### Request to Use CA **RES Child Restraint System for Larger/Older Persons**

I am writing to request an exemption from 14 CFR § 121.311(b) to the extent required for ( **Bryan Joel Grullon Tejada**  ) to be able to use an FAA Approved Child Restraint System even though ( he ) exceeds the weight limits for the CRS. In addition, if m y petition is granted, I request that any air carrier or commercial operator operating under part 121 while ( Bryan ) is aboard its aircraft is granted an exemption from 14 CFR § 121.311(b)(2)(iii) (B) to the extent necessary to allow ( Bryan ) to exceed the specified weight limit for an FAA

- approved child restraint s ys tem during use of that child restraint system aboard an aircraft. I believe the pertinent section from 14 CFR part 121 from which we se ek relief is Section 121.311 Seats, safety belts, and shoulder harnesses.

My **son BRYAN**  **JOEL GRULLON**  **TEJADA** is EIGHT (8) ye ar’s old, weighs **68** pounds, and is **55** inches tall. My **son** ’s physical condition is as follows **Severe Cerebral palsy with affected**  **spinal stenosis** . As a result of ( **his** ) physical condition, ( **he** ) needs the support and security provided by an FAA Approved Child Restraint, but because of (**/his** ) weight is incapable of
com pliance with the regulation. **I am**  **also submitting**  **the following**  **contact information:**  **Bielkis Tejada**  **Sosa and**  **John Alvin**  **Carter (mother**  **- stepfather**  **respectively) 6918**  **Coleshire Drive**  **Dallas, Texas**  **75232 (313)289**  **- 1860** **- (313)231**  **- 6229**  **bicarter88@hotmail.com -**  **alvinjcarter@hotmail.com** I understand th at the regulation is written to create a high level of safety for each individual passenger by ensuring that they are securely restrained in their seats during all phases of flight. The regulation also ensures that an individual does not cause harm to othe r passengers on the airplane by being thrown into them during turbulent or emergency conditions.

I propose that **Bryan Joel Grullon Tejada** be allowed to occupy an FAA Approved Child Restraint (CARES, manufactured by AmSafe, Inc.), even though ( **he** ) exceeds t he manufacturer’s weight limits. This ensures a high level of safety for ( Bryan ) and a high level of safety for the other passengers and crew on the airplane. In fact, in ( Bryan )’s case, safety is greatly enhanced by the extra support and security that the FAA Approved Restraint System will provide during the entire flight. Enhancing safety for ( Brya n ) is in the public interest. In addition, the public interest is also served by the fact that the use of this FAA Approved Child Restraint System allows ( **him** ) to use commercial air transportation. W ithout the support and security of the FAA Approved Child Restraint System, ( **he** ) would be unable to fly commercially. I also believe that, with certain limitations established by the FAA in a grant to this petition, there can be an equivalent level of safety to that provided by the affected regulation. The CARES restraint has been certified by the manufacturer for use by children 22

- 44 pounds. However, thecom ponents of the CARES restraint are the same as those used in restraints for adults on aircraft

and would maintain their integrity if used by someone who weighed several hundred pounds.

I believe that the limit of 44 pounds was established because, with the additional weight of the child attached to the seatback, the seatback would move forward more quickly in an accident scenario and this might cause a higher HIC load for the person seated in the seat behind the passe nger using the CARES restraint (because the seatback moving forward more quickly would
me an that it would not be there to attenuate the energy from the impact of the person seated behind the person using the CARES restraint).

In order to achieve an equival ent level of safety as that provided by the affected regulation, I propose that the FAA establish a limitation in a grant to this petition that ( Brya n ) only sits in a passenger seat with no passenger seated behind her. Therefore, no unsafe condition would exist for a passenger seated behind ( Bryan ) while ( **he** ) is using the CARES restraint. I also propose that all operations under this exemption be conducted with at least one of ( Bryan’s ) parents or a caregiver accompanying him or her. In addition, I propose that ( Bielkis Tejada Sosa and John Alvin Carter ) parent or caregiver must carry a copy of this exemption. I also request that the processing of this petition not be delayed for publication and comment in the Federal Register. W e want to travel **at some ti me between July 1**  **0 , and September 1**  **st depending on the USCIS and the Embassy at Santo Dominigo**  , If you take the time to put this in the Federal Register, it will delay the process and we may not be able to travel in this tim efram e. If it is necessary to p ut a summary in the Federal Register, I submit the following: This is a request for an exemption from FAR 121.311 (b) to the extent required for a child to use an FAA Approved Child Restraint System on an aircraft, even though the child exceeds the weight limits for the CRS. Due to physical challenges, without the support and security of this FAA Approved Child Restraint System, this child would be unable to fly. W e request that this child be allowed to occupy an FAA Approved Child Restraint (CARES, manufac tured by AmSafe, Inc.), even though ( **he** ) exceeds the manufacturer’s weight limits of 44 pounds. In this case, the safety of this child is greatly enhanced by the extra support and security that the FAA Approved Restraint System will provide for ( **him** ) durin g the flight.

Thank you for you r consideration of this request,

Bielkis Tejada Sosa ( Carter ) and John Alvin Carter

Mother and Step

- father of Bryan Joel Grullon Tejada