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14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–24 Edition)

§ 43.5

135 of this chapter. The holder of a
sport pilot certificate may perform
preventive maintenance on an aircraft
owned or operated by that pilot and
issued a special airworthiness certifi-
cate in the light-sport category.

(h) Notwithstanding the provisions of

paragraph (g) of this section, the Ad-
ministrator may approve a certificate
holder under Part 135 of this chapter,
operating rotorcraft in a remote area,
to allow a pilot to perform specific pre-
ventive maintenance items provided—

(1) The items of preventive mainte-

nance are a result of a known or sus-
pected mechanical difficulty or mal-
function that occurred en route to or
in a remote area;

(2) The pilot has satisfactorily com-

pleted an approved training program
and is authorized in writing by the cer-
tificate holder for each item of preven-
tive maintenance that the pilot is au-
thorized to perform;

(3) There is no certificated mechanic

available to perform preventive main-
tenance;

(4) The certificate holder has proce-

dures to evaluate the accomplishment
of a preventive maintenance item that
requires a decision concerning the air-
worthiness of the rotorcraft; and

(5) The items of preventive mainte-

nance authorized by this section are
those listed in paragraph (c) of appen-
dix A of this part.

(i) Notwithstanding the provisions of

paragraph (g) of this section, in accord-
ance with an approval issued to the
holder of a certificate issued under part
135 of this chapter, a pilot of an air-
craft type-certificated for 9 or fewer
passenger seats, excluding any pilot
seat, may perform the removal and re-
installation of approved aircraft cabin
seats, approved cabin-mounted stretch-
ers, and when no tools are required, ap-
proved cabin-mounted medical oxygen
bottles, provided—

(1) The pilot has satisfactorily com-

pleted an approved training program
and is authorized in writing by the cer-
tificate holder to perform each task;
and

(2) The certificate holder has written

procedures available to the pilot to
evaluate the accomplishment of the
task.

(j) A manufacturer may—

(1) Rebuild or alter any aircraft, air-

craft engine, propeller, or appliance
manufactured by him under a type or
production certificate;

(2) Rebuild or alter any appliance or

part of aircraft, aircraft engines, pro-
pellers, or appliances manufactured by
him under a Technical Standard Order
Authorization, an FAA-Parts Manufac-
turer Approval, or Product and Process
Specification issued by the Adminis-
trator; and

(3) Perform any inspection required

by part 91 or part 125 of this chapter on
aircraft it manufactured under a type
certificate, or currently manufactures
under a production certificate.

(k) Updates of databases in installed

avionics meeting the conditions of this
paragraph are not considered mainte-
nance and may be performed by pilots
provided:

(1) The database upload is:
(i) Initiated from the flight deck;
(ii) Performed without disassembling

the avionics unit; and

(iii) Performed without the use of

tools and/or special equipment.

(2) The pilot must comply with the

certificate holder’s procedures or the
manufacturer’s instructions.

(3) The holder of operating certifi-

cates must make available written pro-
cedures consistent with manufacturer’s
instructions to the pilot that describe
how to:

(i) Perform the database update; and
(ii) Determine the status of the data

upload.

[Doc. No. 1993, 29 FR 5451, Apr. 23, 1964, as
amended by Amdt. 43–4, 31 FR 5249, Apr. 1,
1966; Amdt. 43–23, 47 FR 41084, Sept. 16, 1982;
Amdt. 43–25, 51 FR 40702, Nov. 7, 1986; Amdt.
43–36, 61 FR 19501, May 1, 1996; Amdt. 43–37, 66
FR 21066, Apr. 27, 2001; Amdt. 43–39, 69 FR
44863, July 27, 2004; Amdt. 43–43, 74 FR 53394,
Oct. 16, 2009; Amdt. 43–45, 77 FR 71096, Nov.
29, 2012]

§ 43.5

Approval for return to service

after maintenance, preventive
maintenance, rebuilding, or alter-
ation.

