Petition for Exemption – §135.156 (d) (4) Page 1 of 4

Executive Jet Management, Inc. December 20, 2013

Docket Management Facility

US Department of Transportation

1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE

West Building Ground Floor

Room W12

‐ 140

Washington, DC 20590

PETITION FOR EXEMPTION

Dear Sir or Madam:

In accordance with the requirements of 14 CFR §11.81(a)

‐ (g), Executive Jet Management, Inc. (EJM), Air

Carrier Certificate Number CWQA061D

, is requesting a temporary exemption for 3 aircraft from the

requirements of §135.156 (d) (4)

, for a period of 18 months

. 14 CFR 11.81 (b)

§135.156 Flight data recorders: filtered data

(d) Compliance. Compliance is required as follows:

(4) After April 21, 2014, no aircraft flight data recording system may filter any parameter listed

in paragraph (c) of this section that does not meet the requirements of Appendix D or F of this

part, unless the certificate holder possesses test and analysis procedures and the test results that

have been approved by the FAA. All records of tests, analysis and procedures used to comply

with this section must be maintained as part of the correlation documentation required by §

135.152 (f)(1)(iii) or (f)(2)(iii) of this part as applicable.

The primary contacts in this matter are: 14 CFR 11.81 (a)

Chris Poliak, Director of Maintenance

Executive Jet Management, Inc.

4556 Airport Road

Cincinnati, OH 45226

513.979.6671

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Executive Jet Management, Inc. TEMPORARY RELIEF REQUESTED:

These aircraft in the EJM fleet were identified as requiring the upgraded avionics load. EJM has

scheduled to obtain the required upgrades for these affected aircraft by the April 21, 2014. However,

due to service and supply chain limitations and potential delay, EJM is requesting a temporary

exemption in order to allow for potential uncontrollable slip due to procurement or engineering

challenges, for a period of 18 months. 1

PUBLIC INTEREST AND BENEFIT 14 CFR 11.81(d)

Executive Jet Management, Inc. (EJM) is a Part 135 Air Carrier certificated in accordance with 14 CFR

119. EJM operated aircraft, to include these aircraft, are offered for charter services to the public. EJM

charter clientele are primarily business leaders that find it necessary to charter an aircraft in order to

maximize their time and availability to operate their business. Chartered aircraft allow business

executives and key personnel the flexibility to quickly react and meet obligations to advance their

business, thereby strengthening the company’s position and help to provide a stable job market, which

in turn strengthens the US economy. Considering that a temporary exemption to allow operations with

filtered parameters has no direct impact on the safety of that individual aircraft, denial of service to

these business leaders to quickly react, grow their companies and provide much needed jobs, would be

an undue burden on the public as a whole.

EQUIVALENT SAFETY 14 CFR 11.81(e)

Only 4 out of the 8 parameters required by 14 CFR part 135.156 are temporarily filtered: The recording

of pitch control surface position (parameter 15), lateral control surface position (parameter 16), yaw

control surface position (parameter 17) and cockpit flight control input forces (parameter 88);

EJM recognizes the contribution of flight data recorders to accident and incident investigations, and

ultimately to the safety of the design and operation of aircraft. However, this temporary configuration

has no direct safety impact for these individual aircraft. Granting this temporary exemption would not

affect nor degrade the inherent safety of the airplane(s).

FEDERAL REGISTER SUMMARY AND PUBLICATION 14 CFR 11.81(f)

(1) Petition for exemption to regulation: 14 CFR §135.156(d)(4)

(2) Summary of Relief Sought: Executive Jet Management, Inc. seeks an exemption from section 14

CFR part 135.156 (d) (4) to allow 3 aircraft to operate with filtered data for a period of 18

months, effective April, 21, 2014.

1 The FAA has issued temporary exemption grants many circumstances similar in material respects to those presented in this

petition. Reference Docket numbers 2011

‐ 1185, Ryan International Airlines, 2011

‐ 0620 CommutAir, 2011

‐ 0188 American

Airlines, 2011

‐ 0145 UPS, 2011

‐ 0002 Alaska AirlinesP etition for Ex e

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