AFS-16-1790-E 

February 25, 2016 

 Exemption No. 15102 

 Regulatory Docket No. FAA-2005-20038 

Mr. Jerrod Seabaugh 

Director of Quality Control 

Era Helicopters, LLC 

600 Airport Service Road 

Lake Charles, LA 70605 

Dear Mr. Seabaugh: 

This letter is to inform you that we have granted your request for exemption. It transmits our 

decision, explains its basis, and gives you the conditions and limitations of the exemption, 

including the date it ends. 

The Basis for Our Decision 

By letter dated October 9, 2015, you petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) 

on behalf of Era Helicopters, LLC (Era) for an exemption from §§ 91.411(b) and 91.413(c) of 

Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) to the extent necessary to allow Era to 

perform air traffic control (ATC) transponder tests and inspections and altimeter system and 

altimeter reporting equipment tests and inspections for its 14 CFR part 135 aircraft 

maintained under a continuous airworthiness maintenance program (CAMP). 

The FAA has determined that good cause exists for not publishing a summary of the petition 

in the Federal Register because the requested exemption would not set a precedent, and any 

delay in acting on this petition would be detrimental to Era. 

The FAA has issued a grant of exemption in circumstances similar in all material respects to 

those presented in your petition. In Grant of Exemption No. 8852, as amended (copy 

enclosed), the FAA found that as long as the petitioner operates under an organized 

continuous maintenance program, an equivalent level of safety can be met when performing 

various tests and inspections. 
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Having reviewed your reasons for requesting an exemption, I find that— 

 they are similar in all material respects to relief previously requested in the enclosed Grant 

of Exemption No. 8852, as amended; 

 the reasons stated by the FAA for granting the enclosed Grant of Exemption No. 8852, as 

amended, also apply to the situation you present; and 

 a grant of exemption is in the public interest. 

Our Decision 

Under the authority contained in 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 40113 and 44701, which the FAA 

Administrator has delegated to me, I hereby grant Era Helicopters, LLC (Era) an exemption 

from 14 CFR §§ 91.411(b) and 91.413(c) to the extent necessary to allow Era to perform air 

traffic control (ATC) transponder tests and inspections and altimeter system and altimeter 

reporting equipment tests and inspections for its 14 CFR part 135 aircraft maintained under a 

continuous airworthiness maintenance program (CAMP), subject to the conditions and 

limitations described below. 

Conditions and Limitations 

1. All ATC transponder tests and inspections and all altimeter reporting equipment tests 

and inspections must be conducted under Era’s part 135 General Maintenance 

Manual. 

2. All tests and inspections must be recorded in the aircraft’s maintenance log by the 

person performing each inspection and test. This record must identify the person 

performing the inspection, the date of the inspection, and this exemption number. 

3. All records of these tests and inspections also must be kept in Era’s maintenance 

recording system for its aircraft operated under part 135. 
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This exemption terminates on February 28, 2018, unless sooner superseded or rescinded. 

Sincerely, 

//s// 

John S. Duncan 

Director, Flight Standards Service 

Enclosure 

Exemption No. 8852C