Print Date: 08/28/2008 D104-2 CERTIFICATE NO.:  W9WA460Y Air West, Inc.

U.S. Department
of Transportation Federal Aviation Operations Specifications Administration

D485. Aging Airplane Inspection and Records Review HQ Control: 11/12/03

HQ Revision:  000 
a.  The Aging Aircraft Safety Act of 1991 requires the Administrator to make inspections and review the maintenance and other records of each aircraft an air carrier uses to provide air transportation. The certificate holder who conducts operations under 14 CFR Part 121, Part 135, or Part 129 using the airplanes identified on this Operations Specification may not use those airplanes in air transportation unless inspections are accomplished as required by the applicable regulations in 14 CFR Part 121, Part 135, or Part 129, as applicable. 
b.  The airplanes that this inspection and records review is applicable to include: (1) All Part 121 airplanes (14 CFR Section 121.368) (2) All Part 135 multi-engine airplanes used in scheduled service (14 CFR Section 135.422/423) (3) All Part 129 U.S.-registered multi-engine airplanes (14 CFR Section 129.33). 
c.  The airplanes that may be excluded from this inspection and records review are: (1) Airplanes operated solely within the state of Alaska (2) Airplanes that are operated under 14 CFR Part 135 as “On-Demand” (3) Airplanes in storage and not currently being operated under 14 CFR Part 121, 135, or 129 operations (However, the required records review and inspection must be accomplished before such airplanes in storage may be placed into service after the applicable compliance date in accordance with the sections of the CFR listed in subparagraph b above) (4) Airplanes that have not reached the age of the required records review and inspection. 
d.  This paragraph serves as notification to the FAA of completion of the required records review and airplane inspection to comply with the Aging Airplane Safety Act.  Official Notification to the operator will be made by the CHDO and this date will be used to determine due date of next required inspection. Table 1 of this document must be completed as described in subparagraph e below.