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14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–24 Edition)
§ 135.423
Administrator has completed the aging
airplane inspection and records review
required by this section. During the in-
spection and records review, the cer-
tificate holder must demonstrate to
the Administrator that the mainte-
nance of age-sensitive parts and com-
ponents of the airplane has been ade-
quate and timely enough to ensure the
highest degree of safety.
(1)
Airplanes exceeding 24 years in serv-
ice on December 8, 2003; initial and repet-
itive inspections and records reviews.
For
an airplane that has exceeded 24 years
in service on December 8, 2003, no later
than December 5, 2007, and thereafter
at intervals not to exceed 7 years.
(2)
Airplanes exceeding 14 years in serv-
ice but not 24 years in service on Decem-
ber 8, 2003; initial and repetitive inspec-
tions and records reviews.
For an air-
plane that has exceeded 14 years in
service, but not 24 years in service, on
December 8, 2003, no later than Decem-
ber 4, 2008, and thereafter at intervals
not to exceed 7 years.
(3)
Airplanes not exceeding 14 years in
service on December 8, 2003; initial and re-
petitive inspections and records reviews.
For an airplane that has not exceeded
14 years in service on December 8, 2003,
no later than 5 years after the start of
the airplane’s 15th year in service and
thereafter at intervals not to exceed 7
years.
(c)
Unforeseen schedule conflict.
In the
event of an unforeseen scheduling con-
flict for a specific airplane, the Admin-
istrator may approve an extension of
up to 90 days beyond an interval speci-
fied in paragraph (b) of this section.
(d)
Airplane and records availability.
The certificate holder must make
available to the Administrator each
airplane for which an inspection and
records review is required under this
section, in a condition for inspection
specified by the Administrator, to-
gether with the records containing the
following information:
(1) Total years in service of the air-
plane;
(2) Total time in service of the air-
frame;
(3) Date of the last inspection and
records review required by this section;
(4) Current status of life-limited
parts of the airframe;
(5) Time since the last overhaul of all
structural components required to be
overhauled on a specific time basis;
(6) Current inspection status of the
airplane, including the time since the
last inspection required by the inspec-
tion program under which the airplane
is maintained;
(7) Current status of applicable air-
worthiness directives, including the
date and methods of compliance, and,
if the airworthiness directive involves
recurring action, the time and date
when the next action is required;
(8) A list of major structural alter-
ations; and
(9) A report of major structural re-
pairs and the current inspection status
for these repairs.
(e)
Notification to the Administrator.
Each certificate holder must notify the
Administrator at least 60 days before
the date on which the airplane and air-
plane records will be made available
for the inspection and records review.
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2005]
§ 135.423 Maintenance, preventive
maintenance, and alteration organi-
zation.
(a) Each certificate holder that per-
forms any of its maintenance (other
than required inspections), preventive
maintenance, or alterations, and each
person with whom it arranges for the
performance of that work, must have
an organization adequate to perform
the work.
(b) Each certificate holder that per-
forms any inspections required by its
manual under § 135.427(b) (2) or (3), (in
this subpart referred to as
required in-
spections
), and each person with whom
it arranges for the performance of that
work, must have an organization ade-
quate to perform that work.
(c) Each person performing required
inspections in addition to other main-
tenance, preventive maintenance, or
alterations, shall organize the perform-
ance of those functions so as to sepa-
rate the required inspection functions
from the other maintenance, preven-
tive maintenance, and alteration func-
tions. The separation shall be below
the level of administrative control at
which overall responsibility for the re-
quired inspection functions and other
