Part 136 / 91.147 Letter of Authorization A049 (commercial air tours, incl. drug & alcohol)
LOA A049 (8400-x) · 14 CFR 91.147; 136 subpart A; Part 120
When you need it
Any 91.147 commercial air tour (25-mi nonstop)
What the FAA does with it
Your Flight Standards office issues LOA A049, submitted by You submit it to your Flight Standards office.
What you'll need to provide
Operator, aircraft, D&A program/DAMIS registration, safety requirements of 136.1-136.13, PIC
What the FSDO looks for
Inspectors evaluate submissions using FAA Order 8900.1 guidance and, for certificate holders, SAS Data Collection Tools.
- 8900.1: V3 C18 S3 Part A Operations Specifications: General (CHG 1021, Current)
- Advisory Circulars: AC 136-1
- DCTs: n/a - Part 91 / non-SAS
Common reasons submissions are returned
- Aircraft data (make, model, serial, N-number) inconsistent across the application, the document and the registration certificate
- Outdated revision of a referenced AC, MMEL or template
- Missing signatures, dates or revision control on each page
- Missing required attachments: Operator, aircraft, D&A program/DAMIS registration, safety requirements of 136.1-136.13, PIC
- Submitting to the wrong office or by the wrong method (expected: You submit it to your Flight Standards office)
General issues drawn from the requirements above, not statistics.
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Sources: the regulations, ACs and 8900.1 sections listed above (public FAA documents). Guides explain requirements; they are not the document and not legal advice.
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