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Old 22nd Apr 2009, 06:48
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Big Bad D
 
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As stated in OPS 1.800, it is not a requirement that aircraft must have break-in areas, but that if the aircraft is designed having such specific emergency points then they must be marked according to the requirements.

Not all aircraft types and models are designed with a specific "weak point" introduced on the fuselage structure for this purpose; and there is no requirement to necessarily do so. For this reason, there may be no specific area for break-in designated and aircraft can be operated, subject to specific national regulations, without any break-in markings.

This is one of the points that should be fully clarified for each aircraft being operated in an operational compliance checklist, for example:
http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/33/fod200911.pdf
http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/1196/20081...Compliance.pdf
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