AC 120-42B ETOPS and Polar Ops - Code7700

AC 120-42B 6/13/08experience. As is the case for all Accelerated ETOPS approvals, the Director, Flight StandardsService must be satisfied that the applicant can operate to the standards expected of anexperienced ETOPS operator from the first day of service.401. APPLICATION FOR ETOPS AUTHORIZATION.a. Any certificate holder wishing to obtain an ETOPS authorization must submit anapplication with all supporting data to their local CHDO office. This application will be for aspecific airplane-engine combination and should address all the regulatory requirements forETOPS. The certificate holder may follow the guidance found in this AC to complete theapplication. The application should be submitted at least 60 days prior (6 months for theAccelerated ETOPS method of application) to the proposed start of extended range operationwith the specific airplane-engine combination.b. Two-Engine Airplanes.(1) Up to 180-Minute ETOPS. An applicant requesting ETOPS up to 180 minutes fortwo-engine operations may select one of the following two application methods best suited totheir proposed operation (See Appendix 3):(a) In-service experience method, or(b) Accelerated ETOPS method.(2) ETOPS Beyond 180 Minutes, up to and Including 240 Minutes. The FAA grantsapproval for ETOPS beyond 180 minutes only to certificate holders with existing 180-minuteETOPS operating authority for the airplane-engine combination to be operated in the application.There is no minimum in-service time requirement for the 180-minute ETOPS operator requestingETOPS approval beyond 180 minutes. The determination by the Director, Flight StandardsService to grant ETOPS approval is the same as for all ETOPS authorities.(3) ETOPS Beyond 240 Minutes. This authority is only granted to operators oftwo-engine airplanes between specific city pairs. The certificate holder must have been operatingat 180 minute or greater ETOPS authority for at least 24-consecutive months, of which at least12-consecutive months must be at 240-minute ETOPS authority with the airplane-enginecombination in the application.c. Passenger-Carrying Airplanes with More than Two Engines. There are no minimumin-service experience criteria for certificate holders requesting ETOPS beyond 180 minutes foroperations with more than two engines. Those applicants will request approval under theaccelerated ETOPS method.402. ETOPS AUTHORITIES.a. ETOPS with Two–Engine Airplanes. An applicant for two-engine ETOPS may seekapproval for extended operations by seeking one of the following ETOPS approvals best suitedto their proposed operations (see Appendix 2):Page 38 Par 400