[Federal Register: October 14, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 198)]
[Notices]
[Page 61070]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
[Policy Statement No. ANM112-05-001]
Process for Developing Instructions for Maintenance and
Inspection of Fuel Tank Systems Required by SFAR 88
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of final policy.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces the
availability of final policy on the process used by design approval
holders to develop instructions for maintenance and inspection of the
fuel tank systems of certain transport category airplanes, as required
by Special Federal Aviation Regulation Number 88 (SFAR 88).
DATES: This final policy was issued by the Transport Airplane
Directorate on October 6, 2004.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Collins, Federal Aviation
Administration, Transport Airplane Directorate, Transport Standards
Staff, Safety Management Branch, ANM-112, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton,
WA 98055-4056; telephone (425) 227-2689; fax (425) 227-1149; e-mail:
michael.collins@faa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Disposition of Comments
A notice of proposed policy was published in the Federal Register
on May 28, 2004 as Policy Statement No. PS-AMN100-04-10029. Seven
commenters responded to the request for comments.
Background
This policy provides guidance for complying with the requirements
in Special Federal Aviation Regulation Number 88 (SFAR 88) for the
preparation of instructions for maintenance and inspection of fuel tank
systems in certain transport category airplanes. Paragraph 2(a) of SFAR
88 requires certain holders of Type Certificates (TCs) and Supplemental
Type Certificates (STCs) of large transport airplanes to conduct a
safety review of the fuel tank systems. The purpose of the safety
review is to identify design features which may provide ignition
sources in the fuel tank systems. Corrective actions, such as design
changes, operational procedures, or maintenance may be necessary to
eliminate those ignition sources.
The policy relates to Paragraphs 2(b) and 2(c)(2) of SFAR 88 which
require that, based upon the safety review, the TC and STC holders
develop instructions for maintenance and inspection of the fuel tank
systems in order to maintain design features which preclude the
existence or the development of an ignition source. The FAA intends
that operators use those instructions to propose changes in their
maintenance programs in order to maintain those design features for the
operational life of the airplane.
The final policy is available on the Internet at the following
address: http://www.airweb.faa.gov/rgl. If you do not have access to
the Internet, you can obtain a copy of the policy by contacting the
person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Issued in Renton, Washington, on October 6, 2004.
Kalene C. Yanamura,
Acting Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification
Service.
[FR Doc. 04-23069 Filed 10-13-04; 8:45 am]
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