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### /•' O ^^n v ? U A '0 : 2 0 NO V 2 3 2Qt O Mr . Carlo s Ayal a Manager , Airworthines s Cessn aAircraf

t Compan y On e Cessn aBoulevard/P.O . Box 770 4 Wichita , Kansa s 67277-7704 Dea r Mr . Ayala : W e ar e enclosin g agran

t o f you r petitio n submitte do

n Octobe r 14 , 2010 , requestin g extensio n o f

Exemptio n No . 9906A fro

mth e requirement s o f

§ 23.979(b)(2 ) o f

Titl e 1 4 o f th e Cod e of Federa l Regulations . The exemptio n extensio n extend s th e tim e limi t fo r Cessn at o incorporat

e into productio n lin e requirement s o f apressure refueling panel full y complian t wit h the requirement s of

§ 23.979(b)(2 ) to Ma

y 1 , 2011 . If

you hav e an

y questions , pleas e contac t

Mr . Pete r Rous e a t the abov e addres s o

r call hir ao n 816-329-4135 . Sincerely , Ear l Lawrenc e Manager , Smal

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NO V 2 3 201 0 Exemptio n No . 9906 B Regulator y Docke t

No . FAA-2009-044 4 Mr . Carlo s Ayal a Manager , Airworthines s Cessn aAircraf

t Compan y On e Cessn aBoulevard/P.O . Bo x 770 4 Wicliita , Kansa s 67277-770 4 Dea r Mr . Ayala : Thi s lette r

i s t o informyo u tha t

w e hav e grante d you r

petitio n t o exten d Exemptio n No . 9906A . I t explain s th e basi s for

ou r decisio n an d describe s it s effect . Th e Basi s o f

Ou r Decisio n B y lette r date d Octobe r

13,2010 , (Ref : L390-10-3333 ) yo u petitione d th e Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n (FAA ) o n behal f o f Cessn aAircraf

t Compan y (Cessna ) fo r

a n extensio n o f Exemptio n No . 990 6 A . Tha t exemptio n fi-om § 23.979(b)(2 ) o f Titl e 14 , Cod e o f

Federa l Regulation s (1 4 CFR ) permit s Cessn at o receiv e typ e certificatio n approva l o f th e Mode l 525 C serie s aiiplane s wit h anon-complian t typ e desig n for

th e pressur e refuelin g pane l for alimite d time . I n yoti r petition , yo u indicat e tha t th e global economi c condition s hav e significantl y impacte d th e aviatio n industr y business ; resultin g i n Cessn arecentl y reducin g it s labo r force . Therefore , Cessn arequest s a n eirtension , t o May 1 , 2011 , o f th e tim e limi t

for incorporatio n int o productio n lin e requirement s o f

apressur e refuelin g pane l fully complian t wit h th e requirement s o f § 23.979(b)(2) , an d unti l May 1 , 201 2 for retrofi t o f al l fielded Mode l 525 C serie s airplanes . Th e FA A ha s determine d tha t goo d caus e exist s for

no t publishin g asummary o f th e petitio n i n th e Federa l Registe r

becaus e th e requeste d extensio n o f th e exemptio n woul d no t se t apreceden t an d an y delay i n actin g o n thi s petitio n woul d b e detrimenta l t o Cessna .Ou r

Decision : Tli e FA A ha s determine d tha

t th e justificatio n fo

r th e issuanc e of

Exemptio n No . 990 6 A , remain s vali d wit h respec t to thi s exemptio n andi s i

n th e publi c interest . Therefore , unde

r th e authorit

y provide db y 4 9 U.S.C . 4011 3 an d44701 , which th e FA

A Administrator

ha s delegate d to me , I gran t you r petition . Th e Effec t

of Ou r Decisio n Ou r decisio n extend s th e terminatio n dat e o f Exemption No . 9906A t

o Ma y 1,2011 , unles s supersede d o

r rescinded . Fo

r th e Mode l 525 C airplanes , th e exemptio n a s extende di s subject to th e following condition s and limitations : 1 . Cessn aAircraf

t Compan y mus t certif y andincorporat

e into th e productio n lin e requirement s apressur

e refuelin g panel , full

y complian

t wit h tli e requirement s o

f § 23.979(b)(2) , into th e Model 525 C aiqskne s n o late r tha n Ma y 1 , 2011 . 2 . Cessn aAircraf

t Compan y mus t retrofit th e Mode l 525 C airplane s delivere dunde r the term s o f the exemptio n wit

h th e new pressur

e refiieling panel describe din Conditio n 1 above n o late

r tha n Ma y 1 , 2012 . 3 . Unti l th e incorporatio n o f th e change s require din th e abov e Condition s 1 an d2 of thi s exemptio n hav e been completed , Cessn aAircraf t Compan y mus t displa y aplacar da t eac h o f th e refueling station s an

dad dto th e airplane fligh

t manua l (AFM ) "Limitations " sectio n fo r th e Model 525 C airplane s th e limitatio n prohibitin g an y kindof vehicl e o r equipmen t inside defined, area s o f

fiie l ven t discharg e durin g airplan e refueling operations . 4 . Fo r airplane s subject

t o Conditio n 2 of

thi s exemption , th e operatin g limitation s sectio n of th e airplan e flight

manua l (AFM) mus t

include th e following statement : "No perso n ma

y operat e thi s airplane afte

r Ma y 1,2012 , unles s th e pressur e refueling panel ha s bee

n modifiedi

n accordanc e wit

h th e tenn s o f Exemptio n No . 990 6 A. " Thi s statemen

t ma y b e removedfromth e AF

M afte r th e require dmodificatio n ha s been made . Al l othe r condition s and limitation s o f Exemptio n No . 990 6 A remai n th e same . Thi s lette r mus t b e attache d to , and i s apar

t of , Exemptio n No . 9906A . Sincerely , Ear l Lawrenc e Manager , Smal

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