July 22, 2015 

 Exemption No. 5318M 

 Regulatory Docket No. FAA-2001-9348 

Mr. Robert L. Ireland 

Managing Director, Engineering and Maintenance 

Airlines for America 

1301 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Suite 1100 

Washington, DC 20004-1707 

Dear Mr. Ireland: 

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

No. 5318, as amended. It explains the basis for our decision, describes its effect, and lists the 

conditions and limitations. 

The Basis for Our Decision 

By letter dated April 8, 2015, you petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on 

behalf of Airlines for America (A4A), for an extension of Exemption No. 5318, as amended. 

That exemption from §§ 47.49 and 91.203 (a) and (b) of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations 

(14 CFR) allows A4A-member airlines to operate certain U.S.-registered aircraft on a temporary 

basis following the incidental loss or mutilation 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 because the requested extension of the exemption would not set a precedent, 

and any delay in acting on this petition would be detrimental to A4A. 

Our Decision 

The FAA has determined that the justification for the issuance of Exemption No. 5318, as 

amended, 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 Airlines for America an exemption from §§ 47.49 and 
91.203 (a) and (b) to the extent necessary to allow A4A-member airlines to operate certain U.S.-

registered aircraft on a temporary basis following the incidental loss or mutilation of a certificate 

of airworthiness, aircraft registration certificate, or both, subject to the conditions and limitations 

below. 

Conditions and Limitations 

1. Each A4A-member airline desiring to utilize this exemption must apply for and receive 

from the FAA district office responsible for its air carrier certificate an amendment to its 

operations 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. Provides 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 mutilated; 

b. Ensures that timely application is made to the FAA for a replacement certificate; 

and 

c. Provides for the temporary operation of the aircraft during the interim required to 

receive a replacement certificate from the FAA and install it on the affected 

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 program specified in paragraph 2 above must contain: 

a. A requirement that the following 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 certificate of registration (or airworthiness, 

as applicable) under the provisions of Exemption No. for a period of 3 working 

days, not including weekends or Federal holidays, following the start of the next 

business day, beginning: TIME:____ DATE:____ 20__” 

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

shall be affixed to this statement; 

b. An identification of the designated person(s) within the air carrier’s maintenance 

organization authorized to enter the statement outlined in paragraph 4a and the 

method or methods wherein the documents required under paragraph 5 below will be 

transmitted 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 current record 

of the data from the certificates of each aircraft within its fleet that may be affected by 

the exemption. This data must be made readily available to that element within the 

air carrier’s maintenance organization identified in paragraph 4b 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 case 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.-registered aircraft listed in each A4A-member airline’s FAAapproved operations specifications. 

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

its use must be carried on board the aircraft when exercising the privileges of the 

exemption. 

7. The privileges of the exemption may only be exercised when the affected aircraft is 

operated totally within the contiguous 48 States of the United States and the District of 

Columbia. 

The Effect of Our Decision 

Our decision extends the termination date of Exemption No. 5318, as amended, to July 31, 2017, 

unless sooner superseded or rescinded. 

Sincerely, 

/s/ 

John Barbagallo 

Deputy Director, Flight Standards Services