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14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–24 Edition) 

§ 145.206 

(3) The certificated repair station’s 

operations specifications include an 
authorization to perform line mainte-
nance. 

[Docket No. FAA–1999–5836, 66 FR 41117, Aug. 
6, 2001, as amended by Docket FAA–2016–8744, 
Amdt. 145–31, 81 FR 49163, July 27, 2016] 

§ 145.206 Notification of hazardous ma-

terials authorizations. 

(a) Each repair station must ac-

knowledge receipt of the part 121 or 
part 135 operator notification required 
under §§ 121.1005(e) and 135.505(e) of this 
chapter prior to performing work for, 
or on behalf of that certificate holder. 

(b) Prior to performing work for or 

on behalf of a part 121 or part 135 oper-
ator, each repair station must notify 
its employees, contractors, or sub-
contractors that handle or replace air-
craft components or other items regu-
lated by 49 CFR parts 171 through 180 of 
each certificate holder’s operations 
specifications authorization permit-
ting, or prohibition against, carrying 
hazardous materials. This notification 
must be provided subsequent to the no-
tification by the part 121 or part 135 op-
erator of such operations specifications 
authorization/designation. 

[Doc. No. FAA–2003–15085, 70 FR 58831, Oct. 7, 
2005, as amended by Amdt. 145–25, 70 FR 
75397, Dec. 20, 2005] 

§ 145.207 Repair station manual. 

(a) A certificated repair station must 

prepare and follow a repair station 
manual acceptable to the FAA. 

(b) A certificated repair station must 

maintain a current repair station man-
ual. 

(c) A certificated repair station’s cur-

rent repair station manual must be ac-
cessible for use by repair station per-
sonnel required by subpart D of this 
part. 

(d) A certificated repair station must 

provide to its responsible Flight Stand-
ards office the current repair station 
manual in a format acceptable to the 
FAA. 

(e) A certificated repair station must 

notify its responsible Flight Standards 
office of each revision of its repair sta-

tion manual in accordance with the 
procedures required by § 145.209(j). 

[Docket No. FAA–1999–5836, 66 FR 41117, Aug. 
6, 2001, as amended by Docket FAA–2018–0119, 
Amdt. 145–32, 83 FR 9176, Mar. 5, 2018] 

§ 145.209 Repair station manual con-

tents. 

A certificated repair station’s man-

ual must include the following: 

(a) An organizational chart identi-

fying— 

(1) Each management position with 

authority to act on behalf of the repair 
station, 

(2) The area of responsibility as-

signed to each management position, 
and 

(3) The duties, responsibilities, and 

authority of each management posi-
tion; 

(b) Procedures for maintaining and 

revising the rosters required by 
§ 145.161; 

(c) A description of the certificated 

repair station’s operations, including 
the housing, facilities, equipment, and 
materials as required by subpart C of 
this part; 

(d) Procedures for— 
(1) Revising the capability list pro-

vided for in § 145.215 and notifying the 
responsible Flight Standards office of 
revisions to the list, including how 
often the responsible Flight Standards 
office will be notified of revisions; and 

(2) The self-evaluation required under 

§ 145.215(c) for revising the capability 
list, including methods and frequency 
of such evaluations, and procedures for 
reporting the results to the appropriate 
manager for review and action; 

(e) Procedures for revising the train-

ing program required by § 145.163 and 
submitting revisions to the responsible 
Flight Standards office for approval; 

(f) Procedures to govern work per-

formed at another location in accord-
ance with § 145.203; 

(g) Procedures for maintenance, pre-

ventive maintenance, or alterations 
performed under § 145.205; 

(h) Procedures for— 
(1) Maintaining and revising the con-

tract maintenance information re-
quired by § 145.217(a)(2)(i), including 
submitting revisions to the responsible 
Flight Standards office for approval; 
and 

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§ 145.213 

(2) Maintaining and revising the con-

tract maintenance information re-
quired by § 145.217(a)(2)(ii) and notifying 
the responsible Flight Standards office 
of revisions to this information, includ-
ing how often the responsible Flight 
Standards office will be notified of re-
visions; 

(i) A description of the required 

records and the recordkeeping system 
used to obtain, store, and retrieve the 
required records; 

(j) Procedures for revising the repair 

station’s manual and notifying its re-
sponsible Flight Standards office of re-
visions to the manual, including how 
often the responsible Flight Standards 
office will be notified of revisions; and 

(k) A description of the system used 

to identify and control sections of the 
repair station manual. 

[Docket No. FAA–1999–5836, 66 FR 41117, Aug. 
6, 2001, as amended by Docket FAA–2018–0119, 
Amdt. 145–32, 83 FR 9176, Mar. 5, 2018] 

§ 145.211 Quality control system. 

(a) A certificated repair station must 

establish and maintain a quality con-
trol system acceptable to the FAA that 
ensures the airworthiness of the arti-
cles on which the repair station or any 
of its contractors performs mainte-
nance, preventive maintenance, or al-
terations. 

(b) Repair station personnel must fol-

low the quality control system when 
performing maintenance, preventive 
maintenance, or alterations under the 
repair station certificate and oper-
ations specifications. 

(c) A certificated repair station must 

prepare and keep current a quality con-
trol manual in a format acceptable to 
the FAA that includes the following: 

(1) A description of the system and 

procedures used for— 

(i) Inspecting incoming raw mate-

rials to ensure acceptable quality; 

(ii) Performing preliminary inspec-

tion of all articles that are maintained; 

(iii) Inspecting all articles that have 

been involved in an accident for hidden 
damage before maintenance, preven-
tive maintenance, or alteration is per-
formed; 

(iv) Establishing and maintaining 

proficiency of inspection personnel; 

(v) Establishing and maintaining cur-

rent technical data for maintaining ar-
ticles; 

(vi) Qualifying and surveilling non-

certificated persons who perform main-
tenance, prevention maintenance, or 
alterations for the repair station; 

(vii) Performing final inspection and 

return to service of maintained arti-
cles; 

(viii) Calibrating measuring and test 

equipment used in maintaining arti-
cles, including the intervals at which 
the equipment will be calibrated; and 

(ix) Taking corrective action on defi-

ciencies; 

(2) References, where applicable, to 

the manufacturer’s inspection stand-
ards for a particular article, including 
reference to any data specified by that 
manufacturer; 

(3) A sample of the inspection and 

maintenance forms and instructions 
for completing such forms or a ref-
erence to a separate forms manual; and 

(4) Procedures for revising the qual-

ity control manual required under this 
section and notifying the responsible 
Flight Standards office of the revi-
sions, including how often the respon-
sible Flight Standards office will be no-
tified of revisions. 

(d) A certificated repair station must 

notify its responsible Flight Standards 
office of revisions to its quality control 
manual. 

[Docket No. FAA–1999–5836, 66 FR 41117, Aug. 
6, 2001, as amended by Docket FAA–2018–0119, 
Amdt. 145–32, 83 FR 9176, Mar. 5, 2018] 

§ 145.213 Inspection of maintenance, 

preventive maintenance, or alter-

ations. 

(a) A certificated repair station must 

inspect each article upon which it has 
performed maintenance, preventive 
maintenance, or alterations as de-
scribed in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this 
section before approving that article 
for return to service. 

(b) A certificated repair station must 

certify on an article’s maintenance re-
lease that the article is airworthy with 
respect to the maintenance, preventive 
maintenance, or alterations performed 
after— 

(1) The repair station performs work 

on the article; and