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February 5, 2015

 Exemption No. 11165

 Regulatory Docket No. FAA-2014-1082

Mr. Jim Coates

Director of Airworthiness Compliance

Erickson Helicopters Inc.

3800 Three Mile Lane

McMinnville, OR 97128

Dear Mr. Coates:

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 December 16, 2014, you petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on behalf 

of Erickson Helicopters Inc. (Erickson Helicopters) 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 Erickson Helicopters 

to perform Air Traffic Control (ATC) transponder tests and inspections and altimeter system, and 

altimeter reporting equipment tests, and inspections for its part 135 aircraft maintained under a 

Continuous Airworthiness Maintenance Program (CAMP). The exemption would also allow Erickson 

Helicopters to perform similar tests and inspections on its part 135 aircraft maintained under an 

Approved Aircraft Inspection Program (AAIP).

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 Erickson Helicopters.

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. 10560 (copy enclosed), the FAA found that the 

reasons stated by the FAA for granting the enclosed exemption also apply to the situation you present.

Having reviewed your reasons for requesting an exemption, I find that—
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 they are similar in all material respects to relief previously requested in the enclosed Grant of 

Exemption No. 10560;

 the reasons stated by the FAA for granting the enclosed Grant of Exemption No. 10560 also 

apply to the situation you present; and 

 for the reasons stated in Grant of Exemption No. 10560 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 Erickson Helicopters an exemption from 14 CFR §§ 91.411(b) and 

91.413(c) to perform ATC transponder tests and inspections and altimeter system, and altimeter

reporting equipment tests, and inspections for its part 135 aircraft maintained under a CAMP. The 

exemption also allows Erickson Helicopters to perform similar tests and inspections on its part 135 

aircraft maintained under an AAIP, 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 Erickson Helicopters part 135 CAMP or AAIP.

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

performing each inspection and test. This entry must identify the person, the date, and this 

exemption number.

3. An appropriate record of these tests and inspections also must be kept in Erickson 

Helicopters maintenance recording system for Part 135.

This exemption terminates on February 28, 2017, unless sooner superseded or rescinded

Sincerely,

 

/s/

John Barbagallo

Acting Deputy Director, Flight Standards Service

Enclosure

Exemption No. 10560