14 CFR 27.959
§ 27.959 Unusable fuel supply.
United States · 14 CFR — Aeronautics and Space · Status: effective
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- 14 CFR 27.959, § 27.959 Unusable fuel supply, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/54560
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The unusable fuel supply for each tank must be established as not less than the quantity at which the first evidence of malfunction occurs under the most adverse fuel feed condition occurring under any intended operations and flight maneuvers involving that tank.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.