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entry shall be made on the manifest in-
dicating that the center of gravity is
within limits according to a loading
schedule or other approved method;
(6) The registration number of the
aircraft or flight number;
(7) The origin and destination; and
(8) Identification of crew members
and their crew position assignments.
(d) The pilot in command of an air-
craft for which a load manifest must be
prepared shall carry a copy of the com-
pleted load manifest in the aircraft to
its destination. The certificate holder
shall keep copies of completed load
manifests for at least 30 days at its
principal operations base, or at another
location used by it and approved by the
Administrator.
[Doc. No. 16097, 43 FR 46783, Oct. 10, 1978, as
amended by Amdt. 135–52, 59 FR 42993, Aug.
19, 1994]
§ 135.64 Retention of contracts and
amendments: Commercial operators
who conduct intrastate operations
for compensation or hire.
Each commercial operator who con-
ducts intrastate operations for com-
pensation or hire shall keep a copy of
each written contract under which it
provides services as a commercial oper-
ator for a period of at least one year
after the date of execution of the con-
tract. In the case of an oral contract, it
shall keep a memorandum stating its
elements, and of any amendments to it,
for a period of at least one year after
the execution of that contract or
change.
[Doc. No. 28154, 60 FR 65939, Dec. 20, 1995, as
amended by Amdt. 135–65, 61 FR 30435, June
14, 1996; Amdt. 135–66, 62 FR 13257, Mar. 19,
1997]
§ 135.65 Reporting mechanical irreg-
ularities.
(a) Each certificate holder shall pro-
vide an aircraft maintenance log to be
carried on board each aircraft for re-
cording or deferring mechanical irreg-
ularities and their correction.
(b) The pilot in command shall enter
or have entered in the aircraft mainte-
nance log each mechanical irregularity
that comes to the pilot’s attention dur-
ing flight time. Before each flight, the
pilot in command shall, if the pilot
does not already know, determine the
status of each irregularity entered in
the maintenance log at the end of the
preceding flight.
(c) Each person who takes corrective
action or defers action concerning a re-
ported or observed failure or malfunc-
tion of an airframe, powerplant, pro-
peller, rotor, or appliance, shall record
the action taken in the aircraft main-
tenance log under the applicable main-
tenance requirements of this chapter.
(d) Each certificate holder shall es-
tablish a procedure for keeping copies
of the aircraft maintenance log re-
quired by this section in the aircraft
for access by appropriate personnel and
shall include that procedure in the
manual required by § 135.21.
§ 135.67 Reporting potentially haz-
ardous meteorological conditions
and irregularities of ground facili-
ties or navigation aids.
Whenever a pilot encounters a poten-
tially hazardous meteorological condi-
tion or an irregularity in a ground fa-
cility or navigation aid in flight, the
knowledge of which the pilot considers
essential to the safety of other flights,
the pilot shall notify an appropriate
ground radio station as soon as prac-
ticable.
[Doc. No. 16097, 43 FR 46783, Oct. 1, 1978, as
amended at Amdt. 135–1, 44 FR 26737, May 7,
1979; Amdt. 135–110, 72 FR 31684, June 7, 2007]
§ 135.69 Restriction or suspension of
operations: Continuation of flight in
an emergency.
(a) During operations under this part,
if a certificate holder or pilot in com-
mand knows of conditions, including
airport and runway conditions, that
are a hazard to safe operations, the cer-
tificate holder or pilot in command, as
the case may be, shall restrict or sus-
pend operations as necessary until
those conditions are corrected.
(b) No pilot in command may allow a
flight to continue toward any airport
of intended landing under the condi-
tions set forth in paragraph (a) of this
section, unless, in the opinion of the
pilot in command, the conditions that
are a hazard to safe operations may
reasonably be expected to be corrected
by the estimated time of arrival or, un-
less there is no safer procedure. In the
latter event, the continuation toward
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that airport is an emergency situation
under § 135.19.
§ 135.71 Airworthiness check.
The pilot in command may not begin
a flight unless the pilot determines
that the airworthiness inspections re-
quired by § 91.409 of this chapter, or
§ 135.419, whichever is applicable, have
been made.
[Doc. No. 16097, 43 FR 46783, Oct. 10, 1978, as
amended by Amdt. 135–32, 54 FR 34332, Aug.
18, 1989]
§ 135.73 Inspections and tests.
Each certificate holder and each per-
son employed by the certificate holder
shall allow the Administrator, at any
time or place, to make inspections or
tests (including en route inspections)
to determine the holder’s compliance
with the Federal Aviation Act of 1958,
applicable regulations, and the certifi-
cate holder’s operating certificate, and
operations specifications.
§ 135.75 Inspectors credentials: Admis-
sion to pilots’ compartment: For-
ward observer’s seat.
(a) Whenever, in performing the du-
ties of conducting an inspection, an
FAA inspector presents an Aviation
Safety Inspector credential, FAA Form
110A, to the pilot in command of an
aircraft operated by the certificate
holder, the inspector must be given
free and uninterrupted access to the
pilot compartment of that aircraft.
However, this paragraph does not limit
the emergency authority of the pilot in
command to exclude any person from
the pilot compartment in the interest
of safety.
(b) A forward observer’s seat on the
flight deck, or forward passenger seat
with headset or speaker must be pro-
vided for use by the Administrator
while conducting en route inspections.
The suitability of the location of the
seat and the headset or speaker for use
in conducting en route inspections is
determined by the Administrator.
§ 135.76 DOD Commercial Air Carrier
Evaluator’s Credentials: Admission
to pilots compartment: Forward ob-
server’s seat.
(a) Whenever, in performing the du-
ties of conducting an evaluation, a
DOD commercial air carrier evaluator
presents S&A Form 110B, ‘‘DOD Com-
mercial Air Carrier Evaluator’s Cre-
dential,’’ to the pilot in command of an
aircraft operated by the certificate
holder, the evaluator must be given
free and uninterrupted access to the pi-
lot’s compartment of that aircraft.
However, this paragraph does not limit
the emergency authority of the pilot in
command to exclude any person from
the pilot compartment in the interest
of safety.
(b) A forward observer’s seat on the
flight deck or forward passenger seat
with headset or speaker must be pro-
vided for use by the evaluator while
conducting en route evaluations. The
suitability of the location of the seat
and the headset or speaker for use in
conducting en route evaluations is de-
termined by the FAA.
[Doc. No. FAA–2003–15571, 68 FR 41218, July
10, 2003]
§ 135.77 Responsibility for operational
control.
Each certificate holder is responsible
for operational control and shall list,
in the manual required by § 135.21, the
name and title of each person author-
ized by it to exercise operational con-
trol.
§ 135.78 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.
[Doc. No. FAA–2002–14002, 72 FR 31684, June 7,
2007]
§ 135.79 Flight locating requirements.
(a) Each certificate holder must have
procedures established for locating
each flight, for which an FAA flight
plan is not filed, that—
(1) Provide the certificate holder
with at least the information required
to be included in a VFR flight plan;
(2) Provide for timely notification of
an FAA facility or search and rescue
facility, if an aircraft is overdue or
missing; and