14 CFR §29.993
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- (a)Each fuel line must be installed and supported to prevent excessive vibration and to withstand loads due to fuel pressure, valve actuation, and accelerated flight conditions.
- (b)Each fuel line connected to components of the rotorcraft between which relative motion could exist must have provisions for flexibility.
- (c)Each flexible connection in fuel lines that may be under pressure or subjected to axial loading must use flexible hose assemblies.
- (d)Flexible hose must be approved.
- (e)No flexible hose that might be adversely affected by high temperatures may be used where excessive temperatures will exist during operation or after engine shutdown.