Jamco America Inc. 

1018 80th Street SW tel 425.347.4735 

Everett, WA 98203, USA fax 425.791.3199 (-&Jan7CO A11Y.{YS FLY TOGETh£R 

June 23, 2015 

Letter JODA-15-104 

U.S. Departinent of Transportation 

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West Building Ground Floor 

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Wasllingtoii DC, 20590 

Subject: Revised Petitioll to Aniend Opel•atiollal Liniitations Identified in Exeiliptioil 10899 

The purpose of this letter is to petition to airnend the operatiollal Iililitatio is identified in Exemption 

10899. This letter stlpersedes the previously subiilitted Janico America Letter JODA-15-012. 

A. Bacicgrowid 

As cuI•reiitly identified iIl Exeniption 10899, Nve (as tlle petitioller) had proposed tlle following aircraft 

operatioiial Types: 

"A. Operations for cacriage of live anirnials, anci associated niaterial, in tlie main deck cai•go colllpal -tnient 

i•equiring care/attention durillg fliglit; no otliei -cargo on the niain deck. FoI• these operations the 

IlIax111llilil Illlillbel• of supernuillel•aries oil the upper deck is 15 alid the total airplaile occupallcy is 19. 

Access to tlle niain deck Class E cai'go collll)al't111eI1t by a IIIaxI1llUIl1 of 15 sU[)el'llUlllel'al'Ies Is pel'Iliitted 

Cllll'iilg clllllb, cruise, anci aphroach. 

B. Operations for carriage of cargo olily as originally specified in the TCDS; no live atiinial(s) or otlier 

cargo requiriiig care/attention durirlg fliglit. For these operatioiis the maxinium number of 

supernumeraries is 6 aiid the total airpla le occupaiicy is 8. No access is allowed into the Iilain deck Class 

E cargo compartmellt during any aiI•plane operation. 

C. Opei•atiolls for carl•iage of cargo on the illaiil cleck cai•go collipartment recluiring care/atteiltioll duriilg 

t7iglit, and otllel-cacgo. FoI• these opei•atioiis the maxiillliIli iluiribec of superllunleraries is 6 alld the total 

airplane occupa»cy is 8. Access to the maiii deck Class E cargo compai•titient by a Il1a111111iI11 of 3 

supernumeraries is perlllitted dllriilg clinib, cruise, and approach." 

As a practical inatter, operational Types B aIld C llad already beeli pernlitted by previously existing 

approvals docuniented in the Type Certificate A20WE, several otlier exeniptions (e.g. 10703, 1870E, 

6464, 7900, etc), and Special Airworthiness Inforlilatioii Bulletiii SA1B NM-09-27. As sucli, the 

liniitations and coliditions associateci with these operatiollal Types Nvei -e based oIi those establislied in 

these previously existing approvals. For these types of operations, iio clianges to operatiollal procedures 

or to aircraft colifiglu•atioti are required to operate, as loiig as the owner/operator coiliplies with alceadyexisting guidaiIce. 

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Operational liiilitatioris applicable to Type A, B, and C operations have beeii approveci by the FAA as 

clocuniented in exemption 10899 and are currently embodied in type desigii elements and the Airplane 

Fliglit Marival Supplemeiit (AFMS) for STC ST02114SE associated Nvitli Elemption 10899. 

Followiiig 1 I nioiitlls of operation of the subject modified Boeiiig Model 747-400F Series aircraft, the 

aircraft oxvner/operator lias provided obsei•vations aiid coiiinients on the suitability aiid tuseftilness of 

Supplemental Type Cei -tificate (STC) ST02114SE aiid Etemptioii 10899. Tliese observatioris are that 

tllat tlle existing opei•ational limitations identified lvltlilil ElelllptlOn 10899 do not completely siipport 

tlieij• plaililed tuse of the aircraft. This petition is one of several oiigoing actioiis to coniprehensively 

address all the ownei•/operator's observations aTid concerns, and proposes a revised set of operatiorial 

liiinitatioiis that provide aii ecltuivalent level of safety as those documeiited in tlle existirig Exemptioli 

B. Aiialysis aIi(1 DisellSSior1 

We Ilave arialyzed the operatoi•'s observations atid coninients, aiid have identified Nvays to amend this 

exeinption Nvhile rniaiiitainiiig the saiile level of safety atid nieeting tlle operators desired operational 

intent. 

Fii•st, we propose a cllange to the definition of the Type C opei•atioiis, such that Type C operatioiis include 

the carriage of live ailimals arid are alloNved witli the sanie total airplane occupailcy as Type A operations. 

