United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2007_register executive 2010-09-22 article Part III Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c80a02fb D09002ee1c80a03b7 United States Department of Transportation originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States Federal Aviation Administration originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency This final rule amends FAA regulations for certification and operations of transport category airplanes. These changes are necessary to help ensure continued safety of commercial airplanes. They improve the design, installation, and maintenance of airplane electrical wiring systems and align those requirements as closely as possible with the requirements for fuel tank system safety. This final rule organizes and clarifies design requirements for wire systems by moving existing regulatory references to wiring into a single section of the regulations specifically for wiring and by adding new certification rules. It requires holders of type certificates for certain transport category airplanes to conduct analyses of their airplanes and make necessary changes to existing Instructions for Continued Airworthiness (ICA) to improve maintenance procedures for wire systems. It requires operators to incorporate ICA for wiring into their maintenance or inspection programs. And finally, this final rule clarifies requirements of certain existing rules for operators to incorporate ICA for fuel tank systems into their maintenance or inspection programs. 72 FR 63364 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2007-11-08/E7-21434 E7-21434 fr08no07-16 RIN 2120-AI31 4910-13-P Docket No.: FAA-2004-18379 Amendment Nos. 1-60, 21-90, 25-123, 26-0, 91-297, 121-336, 125-53, 129-43 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2007-11-08/E7-21434 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-11-08/html/E7-21434.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-11-08/pdf/E7-21434.pdf Air Transportation Aircraft Aviation Safety Exports Imports Reporting and Recordkeeping Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Continued Airworthiness Air Carriers 51 p. 63364 63414 72 FR 63364 Title 14 Part 121 14 CFR Part 121 Title 14 Part 125 14 CFR Part 125 Title 14 Part 129 14 CFR Part 129 Title 14 Part 1 14 CFR Part 1 Title 14 Part 21 14 CFR Part 21 Title 14 Part 25 14 CFR Part 25 Title 14 Part 26 14 CFR Part 26 Title 14 Part 91 14 CFR Part 91 RIN 2120-AI31 Enhanced Airworthiness Program for Airplane Systems/Fuel Tank Safety (EAPAS/FTS); Federal Register Vol. 72, Issue RULE E7-21434 III DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 2007-12-10 Docket No.: FAA-2004-18379 Amendment Nos. 1-60, 21-90, 25-123, 26-0, 91-297, 121-336, 125-53, 129-43 4910-13-P E7-21434 Final rule.

This final rule amends FAA regulations for certification and operations of transport category airplanes. These changes are necessary to help ensure continued safety of commercial airplanes. They improve the design, installation, and maintenance of airplane electrical wiring systems and align those requirements as closely as possible with the requirements for fuel tank system safety. This final rule organizes and clarifies design requirements for wire systems by moving existing regulatory references to wiring into a single section of the regulations specifically for wiring and by adding new certification rules. It requires holders of type certificates for certain transport category airplanes to conduct analyses of their airplanes and make necessary changes to existing Instructions for Continued Airworthiness (ICA) to improve maintenance procedures for wire systems. It requires operators to incorporate ICA for wiring into their maintenance or inspection programs. And finally, this final rule clarifies requirements of certain existing rules for operators to incorporate ICA for fuel tank systems into their maintenance or inspection programs.

These amendments become effective December 10, 2007. If you have technical questions about the certification rules in this action, contact Stephen Slotte, ANM- 111, Airplane & Flight Crew Interface, Federal Aviation Administration, 1601 Lind Avenue, SW., Renton, WA 98057-3356; telephone (425) 227-2315; facsimile (425) 227-1320, e-mail steve.slotte@faa.gov. If you have technical questions about the operating rules, contact Fred Sobeck, AFS-308, Aircraft Maintenance Division, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267-7355; facsimile (202) 267-7335, e-mail frederick.sobeck@faa.gov. Direct any legal questions to Doug Anderson, Office of Regional Counsel, Federal Aviation Administration, 1601 Lind Avenue, SW., Renton, WA 98057-3356; telephone (425) 227-2166; facsimile (425) 227-1007, e-mail Douglas.Anderson@faa.gov. Air Transportation Aircraft Aviation Safety Exports Imports Reporting and Recordkeeping Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Continued Airworthiness Air Carriers Air carrier certification and operations: Transport category airplanes Enhanced airworthiness program for airplane systems and fuel tank safety, Douglas.Anderson@faa.gov frederick.sobeck@faa.gov steve.slotte@faa.gov http://av-info.faa.gov/isdr/SDRQueryControl.ASP?vB=IE&cD=32 http://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/ http://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/rulemaking/sbre_act/ http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html http://www.regulations.gov Vol. 72, no. 216 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2007-11-08 continuing daily deposited born digital 357 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2007-11-08 P0b002ee180947191 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr08no07 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2007-11-08 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-11-08/pdf/FR-2007-11-08.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-11-08/xml/FR-2007-11-08.xml fdlp 63097 63444 DGPO 2010-09-22 2024-06-05 FR-2007-11-08 machine generated eng FR FR-2007-11-08 72 216