AFS-11-184-E 

April 1, 2011 

 Exemption No. 10232 

 Regulatory Docket No. FAA-2011-0145 

Mr. Daniel B. Haddix 

Director-Quality Assurance 

United Parcel Service 

1400 N. Hurstbourne Parkway 

Louisville, KY 40223 

Dear Mr. Haddix: 

This letter is to inform you that we have granted your request for exemption. It transmits our 

decision, explains its basis, and gives you the conditions and limitations of the exemption, 

including the date it ends. 

The Basis for Our Decision 

By letters dated February 14 and March 1, 2011, you petitioned the Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA) on behalf of United Parcel Service Co. (UPS) for an exemption from 

§ 121.344 of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR). This exemption would allow 

UPS to continue to operate 18 Boeing 767 AF series aircraft for 18 months from delivery of 

the aircraft without complying with § 121.344 and part 121, appendix M, footnote 18. 

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

in the Federal Register because the requested exemption would not set a precedent, and any 

delay in acting on this petition would be detrimental to UPS. 

The FAA has issued a grant of exemption in circumstances similar in all material respects to 

those presented in your petition. In Grant of Exemption No. 10200 (copy enclosed), the FAA 

granted relief from recording a parameter listed under § 121.344(f) and part 121, appendix M, 

footnote 18, because the petitioner minimized the impact of the loss of the flight recorder data 

and showed the loss of the data did not affect the safety of the aircraft. 
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Having reviewed your reasons for requesting an exemption, I find that— 

 they are similar in all material respects to relief previously requested in the enclosed Grant 

of Exemption No. 10200; 

 the reasons stated by the FAA for granting the enclosed Grant of Exemption No. 10200 

also apply to the situation you present; and 

 a grant of exemption is in the public interest. 

Our Decision 

Under the authority contained in 49 U.S.C. 40113 and 44701, which the FAA Administrator 

has delegated to me, I hereby grant United Parcel Service Co. an exemption from 

14 CFR § 121.344 to the extent necessary to allow UPS to temporarily operate 18 newly 

delivered Boeing 767 AF series aircraft, subject to the conditions and limitations described 

below. 

Conditions and Limitations 

1. This exemption only applies to the following aircraft. 

Make Model Registration No. Serial No. 

Boeing 767-34AF N342UP 37865 

Boeing 767-34AF N343UP 37945 

Boeing 767-34AF N344UP 37866 

Boeing 767-34AF N345UP 37867 

Boeing 767-34AF N346UP 37868 

Boeing 767-34AF N347UP 37871 

Boeing 767-34AF N348UP 37872 

Boeing 767-34AF N349UP 37947 

Boeing 767-34AF N350UP 37873 

Boeing 767-34AF N351UP 37874 

Boeing 767-34AF N352UP 37875 

Boeing 767-34AF N353UP 37877 

Boeing 767-34AF N354UP 37862 

Boeing 767-34AF N355UP 37863 

Boeing 767-34AF N356UP 37869 

Boeing 767-34AF N357UP 37876 

Boeing 767-34AF N358UP 37864 

Boeing 767-34AF N359UP 37870 

2. This exemption allows the above listed aircraft to operate with the digital flight 

data recorder (DFDR) sampling rate requirements that were in effect before 

December 6, 2010, as listed in part 121, appendix M, for parameter 18 (lateral 

acceleration) and parameter 88 (rudder pedal, control wheel, and control column 

left and right forces).
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3. A copy of this exemption must be retained with the operator’s DFDR correlation 

documentation as specified in § 121.344(j) until the airplanes identified in this 

exemption have incorporated the digital flight data acquisition unit (DFDAU) 

system modification. 

4. In the event of an accident or incident after which the DFDR data must be sent to 

the FAA or the National Transportation Safety Board, UPS must provide a copy 

of this exemption. 

5. Following receipt of the modification service bulletin, UPS must provide to its 

principal avionics inspector a schedule for the completion of the new installation. 

This exemption terminates on the sooner of the installation of the flight data interface 

management software update correcting the problem as stated above, or 18 months after the 

date of issuance of the exemption, unless sooner superseded or rescinded. 

Sincerely, 

/s/ 

Raymond Towles 

Acting Director, Flight Standards 

 Service 

Enclosure