As the operator ofteii uses an airplatie to slluttle aniiilals and superiluiileracies (grooiils) back and foilli, it 

is both i»ipractical and unduly burdeilsonle to charter an eiitire second aii -craft to ti•aiispoi -t 

superiituiiieraries when these operatiolis are ilo less safe witli, or witliout, live atiimals iil the liorse 

containers. Also, not all fliglits may be flown in a completely fiill configuratioii Nvitli all aninials loaded, 

so some flexibility is required. For instatice, if 20 liorses are traveling fi•oni one locatioii to ailotlier, but 

30 horses will return, this is a differeiit coiifiguratioii of lioi•ses and tlieii• associated niaterial. This 

clefiilitioii cliange will provide aii equivaleiit level of safety as that pi•ovided by the existiiig Eleiliption 

10899 anci Nvill sigiiifica itly lower costs for the owner/operator. 

Additio»ally, we propose the applicable liiriitatioiis associated witli Type C operations be amended to 

iilatcli tllose ali•eady identified foi• Type A operations to ensure that the enlergency egress paths reqtiii•ed 

for the increased occupaiicy will be niaiiitained. This will eiisure that botli evacuation of the niain deck 

cargo co»lpai•tnleiit to the upper deck wiiile at altitude, aiid evactiation fi -om the upper deck doNvn tlle 

stait•s to the LH iilaiii deck (loor oin the growid, will be protected and remaiii unimpeded for both Types A 

aiicd C operations. 

C. Pi•ol)osed Aiiiendment to Exemption 10899 

Therefoa•e, based oii the aiialysis and discussiori above, we propose to ameiici Exeiiiption 10899 fi -om tlle 

section "FAA's decision" as desci•ibed below. 

Amend tlle definition of tlle Type C operations that is cui•i•eiitly citeci in Liiilitation 1 to the following: 

s CCl/'1'l(lge of c(Il f;o o)' hl'e C/Illlll(lls 1'eC11Ri'lilg c(ll•e/(itten/ion (lrn'rllg fl/ghl, ol' coilfglrl'ed,fol' 

c(11'1 -iClg'e Of lihe C11TiN1Clls, Clll(l / ol' olhel' c(ll -go. The peli/io11e)' liC/s i(lelltlfied lhis (ls ohel'Cllloll(Il 

type C. The »lCl.\'illllUll 1l1fNlbe1' of sllpei711lI1JelYU - ies is IS all(1 the tot(rl ailplalle occripallcy is 19. 

Access to /he Class E cargo conlpalllrenl fiy a m(r.vinlrnll orl 5 sliperrnrrlllel-al-ies is perlritled 

clrn'717g clll)]h, cl-rrise, cernd appl-o(lch. 

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To suppoi- t this cliailge irl defiilitioii for Type C operatio 1, Nve propose to also aillend Liiilitations 11, 13, 

ail(i 14 as follows. 

For Limitation 11, we propose to amend the placard requireinents for operational type C to inatcll those 

for operational type A, since the tnatiiinum number of supernutneraries alloNved to access the Class E 

cargo compartment dtu•ing flight will be the same, atid tltei•efore all instructions and limitations should 

also be the saine. 

Ailleild the placard i -equireinents for Type C operations tllat is ciu'l -eiltl),cite(i in LlIllltattoll 1 I to tlle 

followiilg: 

Fol' opel•atiorlal ijpe C: 

• Access to the Class E cargo comparlmellt is limited to tlle cal•e alul ha»dlillg of live cnlilllals 

rnld/ol• ccni-go reqltil•ing cal•e/atterltioll diu'illg fligllt. 

• Access to the Class E cal go co»l~crl•tlllellt is li»lited to a lllaxi»uml of 15 supel•rlru»lel•cil'ies. 

• The sr)loke bari'iel• »llist be seclu'ed (i.e., the dool• or cln•tain »llrst be closed) except tit hell 

elllel'illg or lenving the calgo comprn'tluent. T11e sllloke bari•ier llll/st be latched opell for 

TTcPrL for opel•atiollcrl l)pe A lalless flre/s»loke hns beell delected ill the Innill deck cnigo 

colnprn'tillellt. If fire/sl»oke has been detectecl in the luairl deck cargo coinpal'llilent, the door 

1»a,y be closed if directed b>> the pilot ill chalge. 

* A pol-table ox}igen bottle (ivitll JJlcJsk nttacliecl) luust be carrietl at all tilnes lahelT crccessirlg 

llie cai•go conlpartment. 

