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.2

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 135.3

This exemption terminates on February 28, 2018, unless sooner superseded or rescinded.

Sincerely,

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John S. Duncan Director, Flight Standards Service

Enclosure Exemption No. 8852C