[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 14, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 14CFR45.11]

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                     TITLE 14--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE
 
CHAPTER I--FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 45--IDENTIFICATION AND REGISTRATION MARKING--Table of Contents
 
       Subpart B--Identification of Aircraft and Related Products
 
Sec. 45.11  General.


    (a) Aircraft and aircraft engines. Aircraft covered under 
Sec. 21.182 of this chapter must be identified, and each person who 
manufacturers an aircraft engine under a type or production certificate 
shall identify that engine, by means of a fireproof plate that has the 
information specified in Sec. 45.13 of this part marked on it by 
etching, stamping, engraving, or other approved method of fireproof 
marking. The identification plate for aircraft must be secured in such a 
manner that it will not likely be defaced or removed during normal 
service, or lost or destroyed in an accident. Except as provided in 
paragraphs (c) and (d) of this section, the aircraft identification 
plate must be secured to the aircraft fuselage exterior so that it is 
legible to a person on the ground, and must be either adjacent to and 
aft of the rear-most entrance door or on the fuselage surface near the 
tail surfaces. For aircraft engines, the identification plate must be 
affixed to the engine at an accessible location in such a manner that it 
will not likely be defaced or removed during normal service, or lost or 
destroyed in an accident.
    (b) Propellers and propeller blades and hubs. Each person who 
manufactures a propeller, propeller blade, or propeller hub under the 
terms of a type or production certificate shall identify his product by 
means of a plate, stamping, engraving, etching, or other approved method 
of fireproof identification that is placed on it on a noncritical 
surface, contains the information specified in Sec. 45.13, and will not 
be likely to be defaced or removed during normal service or lost or 
destroyed in an accident.
    (c) For manned free balloons, the identification plate prescribed in 
paragraph (a) of this section must be secured to the balloon envelope 
and must be located, if practicable, where it is legible to the operator 
when the balloon is inflated. In addition, the basket and heater 
assembly must be permanently and legibly marked with the manufacturer's 
name, part number (or equivalent) and serial number (or equivalent).
    (d) On aircraft manufactured before March 7, 1988, the 
identification plate required by paragraph (a) of this section may be 
secured at an accessible exterior or interior location near an entrance, 
if the model designation and builder's serial number are also displayed 
on the aircraft fuselage exterior. The model designation and builder's 
serial number must be legible to a person on the ground and must be 
located either adjacent to and aft of the rear-most entrance door or on 
the fuselage near the tail surfaces. The model designation and builder's 
serial number must be displayed in such a manner that they are not 
likely to be defaced or removed during normal service.

[Amdt. 45-3, 32 FR 188, Jan. 10, 1967 as amended by Amdt. 45-7, 33 FR 
14402, Sept. 25, 1968; Amdt. 45-12, 45 FR 60183, Sept. 11, 1980; 45 FR 
85597, Dec. 29, 1980; Amdt. 45-17, 52 FR 34101, Sept. 9, 1987; 52 FR 
36566, Sept. 30, 1987]

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