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Finne y Blvd. , Greenville , T X 7540 2 P.O . Bo x 6056 , Greenville , T X 75403-605 6 2 6 May 201 0 I n Repl y Refe r

To : 8-81710C/10L-03 8 U . S . Departmen t

o f Transportatio n Docke t Operations , Wes t

Buildin g Groun dFloo r Roo mW12-14 0 120 0 Ne w Jerse y Avenue , S E Washington , D C 2059 0 SUBJEC T . Petitio n for

Exemptio n Unde r

1 4 CF R11.61(b) , Fro mCertai n Part s o f 1 4 CF R26 , Continue d Airworthines s an d Safet

y Improvement s for

Transpor t

Category Airplane s T o Whomeve r

I t Ma y Concern : L- 3 Cormnunication s Integrate d Systems , Missio n Integratio n Division , Greenville , Texa s submit s thi s Petitio n fo r Exemptio n unde r

1 4 CF R11.61(b) , fro mcertai n part s o f 1 4 CF R26 , Continue d Airworthines s an d Safet y Improvement s fo r

Transpor t

Categor y Airplanes . AIRPLAN E MODEL : Exemptio n i s requeste dfor th e Boein g 737-700 , Typ e Certificat e Dat aShee t A16WE , whe n ST C ST9214SC- D i s installed . Thi s ST C install s aSel f Protectio n Syste mincludin g aLarg e Aircraf t Infi:are d Counte r

Measur e (LAIRCM ) System , apassiv e RADA RWarnin g Receive r (RWR ) Syste man d aCountermeasur e Dispense r Syste m(CMDS ) fo r

thre e foreig n military-registere daircraft . REGULATOR Y RELIE F REQUESTED : Pelitione r request s exemptio n for

th e followin g regulations . 1 4 CF R26.1 1 - Electrica l wirin g interconnectio n system s (EWIS ) maintenanc e program . (Fina l Rul e Docke t Numbe r FAA-2004-18379 ) 1 4 CF R26.4 7 - Holder s o f an dapplicant s fo r

asupplementa l typ e certificat e - AlteraUon s an d repair s t o alterations . (Fina l Rul e Docke t Numbe r FAA-2005-21693 ) GENERA L BACKGROUND : ST C ST9214SC- D ha s bee n installe do n thre e Boein g 737-70 0 aircraft , seria l number s 36106 , 36107 , an d 36108 . Thes e aircraf

t ar e registere dwit h th e Indi amilitary , an d ar e use d a s Hea d o f Stat e aircraft . Thi s foreig n Hea d o f

Stat e configuratio n include s aself-protectio n system , no t foun d o n ai r

carriers . A s aresul t

o f th e Agin g Aircraf

t Safet y Fina l Rul e (AASFR ) th e FA A issue d regulation s imde r 1 4 CF R2 6 Subpart s B an d E . Th e final rul e i s base d o n severa l fundamenta l principles , tw o o f whic h ar e a s follows . Th e first principl e i s tha t

th e regulation s foun di n 1 4 CF R2 6 ar e intende d t o appl y t o airplane s operate d unde r 1 4 CF R12 1 o r

1 4 CF R129 . Th e secon d principl e i s tha t aDesig n Approva l olde r (DAH ) ma y requir e compensatio n froma n operato r o f thes e airplane s for

wor k performe d t o provid e th e documentatio n require d b y th e regulations .

### REQUESTE D EXEMPTION : L- 3 Communication s request s tha t th e aircraf t identified abov e wit

h ST C ST9214SC- D installe d b e exempt from1 4 CF

R26.1 1 and 26.47 . Justification o f thi s reques t

i s base d o n th e fac t tha t wit h th e self-protection syste minstalle d b

y ST C ST9214SC-D , thes e aircraf t ar e not configured fo

r operatio n unde

r 1 4 CF R12 1 or 1 4 CF R129 . Also , th e govermnen t o f Indi aha s indicate d to L- 3 Communication s tha t thes e aircraf

t ar e registere d wit h th e militar

y of India , and likel

y will neve

r b e operate d unde

r 1 4 CF R12 1 o r 14 CF R129 . Additionally , if th e datarequire d unde

r 1 4 CF R2 6 wer e to b e generated , tha

t datawould no t

b e used by an

y aircraf t operators . Wit h tha t rationale, th e petitione

r request s th e following b e applie d in lie u o f th e existin g rule . Thi s limitatio n shall b e adde d to ST

C ST9214SC- D fo

r flie aiicraf t identified in th e GENERA L BACKGROUN

D sectio n above . Whe n installed , th e airplane s wit h thi s ST C ar e hmite d t o operation s excludin g thos e o f a n Ai r Carrier . Specifically , no operation s unde r 1 4 CF R121 , 1 4 CF

R12 9 o r an y foreign Ai

r Carrie r ar e permitted . JUSTIFICATION AN

D SAFET Y CONSIDERATIONS : Thi s Petitio n fo r Exemption i s consisten

t witii tiie state d safet y goal s of Fina l Rule Docke

t Number s FAA-2004-1837 9 and FAA-2005-21693 . Specifically , th e inten t o f th e Fina l Rule s was to invok

e th e regulation s o

f 1 4 CF R2 6 on Design Approva

l Holder s fo

r airplane s used b y Par t 12 1 an d 12 9 operators . The FA

A criteri afo

r grantin g exemption s to 1 4 CF R26.1 1 an

d 26.4 7 ar e base d on th e operationa

l usag e o f th e airplane . Therefore , grantin g thi s exemptio n o n th e basi s o

f airplane seria l numbe r meet s the criteri awithou

t adveniel y affectin g Publi c Safety . Simila

r criteri awer

e used whe

n th e FA A granted Exemption s 983 8 an d 9935 . PUBLI C INTEREST : Thi s Petitio n fo r Exemptio n i s consisten

t witi i th e state d publi c interes t goal s o f Fina l Rule Docke

t Number s FAA-2004-1837 9 and FAA-2005-21693 . I n addition , thi s Exemption woul d eliminat e unnecessar y cost s b y avoidin g th e creatio n o

f datatha t wil l neve r b e used b y th e operator . Sincerely ,

Dr . Michae

l E . Hoppe y L / FA A OD A Administrator ODA-750173-S W 

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