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14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–24 Edition)
§ 125.407
(1) Identify in its operations manual
the person having custody of the copies
of documents retained in accordance
with paragraph (d) of this section; and
(2) Retain at its principal operations
base either the original or a copy of the
records required by this section for at
least 30 days.
§ 125.407 Maintenance log: Airplanes.
(a) Each person who takes corrective
action or defers action concerning a re-
ported or observed failure or malfunc-
tion of an airframe, aircraft engine,
propeller, or appliance shall record the
action taken in the airplane mainte-
nance log in accordance with part 43 of
this chapter.
(b) Each certificate holder shall es-
tablish a procedure for keeping copies
of the airplane maintenance log re-
quired by this section in the airplane
for access by appropriate personnel and
shall include that procedure in the
manual required by § 125.249.
§ 125.409 Service difficulty reports.
(a) Each certificate holder shall re-
port the occurrence or detection of
each failure, malfunction, or defect, in
a form and manner prescribed by the
Administrator.
(b) Each certificate holder shall sub-
mit each report required by this sec-
tion, covering each 24-hour period be-
ginning at 0900 local time of each day
and ending at 0900 local time on the
next day, to the FAA office in Okla-
homa City, Oklahoma. Each report of
occurrences during a 24-hour period
shall be submitted to the collection
point within the next 96 hours. How-
ever, a report due on Saturday or Sun-
day may be submitted on the following
Monday, and a report due on a holiday
may be submitted on the next work
day.
[Doc. No. 19779, 45 FR 67235, Oct. 9, 1980, as
amended by Amdt. 125–49, 70 FR 76979, Dec.
29, 2005]
§ 125.411 Airworthiness release or
maintenance record entry.
(a) No certificate holder may operate
an airplane after maintenance, preven-
tive maintenance, or alteration is per-
formed on the airplane unless the per-
son performing that maintenance, pre-
ventive maintenance, or alteration pre-
pares or causes to be prepared—
(1) An airworthiness release; or
(2) An entry in the aircraft mainte-
nance records in accordance with the
certificate holder’s manual.
(b) The airworthiness release or
maintenance record entry required by
paragraph (a) of this section must—
(1) Be prepared in accordance with
the procedures set forth in the certifi-
cate holder’s manual;
(2) Include a certification that—
(i) The work was performed in ac-
cordance with the requirements of the
certificate holder’s manual;
(ii) All items required to be inspected
were inspected by an authorized person
who determined that the work was sat-
isfactorily completed;
(iii) No known condition exists that
would make the airplane unairworthy;
and
(iv) So far as the work performed is
concerned, the airplane is in condition
for safe operation; and
(3) Be signed by a person authorized
in part 43 of this chapter to perform
maintenance, preventive maintenance,
and alteration.
(c) When an airworthiness release
form is prepared, the certificate holder
must give a copy to the pilot in com-
mand and keep a record of it for at
least 60 days.
(d) Instead of restating each of the
conditions of the certification required
by paragraph (b) of this section, the
certificate holder may state in its
manual that the signature of a person
authorized in part 43 of this chapter
constitutes that certification.
Subpart M—Continued Airworthi-
ness and Safety Improve-
ments
S
OURCE
: Amdt. 125–53, 72 FR 63412, Nov. 8,
2007, unless otherwise noted.
§ 125.501 Purpose and definition.
(a) This subpart requires operators to
support the continued airworthiness of
each airplane. These requirements may
include, but are not limited to, revising
the inspection program, incorporating
design changes, and incorporating revi-
sions to Instructions for Continued
Airworthiness.