[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: 14CFR145.211]



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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 E_Operating Rules

 

Sec. 145.211  Quality control system.



    (a) A certificated repair station must establish and maintain a 

quality control system acceptable to the FAA that ensures the 

airworthiness of the articles on which the repair station or any of its 

contractors performs maintenance, preventive maintenance, or 

alterations.

    (b) Repair station personnel must follow the quality control system 

when performing maintenance, preventive maintenance, or alterations 

under the repair station certificate and operations specifications.

    (c) A certificated repair station must prepare and keep current a 

quality control manual in a format acceptable to the FAA that includes 

the following:

    (1) A description of the system and procedures used for--

    (i) Inspecting incoming raw materials to ensure acceptable quality;

    (ii) Performing preliminary inspection of all articles that are 

maintained;

    (iii) Inspecting all articles that have been involved in an accident 

for hidden damage before maintenance, preventive maintenance, or 

alteration is performed;

    (iv) Establishing and maintaining proficiency of inspection 

personnel;

    (v) Establishing and maintaining current technical data for 

maintaining articles;

    (vi) Qualifying and surveilling noncertificated persons who perform 

maintenance, prevention maintenance, or alterations for the repair 

station;

    (vii) Performing final inspection and return to service of 

maintained articles;

    (viii) Calibrating measuring and test equipment used in maintaining 

articles, including the intervals at which the equipment will be 

calibrated; and

    (ix) Taking corrective action on deficiencies;

    (2) References, where applicable, to the manufacturer's inspection 

standards for a particular article, including reference to any data 

specified by that manufacturer;

    (3) A sample of the inspection and maintenance forms and 

instructions for completing such forms or a reference to a separate 

forms manual; and

    (4) Procedures for revising the quality control manual required 

under this section and notifying the certificate holding district office 

of the revisions, including how often the certificate holding district 

office will be notified of revisions.

    (d) A certificated repair station must notify its certificate 

holding district office of revisions to its quality control manual.