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OUR REFERENCE 

WB51M11024702_V2 

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Project Number EASA.20001151 

Docket No. FAA–2006–24281; Amendment 

Nos. 25–132, 26–5 

Docket No. FAA–2006–24281; Amendment 

Nos. 26–6 

Docket Management Facility 

US department of Transportation 

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

Airbus A300B2-1A - Petition for exemption to § FAR 26.21, title 14 Code of Federal Regulations 

Dear Madam / Sir, 

Airbus is hereby petitioning for an exemption to the requirements of section 14 CFR 26 Subpart C 

– widespread fatigue damage (WFD) - §26.21 – for the A300B2-1A. Note that according to Airbus 

record and information, no A300 B2-1A is still operating under the U.S. register. However, for consistency reasons, Airbus petition for exemption is covering the A300B2-1A. In order to ease the 

review of this exemption request, it has been formatted as per the guidelines of 14CFR § 11.81. 

(a) Name, mailing address and other contact information 

Yves REGIS 

Head of Product Integrity 

Airbus SAS 

B22--265 

BP D2202 

1 rond-point Maurice Bellonte 

31707 Blagnac Cedex 

France 

(b) The specific section or sections of 14 CFR from which exemption is sought 

An exemption is sought from the requirements of section 14 CFR 26.21. 
(c) The extent of the sought relief and the reason for seeking this relief 

Airbus want to comply with Section 14 CFR 26.21. The evidence is the submittal to FAA of the Airbus certification plan reference WB51PL1101063v3. To satisfy the requirements of 14 CFR §26.21 

Airbus has to publish Limits of Validity (LOV) associated with the necessary maintenance instructions. Then, Airbus reviewed the remaining fleet in the U.S. and concluded that the burden to establish A300B2-1A LOV is unnecessary, as all A300B2-1A aircraft are out of service. 

Hence, the exemption which covers the complete 14 CFR 26.21 requirements for A300B2-1A is 

submitted to the FAA. 

(d) The reasons why granting the request would be in the public interest; that is how it would 

benefit the public as a whole 

According to Airbus records and information, there is no A300B2-1A aircraft affected by Section 14 

CFR 26.21 operated under Section 14 CFR 121 and 129 at the date at which operators must update their programs to reflect WFD requirements (i.e. July 14, 2013). 

A/C 

MSN A/C Model 1st Flight Date Written off End reason 

5 B2-1C 15/04/1974 01/08/1997 Dismantled. 

6 B2-1C 23/06/1974 15/11/1998 Dismantled by Channel Express, UK. 

7 B2-1C 06/08/1974 15/11/1998 Dismantled by Channel Express, UK. 

10 B2-1C 07/03/1975 30/06/1996 Dismantled by Aviation Sales, Miami 

11 B2-1C 23/04/1975 30/06/1996 Dismantled by Aviation Sales, Miami 

13 B2-1C 31/05/1975 15/11/1996 Dismantled by Aviation Sales, Miami 

Notes: 

-Table correct as of July 2012. 

- In the column “Written off” is provided the date at which the Aircraft MSN was withdrawn from 

use. 

- A/C model are designation at the date the MSN were withdrawn from use. These 6 MSN were 

produced as A300B2-1A, equipped with CF6-50A, and converted into A300B2-1C, equipped with 

CF6-50C. This conversion was performed in the 1970’s years. 

Airbus therefore finds that granting this exemption is in the public interest as a whole since it will 

avoid the DAH and the FAA to expending efforts on developing WFD for the A300B2-1A aircraft 

that would have no actual safety benefit since no concerned aircraft would be operated under 14 

CFR 121 or 129 at the time of the first WFD task due date of accomplishment. The saved efforts 

would benefit other safety initiatives with more tangible benefits for the public as a whole. 

(e) The reasons why granting the exemption would not adversely affect safety 

Airbus considers that granting this exemption will not adversely affect safety for the same reason 

as detailed above, i.e. there will be no airplane affected by Section 14 CFR 26.21 operated under 

Section 14 CFR 121 or 129 because all A300B2-1A are permanently withdrawn from service. 

(f) A summary that the FAA can publish in the Federal Register 

Airbus seeks an exemption from 14 CFR § 26.21 for its A300B2-1A that require the establishment 

of a Limit of validity 
(g) Any additional information, views or arguments available to support the exemption request 

Not applicable 

 

(h) The reason to exercise the privileges of the requested exemption outside the United States 

if needed 

Airbus has no intent to exercise the privileges of the requested exemption outside the United 

States 

Yours faithfully, 

Yves REGIS Philippe BOUCHERAT

Head of Product Integrity A300/A310/A300-600 Chief Engineer

Cc: FAA : Mr. Dan Rodina – Programme Certification Manager 

Cc: FAA : Mr. Ian Y Won, Greg Schneider, Thomas Stafford, Walt Sippel, Dalton Fortney, Mike 

Thompson, Cindy Ashforth, Patrick Safarian – WFD coordinators 

Cc: Jean-Pierre Fournier EAW