Summary: Pursuant to FAA's rulemaking provisions governing the application, processing, and disposition of petitions for exemption (14 CFR Part 11), this notice contains a summary of certain petitions seeking relief from specified requirements of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR Chapter I), dispositions of certain petitions previously received, and corrections. The purpose of this notice is to improve the public's awareness of, and participation in, this aspect of FAA's regulatory activities.
Docket No.: 28963 Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 43.3 Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit properly trained pilots employed by Wiggins to change the electrical leads from the ignition exciter box to the spare ignition exciter box, in the event of an ignition box failure, on its Cessna C-208B Caravan aircraft for operations conducted under 14 CFR Part 135. Denial, Dec. 3, 2001, Exemption No. 7671
RAYTHEON Models E55, E55A, A56TC, 58, 58A, 58P, 58PA, 58TC, and 58TCA airplanes (Docket No. 2001-CE-43-AD) - proposes to require inspection of the Instrument Subpanel electroluminescent panel retaining screw for proper length and the rotating beacon circuit breaker switch (or any other switch in the same location) for damage, and replacement of any screw or circuit breaker switch as necessary.
MIKE POOL was promoted to vice president, Six Sigma at Cessna Aircraft. He will be responsible for expanding and accelerating the Six Sigma program. Pool was most recently director, activity-based costing at Cessna. He has more than 20 years of experience in program and operations management and finance.
ROLLS-ROYCE Models Tay 650-15 and 651-54 turbofan engines (Docket No. 2001-NE-02-AD; Amendment 39-12624; AD 2002-01-29) - requires borescope inspection of the high-pressure compressor (HPC) Stage 12 disc assembly to detect damage caused by HPC outlet guide vane (OGV) retaining bolt failure, and replacement of unserviceable parts with serviceable parts. This action also requires as terminating action, the incorporation of a new design retention arrangement for the HPC OGV, to prevent HPC OGV retaining bolt failure.
Continuing its quest to get business operators back into Washington Reagan National Airport (DCA), the National Business Aviation Association last week sent a revised proposal to the Federal Aviation Administration that details its security plan for use of the airport and stepped up its lobbying campaign to win political support for reopening DCA to business flights. NBAA is proposing that FAA issue security letters of authorization (SLOA) to Part 91 and 135 operators who apply and agree to comply with SLOA requirements (BA, Dec. 10/265).
FLIGHTSAFETY INTERNATIONAL won FAA Level D approval for its Citation Bravo and Gulfstream 200 full flight simulators. The Bravo simulator is installed at its San Antonio, Texas facility, which also is equipped with CJ1, CitationJet, Citation II, Citation SII and Citation III simulators. The Gulfstream 200 simulator, previously Level C approved, is based at FlightSafety's newest training facility on the east side of Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport.
Docket No.: FAA-2001-10622 Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 135.265(d) Description of Relief Sought: To allow PGCH to engage flight crewmembers on a seven days on, seven days off work rotation schedule.
THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION'S newly formed Transportation Security Administration plans to study security procedures and processes at 15 U.S. airports and use the results to improve security at the 429 U.S. airports with commercial service. The 15 airports involved in the six-week study are Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport; Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport; Baltimore-Washington International Airport; Boston Logan International Airport; Charlotte/Douglas International Airport; Chicago O'Hare International Airport; Dallas/Ft.
TWO HOUSE TRANSPORTATION leaders urged their colleagues to help provide relief from an IRS determination that a charter company needs to pay the aviation segment fee retroactively if it has assessed the fee on a per-flight rather than a per-passenger basis.The IRS made this determination in a technical advice memorandum (TAM) issued to a St. Paul, Minn. operator. In a Feb.
BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON Model HH-1K, TH-1F, TH-1L, UH-1A, UH-1B, UH-1E, UH-1F, UH-1H, UH-1L, UH-1P, and Southwest Florida Aviation Model SW204, SW204HP, SW205, and SW205A-1 helicopters (Docket No. 2001-SW-14-AD; Amendment 39-12628; AD 2002-01-31) - supersedes an existing AD that currently requires establishing retirement lives for certain main rotor masts, creating a component history card or equivalent record, and identifying and replacing any unairworthy masts.
Docket No.: FAA-2002-11280 Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 25.601 Description of Relief Sought: To allow Lufthansa to configure the Boeing Model 737-700 IGW series airplane for private, not-for-hire use with an executive interior that includes a partition partially made of glass in the passenger cabin.
