[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 105 (Thursday, June 1, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28643-28644]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-13403]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
[Change to AC No. 120-42A]


Proposed Appendix 7, Reduction of Operator's Inservice Experience 
Requirement Prior to the Granting of an ETOPS Operational Approval 
[Accelerated ETOPS Operational Approval), to Advisory Circular 120-42A, 
Extended Range Operation with Two-Engine Airplanes (ETOPS).

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Request for comments on proposed Appendix 7 to AC 120-42A.

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SUMMARY: Appendix 7 has been developed as an alternate way for air 
carriers to make ETOPS application as specified in Advisory Circular 
120-42A.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before July 17, 1995.
ADDRESSES: Send all comments and requests for copies of the proposed 
Appendix 7 to: Federal Aviation Administration, Program Management 
Branch, AFS-260, 800 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; or 
deliver comments to this same address, Room 834.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric van Opstal, AFS-260, at the above 
address; telephone (202) 267-3774. [[Page 28644]] 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

    Comments on the Accelerated-ETOPS Appendix 7 are solicited, and may 
be mailed or delivered to the address stated above. Comments may also 
be electronically uploaded to the FAA, AFS-200 Computer Bulletin Board 
System (BBS). The telephone number to access the AFS-200 BBS is (202) 
267-5231. Comments received through the BBS will be printed in hard 
copy and maintained on file. Copies of this document may also be 
received by contacting the office at the above address.

Background

    AC 120-42A provides criteria and guidance for the amount of 
operational inservice experience on specific airframe/engine 
combination by air carriers in order to obtain FAA operational approval 
for various levels of ETOPS. There are three levels of ETOPS 
operational approval. Each level is based on the one engine inoperative 
diversion time in minutes that the airplane may operate from a suitable 
alternate landing field.
--75-minute extended range operation may be approved for air carriers 
with minimal or no inservice experience with the airframe/engine 
combination.
--120-minute extended range operations may be granted air carriers that 
have previously gained 12 consecutive months of operational inservice 
experience with the airframe/engine combination.
--180-minute extended range operations may be granted air carriers that 
have previously gained 12 consecutive months of operational inservice 
experience with the specified airframe/engine combination in conducting 
120-minute extended range (ETOPS) operations.
    The material in Appendix 7 would provide guidance for air carriers 
that wish to apply an accelerated approach in obtaining higher levels 
of ETOPS diversion authority. Advisory Circular 120-42A, paragraph 9b, 
allows for a reduction of the specified inservice experience guidelines 
with the concurrence of the Flight Standards Service Director.
    The Appendix 7 material was jointly developed by participants from 
the airline industry and manufacturing, the FAA, and other State 
regulatory authorities. The material has been coordinated and 
harmonized with the European Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA). The FAA 
and JAA have agreed that Appendix 7 provides an acceptable means for 
air carriers to apply for an Accelerated-ETOPS program.

    Issued in Washington, D.C., on May 17, 1995.
William J. White,
Deputy Director, Flight Standards Service.
[FR Doc. 95-13403 Filed 5-31-95; 8:45 am]
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