[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: 14CFR145.221]



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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. 145.221  Reports of failures, malfunctions, or defects.



    (a) A certificated repair station must report to the FAA within 96 

hours after it discovers any serious failure, malfunction, or defect of 

an article. The report must be in a format acceptable to the FAA.

    (b) The report required under paragraph (a) of this section must 

include as much of the following information as is available:

    (1) Aircraft registration number;

    (2) Type, make, and model of the article;

    (3) Date of the discovery of the failure, malfunction, or defect;

    (4) Nature of the failure, malfunction, or defect;

    (5) Time since last overhaul, if applicable;

    (6) Apparent cause of the failure, malfunction, or defect; and

    (7) Other pertinent information that is necessary for more complete 

identification, determination of seriousness, or corrective action.

    (c) The holder of a repair station certificate that is also the 

holder of a part 121, 125, or 135 certificate; type certificate 

(including a supplemental type certificate); parts manufacturer 

approval; or technical standard order authorization, or that is the 

licensee of a type certificate holder, does not need to report a 

failure, malfunction, or defect under this section if the failure, 

malfunction, or defect has been reported under parts 21, 121, 125, or 

135 of this chapter.

    (d) A certificated repair station may submit a service difficulty 

report (operational or structural) for the following:

    (1) A part 121 certificate holder, provided the report meets the 

requirements of part 121 of this chapter, as appropriate.

    (2) A part 125 certificate holder, provided the report meets the 

requirements of part 125 of this chapter, as appropriate.

    (3) A part 135 certificate holder, provided the report meets the 

requirements of part 135 of the chapter, as appropriate.

    (e) A certificated repair station authorized to report a failure, 

malfunction, or defect under paragraph (d) of this section must not 

report the same failure, malfunction, or defect under paragraph (a) of 

this section. A copy of the report submitted under paragraph (d) of this 

section must be forwarded to the certificate holder.



[Doc. No. FAA-1999-5836, 66 FR 41117, Aug. 6, 2001, as amended by Amdt. 

22, 68 FR 75382, Dec. 30, 2003]



    Effective Date Note: At 70 FR 76979, Dec. 29, 2005, Sec. 145.221 

was amended by revising the heading and paragraph (d) introductory text, 

effective Jan. 30, 2006. For the convenience of the user, the revised 

text follows:



Sec. 145.221  Service difficulty reports.



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    (d) A certificated repair station may submit a service difficulty 

report for the following:



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