AFS-13-072-E 

December 20, 2012 

 

 Exemption No. 9682A 

 Regulatory Docket No. FAA-2002-11942 

Ms. Caitlin M. Randles 

Supervisor, Flight Test Engineering 

The Boeing Company 

P.O. Box 3707 

Seattle, WA 98124-2207 

Dear Ms. Randles: 

This letter is to inform you that we have granted your petition to extend Exemption No. 9682. 

It explains the basis for our decision, describes its effect, and lists the conditions and 

limitations. 

The Basis for Our Decision 

By letter dated November 9, 2012, you petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) 

on behalf of The Boeing Company (Boeing) for an extension of Exemption No. 9682. That 

exemption from § 47.69(b) of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) allows Boeing 

to use its Dealer’s Aircraft Registration Certificates outside the United States for flight testing 

and sales demonstrations. 

Previous to Exemption No. 9682, Boeing had been granted Partial Exemptions Nos. 3440, 

3440A, 3440B, 3445, 3445A, 3452, 3452A, and 3453 to allow flight testing outside of the 

United States. Boeing was later granted temporary Exemption Nos. 3513 and 6627 which 

authorized operation outside the United States for the purpose of flight testing and sales 

demonstrations with Dealers’ Aircraft Registration Certificates. 

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. 
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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 Boeing. 

Our Decision 

The FAA has determined that the justification for the issuance of Exemption No. 9682 

remains valid with respect to this exemption and is in the public interest. Therefore, under the 

authority provided by 49 U.S.C. 40113 and 44701, which the FAA Administrator has 

delegated to me, I grant your petition, subject to the following conditions and limitations. 

Conditions and Limitations 

1. The aircraft must be owned by Boeing; 

2. The aircraft must have a temporary registration number or an assigned number affixed 

as provided by 14 CFR part 45; 

3. When the aircraft does not have a standard airworthiness certificate, permission of the 

host country (countries) must be obtained before flights to or through that country; and 

4. Boeing shall maintain records of each international flight for a period of 1 year after 

the aircraft returns to the United States, such records to consist of: 

a. Registration number and aircraft serial number; 

b. Dates of departure and return to the United States; and 

c. General overseas itinerary. 

The Effect of Our Decision 

Our decision extends the termination date of Exemption No. 9682 to April 30, 2018, unless 

sooner superseded or rescinded. 
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All conditions and limitations of Exemption No. 9682 remain the same. This letter must be 

attached to, and is a part of, Exemption No. 9682. 

Sincerely, 

/s/ 

John S. Duncan 

Deputy Director, Flight Standards 

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