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§ 45.21
(b) Except as provided in paragraph
(d)(1) of this section, no person may re-
move, change, or place identification
information required by paragraph (a)
of this section, on any aircraft, aircraft
engine, propeller, propeller blade, or
propeller hub, without the approval of
the FAA.
(c) Except as provided in paragraph
(d)(2) of this section, no person may re-
move or install any identification plate
required by § 45.11, without the ap-
proval of the FAA.
(d) Persons performing work under
the provisions of Part 43 of this chapter
may, in accordance with methods,
techniques, and practices acceptable to
the FAA—
(1) Remove, change, or place the
identification information required by
paragraph (a) of this section on any
aircraft, aircraft engine, propeller, pro-
peller blade, or propeller hub; or
(2) Remove an identification plate re-
quired by § 45.11 when necessary during
maintenance operations.
(e) No person may install an identi-
fication plate removed in accordance
with paragraph (d)(2) of this section on
any aircraft, aircraft engine, propeller,
propeller blade, or propeller hub other
than the one from which it was re-
moved.
[Amdt. 45–3, 32 FR 188, Jan. 10, 1967, as
amended by Amdt. 45–10, 44 FR 45379, Aug. 2,
1979; Amdt. 45–12, 45 FR 60183, Sept. 11, 1980;
Amdt. 45–20, 55 FR 32861, Aug. 10, 1990; 55 FR
37287, Sept. 10, 1990; Amdt. 45–26, 74 FR 53395,
Oct. 16, 2009; Amdt. 45–28, 77 FR 76854, Dec. 31,
2012]
§ 45.15
Marking requirements for PMA
articles, TSO articles, and Critical
parts.
(a)
PMA articles. The manufacturer of
a PMA article must permanently and
legibly mark—
(1) Each PMA article, with the PMA
holder’s name, trademark, symbol, or
other FAA approved identification and
part number; and
(2) The letters ‘‘FAA–PMA’’.
(b)
TSO articles. The manufacturer of
a TSO article must permanently and
legibly mark —
(1) Each TSO article with the TSO
holder’s name, trademark, symbol, or
other FAA approved identification and
part number; and
(2) Each TSO article, unless other-
wise specified in the applicable TSO,
with the TSO number and letter of des-
ignation, all markings specifically re-
quired by the applicable TSO, and the
serial number or the date of manufac-
ture of the article or both.
(c)
Critical parts. Each person who
manufactures a part for which a re-
placement time, inspection interval, or
related procedure is specified in the
Airworthiness Limitations section of a
manufacturer’s maintenance manual or
Instructions for Continued Airworthi-
ness must permanently and legibly
mark that part with a serial number
(or equivalent) unique to that part in
addition to the other applicable re-
quirements of this section.
(d) If the FAA finds a part or article
is too small or otherwise impractical
to mark with any of the information
required by this part, the manufacturer
must attach that information to the
part or its container.
[Doc. No. FAA–2006–25877, 74 FR 53395, Oct.
16, 2009]
§ 45.16
Marking of life-limited parts.
When requested by a person required
to comply with § 43.10 of this chapter,
the holder of a type certificate or de-
sign approval for a life-limited part
must provide marking instructions, or
must state that the part cannot be
practicably marked without compro-
mising its integrity.
[Doc. No. FAA–200–8017, 67 FR 2110, Jan. 15,
2002, as amended by Amdt. 45–26, 74 FR 53395,
Oct. 16, 2009]
Subpart C—Nationality and
Registration Marks
§ 45.21
General.
(a) Except as provided in § 45.22, no
person may operate a U.S.-registered
aircraft unless that aircraft displays
nationality and registration marks in
accordance with the requirements of
this section and §§ 45.23 through 45.33.
(b) Unless otherwise authorized by
the FAA, no person may place on any
aircraft a design, mark, or symbol that
modifies or confuses the nationality
and registration marks.
(c) Aircraft nationality and registra-
tion marks must—
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§ 45.22
(1) Except as provided in paragraph
(d) of this section, be painted on the
aircraft or affixed by any other means
insuring a similar degree of perma-
nence;
(2) Have no ornamentation;
(3) Contrast in color with the back-
ground; and
(4) Be legible.
