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14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–24 Edition)
§ 145.215
(2) An inspector inspects the article
on which the repair station has per-
formed work and determines it to be
airworthy with respect to the work
performed.
(c) For the purposes of paragraphs (a)
and (b) of this section, an inspector
must meet the requirements of
§ 145.155.
(d) Except for individuals employed
by a repair station located outside the
United States, only an employee appro-
priately certificated as a mechanic or
repairman under part 65 is authorized
to sign off on final inspections and
maintenance releases for the repair
station.
[Doc. No. FAA–1999–5836, 66 FR 41117, Aug. 6,
2001, as amended by Amdt. 145–30, 79 FR
46985, Aug. 12, 2014]
§ 145.215 Capability list.
(a) A certificated repair station with
a limited rating may perform mainte-
nance, preventive maintenance, or al-
terations on an article if the article is
listed on a current capability list ac-
ceptable to the FAA or on the repair
station’s operations specifications.
(b) The capability list must identify
each article by make and model or
other nomenclature designated by the
article’s manufacturer and be available
in a format acceptable to the FAA.
(c) An article may be listed on the
capability list only if the article is
within the scope of the ratings of the
repair station’s certificate, and only
after the repair station has performed
a self-evaluation in accordance with
the procedures under § 145.209(d)(2). The
repair station must perform this self-
evaluation to determine that the repair
station has all of the housing, facili-
ties, equipment, material, technical
data, processes, and trained personnel
in place to perform the work on the ar-
ticle as required by part 145. The repair
station must retain on file documenta-
tion of the evaluation.
(d) Upon listing an additional article
on its capability list, the repair station
must provide its responsible Flight
Standards office with a copy of the re-
vised list in accordance with the proce-
dures required in § 145.209(d)(1).
[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]
§ 145.217 Contract maintenance.
(a) A certificated repair station may
contract a maintenance function per-
taining to an article to an outside
source provided—
(1) The FAA approves the mainte-
nance function to be contracted to the
outside source; and
(2) The repair station maintains and
makes available to its responsible
Flight Standards office, in a format ac-
ceptable to the FAA, the following in-
formation:
(i) The maintenance functions con-
tracted to each outside facility; and
(ii) The name of each outside facility
to whom the repair station contracts
maintenance functions and the type of
certificate and ratings, if any, held by
each facility.
(b) A certificated repair station may
contract a maintenance function per-
taining to an article to a noncertifi-
cated person provided—
(1) The noncertificated person follows
a quality control system equivalent to
the system followed by the certificated
repair station;
(2) The certificated repair station re-
mains directly in charge of the work
performed by the noncertificated per-
son; and
(3) The certificated repair station
verifies, by test and/or inspection, that
the work has been performed satisfac-
torily by the noncertificated person
and that the article is airworthy before
approving it for return to service.
(c) A certificated repair station may
not provide only approval for return to
service of a complete type-certificated
product following contract mainte-
nance, preventive maintenance, or al-
terations.
[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]
§ 145.219 Recordkeeping.
(a) A certificated repair station must
retain records in English that dem-
onstrate compliance with the require-
ments of part 43. The records must be
retained in a format acceptable to the
FAA.
(b) A certificated repair station must
provide a copy of the maintenance re-
lease to the owner or operator of the