Pilots flying into the Salt Lake City area over the next two weeks will be operating in some of the most secure, albeit crowded, airspace ever designated, with airmen warned that they must pay strict attention to designated routings and controllers' directives. That was the word last week from Thomas R. Davidson, the FAA's Air Traffic Customer Advocate.
SAE INTERNATIONAL will host the FAA General Aviation Aircraft Forecast Meeting during the SAE International Aviation Technology Conference&Exhibition April 16-18 at the Century II Conference&Exhibition Center in Wichita, Kan. In addition to the conference and the forecast meeting, FAA will hold its Designated Representative Symposium for the Central Region April 16.
Gulfstream Aerospace officials, who have been seeking ways to increase the company's profitability, announced plans last week to shut down production facilities in Oklahoma that have been part of the Gulfstream family for more than two decades.
GLOBAL AEROSPACE and Universal Weather&Aviation, Inc. are presenting a series of Business Aviation Security Briefings. Global, the parent company of Associated Aviation Underwriters, and Universal, the Houston, Texas-based flight planning firm, said the briefings will include a review of industry "best practices" to assist in making corporate aviation security possible. The briefings are free, but registration is required. The next sessions are tentatively planned for Dallas, Texas on Feb. 28; Van Nuys, Calif., on or about March 6; Ft.
Bombardier will proceed with development of its new Global 5000 business jet, the company said Wednesday, despite a relatively small number of purchase commitments for the new plane.
Docket No.: FAA-2001-11150 Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 25.857(b)(3) Description of Relief Sought: To allow FSAS to configure the CASA C-212 CC and CD series airplane in a passenger/cargo configuration and be exempt from the requirements of 14 CFR 25.857(b)(3) for a "separate approved smoke detector or fire detector system to give warning at the pilot or flight engineer station.''
Advanced Aerodynamics&Structures, Inc., the Long Beach, Calif. company that's spent millions of dollars developing the Jetcruzer 500 aircraft, is abruptly changing course under the direction of new Chairman Roy H. Norris, who plans to focus on taking over Mooney Aircraft in Kerrville, Texas and resuming production of Mooney's single-engine product line.
BOMBARDIER, which last fall shelved production of its amphibious CL415 water bomber aircraft until orders picked up, launched a 90-day tour for the water bomber covering 10 countries in the Asia-Pacific region. "We're confident this tour will demonstrate the unique capabilities of the Bombardier 415 under the region's challenging conditions," said Tom Appleton, president of Bombardier Amphibious Aircraft.
MESA AIR GROUP partnered with Midland College in Midland, Texas for its Pilot Development Program. Under the partnership, pilots trained through Midland's "Pro-Focus" ab initio program will feed into Mesa's Pilot Preparation for turbine training. The Midland program uses Mooney aircraft and employs "military precision and performance standards in a commercial pilot training environment," Mesa said. Graduates of Mesa's Pilot Development Program are guaranteed a job interview. Historically those interviews have resulted in a 97 percent placement rate, Mesa said.
Docket No.: FAA-2001-8614 Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 145.37(b) Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit GE OWS to qualify for an airframe rating without having suitable permanent housing for at least one of the heaviest aircraft within the weight class of the rating it seeks. Denial, Dec. 3, 2001, Exemption No. 7670
DUNCAN AVIATION jumped up more than 30 places on FORTUNE magazine's annual list of "The 100 Best Companies To Work For," moving from 62 last year to 30 in the current listing, which appears in the Feb. 4 issue. The 100 Best were chosen from 279 companies that asked to be on the list, with two-thirds of the score based on extensive independent surveys of randomly selected employees. One of the reasons cited for Duncan's high rating is that "Full timers at this aircraft-maintenance company get twice-yearly profit-sharing bonuses."
Docket No.: FAA-2001-8940 Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 65.104(a)(2) Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Liefeld to be eligible to apply for a repairman certificate (experimental aircraft builder) for the Pietenpol Air Camper kit airplane (Registration No. N11MS, Serial No. MS1), without being the primary builder. Grant, Dec. 3, 2002, Exemption No. 7672.
ECLIPSE AVIATION completed the assembly of the lower cabin of the first Eclipse 500 jet using friction stir welding. Eclipse said it is the first company to use friction stir welding in production of thin gauge aircraft aluminum. "While we have been completing friction stir welds using production tooling and thin materials for some time now, assembling one of the components for the first Eclipse 500 jet is a very significant milestone," said Vern Raburn, president and CEO.
