14 CFR 29.973
§ 29.973 Fuel tank filler connection.
United States · 14 CFR — Aeronautics and Space · Status: effective
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- 14 CFR 29.973, § 29.973 Fuel tank filler connection, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/54859
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(a) Each fuel tank filler connection must prevent the entrance of fuel into any part of the rotorcraft other than the tank itself during normal operations and must be crash resistant during a survivable impact in accordance with § 29.952(c). In addition—
(1) Each filler must be marked as prescribed in § 29.1557(c)(1);
(2) Each recessed filler connection that can retain any appreciable quantity of fuel must have a drain that discharges clear of the entire rotorcraft; and
(3) Each filler cap must provide a fuel-tight seal under the fluid pressure expected in normal operation and in a survivable impact.
(b) Each filler cap or filler cap cover must warn when the cap is not fully locked or seated on the filler connection.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.