[Federal Register: September 15, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 178)]
[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: Correction.
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SUMMARY: This document makes corrections to the correction to the final
rule published in the Federal Register on August 20, 2003 (68 FR
50069). This document makes a minor change to a section number that was
changed in the previous correction to the final rule. In the first
correction document, we inserted a corrected Parameter 15 into the
appendixes for part 121 and part 125 in the final rule. We
inadvertently cited Sec. 135.152(j) in the ``Seconds per sampling
interval'' column when we should have cited Sec. 121.344(f).
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.
Correction
In the correction to the final rule ``Digital Flight Data Recorder
Requirements--Changes to Recording Specifications and Additional
Exceptions'' published in the Federal Register on August 20, 2003, FR
Doc. No. 03-21329 (68 FR 50069) make the following correction:
1. On page 50069, in the chart for Parameter 15, in the fourth
column, correct ``0.5 or 0.25 for airplanes operated under Sec.
135.152(j).'' to read ``0.5 or 0.25 for airplanes operated under Sec.
121.344(f).''
Issued in Washington, DC on September 9, 2003.
Donald P. Byrne,
Assistant Chief Counsel for Regulations.
[FR Doc. 03-23505 Filed 9-12-03; 8:45 am]
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