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# G U.S . Deportmen t o f Troraportntlo n Fedora ) AvioHo n Administratio n TpARTWbNTOF ^ : Xt T OPrRAliOH S

1 '— ' 1 K 2- - U R Transpor t Airplan e Directorat e 160 1 Lln d Avenue . S-W . Renton , Waahlngto n 98057-335 6

Octobe r 6,201 1 Exemption No . 10180 A Regulator y Docke t No . FAA-2010-126 5 Mr . Sergi o August

o Vian ade Carvalh

o Certificatio n Manage

r EMBRAE R - Empres aBrasileirad

e Aeronautic aS.A . Av.Brig.FariaLima,2170PC17 9 . 12227-90 1 - Sa

o Jos e Do s Campo s - S P Brazi l Dea r Mr . Carvalho : Thi s letter i s t o infor myo u tha t we hav e granted you

r petitio n to extend Exemptio n No . 10180 . I t explain s th e basi s fo

r ou r decisio n an

d describe s it s effect . Th e Basi s fo r

Ou r Decisio n B y Embrae

r lette r GCF-1013/201 1 date d Septembe r 2,2011 , you petitione d th e Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n (FAA ) on behal f o f Embrae r S.A. , fo r a n extensio n of

Exemptio n No . 1018 0 by amending th e curren t deadlines . Tha

t exemptio n fro

m§ 25:98 1 (a)(3 ) o f Titl e 14 , Cod

e o f Federa l Regulations , allow s Embrae r relie f fromth e fue

l tan k ignitio n preventio n requirement s fo r it s EMB-135B J airplane s modified i n accordanc e wit h Desig n Chang e Approva

l (DCA ) 0145-000-0002 0 (mos t

recen t FA A approved revision ) (Legacy 650) . The amendmen

t yo u reques t woul d extend eac

h of th e tim e limitation s in th e current exemptio n b

y on e year . I n you r petition , yo

u indicat e tha t ther e ha s bee n n o chang e i n th e condition s an d reason s relativ e to publi c interes t

an d safet y tha t wer e the basi s fo

r grantin g th e origina

l exemption . However , yo

u d o stat e tha t you ca n no t mee t th e curren t exemptio n tim

e limitation s fo

r th e following reasons :

• Som e of th e concept s use d in th e new desig n ar e ne w fo r th e pum p manufacture

r and , to som e extent , the

y ar e ne w t o th e industry , henc e th e activitie s fo r technica l an d conceptua l prooftoo k

longe r the n expected . Thi s als o include d variou s materia l evaluation s an

d configurations .OCT-11-201 1 10:3 4 Fflf l RENTO NP.03/0 4

• Supplier s t o th e piun

p manufectur

e ha d issue s wit

h thei r material s becaus e of

th e tsimam i i n Japan . Th

e tsunam i affecte d th e availabilit

y of th e pum p unit s fo r qualificatio n test s an

d th e production line .

• The qualificatio n test s cannot b e finished by th e curren

t exemptio n deadlines . Thi s i n tur n ha s delayed th e manu&cturin g o f the unit s an

d th e corresponding documentation . The FA A ha s detennine d tha

t good caus e exist s fo

r no t publishin g asummar

y o f th e petitio n in th e Federa

l Registe r becaus e th e requested extensio n o f th e exemptio n woul d no t

set a precedent , an

d an y dela y i n acting o n thi s petitio n would b e detrimenta l to Embraer . Ou r Decisio n Th e FA A ha s determine d tha

t thejustificatio n fo

r th e issuanc e of

Exemptio n No . 1018 0 wit

h a tim e limite d extensio n o f

one year , remain s vali d wit h respect to thi s exemptio n and i s i n th e pubU c interest . Therefore , unde

r th e authorit

y provided by 4 9 U.S.C . 4011 3 an d 44701 , whic h th e FA A Administrator

ha s delegated to me , I gran t you r petitio n provided Embrae

r complie s wit h th e following . Embrae r mus t develop acomprehensive complianc e pla n an d schedule , supportin g th e deliverable s identifie d in item s 3 an d 4 o f Th e FAA' s Decisio n sectio n o f th e Exemption . Th e pla n an d schedul e mus t

b e presente d t o th e Agenci aNaciona l d e Aviaj9S

o Civi l (ANAC ) o f Brazil , a s th e authorit

y fo r the Stat e o f Design , an

d th e FA A by Decembe

r 1,2011 . Thereafter , Embrae

r mus t submi t amonthl y statu s repor

t to ANA C an d th e FA A identifying al l action s complete d t o dat e a s wel l a s thos e tha

t remain outstanding . The repor t mus t demonstrat

e Embraer' s progressiv e performanc e an d accompUshment

s indicatin g thei r projecte d succes s in meetin g the schedule an d condition s o f

th e exemption . Th e Effec t

of Ou r Decisio n Ou r decisio n extend s th e overall tenninatio n dat e o f Exemptio n No . 10180 , t o Septembe r 30,2013 , unles s soone

r s\q)ersede d or rescinded . The FA

A wil l no t issu e origina

l airworthines s approval s fo

r Mode l EMB-135B J (Legac

y 650 ) airplane s afte

r Septembe r 30 , 2013 , unles s Embrae

r show s fii U complianc e wit

h th e provision s of

thi s exemptio n b y tha

t dale . I n regard s t o item2 o f

th e Exemption , the "Airworthines s Limitation " sectio n fo r thos e airplane s dehvere d prio r

to th e issuanc e of

thi s lette r ma y b e revise d to reflect

th e extende d time limi t a s grante d "b

y thi s letter .OCT-11-201 1 10:3 4 Fflf l RENTO N P.QA^Q ^ ^

Al l condition s an d limitation s o f Exemption No . 1018 0 remain , th e same . Onl y th e tim e lirnitation s in item s on

e through si x of

Th e FAA' s Decision sectio n hav e changed . Thos e time limit s ar

e identified below . Thi s lette r mus t b e attache d to , an

d i s apar t of , Exemptio n No . 10180 . Ite

m Nimiber . 1 2 3 4 5 6 Dat

e (Tim e Limit ) Septembe r 20,201 2 Septembe r 30,201 3 Septembe r 30,201 2 Marc h 30,201 3 Septembe r 30,201 2 Septembe r 30,201 3 Sincerely ,

AliBahram i Manager , Transpor

t Airplane Directorat

e Aircraf t Certificatio n Servic e

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