Exemption 4902M

October 28, 2013

U.S. Department of Transportation

Docket Operations

West Building Ground Floor

1200 New Jersey Ave S.E.

Room W12-140

Washington, D.C. 20590

Sent to web site: http://www.regulations.gov/

SUBJECT: Petition for Extension of Exemption No. 4902M, for FAR 43 APP B

Docket No. FAA-2001-10475

Ladies/Gentlemen:

In accordance with the provisions of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14

CFR), Part 11, Airlines for America (A4A), on behalf of its member air carriers, petitions for the 

renewal of Exemption No. 4902M, Docket No. FAA-2001-10475. Exemption No. 4902K expires 

on February 28, 2014.

Airlines for America makes this application on behalf of its member air carriers1. A4A is 

the trade and service organization of the U.S. scheduled air carriers with its main office at 1301 

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 1100, Washington, D.C. 20004-1707. The appropriate 

technical contact for the purposes of this application is Robert Ireland, Managing Director,

Engineering and Maintenance, telephone: (202) 626-4228.

Attached are the appropriate names and addresses of current ATA members, who would 

be the beneficiaries of the relief, sought in this application.

Exemption No. 4902M provides temporary relief, under certain conditions and 

limitations, from specific provisions of 14 CFR Part 43, Appendix B, Paragraph (d); 14 CFR 

§45.11(a) and (d); and §91.203(c), and §91.417(d) to the extent necessary to allow all aircraft 

operating under Part 121 and all aircraft operating in commuter operations (as defined in 

§119.3) under an FAA-approved continuous airworthiness maintenance program(CAMP), to 

operate without complying with the requirements pertaining to the location of aircraft 

 

1

A4A's members are Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Atlas Air, Delta Air Lines, FedEx Corporation, 

Hawaiian Airlines, jetBlue Airways, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines, UPS Airlines and US Airways. Our 

associate member is Air Canada.
identification plates and carriage of FAA Form 337 as evidence of installation approval for fuel 

tank installations in the passenger or a baggage compartment.

Exemption No. 4902 was originally issued in response to a petition filed by the Air 

Transport Association of America (ATA), precursor to A4A, on November 17, 1987, for a 

permanent exemption from the aforesaid rules. In as much as A4A members were not the 

specific targets of the rules, (adopted by the FAA, with U.S. Customs Service support), to 

facilitate the enforcement of U.S. drug trafficking laws, the FAA found the exemption for A4A 

members would not adversely affect safety.

Justification for an extension of Exemption No. 4902M is the same as for the original

Exemption Petition, dated November 17, 1987. The conditions and circumstances with regard to 

public interest and safety, which warranted the original exemption, continue to exist. The 

exemption has been in use for 24 years with no known compromise of safety.

The renewal of this exemption is not a controversial issue. As the renewal of this 

exemption is not precedent setting, A4A requests that publication in the Federal Register be 

waived.

Your consideration and approval of this request is appreciated.

Robert L Ireland

Managing Director, Engineering and Maintenance

Airlines for America

202-626-4228
A4A MEMBERS

Alaska Airlines, Inc.

P.O. Box 68900

Seattle-Tacoma International Airport

Seattle, WA 98168-0900

206-433-3200 (phone)

American Airlines, Inc.

P.O. Box 619616

DFW Airport, TX 75261

817-963-1234 (phone)

Atlas Air, Inc.

2000 Westchester Ave.

Purchase, NY 10577

914-701-8000 (phone)

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

P.O. Box 20706

Atlanta, GA 30320

404-715-2600 (phone)

FedEx Corporation

952 South Shady Grove Road

Memphis, TN 38120

901-369-3600 (phone)

Hawaiian Airlines

P.O. Box 30008

Honolulu International Airport

Honolulu, HI 96820

808-835-3700 (phone)

JetBlue Airways Corp.

118-29 Queens Blvd.

Forrest Hills, NY 11375

718-286-7900 (phone)

Southwest Airlines Co.

P.O. Box 36611

Love Field

Dallas, TX 75235

214-904-4000 (phone)

United Airlines, Inc.

P.O. Box 66100

Chicago, IL 60666

847-700-4000 (phone)

UPS Airlines

1400 N. Hurstbourne Parkway

Louisville, KY 40223

502-329-3000 (phone)

US Airways, Inc.

4000 E. Sky Harbor Blvd.

Phoenix, AZ 85034

480-693-0800 (phone)

A4A Associate Member

Air Canada

P.O. Box 14000

Air Canada Center

St Laurent, Quebec

Canada H4Y 1H4

514-422-5000 (phone)