AFS-15-2874-E

September 24, 2015

 Exemption No. 9569D

 Regulatory Docket No. FAA-2001-9135

Ms. Caitlin M. Randles

Supervisor, FAA Coordination 

The Boeing Company 

P.O. Box 3707 

Seattle, WA 98124 

Dear Ms. Randles: 

This letter is to inform you that we have granted your petition to extend Exemption 

No. 9569, as amended. It explains the basis for our decision and describes its effect. 

The Basis for Our Decision 

By letter dated June 16, 2015, you petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on 

behalf of The Boeing Company (Boeing) for an extension of Exemption 

No. 9569, as amended. That exemption from § 91.611 of Title 14, Code of Federal 

Regulations permits Boeing to conduct ferry flights with one engine inoperative on its Boeing 

707, 720, 727, 747, DC-10, MD-10, and MD-11 airplanes without obtaining a special ferry 

permit. 

In your petition, you indicate that there has been no change in the conditions and reasons 

relative to public interest and safety that were the basis for granting the original exemption. 

The FAA has determined that good cause exists for not publishing a summary of the petition 

in the Federal Register because the requested extension of the exemption would not set a 

precedent, and any delay in acting on this petition would be detrimental to Boeing. 
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Our Decision 

The FAA has determined that the justification for the issuance of Exemption No. 9569, as 

amended, remains valid with respect to this exemption and is in the public interest. Therefore, 

under the authority provided by 49 U.S.C. §§ 106(f), 40113, and 44701, which the FAA 

Administrator has delegated to me, The Boeing Company is granted an extension to 

Exemption No. 9569 for § 91.611 of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, which permits 

Boeing to conduct ferry flights with one engine inoperative on its Boeing 707, 720, 727, 747, 

DC-10, MD-10, and MD-11 airplanes without obtaining a special ferry permit, subject to the 

following conditions and limitations. 

Conditions and Limitations 

1. This exemption applies only to Boeing while operating B-707, B-720, B-727, B747, DC-10, MD-10, and MD-11 airplanes for the purpose of maintenance. 

2. Boeing must prepare an operator’s policy and procedures manual describing how 

its pilots will conduct the B-707, B-720, B-727, B-747, DC-10, MD-10, and MD11 ferry flights with one engine inoperative. 

3. Before flight, the appropriate B-707, B-720, B-727, B-747, DC-10, MD-10, and 

MD-11 airplane and engines must be inspected and discrepancy log reviewed to 

ensure the airplane is in a satisfactory condition for a ferry flight with one engine 

inoperative. In addition, a determination must be made as to whether the 

inoperative engine should be locked to prevent windmilling. This safety of flight 

determination must be made by an appropriately certificated person in accordance 

with the applicable airplane maintenance manual and he or she must certify in the 

airplane logbook that the airplane is in a safe condition for flight. 

4. Ferry flights are permitted only when visual flight rules conditions exist at takeoff 

and landing, including any alternative points of landing. The flightcrew must be 

limited to those personnel essential for ferrying the B-707, B-720, B-727, B-747, 

DC-10, MD-10, and MD-11. 

5. Each pilot in command (PIC) must be given adequate training in ferry-flight 

operations as specified in the B-707, B-720, B-727, B-747, DC-10, MD-10, and 

MD-11 operator’s policy and procedure manual (as provided in condition No. 2) 

and an appropriate entry must be made in the PIC’s logbook upon completion of 

such training. 

6. The operating weight of the B-707, B-720, B-727, B-747, DC-10, MD-10, and 

MD-11 airplane must be the minimum necessary for the ferry flight, including the 

necessary reserve fuel load. 
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7. All operations under this exemption must be conducted in accordance with the 

provisions stipulated in the FAA-approved airplane flight manuals. 

The Effect of Our Decision 

Our decision extends the termination date of Exemption No. 9569, as amended, to 

November 30, 2017, unless sooner superseded or rescinded. 

Sincerely, 

/s/

John Barbagallo

Deputy Director, Flight Standards Service