Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2017/07/21/2017-15087/petition-for-exemption-summary-of-petition-received-lauren-pelicano-child-restraint-system
Timestamp: 2018-07-20 09:32:12
Document Index: 501184258

Matched Legal Cases: ['§\u2009121', 'art 121', 'art 121', 'art 25', 'art 121', 'art 121']

Federal Register :: Petition for Exemption; Summary of Petition Received; Lauren Pelicano: Child Restraint System
Petition for Exemption; Summary of Petition Received; Lauren Pelicano: Child Restraint System
Summary Notice No. 2017-0423
FAA-2017-0423
https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2017-15087 https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2017-15087
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Docket No.: FAA-2017-0423.
Petitioner: Lauren Pelicano: Child Restraint System.
Section(s) of 14 CFR Affected: 121.311.
Description of Relief Sought: Petitioner seeks an exemption from § 121.311 to the extent necessary to allow her daughter to use the Convaid Carrot 3 booster seat on U.S.-registered aircraft in commercial air carrier operations under part 121. The petitioner states that this seat supports her daughter's trunk and easily accommodates her height and weight. The manufacturer (Convaid) has labeled the restraint as being certified for use in motor vehicles and aircraft. However, the manufacturer also notes in the user manual that the Convaid Carrot 3 is not “FAA certified” and that the Convaid Carrot 3 must always be secured with a lap shoulder (3-point) safety belt to secure the child restraint and the child. The manufacturer further notes that not using a lap shoulder (3-point) safety belt could cause the child restraint to not perform as intended and increase the potential of serious injury or death. Most commercial air carriers operating under part 121 do not operate aircraft (certificated under part 25) with a lap shoulder (3-point) safety belt restraint system in the passenger seats on their aircraft. It is novel for a child restraint system (CRS) to have labeling that indicates it is certificated for use on aircraft but to also have a manufacturer's limitation on the type of installed restraints in the passenger seat that, in effect, prohibits use on most large commercial aircraft in air carrier operations under part 121. Therefore, the FAA seeks public comment on whether the FAA should grant the petitioner's request for an exemption from 14 CFR 121.311 for CRS that are approved under FMVSS 209, which must always be secured with lap shoulder (3-point) safety belts to secure the child restraints in passenger seats, to permit their use on U.S.-registered aircraft in commercial air carrier operations under part 121.
[FR Doc. 2017-15087 Filed 7-20-17; 8:45 am]