En-route fuel supply: flag and supplemental operations.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 14

(a) No person may dispatch or release for flight a turbine-engine powered airplane with more than two engines for a flight more than 90 minutes (with all engines operating at cruise power) from an Adequate Airport unless the following fuel supply requirements are met: (1) The airplane has enough fuel to meet the requirements of § 121.645(b); (2) The airplane has enough fuel to fly to the Adequate Airport— (i) Assuming a rapid decompression at the most critical point; (ii) Assuming a descent to a safe altitude in compliance with the oxygen supply requirements of § 121.333; and (iii) Considering expected wind and other weather conditions. (3) The airplane has enough fuel to hold for 15 minutes at 1500 feet above field elevation and conduct a normal approach and landing. (b) No person may dispatch or release for flight an ETOPS flight unless, considering wind and other weather conditions expected, it has the fuel otherwise required by this part and enough fuel to satisfy each of the following requirements: (1) Fuel to fly to an ETOPS Alternate Airport. (i) Fuel to account for rapid decompression and engine failure. The airplane must carry the greater of the following amounts of fuel: (A) Fuel sufficient to fly to an ETOPS Alternate Airport assuming a rapid decompression at the most critical point followed by descent to a safe altitude in compliance with the oxygen supply requirements of § 121.333 of this chapter; (B) Fuel sufficient to fly to an ETOPS Alternate Airport (at the o

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 14:§ 121.646