(d) The aircraft nationality and reg-
istration marks may be affixed to an
aircraft with readily removable mate-
rial if—
(1) It is intended for immediate deliv-
ery to a foreign purchaser;
(2) It is bearing a temporary registra-
tion number; or
(3) It is marked temporarily to meet
the requirements of § 45.22(c)(1) or
§ 45.29(h) of this part, or both.
[Doc. No. 8093, Amdt. 45–5, 33 FR 450, Jan. 12,
1968, as amended by Amdt. 45–17, 52 FR 34102,
Sept. 9, 1987]
§ 45.22
Exhibition, antique, and other
aircraft: Special rules.
(a) When display of aircraft nation-
ality and registration marks in accord-
ance with §§ 45.21 and 45.23 through 45.33
would be inconsistent with exhibition
of that aircraft, a U.S.-registered air-
craft may be operated without dis-
playing those marks anywhere on the
aircraft if:
(1) It is operated for the purpose of
exhibition, including a motion picture
or television production, or an airshow;
(2) Except for practice and test fights
necessary for exhibition purposes, it is
operated only at the location of the ex-
hibition, between the exhibition loca-
tions, and between those locations and
the base of operations of the aircraft;
and
(3) For each flight in the United
States:
(i) It is operated with the prior ap-
proval of the responsible Flight Stand-
ards office, in the case of a flight with-
in the lateral boundaries of the surface
areas of Class B, Class C, Class D, or
Class E airspace designated for the
takeoff airport, or within 4.4 nautical
miles of that airport if it is within
Class G airspace; or
(ii) It is operated under a flight plan
filed under either § 91.153 or § 91.169 of
this chapter describing the marks it
displays, in the case of any other
flight.
(b) A small U.S.-registered aircraft
built at least 30 years ago or a U.S.-
registered aircraft for which an experi-
mental certificate has been issued
under § 21.191(d) or 21.191(g) for oper-
ation as an exhibition aircraft or as an
amateur-built aircraft and which has
the same external configuration as an
aircraft built at least 30 years ago may
be operated without displaying marks
in accordance with §§ 45.21 and 45.23
through 45.33 if:
(1) It displays in accordance with
§ 45.21(c) marks at least 2 inches high
on each side of the fuselage or vertical
tail surface consisting of the Roman
capital letter ‘‘N’’ followed by:
(i) The U.S. registration number of
the aircraft; or
(ii) The symbol appropriate to the
airworthiness certificate of the aircraft
(‘‘C’’, standard; ‘‘R’’, restricted; ‘‘L’’,
limited; or ‘‘X’’, experimental) followed
by the U.S. registration number of the
aircraft; and
(2) It displays no other mark that be-
gins with the letter ‘‘N’’ anywhere on
the aircraft, unless it is the same mark
that is displayed under paragraph (b)(1)
of this section.
(c) No person may operate an aircraft
under paragraph (a) or (b) of this sec-
tion—
(1) In an ADIZ or DEWIZ described in
Part 99 of this chapter unless it tempo-
rarily bears marks in accordance with
§§ 45.21 and 45.23 through 45.33;
(2) In a foreign country unless that
country consents to that operation; or
(3) In any operation conducted under
Part 121, 133, 135, or 137 of this chapter.
(d) If, due to the configuration of an
aircraft, it is impossible for a person to
mark it in accordance with §§ 45.21 and
45.23 through 45.33, he may apply to the
FAA for a different marking procedure.
[Doc. No. 8093, Amdt. 45–5, 33 FR 450, Jan. 12,
1968, as amended by Amdt. 45–13, 46 FR 48603,
Oct. 1, 1981; Amdt. 45–19, 54 FR 39291, Sept. 25,
1989; Amdt. 45–18, 54 FR 34330, Aug. 18, 1989;
Amdt. 45–21, 56 FR 65653, Dec. 17, 1991; Amdt.
45–22, 66 FR 21066, Apr. 27, 2001; Doc. No.
FAA–2018–0119, Amdt. 45–31, 83 FR 9170, Mar.
5, 2018]
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