AFS-16-13855-E 

October 11, 2016 

 Exemption No. 15102A 

 Regulatory Docket No. FAA-2005-20038 

Mr. Jerrod Seabaugh 

Director of Quality Control 

Era Helicopters, LLC 

600 Airport Service Road 

Lake Charles, LA 70605 

Dear Mr. Seabaugh: 

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

Exemption No. 15102. 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 letter dated June 22, 2016, you petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on 

behalf of Era Helicopters, LLC (Era) for an extension of, and amendment to, Exemption 

No. 15102. That exemption, based on your petition dated October 9, 2015, incorrectly states 

that it applies to testing performed on your aircraft maintained under a continuous 

airworthiness maintenance program (CAMP) with limitations rather than that it applies to 

testing on your aircraft maintained under an approved aircraft inspection program (AAIP). As 

stated in your letter, existing regulations permit the holder of a CAMP to conduct the tests 

and inspections of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) §§ 91.411 and 91.413 on 

aircraft maintained under their CAMP and your original petition was to permit performing 

testing of your aircraft maintained under an AAIP. 

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, and amendment to, the exemption 

would not set a precedent, and any delay in acting on this petition would be detrimental to 

Era. 
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Our Decision 

The FAA has determined that the justification for the issuance of Exemption No. 15102 

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, I grant Era Helicopters, LLC (Era) an exemption from 14 CFR 

§§ 91.411(b) and 91.413(c) to perform air traffic control (ATC) transponder tests and 

inspections and altimeter system and altimeter reporting equipment tests and inspections for 

its 14 CFR part 135 aircraft maintained under § 135.411(a)(1) using an Approved Aircraft 

Inspection Program (AAIP), subject to the conditions and limitations listed below. 

Conditions and Limitations 

1. All ATC transponder tests and inspections and all altimeter reporting equipment tests 

and inspections must be conducted under Era’s part 135 General Maintenance 

Manual. 

2. All tests and inspections must be recorded in the aircraft’s maintenance log by the 

person performing teach inspection and test. This record must identify the person 

performing the inspection, the date of the inspection, and this exemption number. 

3. All records of these tests and inspections also must be kept in Era’s maintenance 

recording system for its aircraft operated under part 135. 

The Effect of Our Decision 

This exemption terminates on October 31, 2018, unless sooner superseded or rescinded. 

Sincerely, 

/s/ 

John S. Duncan 

Director, Flight Standards Service