* Slllokillg is llot CIl1o1NeC1 N'itllill tlle cCll'go col)Ij)('ll'tlllelll . 

* The collll)al•tnleJlt JJTIlst llot be e11tel'ed ill cclse of fire/sllloke beillg detected illside 1he CIClss E 

cal'go colllpalYl)lell/ except dlrl•illg e1'Ciclratioll. 

TI1C' I)1'E'-fhg111 b7'lC'fillg 1111lS1 lll f01'l)1 ,Slll)el'711l1I1C'1'(11'1C'.S Of 11TC'SE' 1'eCf 1lll'C'71)e1lfS. 

For li,ilitatioil 13, Nve propose to amend the requirement for the minininun number of inertia reels required 

to be iilstalled orn tlie fliglit deck to support emergency egress of the flight crew arid superilumeraries. 

Ainen(i the inertia reel requireinetits for all operations that is curi•eiitly cited in Limitation 13 to the 

fol(owing: 

A lrlillillltoll of eiglit illel'tia 1•eels nlld luirilesses llllist be illstnlled orl tlie fliglit deck,fev 

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.;,,,,,,1 ~ n,nn B..,,.1 jjJ cldClitioll to t11e I11i11i111N1)1 eiglit iilel 7i« l-eels cnlcl harllesses irlstalled 

oN Ihe fligllt deck, a»linillllull of 11 irlerlia reels alltl hai•llesses lllust be irlstnlled al a locatioll 

that call be ltsed for exiting the cl-eivservice cloor whell tlie illstalled escape slicle is llot selfsrrppol'tillg oll llie groruilcf No flight deck door Irla)7 be irlstcdled beh>>eell tlie slpel•ulnllel•aq 

conlpartlllellt cnld fliglil cleck tliat would pl•ehellt access lo llre ovel•head lurlch alld eiglll iflertia 

i•eels alld hal•nesses. 

Foi' lirnlitatioii 14, Nve propose to anlend the requirements for a staiirway betAveen the upper deck and the 

inain cleck fior operatioiial type C to inatcli those for operational type A, since the maYimtun tota) airplane 

occupancy will be the same, aild tlierefore the einergency egress path requirements sllould also be the 

saille. 

Ameiid the stairway requirements for Type C operations that is ctrn•rently cited in Liinitation 14 to tlle 

following in the opening sentence: 

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AC1Cl111o11(il PeCjUll'eNle/lIS fol' C! StClll')t'C!)' lJel)t'ee)1 lhe 1lppe! • cleck arnd the Irnairn (leck foj' opel'aliollal 

tj~f~eS A (I11C1 C: 

All otlier li iiitatio is and conditions remain the same as i i the existing Exemption 10899. 

D. Ptiblic Iilter•est 

Gra iti ig this ame ided exemption is in the public interest for the following •easons: 

• The FAA llas pt•eviot sly granted several exemptions for the ca •i•iage of supernUmeraries on fi•eiglite • 

airplanes for similar petitions. 

• The owliei/operator of the aiccraft iilteiids to use the aircraft to transport race lioi•ses, sliow liocses, a id 

bloodstock. These ani iials are vely valuable, na iy wo •tli over o ie rnillion dollars each. The a ii lials 

cannot be properly insu •ed lio • ca •ed for dtu•i lg t •avel u iless tliei•e a •e a suff cieiit m mbe • of qtialif ed 

1landlers on boa -d Nvlio can access the animals duri ig fligllt. 

• The irndt st y standard for the air h•anspo l of liorses reco nmends one supernulilerary (groom/lia ldler) 

for every tliree or four liorses. The safe h•anspo -t of large iu tibe •s of 1lorses by ai -requi •es the 

carriage of a co ii neiislrn•ate number of qualified grooIlls/Ila ldle •s i 1 the main deck cargo 

compartment. The ow lec/operator lias determined that 15 stipe •iit►► nera •ies will provide adequate 

care i i all cases of expected operation. 

• The carriage of an app •op •iate nu nber of animal liandlers aboard aii aircraft to iionitor and to atteild 

to the special requireme its of live animal cargo, especially race horses a id sllotiv 11o -ses, se •ves the 

public interest in raising the level of safety of the livestock, the ai -plane, the fliglit crew, and 

consequently, the public i i ge»eral; therefore, this exemptioii serves the public i iterest for safety 

reasons and also for increased air fi•eiglit deliveries of these animals internationally. 

• Otlie • ow lers/ope •ators iilay have a siillila • i ite •est in this soltition as the •e is clea • econo liic beilefit 

to botli owners/operators as well as this installation activity and the overall US economy fi•o Yi this 

modification. 

