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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 

(c) If a repair or an alteration results 

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. 

(c) The holder of a repair station cer-

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 

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