Originally Posted by
DrivinTheDash
So your results can be expired (and they could have already been expired when you started your employment), as long as you are employed at a 121 carrier at the time of the checkride, and go through the employer's approved training program.
I took my ATP ride while I was furloughed with an expired ATP written under FAR 61. There are some schools and DPEs that won't do it, but I was told by my local FSDO and the FAA in OKC that as long as you have a seniority number with a 121/135 carrier you are good to go. It seems like everyone interprets the FARs on this differently. Where you will run into problems is with IACRA if you have an expired written exam, the system will reject it. During my ride, the DPE filled out a paper 8710 and attached a copy of my furlough letter. No problems, I've been flying around with my ATP for 1.5 years now.