[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 14, Volume 3]

[Revised as of January 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 14CFR145.103]



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                     TITLE 14--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE

 

CHAPTER I--FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

                               (CONTINUED)

 

PART 145_REPAIR STATIONS--Table of Contents

 

      Subpart C_Housing, Facilities, Equipment, Materials, and Data

 

Sec. 145.103  Housing and facilities requirements.



    (a) Each certificated repair station must provide--

    (1) Housing for the facilities, equipment, materials, and personnel 

consistent with its ratings.

    (2) Facilities for properly performing the maintenance, preventive 

maintenance, or alterations of articles or the specialized services for 

which it is rated. Facilities must include the following:

    (i) Sufficient work space and areas for the proper segregation and 

protection of articles during all maintenance, preventive maintenance, 

or alterations;

    (ii) Segregated work areas enabling environmentally hazardous or 

sensitive operations such as painting, cleaning, welding, avionics work, 

electronic work, and machining to be done properly and in a manner that 

does not adversely affect other maintenance or alteration articles or 

activities;

    (iii) Suitable racks, hoists, trays, stands, and other segregation 

means for the storage and protection of all articles undergoing 

maintenance, preventive maintenance, or alterations;

    (iv) Space sufficient to segregate articles and materials stocked 

for installation from those articles undergoing maintenance, preventive 

maintenance, or alterations; and

    (v) Ventilation, lighting, and control of temperature, humidity, and 

other climatic conditions sufficient to ensure personnel perform 

maintenance, preventive maintenance, or alterations to the standards 

required by this part.

    (b) A certificated repair station with an airframe rating must 

provide suitable permanent housing to enclose the largest type and model 

of aircraft listed on its operations specifications.

    (c) A certificated repair station may perform maintenance, 

preventive maintenance, or alterations on articles outside of its 

housing if it provides suitable facilities that are acceptable to the 

FAA and meet the requirements of Sec. 145.103(a) so that the work can 

be done in accordance with the requirements of part 43 of this chapter.