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§ 171.53
(6) Notice to the Administrator of
any suspension of service.
(7) Detailed and specific maintenance
procedures and servicing guides stating
the frequency of servicing.
(8) Air-ground communications, if
provided, expressly written or incor-
porating appropriate sections of FAA
manuals by reference.
(9) Keeping of station logs and other
technical reports, and the submission
of reports required by § 171.53.
(10) Monitoring of the facility.
(11) Inspections by United States per-
sonnel.
(12) Names, addresses, and telephone
numbers of persons to be notified in an
emergency.
(13) Shutdowns for routine mainte-
nance and issue of ‘‘Notices to Airmen’’
for routine or emergency shutdowns
(private use facilities may omit the
‘‘Notices to Airmen’’).
(14) Commissioning of the facility.
(15) An acceptable procedure for
amending or revising the manual.
(16) An explanation of the kinds of
activities (such as construction or
grading) in the vicinity of the facility
that may require shutdown or recertifi-
cation of the facility by FAA flight
check.
(17) Procedures for conducting a
ground check or localizer course align-
ment width, and clearance, and glide
slope elevation angle and width.
(18) The following information con-
cerning the facility:
(i) Facility component locations with
respect to airport layout, instrument
runway, and similar areas.
(ii) The type, make, and model of the
basic radio equipment that will provide
the service.
(iii) The station power emission and
frequencies of the localizer, glide slope,
markers, and associated compass loca-
tors, if any.
(iv) The hours of operation.
(v) Station identification call letters
and method of station identification
and the time spacing of the identifica-
tion.
(vi) A description of the critical parts
that may not be changed, adjusted, or
repaired without an FAA flight check
to confirm published operations.
(c) The owner shall make a ground
check of the facility each month in ac-
cordance with procedures approved by
the FAA at the time of commissioning,
and shall report the results of the
checks as provided in § 171.53.
(d) If the owner desires to modify the
facility, he must submit the proposal
to the FAA and may not allow any
modifications to be made without spe-
cific approval.
(e) ‘‘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.’’
(f) Whenever it is required by the
FAA, the owner shall incorporate im-
provements in ILS maintenance
brought about by progress in the state
of the art. In addition, he shall provide
a stock of spare parts, including vacu-
um tubes, of such a quantity to make
possible the prompt replacement of
components that fail or deteriorate in
service.
(g) The owner shall provide FAA ap-
proved test instruments needed for
maintenance of the facility.
(h) 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]
§ 171.53 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-
tuning, to reflect an accurate record of
facility operation and adjustment.
(b)
Facility maintenance log
(
FormFAA
6030–1
). This form is a permanent
record of all equipment malfunctioning
met in maintaining the facility, in-
cluding information on the kind of
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§ 171.61
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 each 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. 171–5, 34 FR 15245, Sept.
30, 1969; Amdt. 171–10, 40 FR 36110, Aug. 19,
1975]
Subpart D—True Lights
§ 171.61 Air navigation certificate:
Revocation and termination.
(a) Except as provided in paragraph
(b) of this section, each air navigation
certificate of ‘‘Lawful Authority to Op-
erate a True Light’’ is hereby revoked,
and each application therefor is hereby
terminated.
(b) Paragraph (a) of this section does
not apply to—
(1) A certificate issued to a Federal-
Aid Airport Program sponsor who was
required to apply for that certificate
under regulations then in effect, and
who has not surrendered that certifi-
cate under § 151.86(e) of this chapter; or
(2) An application made by a Federal-
Aid Airport Program sponsor who was
required to make that application
under regulations then in effect, and
who has not terminated that applica-
tion under § 151.86(e) of this chapter.
(49 U.S.C. 1101–1120; sec. 307, 72 Stat. 749, 49
U.S.C. 1348)
[Amdt. 171–4, 33 FR 12545, Sept. 5, 1968]
Subpart E—General
§ 171.71 Materials incorporated by ref-
erence.
Copies of standards, recommended
practices and documents incorporated
by reference in this part are available
for the use of interested persons at any
FAA Regional Office and FAA Head-
quarters. An historical file of these ma-
terials is maintained at Headquarters,
Federal Aviation Administration, 800
Independence Avenue SW., Washington,
DC 20590.
[Amdt. 171–8, 36 FR 5584, Mar. 25, 1971]
§ 171.73 Alternative forms of reports.
On a case-by-case basis, a Regional
Administrator may accept any report
in a format other than the FAA form
required by this part if he is satisfied
that the report contains all the infor-
mation required on the FAA form and
can be processed by FAA as conven-
iently as the FAA form.
(49 U.S.C. 1348)
[Amdt. 171–5, 34 FR 15245, Sept. 30, 1969, as
amended by Amdt. 171–15, 54 FR 39296, Sept.
25, 1989]
§ 171.75 Submission of requests.
(a) Requests for approval of facilities
not having design and operational
characteristics identical to those of fa-
cilities currently approved under this
part, including requests for deviations
from this part for such facilities, must
be submitted to the Director, Advanced
Systems Design Service.
(b) The following requests must be
submitted to the Regional Adminis-
trator of the region in which the facil-
ity is located:
(1) Requests for approval of facilities
that have design and operational char-
acteristics identical to those of facili-
ties currently approved under this
part, including requests for deviations
from this part for such facilities.
(2) Requests for deviations from this
part for facilities currently approved
under this part.
(3) Requests for modification of fa-
cilities currently approved under this
part.
[Amdt. 171–7, 35 FR 12711, Aug. 11, 1970, as
amended by Amdt. 171–15, 54 FR 39296, Sept.
25, 1989]
Subpart F—Simplified Directional
Facility (SDF)
S
OURCE
: Docket No. 10116, 35 FR 12711, Aug.
11, 1970, unless otherwise noted.