Par 4.1.1 Page 63 CHAPTER 4. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
4.1.1 How to Obtain Copies of Publications.
4.1.1.1 A listing of the Codes of Federal Regulations (CFR) is in the current version of AC 00-44, Status of Federal Aviation Regulations, and a listing of all ACs is in the current version of AC 00.2, Advisory Circular Checklist and Status of Other FAA Publications.
4.1.1.2 Readers may view and print the CFRs, Aircraft Certification Service (AIR) and Flight Standards Service (AFS) ACs on the FAA’s Regulatory and Guidance Library (RGL) at http://rgl.faa.gov/.
4.1.2 Additional Information. For information concerning this AC, contact the Air Carrier Maintenance Branch (AFS-330) at (202) 267-1675. Submit direct comments regarding this AC to:
Federal Aviation Administration Headquarters Air Carrier Maintenance Branch, AFS-330 5th Floor, 950 L’Enfant Plaza SW Washington, D.C. 20024
Appendix A APPENDIX A. RELATED REGULATIONS A.1 Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) Part 21, Certification Procedures for Products and Parts. Part 21, Subpart E, Supplemental Type Certificates.
Part 21, Subpart K, Parts Manufacturer Approvals. Part 21, Subpart O, Technical Standard Order Approvals.
A.1.1 Section 21.21, Issue of type certificate: normal, utility, acrobatic, commuter, and transport category aircraft; manned free balloons; special classes of aircraft; aircraft engines;
propellers.
A.1.2 Section 21.50, Instructions for Continued Airworthiness and Manufacturer’s Maintenance Manuals Having Airworthiness Limitations Sections.
A.1.3 Section 21.101, Designation of Applicable Regulations.
A.1.4 Section 21.303, Application.
A.2 Part 25, Airworthiness Standards: Transportation Category Airplanes.
A.2.1 Section 25.23, Load Distribution Limits.
A.2.2 Section 25.301, Loads.
A.2.3 Section 25.787, Stowage Compartments.
A.2.4 Section 25.851, Fire Extinguishers.
A.2.5 Section 25.853, Compartment Interiors.
A.2.6 Section 25.855, Cargo or Baggage Compartments.
A.2.7 Section 25.857, Cargo Compartment Classification.
A.2.8 Section 25.858, Cargo or Baggage Compartment Smoke or Fire Detection Systems.
A.2.9 Section 25.1301, Function and Installation A.2.10 Section 25.1309, Equipment, Systems, and Installation.
A.2.11 Section 25.1519, Weight, Center of Gravity, and Weight Distribution.
A.2.12 Section 25.1529, Instructions for Continued Airworthiness.
A.2.13 Section 25.1581, General.
A.2.14 Section 25.1583(c), Operating Limitations, Weight and Loading Distribution.
A.2.15 Section 25.1721, Protection of EWIS.
Appendix 1
Page 2 A.2.16 Appendix F to Part 25.
A.2.17 Appendix H to Part 25—Instructions for Continued Airworthiness.
A.3 Part 43, Maintenance, Preventive Maintenance, Rebuilding, and Alteration.
A.4 Part 45, § 45.15, Marking requirements for PMA articles, TSO articles, and critical parts.
A.5 Part 119, Certification: Air Carriers and Commercial Operators.
A.5.1 Section 119.49, Contents of Operations Specifications.
A.5.2 Section 119.55, Obtaining deviation authority to perform operations under a U.S. military contract.
A.6 Part 121, Operating Requirements: Domestic, Flag, and Supplemental Operations.
Part 121, Subpart G, Manual Requirements.
A.6.1 Section 121.153, Aircraft Requirements: General.
A.6.2 Section 121.363, Responsibility for Airworthiness.
A.6.3 Section 121.367, Maintenance, Preventive Maintenance, and Alteration Programs.
A.6.4 Section 121.373, Continuing Analysis and Surveillance.
A.6.5 Section 121.375, Maintenance and Preventive Maintenance Training Programs.
A.6.6 Section 121.419, Pilots and Flight Engineers: Initial, Transition, and Upgrade Ground Training.
A.6.7 Section 121.422, Aircraft Dispatchers: Initial and Transition Ground Training.
A.6.8 Section 121.693, Load Manifest: All Certificate Holders.
A.6.9 Section 121.1001 – 1007 (Subpart Z), Hazardous Materials Training Program; and Appendix O, Hazardous Materials Training Requirements for Certificate Holders.
