(a) No person may operate an Airbus Model A300 (excluding the -600
series), British Aerospace Model BAC 1-11, Boeing Model, 707, 720, 727,
737 or 747, McDonnell Douglas Model DC-8, DC-9/MD-80 or DC-10, Fokker
Model F28, or Lockheed Model L-1011 airplane beyond applicable flight
cycle implementation time specified below, or May 25, 2001, whichever
occurs later, unless repair assessment guidelines applicable to the
fuselage pressure boundary (fuselage skin, door skin, and bulkhead webs)
that have been approved by the FAA Aircraft Certification Office (ACO), or
office of the Transport Airplane Directorate, having cognizance over the
type certificate for the affected airplane are incorporated within its
inspection program:
(1) For the Airbus Model A300 (excluding the -600 series), the flight
cycle implementation time is:
(i) Model B2: 36,000 flights.
(ii) Model B4-100 (including Model B4-2C): 30,000 flights above the
window line, and 36,000 flights below the window line.
(iii) Model B4-200: 25,500 flights above the window line, and 34,000
flights below the window line.
(2) For all models of the British Aerospace BAC 1-11, the flight cycle
implementation time is 60,000 flights.
(3) For all models of the Boeing 707, the flight cycle implementation
time is 15,000 flights.
(4) For all models of the Boeing 720, the flight cycle implementation
time is 23,000 flights.
(5) For all models of the Boeing 727, the flight cycle implementation
time is 45,000 flights.
(6) For all models of the Boeing 737, the flight cycle implementation
time is 60,000 flights.
(7) For all models of the Boeing 747, the flight cycle implementation
time is 15,000 flights.
(8) For all models of the McDonnell Douglas DC-8, the flight cycle
implementation time is 30,000 flights.
(9) For all models of the McDonnell Douglas DC-9/MD-80, the flight
cycle implementation time is 60,000 flights.
(10) For all models of the McDonnell Douglas DC-10, the flight cycle
implementation time is 30,000 flights.
(11) For all models of the Lockheed L-1011, the flight cycle
implementation time is 27,000 flights.
(12) For the Fokker F-28 Mark 1000, 2000, 3000, and 4000, the flight
cycle implementation time is 60,000 flights.
(b) After December 6, 2004, no person may operate a turbine-powered
transport category airplane with a type certificate issued after January
1, 1958, and either a maximum type certificated passenger capacity of 30
or more, or a maximum type certificated payload capacity of 7,500 pounds
or more, unless instructions for maintenance and inspection of the fuel
tank system are incorporated into its inspection program. These
instructions must address the actual configuration of the fuel tank
systems of each affected airplane, and must be approved by the FAA
Aircraft Certification Office (ACO), or office of the Transport Airplane
Directorate, having cognizance over the type certificate for the affected
airplane. Operators must submit their request through the cognizant Flight
Standards District Office, who may add comments and then send it to the
manager of the appropriate office. Thereafter, the approved instructions
can be revised only with the approval of the FAA Aircraft Certification
Office (ACO), or office of the Transport Airplane Directorate, having
cognizance over the type certificate for the affected airplane. Operators
must submit their request for revisions through the cognizant Flight
Standards District Office, who may add comments and then send it to the
manager of the appropriate office.