No person may approve for return to

service any aircraft, airframe, aircraft
engine, propeller, or appliance, that
has undergone maintenance, preventive
maintenance, rebuilding, or alteration
unless—

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§ 43.9

(a) The maintenance record entry re-

quired by § 43.9 or § 43.11, as appro-
priate, has been made;

(b) The repair or alteration form au-

thorized by or furnished by the Admin-
istrator has been executed in a manner
prescribed by the Administrator; and

in any change in the aircraft operating
limitations or flight data contained in
the approved aircraft flight manual,
those operating limitations or flight
data are appropriately revised and set
forth as prescribed in § 91.9 of this chap-
ter.

[Doc. No. 1993, 29 FR 5451, Apr. 23, 1964, as
amended by Amdt. 43–23, 47 FR 41084, Sept.
16, 1982; Amdt. 43–31, 54 FR 34330, Aug. 18,
1989]

§ 43.7

Persons authorized to approve

aircraft, airframes, aircraft engines,
propellers, appliances, or compo-
nent parts for return to service
after maintenance, preventive
maintenance, rebuilding, or alter-
ation.

(a) Except as provided in this section

and § 43.17, no person, other than the
Administrator, may approve an air-
craft, airframe, aircraft engine, pro-
peller, appliance, or component part
for return to service after it has under-
gone maintenance, preventive mainte-
nance, rebuilding, or alteration.

(b) The holder of a mechanic certifi-

cate or an inspection authorization
may approve an aircraft, airframe, air-
craft engine, propeller, appliance, or
component part for return to service as
provided in Part 65 of this chapter.

tificate may approve an aircraft, air-
frame, aircraft engine, propeller, appli-
ance, or component part for return to
service as provided in Part 145 of this
chapter.

(d) A manufacturer may approve for

return to service any aircraft, air-
frame, aircraft engine, propeller, appli-
ance, or component part which that
manufacturer has worked on under
§ 43.3(j). However, except for minor al-
terations, the work must have been
done in accordance with technical data
approved by the Administrator.

(e) The holder of an air carrier oper-

ating certificate or an operating cer-
tificate issued under Part 121 or 135,
may approve an aircraft, airframe, air-

craft engine, propeller, appliance, or
component part for return to service as
provided in Part 121 or 135 of this chap-
ter, as applicable.

(f) A person holding at least a private

pilot certificate may approve an air-
craft for return to service after per-
forming preventive maintenance under
the provisions of § 43.3(g).

(g) The holder of a repairman certifi-

cate (light-sport aircraft) with a main-
tenance rating may approve an aircraft
issued a special airworthiness certifi-
cate in light-sport category for return
to service, as provided in part 65 of this
chapter.

(h) The holder of at least a sport

pilot certificate may approve an air-
craft owned or operated by that pilot
and issued a special airworthiness cer-
tificate in the light-sport category for
return to service after performing pre-
ventive maintenance under the provi-
sions of § 43.3(g).

[Amdt. 43–23, 47 FR 41084, Sept. 16, 1982, as
amended by Amdt. 43–36, 61 FR 19501, May 1,
1996; Amdt. 43–37, 66 FR 21066, Apr. 27, 2001;
Amdt. 43–39, 69 FR 44863, July 27, 2004]

§ 43.9

Content, form, and disposition of

maintenance, preventive mainte-
nance, rebuilding, and alteration
records (except inspections per-
formed in accordance with part 91,
part 125, § 135.411(a)(1), and
§ 135.419 of this chapter).

(a)

Maintenance record entries. Except

as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c) of
this section, each person who main-
tains, performs preventive mainte-
nance, rebuilds, or alters an aircraft,
airframe, aircraft engine, propeller, ap-
pliance, or component part shall make
an entry in the maintenance record of
that equipment containing the fol-
lowing information:

(1) A description (or reference to data

acceptable to the Administrator) of
work performed.

(2) The date of completion of the

work performed.

(3) The name of the person per-

forming the work if other than the per-
son specified in paragraph (a)(4) of this
section.

(4) If the work performed on the air-

craft, airframe, aircraft engine, pro-
peller, appliance, or component part
has been performed satisfactorily, the
signature, certificate number, and kind