A.7 Part 145, Repair Stations.
A.8 Part 234, Airline Service Quality Performance Reports. Section 234.13, Reports by Air Carriers on Incidents Involving Animals During Air Transport.
A.9 Part 382, Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in Air Travel.
Section 382.55(a)(1), Miscellaneous Provisions.
A.10 Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations (49 CFR), Transportation, Subtitle B – Other Regulations Relating to Transportation, Chapter I—Pipeline and Hazardous
Appendix A Page 3 (and 4) Materials Safety Administration, Department of Transportation, Subchapter C— Hazardous Materials Regulations, as applicable.
A.11 Related International Regulations.
A.11.1 ICAO Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air.
A.11.2 ICAO Safety Management Manual (SMM).
Appendix B APPENDIX B. GUIDANCE MATERIAL B.1 Advisory Circulars (AC) (current editions):
B.1.1 AC 00-58, Voluntary Disclosure Reporting Program.
B.1.2 AC 20-62, Eligibility, Quality, and Identification of Aeronautical Replacement Parts.
B.1.3 AC 21-43, Production Under 14 CFR Part 21, Subparts F, G, K, and O.
B.1.4 AC 25-5, Installation Approval on Transport Category Airplanes of Cargo Unit Load Devices Approved as Meeting the Criteria in NAS 3610.
B.1.5 AC 25-9, Smoke Detection, Penetration, and Evacuation Tests and Related Flight Manual Emergency Procedures.
B.1.6 AC 25-22, Certification of Transport Airplane Mechanical Systems.
B.1.7 AC 25-18, Transport Category Aircrafts Modified for Cargo Service.
B.1.8 AC 120-16, Air Carrier Maintenance Programs.
B.1.9 AC 120-27, Aircraft Weight and Balance Control.
B.1.10 AC 120-59, Air Carrier Internal Evaluation Programs.
B.1.11 AC 120-92, Safety Management Systems for Aviation Service Providers.
B.1.12 AC 121-27, Guide for Air Carriers, Freight Forwarders, and Shippers in Obtaining Information Dealing With the Transportation of Hazardous Material by Air.
B.1.13 AC 145-9, Guide for Developing and Evaluating Repair Station and Quality Control Manuals.
B.2 Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Orders, Forms, Bulletins, and Technical Standard Orders (TSO) (current editions):
B.2.1 FAA Order 8150.4, Certification of Cargo Containers with Self-Contained Temperature Control Systems (Active ULDs).
B.2.2 FAA Order 8120.22, Production Approval Procedures.
B.2.3 FAA Form 337, Major Repair and Alteration.
B.2.4 FAA Form 8100-9, Organization Designation Authorization.
B.2.5 FAA Form 8110-3, Statement of Compliance with Airworthiness Standards.
B.2.6 FAA Form 8130-3, Authorized Release Certificate, Airworthiness Approval Tag.
Appendix 2
Page 2 B.2.7 TSO-C90, Cargo Pallets, Nets and Containers (Unit Load Devices).
B.2.8 TSO-C172, Cargo Restraint Strap Assemblies.
B.3 Cargo AC Development Information:
B.3.1 Air Cargo System Implementation Plan, March 2003.
B.3.2 Cargo Strategic Action Plan, April 2002.
B.3.3 Compliance Document for ULD Center of Gravity Control on B-727 Aircraft, October 2000.
B.3.4 Civil Reserve Air Fleet Aircraft Procedures for the U.S. Military, FM 55-9.
B.4 Industry Information (current editions):
B.4.1 International Air Transport Association (IATA) ULD Regulations (ULDR).
B.4.2 IATA Airport Handling Manual (AHM).
B.4.3 IATA Cargo Services Conference Recommended Practice (RP) 1640 (Use of Radio Frequency Technology for the Automatic Identification of Unit Load Devices).
B.4.4 IATA Ground Operations Manual (IGOM).
B.4.5 IATA Perishable Cargo Regulations (PCR).
B.4.6 IATA Live Animal Regulations (LAR).
B.4.7 IATA Dangerous Good Regulations (DGR).
B.4.8 IATA Temperature Control Regulations (TCR).
B.4.9 IATA Lithium Battery Shipping Guidelines (LBSG).
B.4.10 International Organization for Standardization (ISO) International Standard ISO 4118, Air Cargo – Non-certified Lower Deck Containers – Specification and Testing, and other pertinent International Standards.
