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14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–24 Edition)
§ 121.563
§ 121.563 Reporting mechanical irreg-
ularities.
The pilot in command shall ensure
that all mechanical irregularities oc-
curring during flight time are entered
in the maintenance log of the airplane
at the end of that flight time. Before
each flight the pilot in command shall
ascertain the status of each irregu-
larity entered in the log at the end of
the preceding flight.
[Doc. No. 17897, 45 FR 41594, June 19, 1980, as
amended by Amdt. 121–179, 47 FR 33390, Aug.
2, 1982]
§ 121.565 Engine inoperative: Landing;
reporting.
(a) Except as provided in paragraph
(b) of this section, whenever an air-
plane engine fails or whenever an en-
gine is shutdown to prevent possible
damage, the pilot in command must
land the airplane at the nearest suit-
able airport, in point of time, at which
a safe landing can be made.
(b) If not more than one engine of an
airplane that has three or more engines
fails or is shut down to prevent pos-
sible damage, the pilot-in-command
may proceed to an airport that the
pilot selects if, after considering the
following, the pilot makes a reasonable
decision that proceeding to that air-
port is as safe as landing at the nearest
suitable airport:
(1) The nature of the malfunction and
the possible mechanical difficulties
that may occur if flight is continued.
(2) The altitude, weight, and useable
fuel at the time that the engine is
shutdown.
(3) The weather conditions en route
and at possible landing points.
(4) The air traffic congestion.
(5) The kind of terrain.
(6) His familiarity with the airport to
be used.
(c) The pilot-in-command must re-
port each engine shutdown in flight to
the appropriate communication facil-
ity as soon as practicable and must
keep that facility fully informed of the
progress of the flight.
(d) If the pilot in command lands at
an airport other than the nearest suit-
able airport, in point of time, he or she
shall (upon completing the trip) send a
written report, in duplicate, to his or
her director of operations stating the
reasons for determining that the selec-
tion of an airport, other than the near-
est airport, was as safe a course of ac-
tion as landing at the nearest suitable
airport. The director of operations
shall, within 10 days after the pilot re-
turns to his or her home base, send a
copy of this report with the director of
operation’s comments to the respon-
sible Flight Standards office.
[Doc. No. 6258, 29 FR 19219, Dec. 31, 1964, as
amended by Amdt. 121–207, 54 FR 39293, Sept.
25, 1989; Amdt. 121–253, 61 FR 2614, Jan. 26,
1996; Amdt. 121–329, 72 FR 1881, Jan. 16, 2007;
Amdt. 121–333, 72 FR 31682, June 7, 2007;
Docket FAA–2018–0119, Amdt. 121–380, 83 FR
9172, Mar. 5, 2018]
§ 121.567 Instrument approach proce-
dures and IFR landing minimums.
No person may make an instrument
approach at an airport except in ac-
cordance with IFR weather minimums
and instrument approach procedures
set forth in the certificate holder’s op-
erations specifications.
§ 121.569 Equipment interchange: Do-
mestic and flag operations.
(a) Before operating under an inter-
change agreement, each certificate
holder conducting domestic or flag op-
erations shall show that—
(1) The procedures for the inter-
change operation conform with this
chapter and with safe operating prac-
tices;
(2) Required crewmembers and dis-
patchers meet approved training re-
quirements for the airplanes and equip-
ment to be used and are familiar with
the communications and dispatch pro-
cedures to be used;
(3) Maintenance personnel meet
training requirements for the airplanes
and equipment, and are familiar with
the maintenance procedures to be used;
(4) Flight crewmembers and dis-
patchers meet appropriate route and
airport qualifications; and
(5) The airplanes to be operated are
essentially similar to the airplanes of
the certificate holder with whom the
interchange is effected with respect to
the arrangement of flight instruments
and the arrangement and motion of
controls that are critical to safety un-
less the Administrator determines that
the certificate holder has adequate
