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Unde rtli e provision s o f14CFR1 1 Rul e Makin g Procedures , w e reques t a n exemptio n t o 14CFR43.1 3 (a ) an d 14CFR43.1 6 wher e Airworthines s Limitation s requir e tha t a Typ e Certificate d Produc t whic h ha s Airworthines s Limitation s mus t b e followed

. Specificall ywher e th e Airworthines s Limitation s approve d fo rCirru s Desig n mode l SR2 0 an d SR2 2 aircraf t restric t wh o ma yperfor m maintenanc e o n th e ballisti cparachut e system

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•14CFR43.13(a ) i n pertinen t part : Eac h perso n performin g maintenance , alteration , o rpreventiv e maintenanc e o n a n aircraft , engine , propeller , o rapplianc e shal l us e th e methods , techniques , an d practice s prescribe d i n th e curren t manufacturer' s maintenanc e manua l o rInstruction s fo rContinue d Airworthines s prepare d b yit s manufacturer , o rothe rmethods , techniques , an d practice s acceptabl e t o th e administrator , excep t a s note d i n §43.16

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•14CFR43.1 6 Ainworthines s Limitations

. Eac h perso n performin g a n inspectio n o rothe rmaintenanc e specifie d i n a n Airworthines s Limitation s sectio n o fa manufacturer' s maintenanc e manua l o rInstruction s fo rContinue d Airworthines s shal l periderm th e inspectio n o rothe rmaintenanc e i n accordanc e wit h tha t section , o ri n accordanc e wit h operation s specification s approve d b yth e Administrato runde rpart 12 1 o r 135 , o ra n inspectio n progra m approve d unde r§91.409(e)

. A s th e FA R reads , "eac h person, " i s compelle d t o perfor m accordin g t o th e Manufactures ' curren t maintenanc e manua l o rInstruction s fo rcontinue d airworthines s prepare d b yIt s manufacturer

. Howeve rothe rmethods , techniques , an d practice s ma yt> e use d i facceptabl e t o th e administrator

. I n th e cas e o fth e airworthines s limitation s o fth e manufacture' s manua l o r Instruction s fo rcontinue d airworthines s mus t als o b e followed

. Cirru s Desig n Corporatio n Mode l SR2 0 an d SR2 2 Ballisti cParachut e System , specificall yth e CAP S system , i n accordanc e wit h AinM/orthines s Limitations , exclude s anyon e othe rtha n person s tha t ar e traine d an d o rcertifie d b yCirru s Design s system s fro m performin g maintenanc e o rinspectio n require d durin g repackin g th e parachut e a t th e require d te n yea r intervals

. Currentl yman yaircraf t hav e reache d th e firs t 1 0 yea rinterva l fo rrepac k o fth e ballisti c parachute

. Thes e operator s o rowner s ar e force d t o wai t fo rservic e becaus e o fth e exclusiv e

### claus e restrictin g wh o ma yperfor m thi s maintenance

. Ther e i s n o mechanis m tha tw e ar e awar e

o ftha tdefine s wh o "eac h person ' i s a s describe d i n th e abov e regulation s excep t1 4 CF R 43. 3 Person s Authorize d t o Perfor m Maintenance , Preventiv e Maintenance , Rebuilding , an d Alterations

. Ballisti cRecoverySyste m (BRS ) i s th e origina l invento ran d designe ro fth e Genera l Aviatio n RecoveryDevic e (GARD ) ballisti cparachut e syste m a s evidence d i n th e Specia l Condition s require d fo rth e typ e certificatio n o fth e tw o Cirru s Model s issued

. I tshoul d b e note d tha tw e hav e foun d n o documentatio n whic h change d th e syste m nam e fro m GARD , whic h appear s i n th e Specia l Condition s originall yissue d fo rCinu s Desig n SR2 0 an d SR2 2 BR S Parachute s wa s th e origina l invento ran d designe ro fth e parachut e tha ti s installe d i n th e aircraf ta s wel l a s holde ro fa n ST C an d PM Afo rballisti cparachute s i n som e model s o fCessn a aircraft

. W e ar e requestin g exemptio n t o th e abov e mentione d regulation s becaus e w e ca n fin d n o regulatorybasi s fo rth e verbiag e tha tallow s th e restrictio n an d w e believ e iti s I n th e interes to f publi csafety, an d woul d benefi tth e publi ct o hav e thi s equipmen tmaintaine d i n a timel y manner

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