stated in the Airworthiness Limitation section.

Table 2—Airplanes Excluded from § 26.21

Airplane model

Default LOV [flight
cycles (FC) or flight
hours (FH)]

Airbus:


Caravelle

15,000 FC/24,000 FH

Avions Marcel Dassault:


Breguet Aviation Mercure 100C

20,000 FC/16,000 FH

Boeing:


Boeing 707 (-100 Series and -200 Series)

20,000 FC

Boeing 707 (-300 Series and -400 Series)

20,000 FC

Boeing 720

30,000 FC

Bombardier:


CL-44D4 and CL-44J

20,000 FC

BD-700

15,000 FH

Bristol Aeroplane Company:


Britannia 305

10,000 FC

British Aerospace Airbus, Ltd.:


BAC 1-11 (all models)

85,000 FC

British Aerospace (Commercial Aircraft) Ltd.:


Armstrong Whitworth Argosy A.W. 650 Series 101

20,000 FC

BAE Systems (Operations) Ltd.:


BAe 146-100A (all models)

50,000 FC

BAe 146-200-07

50,000 FC

BAe 146-200-07 Dev

50,000 FC

BAe 146-200-11

50,000 FC

BAe 146-200-07A

47,000 FC

BAe 146-200-11 Dev

43,000 FC

BAe 146-300 (all models)

40,000 FC

Avro 146-RJ70A (all models)

40,000 FC

Avro 146-RJ85A and 146-RJ100A (all models)

50,000 FC

D & R Nevada, LLC:


Convair Model 22

1,000 FC/1,000 FH

Convair Model 23M

1,000 FC/1,000 FH

deHavilland Aircraft Company, Ltd.:


D.H. 106 Comet 4C

8,000 FH

Gulfstream:


GV

40,000 FH

GV-SP

40,000 FH

Ilyushin Aviation Complex:


IL-96T

10,000 FC/30,000 FH

Lockheed:


300-50A01 (USAF C 141A)

20,000 FC

[Doc. No. FAA-2006-24281, 75 FR 69787, Nov. 15, 2010, as amended by Amdt. 129-51, 77 FR 30878, May 24, 2012; Amdt. 129-51A, 77 FR 55107, Sept. 7, 2012]



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