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14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–24 Edition) 

§ 171.33 

voice announcement, and the time 
spacing of the identification. 

(c) If the owner desires to modify the 

facility, he must submit the proposal 
to the FAA and meet applicable re-
quirements of the FCC. 

(d) The owner’s maintenance per-

sonnel must participate in initial in-
spections made by the FAA. In the case 
of subsequent inspections, the owner or 
his representative shall participate. 

(e) The owner shall provide a stock of 

spare parts, including vacuum tubes, of 
such a quantity to make possible the 
prompt replacement of components 
that fail or deteriorate in service. 

(f) The owner shall close the facility 

upon receiving two successive pilot re-
ports of its malfunctioning. 

[Doc. No. 5034, 29 FR 11337, Aug. 6, 1964, as 
amended by Amdt. 171–2, 31 FR 5408, Apr. 6, 
1966] 

§ 171.33 Reports. 

The owner of each facility to which 

this subpart applies shall make the fol-
lowing reports, at the times indicated, 
to the FAA Regional office for the area 
in which the facility is located: 

(a) 

Record of meter readings and adjust-

ments 

(

Form FAA–198

). To be filled out 

by the owner or his maintenance rep-
resentative with the equipment adjust-
ments and meter readings as of the 
time of commissioning, with one copy 
to be kept in the permanent records of 
the facility and two copies to the ap-
propriate Regional Office of the FAA. 
The owner shall revise the form after 
any major repair, modernization, or re-
turning, to reflect an accurate record 
of facility operation and adjustment. 

(b) 

Facility maintenance log 

(

FAA Form 

6030–1

). This form is a permanent 

record of all equipment malfunctioning 
met in maintaining the facility, in-
cluding information on the kind of 
work and adjustments made, equip-
ment failures, causes (if determined), 
and corrective action taken. The owner 
shall keep the original of each report 
at the facility and send a copy to the 
appropriate Regional Office of the FAA 
at the end of the month in which it is 
prepared. 

(c) 

Radio equipment operation record 

(

Form FAA–418

). To contain a complete 

record of meter readings, recorded on 
each scheduled visit to the facility. 

The owner shall keep the original of 
each month’s record at the facility and 
send a copy of it to the appropriate Re-
gional Office of the FAA. 

[Doc. No. 5034, 29 FR 11337, Aug. 6, 1964, as 
amended by Amdt. 171–10, 40 FR 36110, Aug. 
19, 1975] 

Subpart C—Instrument Landing 

System (ILS) Facilities 

§ 171.41 Scope. 

This subpart sets forth minimum re-

quirements for the approval and oper-
ation of non-Federal Instrument Land-
ing System (ILS) Facilities that are to 
be involved in the approval of instru-
ment flight rules and air traffic control 
procedures related to those facilities. 

[Doc. No. 5034, 29 FR 11337, Aug. 6, 1964, as 
amended by Amdt. 171–2, 31 FR 5408, Apr. 6, 
1966; Amdt. 171–7, 35 FR 12711, Aug. 11, 1970] 

§ 171.43 Requests for IFR procedure. 

(a) Each person who requests an IFR 

procedure based on an ILS facility that 
he owns must submit the following in-
formation with that request: 

(1) A description of the facility and 

evidence that the equipment meets the 
performance requirements of § 171.47 
and is installed in accordance with 
§ 171.49. 

(2) A proposed procedure for oper-

ating the facility. 

(3) A proposed maintenance organiza-

tion and a maintenance manual that 
meets the requirements of § 171.51. 

(4) A statement of intent to meet the 

requirements of this subpart. 

(5) A showing that the facility has an 

acceptable level of operational reli-
ability and an acceptable standard of 
performance. Previous equivalent oper-
ational experience with a facility with 
identical design and operational char-
acteristics will be considered in show-
ing compliance with this subparagraph. 

(b) After the FAA inspects and evalu-

ates the facility, it advises the owner 
of the results and of any required 
changes in the facility or the mainte-
nance manual or maintenance organi-
zation. The owner must then correct 
the deficiencies, if any, and operate the