• Iilcreased eco iomic action is of clea • pt blic interest to the United States. 

• The supe 'IlU Ile •aries aboard these airplanes Nvill not be revent e payi ig customers of commercial for 

lii •e airlines, but ratller employees of the owner operato • a id specifically trai led; therefore, tlie •e is no 

degradation to airline passenger safety arnd io detrimental impact on the public at large. 

• The p •oject in duestio i oli this Boeing 747-400F Series aircraft is a case of the special market in 

Nvliicli Jamco A tle •ica, Inc. works. Ow lers a id operators •etlui •e coilfigu •ations that tise i iterio • 

space in Nvays iot anticipated in the original TCDS configuratioiis which, in this case inclucle access 

to the ►r►ai► i deck ca •go compactment (Iu •ing fliglit in support of a liillal care. In oi•der to satisfy the 

customer requireme its a id lrnai itain our iiarketi lg competitiveness, Jamco A ilerica, I lc. seeks to 

acco iimodate this cornfigu •atio i wliile piroviding an adequate level of safet)' for the fliglit crew and 

supernumerar es. 

• Jamco America, Iiic. is a grow lllg coIllpaily based in Wasliington that provides aerospace engi leerirng, 

certification, a id na iufactt►►•ed asse »blies foi• pa •t 25 aircraft. Tl1e company eirnploys ove • 400 US 

citizens and p •ovi(les strong support to the local econo n)' where these employees and facilities a -e 

located. Otu• st ccess in an extremely competitive global economy will liave a significant positive 

impact oii the local and •egional eco lo ily. 

• Gra iting this exe liption Avill permit concltusion of this project, Nvliich Nvill provide a significant 

i ico rne Nvitli positive impact on botli the local a ld regio ial econorniies. This Nvill aid botli in the case 

of (his specific project and future projects. 

• Approval of these exemptions will enable this Wasliingto i co npa i),Nvorking orn Transport Catego y 

Airplanes to effectively compete i i this global market. Stability and improved financial pe •formance 

of this Washingto i company gives g •eate • job stability to Nvo •ke •s employed, tlie •eby p 'ov Cl ilg a 

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stabiliziiig iiifltience to the greatei -i•egional aild the largel-US ecoiioiiiy due to the inci•eased consullier 

spending capacity associated witli stable worhers. Improved fiiiancial pei -formance of Wasliington 

oNviied aiid operated corporations aiid inci -eased Nvoirkforce stability ti -anslates into coiitinued aild 

improved local, state, and fedei•al tax revenues, wllicli in turn add to the stability of the overall United 

States eco»only. Wasliington is a net fedei -al tax providec, that it to say that Wasliiiigtoll hrovides 

more federal taxes thatl it receives in federal speiidiiig, tllel•eby serviiig as a stabilizing iiifluence to 

federal deficits. 

• Impi-oveci fiilaiicial perforitnance allows Wasliington corporations to continue to iilvest in Reseaccli 

and Development allowing the Uiiited States to maintain and improve its competitive positiorn in the 

global ecoiiomy. 

E. Ptiblic Coiiiiiicnts aiid Piiblication 

In accoi•daiice with 14 CFR 11.29 aild 11.87 Jaiilco America, lile. requests that the period foi -public 

comiiieiit aiid publication be waived foi -the followiiig i•easons: 

• We do iiot expect any adverse coinmeiits. 

• Graiiting these exemptions Nvoulcl not set precedence. 

• These exemptioiis are iiear identical to previously granted Exelilption 10703 and 10899, aiid are 

already i-ecognized by the FAA o» similai -niociel aii•ci-aft. 

• The issties ace noii-conh•oversial aiid this proposal provides ail iinprovemeiit in safety fi -otn the 

clu- reiitly appi-ove(i Exeiliption 10899. 

• Delaying approval will dela),the engineei - i»g delivel•able wliicli will delay the sclieduled completion 

of this pi-oject, with i-esultirng schedule backups and additiotial expense. 

If additional infoi-mation oi-actioii is i•equired, please coiitact the tindei•signed oi- Mr. Doiiald Wren at 

(425)347-4735. 

Siiicerely, 

,Z& ~2, 

Donald Wren 

Director of Certificatioil 

Jarnco Amei- ica, Inc. 

1018 80`" Sti•eet SW 

Evei-ett, WA 98203 

Tel: 425-347-4735, Ext. 1198 

Fax: 425-791-3199 

Email : doIl_wl-ell@jalilco-alilei- ica.com 

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