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9R-TE-BBXA-BRB-14-0549 August 12, 2014

Docket Management Facility U.S. Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE West Building Ground Floor Room W12-140 Washington, DC 20590

Attention: Federal Aviation Administration Director, Flight Standards Service, AFS-1 The Boeing Company P

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Subject: Petition for Renewal of Exemption 8827C from 14 CFR Section 91.529(b ), Flight Engineer Requirements

References: (a) Exemption No. 2718, Regulatory Docket No. 18897, Partial Grant of Exemption from 14 CFR Section 91.211(b), dated April16, 1979. (b) Exemption No. 2718A, Regulatory Docket No. FAA-2004-19374, dated October 21,2004. (c) Exemption No. 8227C, Regulatory Docket No. FAA-2004-19374, dated December 5, 2012.

The Boeing Company was granted, by Reference (a), an exemption from the requirements of the noted regulation to allow "flight engineers employed by the Boeing Commercial Airplane Company to serve as flight engineers on B-707, B-727, B-747 and B-767 aircraft if they have logged only 20 hours in lieu of the required 50 hours of flight time as flight engineers on the particular type aircraft within the preceding 6 calendar months provided the combined flight time in all of those aircraft is at least 100 hours in the preceding 6 calendar months."

In July 2004, the Boeing Company requested an amendment to the Reference (a) exemption to: (1) Increase the six (6) calendar month currency period for flight hours to 12 months, (2) Consider flight simulator time as equivalent to airplane flight time in fulfilling the required flight time requirements, and (3) Withdraw the request for exemption for Boeing Model 727 and 767 aircraft. The Reference (b) exemption was granted in response to that request.

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Enclosed Reference (c) is the most recent renewal of exemption from the Subject regulatory requirement that "permits flight engineers, employed by Boeing, to serve as flight engineers on B- 707 and B-74 7 aircraft if they have logged a minimum of 20 hours in lieu of the required 50 hours of flight time as flight engineers on the particular type aircraft within the preceding 12 months, provided the combined flight time in any B-707 or B-747, or Level B, CorD simulator that represents any B-707
or B-747 aircraft, is at least 100 hours in the preceding 12 calendar months." The current Reference (c) exemption will expire on January 31, 2015.

The rationale and need for this exemption have not changed from the original application. Boeing therefore requests a two-year renewal of the Reference (b) exemption.

Please contact Colin S. Fender at (206) 544

- 1974 with any questions or comments related to this matter. Sincerely,

Caitlin M. Randles Supervisor, Flight Test Engineering FAA Coordination M/C 14-KF Tel (206) 304-0075 Fax (206) 544-9875

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