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. W A S H IN G T O N , D .C . 2 0 5 9 0 U S A P l e a s e co n ta ct: G re g P a x s o n D i re cto r o f

Ma i n te na nc e TW C Av i a ti o n , In c 1 6 7 00 C R o s co e B l v e. V a n N u ys , CA9 1 4 0 6 O8 1 8.8 1 5 .3 1 3 6 C 8 0 5 .5 0 1 .5 4 0 8 g p a xs o n @tw c a v i ati o n .co m S U B J E C T : D a s s a u l t Fa l co n 2 0 0 0 E XE a s y , N 57 A L (S /N : 0 5 5 )

D a s s a u l t Fa l co n 2 0 0 0 LX , N 1 5 7 A L(S /N : 1 10 ) D a s s a u l t Fa l co n 2 0 0 0 LXN 2 5 7 A L(S /N : 1 51 ) D a s s a u l t Fa l co n 2 0 0 0 LX , N 7 4 1 S P (S /N : 2 0 7 ) - P e ti ti o n fo r E x e m p ti o n A p p l i c ab l e to : Fl i g h t d a ta re co rd e rs : fi l te re d d a ta R e g ul a ti o n R e fe re n c e : D o c k e tN oFAA-2 0 0 6 -2 6 1 3 5 - Fl i g h t d a ta re co rd e rs : fil te re d d ata R eg u l ati on , Fi n a l R u l e D e a r S i r o r Ma d a m : In a c co rd a n c e w i th th e p ro v i s i o n so f T i tl e 1 4 , C o d e o f

Fe d e ra l R e g u l a ti o n s(1 4 C FR ) § 1 1 .6 1, TW C Av i a ti o n , In c , fo r D a s s au l t Fa l co n 2 0 0 0 E XE a s y , N 5 7 A L(S /N : 0 5 5 ); D as s a u lt Fa lcon 2 00 0 LX, N 1 5 7 AL (S /N : 1 1 0 ); D as s a u lt Fa l co n 2 0 0 0 LXN 2 5 7 A L(S /N : 1 5 1 ); D a s s a u l t Fa l co n 2 0 0 0 LX , N 74 1 S P (S /N : 2 0 7), w e s u b m it a p e ti ti o n fo r a n e x e m pti o n fro m a s e cti o n o f 1 4 C FRP a rt 1 3 5 .1 5 6

. S h o u l d yo u h a v e a n yq u es ti on , p l ea se d on o t h e s ita te toco n ta ct u sa t th e fol l o w i n g a d d re s s : G re g P a x s o n D i re cto r o f

Ma i n te na nc e TW C Av i a ti o n , In c 1 6 7 00 C R o s co e B l v e. V a n N u ys , CA9 1 4 0 6 O8 1 8.8 1 5 .3 1 3 6 C 8 0 5 .5 0 1 .5 4 0 8 g p a xs o n @tw c a v i ati o n .co mP eti ti o n Fo r E x e m p ti o n

In a c co rd a n c e w i th th e re qu ire m e n ts o f 1 4 C FR§ 1 1 .8 1 (a )-(g ), w e p ro v i de th e fo l lo w i n g d e ta i l e d i n fo rm a ti o n i n s u p p o rt o f o ur p eti ti on : 1 4 C FR1 1

. 8 1 (a ) - C o nta ct i n fo rm a ti on : G re g P a x s o n D i re cto r o f

Ma i n te na nc e TW C Av i a ti o n , In c 1 6 7 00 C R o s co e B l v e. V a n N u ys , CA9 1 4 0 6 O8 1 8.8 1 5 .3 1 3 6 C 8 0 5 .5 0 1 .5 4 0 8 g p a xs o n @tw c a v i ati o n .co m 1 4 C FR1 1

