[Federal Register: August 20, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 161)]
[Rules and Regulations]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Parts 121, 125, and 135
[Docket No.: FAA-2003-15682; Amendment Nos. 121-288, 125-42, 135-84]
RIN 2120-AH89
Digital Flight Data Recorder Requirements--Changes to Recording
Specifications and Additional Exceptions; Correction
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule, correction.
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SUMMARY: This document makes corrections to the final rule published in
the Federal Register on July 18, 2003. This document makes some minor
corrections and it also adds Parameter 15 to the document under parts
121 and 125, and changes the resolution in Parameter 15 by 0.1%.
DATES: This correction is effective August 18, 2003.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary Davis, Flight Standards Service,
Air Transportation Division; telephone (202) 267-8166; facsimile (202)
267-5229; e-mail gary.davis@faa.gov.
Background
In response to a series of recommendations issued by the National
Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), the FAA revised and updated parts
121, 125 and 135 of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) in
1997 to require that flight data recorders on U.S. registered airplanes
be upgraded to record additional parameters of data (62 FR 38362, July
17, 1997). The exact number of parameters required depends on the age
of the airplane; airplanes manufactured after August 19, 2002, must
record 88 parameters of flight data.
The final rule published on July 18, 2003 (68 FR 42932) amends the
flight data recorder regulations by expanding the recording
specifications of certain data parameters for specified airplanes, and
by adding aircraft models to the lists of aircraft excepted from the
1997 regulations. In addition, this rule corrects specifications in an
operating rule appendix that were inadvertently omitted in previous
actions. These changes are necessary to allow the continued operation
of certain aircraft that are unable to meet the existing recorder
criteria using installed equipment. The changes are also necessary for
certain aircraft for which the cost to retrofit under 1997 regulatory
changes would be cost prohibitive.
List of Subjects
14 CFR Part 121
Air carriers, Aircraft, Aviation safety, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements, Safety, Transportation.
14 CFR Part 125
Aircraft, Aviation safety, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
14 CFR Part 135
Air taxis, Aircraft, Aviation safety, Reporting and record keeping
requirements.
The Amendment
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In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation Administration
corrects Chapter I of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations as follows:
Correction
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In the final rule ``Digital Flight Data Recorder Requirements--Changes
to Recording Specifications and Additional Exceptions'' published in
the Federal Register on July 18, 2003, FR Doc. No. 03-18269 (68 FR
42932) make the following correction:
1. On Page 42932, in the first column, in the document heading,
correct ``RIN 2120-AH81'' to read ``RIN 2120-AH89''.
2. On Page 42936, in the second column, in paragraph (2), line 9,
correct the words ``Jetstream 4100'' to read ``Jetstream 4100
Series,''.
3. On Page 42936, in the third column, in Amendment Number 4, line
2, correct ``5, 9, 12a, 14a, 16,'' to read ``5, 9, 12a, 14a, 15, 16,''.
4. On Page 42937, in the second column, in paragraph (2), line 9,
correct the words ``Jetstream 4100'' to read ``Jetstream 4100
Series,''.
5. On Page 42937, in the third column, in Amendment Number 9, line
2, correct ``5, 9, 12a, 14a, 16,'' to read ``5, 9, 12a, 14a, 15, 16,''.
6. In the charts on pages 42936 and 42938 after ``14a'' insert the
following:
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15. Pitch Control Surface(s) Full Range............ +/-2[deg] Unless 0.5 or 0.25 for 0.3% of full range. For airplanes fitted
Position.\6\. Higher Accuracy airplanes operated with multiple or
Uniquely Required. under Sec. split surfaces, a
135.152(j). suitable combination
of inputs is
acceptable in lieu
of recording each
surface separately.
The control surfaces
may be sampled
alternately to
produce the sampling
interval of 0.5 or
0.25.
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7. On page 42939, in the ``Parameters'' column, in 15, in the
``Resolution'' column, correct ``0.2% of full range'' to read ``0.3% of
full range.''.
Issued in Washington, DC, on August 12, 2003.
Donald P. Byrne,
Assistant Chief Counsel for Regulations.
[FR Doc. 03-21329 Filed 8-19-03; 8:45 am]
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