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o f Transportatio n 120 0 Ne w Jerse y Avenue , S E Wes t Buildin g Groun dFloo r Roo mW l 2-14 0 Washington , D C 2059 0 From : Agust aAerospac e Corporatio n Subject : Renewa l o f Gran t o f Exemptio n No
. 978 3 Regulator y Docke t

No
. FAA-2008-080 1 Dea r Sir : Agust aAerospac e Corporatio n i s formall y requestin g acontinuatio n o f th e Exemptio n No
. 978 3 from1 4 CFRPar t §21.195(a ) an d1 4 CFRPar t §21.191(f ) issue do n Novembe r 10 , 2008
. Th e curren t

Exemptio n wil l expir e o n Octobe r 31 , 2010
. Thi s exemptio n allow s Agust aAerospac e Corporatio n t o appl y fo r a n experimenta l airworthines s certificat e fo r aircraf t mode l A l 19 , S/ N 14004 , N18YC , fo r th e purpos e o f

conductin g marke t

surveys , sale s demonstrations , o r

custome r cre w training
. 1 4 CF RPar t

§21.19 5 (a ) provides , i n pertinen t part , tha t amanufacture r

o f aircraf t manufacture dwithi n th e Unite dState s ma y appl y fo r a n experimenta l certificat e fo r a n aircraf

t tha t i s t o b e use dfo r

marke t surveys , sale s demonstrations , o r custome r cre w training
. 1 4 CF RPar t

§21.191(f ) prescribes , i n pertinen t part , tha t experimenta l certificate s ar e issue dfo r

th e purpos e o f

marke t survey s onl y a s provide di n Sectio n 21.195
. Agust aAerospac e Corporatio n own s prototyp e A l 19 , S/ N 14004 , N18YC
. Thi s aircraf t wa s manufacture di n Ital y an duse di n th e developmen t o f th e A l 1 9 lin e o f

aircraf t an d wa s no t typ e certificated
. Thi s aircraf t ha s been , operate dsafely , an dwithou t inciden t unde r a n experimenta l certificat e fo r marke t surveys , sale s demonstrations , o r custome r cre w trainin g sinc e Novembe r 1008
. Agust aAerospac e Corporation , locate di n Philadelphia , Pa. , currentl y hold s Productio n Certificat e 120NE , fo r

th e AgustaWestlan dA l 1 9 an dA l 19MkI I aircraft , whic har e typ e certificate dunde r

U.S
. Typ e Certificat e H7EU , an di s awholl y owne dsubsidiar y o f AgustaWestland , locate di n Italy , holde r o f th e typ e design
. Agust aAerospac e Corporatio n operate s afina l assembl y plant , FA A Repai r Station , Overhau l Facility , Part s Distributio n Center , an daTrainin g Cente r a t it s Philadelphi alocation
.

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A Finmeccantc a Compan y Agust aA l 1 9 aircraf

t are heavil y engage di n th e aero-medica l fieldprovidin g necessary emergenc y respons e an devacuatio n service s for th e U.S
. public
. Several cit y an dstat e law enforcemen t

agencie s providin g law enforcemen t an dHomelan dSecurity service s t o th e U.S
. publi c als o us e thes e aircraft
. Companie s i n th e U.S
. a s wel l a s i n Europe , serv e a s origina l equipmen t manufacturer s for component s installe di n thes e aircraft
. AgustaWestlan dspend s alarg e percentag e o f it s procuremen t

budge t with America n suppliers
. Hundred s o f companie s i n mor e tha n 4 0 U.S
. state s produc e hardwar e for AgustaWestland
. A s th e typ e certificat e holder , AgustaWestlan di s responsibl e for th e support

o f in-servic e aircraf t an dha s mad e th e commitmen t t o U.S
. customer s t o provid e warranty , maintenance , an dboth maintenanc e an dpilo t training
. Aircraf

t S/ N 14004 , N18YC , i s a ke y part o f th e trainin g program . Deviation s betwee n thi s aircraf t an datyp e certificate dA l 1 9 are detaile di n an Agust a Form59
. Al l change s t o th e configuratio n o f thi s aircraf

t are documente di n thi s form
. A cop y o f thi s for mi s carrie do n boar dth e aircraf t at al l times
. T o date , thi s aircraf

t ha s logge dove r

145 0 saf e flight hours
. Thi s aircraf

t i s unde r th e contro l o f

Agust aAerospac e Corporatio n an di s maintaine di n accordanc e with th e manufacturer s maintenanc e guideline s an di s operate dwithi n th e operatin g limitation s issue db y th e FAA
. We conside r

thi s exemptio n necessary t o ensur e tha t ou r U.S
. customer s hav e acces s t o thi s aircraf

t for trainin g purposes . W e believ e i t woul db e i n th e public' s interes t becaus e i t allow s operator s t o us e Agust aAerospac e Corporation' s A l 1 9 t o kee p thei r flight crew s proficien t

an dincreas e thei r

overal l safety
. Agust aAerospac e Corporatio n request s tha t thi s exemptio n b e extende dfor an indefinite period
. Sincerely , 

# QjAx^^^j^Aih ^ Andre w Toussain t Chie f Inspector , FA A Repai r

Statio n DT1R098 K Agust aAerospac e Corporatio n Ph.215-281-131 2 Email : AndrewToussaint@agustawestland.co m