. 8 1 (b ) - S p e c i fi cs e cti o n fro m w h i c h re l i e f i ss o u g h t: Fo r D a ss a u l t Fa l con 2 0 0 0 EXE a s y , N 5 7 A L(S /N : 0 5 5 ); D as sa ul t Fa l co n 2 0 0 0 LX , N 1 5 7 A L(S /N : 1 1 0 ); D a s s a u l t Fa l co n 2 0 0 0 LXN 2 5 7 A L(S / N : 1 5 1 ); D a ss a u l tFa l co n 2 0 0 0 LX , N 7 4 1 S P (S /N : 2 0 7 ), w e re q u e s t re l i ef fro m th e fo l l o w i n g p orti o n o f 1 4 C FR : § 1 3 5 .1 5 6 , A m d t 1 3 5 -1 2 0 , Fl ig h t d a ta re co rd e rs : fil te re d d ata (d ) C o m p li an c e. C o m p l i a n c e i sre q u i re d a s fol l ow s : (4 ) Af te r A pri l 2 1 , 2 0 14 , n oa i rc ra f t fl i g h t d a ta re co rd i ng s ys te m m a yfi l te r a n yp a ra m e te r l i s te d i n p a ra g ra p h (c ) o f th i ss e ct i o n th a t d o e s n ot m ee t th e re q u ire m e nts o f A p p e n d i xD o r F o f th i sp a rt, u n l e s sth e c e rti fi c a te h o l d e r p o ss e s s e ste s t a n d a n a l ys i sp ro ce du re sa n d th e te s t re s ul tsth a t h a v e b e e n a p p ro v e d b y th e FAA . A l l re co rd so f te s ts , a n al ys i sa n d p ro c e d u re su s e d toco m p l yw i th th is s ect i o n m u s t b e m a in ta in e d a sp a rt o f th e c o rre l a ti o n d o c u m e nta ti o n re qu ire d b y§ 1 3 5 .1 5 2 (f)(1 )(i i i ) o r (f)(2 )(i i i ) o f th i sp a rt a sa pp l i c a b l e

. 1 4 C FR1 1

. 8 1 (c ) - E xte nt a n d re a s o n fo r s e e k i n g re l i e f : Fo r D a ss a u l t Fa l con 2 0 0 0 EXE a s y , N 5 7 A L(S /N : 0 5 5 ); D as sa ul t Fa l co n 2 0 0 0 LX , N 1 5 7 A L(S /N : 1 1 0 ); D a s s a u l t Fa l co n 2 0 0 0 LXN 2 5 7 A L(S / N : 1 5 1 ); D a ss a u l tFa l co n 2 0 0 0 LX , N 7 4 1 S P (S /N : 2 0 7 ), w e a re re q u e sti n g a n e x e m p ti o n fro m co m p l i a nc e w i th th e a bo v e l i s te d p o rti o n o f th e fl i g h t d a ta re co rd e rs

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tb e i n g re tro fi tte d w i th E A S yII u p g ra d e d a v i on i cs , th e re i sa s i g n i fi c a n t w a i ti n g ti m e b e fo re b e in g a c ce pte d i n a S e rv i ce C e n te r fo r re tro fi t . T h e a m o u nt o f a i rc ra f t re tro fi tte d m o n th l yi s l i m i te d w o rl d w i de , b yth e l a rg e a m o u n t o f e q u i p m e n tstos u p p l y . Fi n a l ly , th i sre tro fi t re q u i re sa s i g n i fi ca n t d o w n t i m e toa d ap ttos c h e d u l e d m a in te n a n c e c h e ck si n a w a ytom a i n ta i n re a s o n a b l e o p e ra t i o n a l u s e o f o u r a i rc ra f t. Af te r re v i e w , w e p l a n tore tro fi t o u r a i rc ra f t w ith EA S Y

II u pg ra d ed a v i o n i csa n d h a v e b e e n g i v e n th e fo l l o w i n g d a te b y H on e y w e ll (th e m an u fa ctu re r o f th e u p g ra de d a v i o n i cs ) N 2 5 7 AL- J u l y2 0 1 4 , N 15 7 AL- S e p te m b e r 2 0 1 4 , N 57 A L - O cto b e r 2 0 1 4 a n d N 7 4 1 S P - J a n u a ry2 0 1 5

