AMIRI FLIGHT

Document ID: FAA-2008-0298-0003
Document Type: Public Submission
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration
Received Date: March 18 2008, at 06:14 AM Eastern Daylight Time
Date Posted: March 18 2008, at 12:00 AM Eastern Standard Time
Comment Start Date: March 14 2008, at 12:00 AM Eastern Standard Time
Comment Due Date: April 28 2008, at 11:59 PM Eastern Standard Time
Tracking Number: 803fc269
View Document:

This is comment on Rule

Airworthiness Directives; Various Transport Category Airplanes Equipped with Auxiliary Fuel Tanks Installed in Accordance with Certain Supplemental Type Certificates

View Comment

1) We ask that aircraft that have had the following PATS SFAR 88 Service Bulletins incorporated be excluded from the Airworthiness Directive applicability. (a) ST00936NY-D-28-SB-001 (737-700IGW) (b) ST00936NY-D-28-SB-021 (737-700IGW) (c) ST01384NY-D-28-SB-001 (737-800) (d) ST01384NY-D-28-SB-008 (737-800) One aircraft (737-800) in our fleet has already had the associated bulletins embodied. Five aircraft (737-700IGW) remain to be modified. 2) The proposed compliance date of 16 December 2008 for auxiliary tank deactivation will create a significant disruption to our operation as auxiliary tank fuel is often required. Modification kits have already been purchased and are available for the remaining 5 aircraft. We are constrained by the availability of slots at the approved modification centers. We ask that the limited availability of modification slots at the approved modification centers be taken into consideration when determining the compliance date for auxiliary tank deactivation. Consideration should be given to extending the compliance time for operators that have purchased the modification kits and have confirmed slots for these modifications.