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- E March 22, 2013

Exemption No. 5318L Regu latory Docket No. FAA

- 2001

- 9348

Mr. Robert L. Ireland

Director

, Technical Operations

Airlines for America 1301 Pennsylv ania Avenue , NW

. , Suite 1100 Washington, DC 20004

- 1707

Dear Mr. Ireland :

This letter is to inform you that we have granted you r petition to extend Exemption No. 5318,

as amended . It explains the basis for our decision

, describes its effect , and lists t he conditions

and limitations

.

The Basis for Our Decision

By letter dated December 21, 2012 , you petitioned the Federal Aviation Adm inistration (FAA)

on behalf of Airlines for America ( A4A ) , formerly known as Air Transport Association of America, Inc. (AT A)

, for an extension of Exemption No. 5318, as amended . That exemption from § § 47.49 and 91.203 of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) allows A4A

member airlines to operate certain U.S.

- registered aircraft on a temporary basis fo llowing the

inc idental loss or m utilation of a certificate of airworthiness, aircraft registration certificate, or

both.

In your petition, you indicate that there has been no change in the conditions and reasons relative to public interest and safety that were the basis for granting the original exemption.

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

the Federal Register beca use the requested extension of the exemption would not set a precedent, and any delay in acting on this petition would be det rimental to A4A

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Our Decision

The FAA has determined that the justification for the issuance of Exemption No. 5 318, as amended, remains valid with respect to this exemption and is in the public interest. Therefore,

under the au thority provided by 49 U.S.C. 40113 and 44701, which the FAA Administrator has delegated to me, I grant your petition

, subject to the conditions and limitations below

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Conditions and Limitations

1. Each A4A

- member airline desiring to utilize this exemption m ust apply for and receive from the FAA district office responsible for its air carrier certificate an amendment to its

op erations specifications authorizing it to exercise the privileges of this exemption.

2. Each A4A

- member airline utilizing the provisions of this exemption must develop a comprehensive program that :

a. P rovides for continued operation of its aircraft through use of an appropriate entry in the aircraft logbook when the airworthiness certificate or registration certificate is lost, stolen, or mut ilated;

b. E nsure s that timely application is made to the FAA for a replacement certificate;

and

c. P rovide s for the temporary operation of the aircraft during the interim required to receive a replacement certificate from the FAA and install it on the affecte d

aircraft.

3. This program must be FAA

- approved, and instructions for its use shall be included in

the air carrier’s manual as required by 14 CFR § 121.133.

4. The comprehensive p rogram specified in paragraph 2 above must contain:

a. A requirement that the foll owing statement be entered into the appropriate section of the aircraft logbook whenever this exemption is to be used:

“This aircraft is being operated without a cer tificate of registration (or airworthiness, as applicable) under the provisions of Exempti on No. for a period of 3 working days, no t including weekends or Federal holi days, following the start of the next

busi ness day, beginning: TIME :

____ DATE :____ 20__”

The signature, title, and station location of the person(s) authorized by paragrap h 4 b

sha ll be affixed to this statement;

b. An identification of the designated person(s) within the air carrier’s maintenance organization authorized to enter the st atement outlined in paragraph 4 a and the method or methods wherein the documents required und er paragraph 5 below will

be trans mitted to the affected aircraft;

c. An arrangement whereby those persons within the air carrier’s organization responsible for certificates of airworthiness and registration maintain a current3

record of the d ata from the cert ificates of each aircraft within its fleet that may be

a ffected by the exemption. This d ata must be made readily available to that element within the air carrier’s maintenance organization identified in paragraph 4 b and must be kept current at all times ;

d. Procedures to ensure that the FAA principal maintenance inspector with responsibility for that air carrier is immediately notified of a missing or mutilated certificate and that timely application is made to the FAA for a replacement certificate (in the ca se of an airworthiness certificate) or a duplicate certificate (in

the case of a registration certificate); and

e. Procedures that would describe specific duties and responsibilities by job title.

5. The privileges of this exemption may only be exercised by an A4A

- member airline for temporary replacement of a missing or mutilated certificate that is current and in effect and applies to U.S.

- registe red aircraft listed in each A4A

- member airline’s FAA

approved operations specifications.

6. A copy of the grant of ex emption and a copy of the operations specifications authorizing

its use must be carried on board the aircraft when e xercising the privileges of the exemption.

7. The privileges of the exemption may only be exercised when the affected aircraft is operated tot ally within the contiguous 48 States of the United States and the District of

Columbia

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The Effect of Our Decision

Our decision extends the termination date of Exemption No. 5 318, as amended, to July 31, 201 5

, unless so oner superseded or rescinded.

Si ncerely,

/s/

John M. Allen Director, Flight Standards Service