Aging Airplane Safety

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Parts 119, 121, 129, 135, and 183 [Docket No. FAA-1999-5401; Amendment Nos. 119-6, 121-284, 129-34, 135-81, and 183-11] RIN 2120-AE42 AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT. ACTION: Final rule; disposition of comments. SUMMARY: This action adopts the interim final rule published on December 6, 2002, as a final rule with changes. The IFR imposed statutory requirements from the Aging Aircraft Safety Act of 1991 for certain airplanes to undergo inspections and records reviews after their 14th year in service and at specified intervals after that. Also, the rule imposed a requirement to include supplemental inspections by specified deadlines in the maintenance programs for these airplanes. With this action, the FAA responds to comments to the IFR, further clarifies parts of the rule language, and substantially revises the supplemental inspection requirements. DATES: The interim final rule became effective December 8, 2003. This final rule becomes effective March 4, 2005. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Frederick Sobeck, Aircraft Maintenance Division, AFS-308, Flight Standards Service, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591; telephone (202) 267-7355; facsimile (202) 267-5115. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Availability of Rulemaking Documents You can get an electronic copy using the Internet by: (1) Searching the Department of Transportation's electronic Docket…