14 CFR 121.229

§ 121.229 Location of fuel tanks.

United States · 14 CFR — Aeronautics and Space · Status: effective

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Citation: 14 CFR 121.229, § 121.229 Location of fuel tanks, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/56682
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(a) Fuel tanks must be located in accordance with § 121.255. (b) No part of the engine nacelle skin that lies immediately behind a major air outlet from the engine compartment may be used as the wall of an integral tank. (c) Fuel tanks must be isolated from personnel compartments by means of fume- and fuel-proof enclosures.

Legislative history

This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.