[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 14, Volume 2]
[Revised as of January 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 14CFR129.16]

[Page 634]
 
                     TITLE 14--AERONAUTICSAND SPACE
 
CHAPTER I--FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 
                               (CONTINUED)
 
PART 129--OPERATIONS: FOREIGN AIR CARRIERS AND FOREIGN OPERATORS OF 
U.S.-REGISTERED AIRCRAFT ENGAGED IN COMMON CARRIAGE--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 129.16  Supplemental inspections for U.S.-registered aircraft.

    (a) Multiengine airplanes with 10 or more passenger seats. After 
December 5, 2007, a foreign air carrier or foreign person may not 
operate a U.S.-registered multiengine airplane initially type 
certificated with 10 or more passenger seats under this part unless the 
maintenance program for that airplane includes damage-tolerance-based 
inspections and procedures. Paragraphs (c), (d), and (e) of this section 
list the exceptions to this requirement.
    (b) Multiengine airplanes with nine or fewer passenger seats. After 
December 20, 2010, a foreign air carrier or foreign person may not 
operate a U.S.-registered multiengine airplane initially type 
certificated with nine or fewer passenger seats under this part unless 
the inspection program for that airplane includes service-history-based 
inspections and procedures. Paragraphs (d) and (e) of this section list 
the exceptions to this requirement.
    (c) New model added through type certificate amendment. This 
paragraph applies to each U.S.-registered multiengine airplane initially 
type certificated with 10 or more passenger seats that is added to a 
type certificate after December 8, 2003, that has a certification basis 
that does not include a requirement for damage-tolerance-based 
inspections and procedures. A foreign air carrier or foreign person may 
not operate that airplane more than 4 years after the date of the type 
certificate amendment unless the maintenance program for that airplane 
includes damage-tolerance-based inspections and procedures.
    (d) Design-life goal airplanes. If on or after December 5, 2007, the 
time in service of the airplane reaches the design-life goal listed in 
appendix B to this part, the foreign air carrier or foreign person may 
operate the airplane until the airplane's time in service reaches the 
design-life goal or until December 20, 2010, whichever occurs sooner. 
After that date, the foreign air carrier or foreign person may not 
operate the airplane unless it complies with paragraph (a) or paragraph 
(b) of this section.
    (e) Airworthiness directive-mandated service-history-based 
inspections. Until December 20, 2010, a foreign air carrier or foreign 
person may operate a U.S.-registered multiengine airplane initially type 
certificated with 10 or more passenger seats and for which an 
airworthiness directive requires the maintenance program to include 
service-history-based inspections and procedures. After that date, the 
foreign air carrier or foreign person may not operate the airplane 
unless the maintenance program for that airplane includes damage-
tolerance-based inspections and procedures.
    (f) Approvals. The inspections and procedures required by this 
section to be included in the certificate holder's maintenance program 
for an airplane must be approved by the FAA Aircraft Certification 
Office or office of the Small Aircraft Directorate or Transport Airplane 
Directorate having cognizance over the type certificate for the affected 
airplane.

    Effective Date Note: By Doc. No. FAA-1999-5401, 67 FR 72762, Dec. 6, 
2002,Sec. 129.16 was added, effective Dec. 8, 2003.