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. 8 1 (d ) - P u b l i c i n te re st / b en efi t: B e i n g u n a b l e too p e ra te N 5 7 A L , N 15 7 A L , N 2 57 A La n d N 7 4 1 S P w ou l d h a v e a s i g n i fi c a n t e co n o m i c b u rd e n o n u s . D e n i a l o f th i sp e ti ti o n w o u l d n o t b e i n th e p u b l i c 'si n te re s t a n d w o u l d s i g n i fi c a n tl yre d u c e th e o p e ra ti o n a l c a p a b i l i tyo f th e a f fe cte d a i rc ra f

t, re l e g a ti n g th e s e b u s i n e s sa i rc ra f t toa s ta te o f

re d u c e d c a p a b i l i ty : i n d e e d , Fl i g ht D a ta R e co rd e r re m ov a l o f d a ta fi l te ri n g i sco v e re d i n E A S y I I g l o b a l a v i o n i cs u p g ra de o f

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. 8 1 (e ) - In fo rm a ti o n s up po rti n g th i sp e ti ti o n :

T h i sp e ti ti o n for e x em p ti o n i sre l a te d toth e Fl i g h t D a ta re co rd e r: d a ta fil te ri n g to be re m ov e d , a s m a n d a te d b y1 4 C FR§ § 1 35

. 1 56 A m e nd m e n t 1 3 5 -1 2 0 . T h i se x e m p t i o n , i f g ra n te d, w o u l d a l l o wu sto b e n efi t fro m th e com m e rc i a l u s e o f D a s s a u l t Fa lcon 2 00 0 E XE a s y , N 5 7 A L(S / N : 0 55 ); D a s s a u l t Fa l co n 2 0 0 0L X , N 1 5 7 A L(S /N : 1 1 0 ); D a s s a u l t Fa lcon 2 00 0 LX N 2 57 A L (S /N : 1 5 1 ); D a s s a u l t Fa lcon 2 00 0 LX , N 7 4 1 S P (S /N : 2 0 7 ) b etw e e n A p ri l , 2 1 , 2 0 1 4 a n d th e re t ro fi t d a te sn o te d a b o v e

. If th i sp e ti ti o n i sd e n ie d , th e n co m m e rc i a l fl i g ht o p e ra ti o n so f D a s s a u l t Fa l co n 2 0 0 0 E XE a s y , N 5 7 A L (S /N : 0 5 5 ); D as s a u lt Fa l co n 2 0 0 0 LX , N 1 5 7 A L(S / N : 1 1 0 ); D a s s a u l t Fa l co n 2 0 0 0 LXN 25 7 A L(S /N : 1 5 1 ); D a s s a u l t Fa l co n 2 0 0 0 LX , N 7 4 1S P (S /N : 2 0 7 )w i l l h a v e to b e i n te rru pte d u n ti l E A S yII u p gra de d a v i o n i cs re tro fi ti sa p p l i e d

. G ra n ti ng th i se x e m p ti o n w o u l d n o ta f fe ct n o r d e g ra d e th e i n h e re n t s a fe tyo f th e a irp l a n e . T h i s e x e m p ti on d e a l so n l yw ith th e re co rd i n g o f p i tc h co n tro l s u rfa c e p o s i ti o n (p a ra m e te r 1 5 ), l a te ra l co n tro l s u rfa c e p o s i ti o n (p a ra m e te r 1 6 ), ya w co n t ro l s u rfa ce p os iti on (p ara m e te r 1 7) a n d co c k p i t fl i g ht c o ntro l i n p ut fo rc e s(p a ra m e te r 8 8 ); i t th e re fo re h a sn oi m p a ct o n o p e ra ti o n a l s a fe ty

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. Af fe cte d R e g u l a t i o ns : 1 4 C FR§ 1 3 5 .1 5 6 (d )(4 ), A m d t 1 3 5 -1 2 0

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. 1 4 C FR1 1

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