[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: 14CFR171.161]



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                     TITLE 14--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE

 

CHAPTER I--FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

                               (CONTINUED)

 

PART 171_NON-FEDERAL NAVIGATION FACILITIES--Table of Contents

 

              Subpart G_Distance Measuring Equipment (DME)

 

Sec. 171.161  Maintenance and operations requirements.



    (a) The owner of the facility shall establish an adequate 

maintenance system and provide qualified maintenance personnel to 

maintain the facility at the level attained at the time it was 

commissioned. Each person who maintains a facility shall meet at a 

minimum the Federal Communications Commission's licensing requirements 

and show that he has the special knowledge and skills needed to maintain 

the facility, including proficiency in maintenance procedures and the 

use of specialized test equipment.

    (b) The owner must prepare and obtain Federal Aviation 

Administration approval of, and each person operating or maintaining the 

facility shall comply with, an operations and maintenance manual that 

sets forth procedures for operations, preventive maintenance, and 

emergency maintenance, including instructions on each of the following:

    (1) Physical security of the facility.

    (2) Maintenance and operations by authorized persons only.

    (3) Federal Communications Commission's requirements and maintenance 

personnel.

    (4) Posting of licenses and signs.

    (5) Relations between the facility and Federal Aviation 

Administration air traffic control facilities, with a description of the 

boundaries of controlled airspace over or near the facility, 

instructions for relaying air traffic control instructions and 

information (if applicable), and instructions for the operation of an 

air traffic advisory service if the DME is located outside of controlled 

airspace.

    (6) Notice to the Administrator of any suspension of service.

    (7) Detailed and specific maintenance procedures and servicing 

guides stating the frequency of servicing.

    (8) Air-ground communications, if provided, expressly written or 

incorporating appropriate sections of Federal Aviation Administration 

manuals by reference.

    (9) Keeping of station logs and other technical reports, and the 

submission of reports required by Sec. 171.163.

    (10) Monitoring of the facility.

    (11) Inspections by U.S. personnel.

    (12) Names, addresses, and telephone numbers of persons to be 

notified in an emergency.

    (13) Shutdowns for routine maintenance and issue of ``Notices to 

Airmen'' for routine or emergency shutdowns, except that private use 

facilities may omit the ``Notices to Airmen.''

    (14) An explanation of the kinds of activity (such as construction 

or grading) in the vicinity of the facility that may require shutdown or 

reapproval of the facility by Federal Aviation Administration flight 

check.

    (15) Commissioning of the facility.

    (16) An acceptable procedure for amending or revising the manual.

    (17) The following information concerning the facility:

    (i) Location by latitude and longitude to the nearest second, and 

its position with respect to airport layouts.

    (ii) The type, make, and model of the basic radio equipment that 

will provide the service.

    (iii) The station power emission and frequency.

    (iv) The hours of operation.

    (v) Station identification call letters and methods of station 

identification, whether by Morse code or recorded voice announcement, 

and the time spacing of the identification.

    (vi) A description of the critical parts that may not be changed, 

adjusted, or repaired without an FAA flight check to confirm published 

operations.

    (c) The owner shall make a monthly ground operational check in 

accordance with procedures approved by the FAA at the time of 

commissioning, and shall report the results of the checks as provided in 

Sec. 171.163.

    (d) If the owner desires to modify the facility, he shall submit the 

proposal to the FAA and may not allow any modifications to be made 

without specific approval.

    (e) The owner's maintenance personnel shall participate in initial 

inspections made by the FAA. In the case of subsequent inspections, the 

owner or his representative shall participate.

    (f) Whenever it is required by the FAA, the owner shall incorporate 

improvements in DME maintenance.

    (g) The owner shall provide a stock of spare parts of such a 

quantity to make



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possible the prompt replacement of components that fail or deteriorate 

in service.

    (h) The owner shall provide FAA-approved test instruments needed for 

maintenance of the facility.

    (i) The owner shall shut down the facility (i.e., cease radiation 

and issue a NOTAM that the facility is out-of-service) upon receiving 

two successive pilot reports of its malfunctioning.