EXEMPTION FROM SECTION 507.07 OF THE CANADIAN AVIATION REGULATIONS

Pursuant to subsection 5.9(2) of the Aeronautics Act, and after taking into account that the exemption is in the public interest and is not likely to affect aviation safety, I hereby exempt ACASS Canada Ltd.- 6700 Cote-de-Liesse, suite 206, St. Laurent Qc, H4T 285, from the requirements set out in section 507.07 of the Canadian Aviation Regulations (CARs) requiring that where an application for a flight authority is made in respect of an aircraft being imported, the applicant must comply with the importation requirements specified in Chapter 507 of the Airworthiness Manual.

PURPOSE

The purpose of this exemption is to allow ACASS Canada Ltd. to operate a Hawker Siddeley Model HS-125 Series 700A Aircraft, Registration C-FEAE, Serial Number NA0328 (257180), pending the incorporation of the modification 252644 ''Installation of an airbrake/lift dump bulk to prevent selection in flight" required by the Canadian Type Certificate A-75, issue 10.

APPLICATION

This exemption applies to Hawker Siddeley Model HS-125 Series 700A Aircraft, Registration C-FEAE, Serial Number NA0328, when operated by ACASS Canada Ltd., under operator certificate AOC No. 10082 and POC No. P2003-091-E.

CONDITIONS

This exemption is subject to the following conditions:

1. The operator shall maintain the aircraft on a Transport Canada approved maintenance schedule;
2. The operator shall submit to the Minister the application and all documents relevant for the incorporation of modification 252644 required by the Canadian Type certificate A-75, issue 10 relevant to model HS-125 series 700 A within a period of one calendar year following the issuance of this exemption;
3. The operator shall have the aircraft available for any required examination by the Minister;
4. The subject aircraft shall be in compliance with the requirements of any embodied Department of Transport (DOT) approved or accepted design change. Any design change to be embodied on the subject aircraft shall be established by a competent person, to be compatible with any of the limits authorized by this exemption and not to adversely affect the airworthiness of the modified aircraft;
5. A copy of this exemption shall be attached to the Limitation Section of the Aircraft Flight Manual;
6. A copy of this exemption shall be kept in the subject Aircraft's Technical File;
7. The operator shall make the appropriate entries to identify this exemption in the subject aircraft's Journey Log Book and Technical File;
8. The operator shall not use this exemption as a basis for an airworthiness approval of the current modifications embodied on the subject aircraft;
9. During the validity period of this exemption, should additional airworthiness concerns or data compromising the safety of the subject aircraft be brought to the attention of Transport Canada, the latter may at any time cancel or modify this exemption;
10. The operator shall comply with all other requirements of Chapter 507 of the Airworthiness Manual.

VALIDITY

This exemption is in effect until the earliest of the following:

1. December 14, 2008, at 23:59 EST;
2. The date on which any of the condition set out in this exemption is breached;
3. The date on which this exemption is canceled in writing by the Minister of Transport where he is of the opinion that it is no longer in the public interest or it is likely to affect aviation safety; or
4. The date on which the subject aircraft ceases to be operated by ACASS Canada Ltd.

Dated at Dorval, province of Quebec, this May 26, 2008, on behalf of the Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities.

Diane Desmarais
Regional Director, Civil Aviation
Quebec Region

Date de modification :

2009-05-0