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Federal Aviation Administration, DOT

§ 43.17

chapter, perform the inspection in ac-
cordance with the instructions and pro-
cedures set forth in the inspection pro-
gram for the aircraft being inspected.

(b)

Rotorcraft.

Each person per-

forming an inspection required by Part
91 on a rotorcraft shall inspect the fol-
lowing systems in accordance with the
maintenance manual or Instructions
for Continued Airworthiness of the
manufacturer concerned:

(1) The drive shafts or similar sys-

tems.

(2) The main rotor transmission gear

box for obvious defects.

(3) The main rotor and center section

(or the equivalent area).

(4) The auxiliary rotor on heli-

copters.

(c)

Annual and 100-hour inspections. (1)

Each person performing an annual or
100-hour inspection shall use a check-
list while performing the inspection.
The checklist may be of the person’s
own design, one provided by the manu-
facturer of the equipment being in-
spected or one obtained from another
source. This checklist must include the
scope and detail of the items contained
in appendix D to this part and para-
graph (b) of this section.

(2) Each person approving a recipro-

cating-engine-powered aircraft for re-
turn to service after an annual or 100-
hour inspection shall, before that ap-
proval, run the aircraft engine or en-
gines to determine satisfactory per-
formance in accordance with the manu-
facturer’s recommendations of—

(i) Power output (static and idle

r.p.m.);

(ii) Magnetos;
(iii) Fuel and oil pressure; and
(iv) Cylinder and oil temperature.
(3) Each person approving a turbine-

engine-powered aircraft for return to
service after an annual, 100-hour, or
progressive inspection shall, before
that approval, run the aircraft engine
or engines to determine satisfactory
performance in accordance with the
manufacturer’s recommendations.

(d)

Progressive inspection. (1) Each per-

son performing a progressive inspec-
tion shall, at the start of a progressive
inspection system, inspect the aircraft
completely. After this initial inspec-
tion, routine and detailed inspections
must be conducted as prescribed in the

progressive inspection schedule. Rou-
tine inspections consist of visual exam-
ination or check of the appliances, the
aircraft, and its components and sys-
tems, insofar as practicable without
disassembly. Detailed inspections con-
sist of a thorough examination of the
appliances, the aircraft, and its compo-
nents and systems, with such dis-
assembly as is necessary. For the pur-
poses of this subparagraph, the over-
haul of a component or system is con-
sidered to be a detailed inspection.

(2) If the aircraft is away from the

station where inspections are normally
conducted, an appropriately rated me-
chanic, a certificated repair station, or
the manufacturer of the aircraft may
perform inspections in accordance with
the procedures and using the forms of
the person who would otherwise per-
form the inspection.

[Doc. No. 1993, 29 FR 5451, Apr. 23, 1964, as
amended by Amdt. 43–23, 47 FR 41086, Sept.
16, 1982; Amdt. 43–25, 51 FR 40702, Nov. 7, 1986;
Amdt. 43–31, 54 FR 34330, Aug. 18, 1989; 71 FR
44188, Aug. 4, 2006]

§ 43.16

Airworthiness limitations.

Each person performing an inspec-

tion or other maintenance specified in
an Airworthiness Limitations section
of a manufacturer’s maintenance man-
ual or Instructions for Continued Air-
worthiness shall perform the inspec-
tion or other maintenance in accord-
ance with that section, or in accord-
ance with operations specifications ap-
proved by the Administrator under
part 121 or 135, or an inspection pro-
gram approved under § 91.409(e).

[71 FR 44188, Aug. 4, 2006]

§ 43.17

Maintenance, preventive main-

tenance, and alterations performed
on U.S. aeronautical products by
certain Canadian persons.

(a)

Definitions. For purposes of this

section:

Aeronautical product means any civil

aircraft or airframe, aircraft engine,
propeller, appliance, component, or
part to be installed thereon.

Canadian aeronautical product means

any aeronautical product under air-
worthiness regulation by Transport
Canada Civil Aviation.

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U.S. aeronautical product means any

aeronautical product under airworthi-
ness regulation by the FAA.

(b)

Applicability. This section does not

apply to any U.S. aeronautical prod-
ucts maintained or altered under any
bilateral agreement made between
Canada and any country other than the
United States.

(c)

Authorized persons. (1) A person

holding a valid Transport Canada Civil
Aviation Maintenance Engineer license
and appropriate ratings may, with re-
spect to a U.S.-registered aircraft lo-
cated in Canada, perform maintenance,
preventive maintenance, and alter-
ations in accordance with the require-
ments of paragraph (d) of this section
and approve the affected aircraft for
return to service in accordance with
the requirements of paragraph (e) of
this section.

(2) A Transport Canada Civil Avia-

tion Approved Maintenance Organiza-
tion (AMO) holding appropriate ratings
may, with respect to a U.S.-registered
aircraft or other U.S. aeronautical
products located in Canada, perform
maintenance, preventive maintenance,
and alterations in accordance with the
requirements of paragraph (d) of this
section and approve the affected prod-
ucts for return to service in accordance
with the requirements of paragraph (e)
of this section.

(d)

Performance requirements. A person

authorized in paragraph (c) of this sec-
tion may perform maintenance (includ-
ing any inspection required by Sec.
91.409 of this chapter, except an annual
inspection), preventive maintenance,
and alterations, provided—

(1) The person performing the work is

authorized by Transport Canada Civil
Aviation to perform the same type of
work with respect to Canadian aero-
nautical products;

(2) The maintenance, preventive

maintenance, or alteration is per-
formed in accordance with a Bilateral
Aviation Safety Agreement between
the United States and Canada and asso-
ciated Maintenance Implementation
Procedures that provide a level of safe-
ty equivalent to that provided by the
provisions of this chapter;

(3) The maintenance, preventive

maintenance, or alteration is per-
formed such that the affected product

complies with the applicable require-
ments of part 36 of this chapter; and

(4) The maintenance, preventive

maintenance, or alteration is recorded
in accordance with a Bilateral Aviation
Safety Agreement between the United
States and Canada and associated
Maintenance Implementation Proce-
dures that provide a level of safety
equivalent to that provided by the pro-
visions of this chapter.

(e)

Approval requirements. (1) To re-

turn an affected product to service, a
person authorized in paragraph (c) of
this section must approve (certify)
maintenance, preventive maintenance,
and alterations performed under this
section, except that an Aircraft Main-
tenance Engineer may not approve a
major repair or major alteration.

(2) An AMO whose system of quality

control for the maintenance, preven-
tive maintenance, alteration, and in-
spection of aeronautical products has
been approved by Transport Canada
Civil Aviation, or an authorized em-
ployee performing work for such an
AMO, may approve (certify) a major re-
pair or major alteration performed
under this section if the work was per-
formed in accordance with technical
data approved by the FAA.

(f) No person may operate in air com-

merce an aircraft, airframe, aircraft
engine, propeller, or appliance on
which maintenance, preventive main-
tenance, or alteration has been per-
formed under this section unless it has
been approved for return to service by
a person authorized in this section.

[Amdt. 43–33, 56 FR 57571, Nov. 12, 1991, as
amended by Amdt. 43–40, 71 FR 40877, July 14,
2005]

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(a)

Major alterations—(1) Airframe major al-

terations. Alterations of the following parts
and alterations of the following types, when
not listed in the aircraft specifications
issued by the FAA, are airframe major alter-
ations:

(i) Wings.
(ii) Tail surfaces.
(iii) Fuselage.
(iv) Engine mounts.
(v) Control system.
(vi) Landing gear.
(vii) Hull or floats.