B.4.11 National Aerospace Standard (NAS) 3610, Cargo Unit Load Devices – Specification for/AS 36100, Air Cargo Unit Load Devices – Performance Requirements and Test Parameters.
B.4.12 Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Aerospace Standards (AS):
B.4.12.1 AS 1677, General Requirements for Noncertified Cargo/Baggage Containers.
B.4.12.2 AS 1130G, Air and Air/Surface (Platform) Cargo Pallets.
Appendix B Page 3 (and 4) B.4.12.3 AS 1131, Air and Air/Surface (Platform) Cargo Pallet Nets.
B.4.12.4 AS 1491, Interline Air Cargo Pallets.
B.4.12.5 AS 1492, Interline Air Cargo Pallet Nets.
B.4.12.6 AS 4041, Air Mode General Purpose Containers.
B.4.12.7 AS 5385, Cargo Restraint Straps – Design Criteria and Testing Methods.
B.4.12.8 AS 5896, Certified Containers for Lower Deck Compartments.
B.4.12.9 AS 36101, Air Cargo Unit Load Devices - Load Distribution Model.
B.4.12.10 AS 36100, Air Cargo Unit Load Devices – Performance Requirements and Test Parameters.
B.4.13 SAE ARP:
B.4.13.1 ARP 1334, Ground Equipment Requirements for Compatibility with Aircraft Unit Load Devices.
B.4.13.2 ARP 1554, Vehicle Transport Unit Load Device (ULD).
B.4.13.3 ARP 1621, ULD for Aircraft Transportation of Horses.
B.4.13.4 ARP 1840, Aircraft Engine Transport Devices.
B.4.13.5 ARP 5486, Air Cargo Pallets - Utilization Guidelines.
B.4.13.6 ARP 5595, Cargo Restraint Straps - Utilization Guidelines.
B.4.13.7 ARP 5596, Cargo Shoring Guidelines.
Appendix C APPENDIX C. DEFINITIONS RELATED TO AIR CARGO OPERATIONS C.1 Active Unit Load Devices (ULD). ULDs with active temperature control systems for transporting temperature-sensitive cargo. These systems consist of a highly insulated container with a battery-operated heating/cooling system integrated into the construction of the container.
Active ULDs are intended to be operating during flight. Active ULDs are battery-powered in flight and are only recharged while on the ground. The “active” component of these units typically consists of a vapor cycle refrigeration/heat pump type system that is powered by various types of large batteries, depending on the manufacturer.
C.2 Aircraft Loading Schedule. The loading schedule is used to document compliance with the certificated Weight and Balance (W&B) limitations contained in the manufacturer’s Aircraft Flight Manual (AFM) and W&B manual (WBM). The loading schedule is developed by the operator based on its specific loading calculation procedures and provides the operational limits for use with the operator’s W&B program accepted under this AC.
C.3 Approved Parts. Unless used with reference to another person, means parts approved by the Administrator.
C.4 Cargo. For the purpose of this AC, cargo refers to passenger-checked baggage, freight, Company Materials (COMAT), special cargo, and hazardous materials (hazmat). Cargo does not include passenger carry-on baggage.
C.5 Cargo Handling. An operator’s methods of accepting, weighing, securing, transporting cargo on the ground, and the loading and unloading of an aircraft.
C.6 Cargo Loading System (CLS). Equipment installed to the floor of an aircraft cargo compartment to restrain aircraft ULDs against the ground/flight loads. It usually consists of such items as rollers, side guides, and locks for securing ULDs to the aircraft structure. It does not include ULDs, barriers and tiedown straps.
NOTE: The CLS is certified as part of either the aircraft’s type certification (TC) or a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC).
C.7 Certified Restraint Straps. These devices should meet the requirements of TSO-C172, Cargo Restraint Strap Assemblies. In it, the FAA describes the minimum performance standards (MPS) by which cargo restraint strap assemblies are approved and identified with applicable TSO markings.
C.8 Certified Unit Load Device (ULD). A ULD meeting the requirements of TSO-C90, Cargo Pallets, Nets and Containers (Unit Load Devices), as amended; STC requirements, if applicable; or other FAA-approved certification standards.
C.9 Company Materials (COMAT). Company material, commonly called COMAT, is an industry term used by operators to describe nonrevenue materials and supplies owned by the operator that are shipped by the operator in support of its operations.