Question on LP tanks in aircraft.

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I brought back an empty LP tank to refill from the Bahamas, and I was told by Customs that he saw a pilot being questioned by the FAA about it being legal.

According to the Customs Officer, the FAA said an LP gas tank can only be carried by an aircraft with single Pilot , no passengers.

I do not profess to know all the laws, but I know there are many knowledgeable pilots out there that will have any details I should know.

Before I get in trouble with the FAA, I would like to know the facts, please help if you can,,, thanks,,,
 
It's not a FAR thing. . The DOT regs apply, but frankly if it's completely empty there's no issue period. If it's not empty, unless you are not a common carrier, it's not a regulatory issue.
 
bahama flier said:
Before I get in trouble with the FAA, I would like to know the facts, please help if you can,,, thanks,,,
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I've googled around in the FARs and I can't find anything like that. But this is not a definitive answer.... :confused:

-Skip
 
http://flighttraining.aopa.org/magazine/1999/November/199911_Flying_Safe_Learning_Experiences.html

For what it's worth, the article references 49 CFR 171 through 180 as containing the DOT's regulations regarding the transportation in commerce of hazardous materials.

This is the article's final paragraph (emphasis added):

The hazardous materials regulations apply to anyone engaged in air commerce, regardless of which part of the federal aviation regulations they operate under (Part 91, Part 135, or Part 121). Commercial operators such as airlines and cargo or charter operators, pilots ferrying aircraft, pilots flying for business, or anyone operating in furtherance of a business must abide by the regulations. Those exempt from the regulations include pilots flying for pleasure.
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This other AOPA article, by contrast, repeatedly says that the DOT's regulations apply to "any aircraft":

http://www.aopa.org/Pilot-Resources/Safety-and-Technique/Operations/Transportation-of-Hazardous-Materials.aspx

And, this is a quote:

Part 91 operators are not required to be trained and certified under the 49 CFR regulations; however, the transportation of hazardous materials in general aviation aircraft is confined to excepted and limited quantities of materials approved and permitted to be shipped by air.
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I'm too lazy to search right now but this exact topic has been discussed thoroughly in another thread a couple months ago.
 
If only we had a memo from the administrator that covered this specifically and irrefutably. Darn.
 
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