[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: 14CFR171.51]



[Page 224-225]

 

                     TITLE 14--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE

 

CHAPTER I--FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

                               (CONTINUED)

 

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

 

          Subpart C_Instrument Landing System (ILS) Facilities

 

Sec. 171.51  Maintenance and operations requirements.



    (a) The owner of the facility must 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 must meet at least 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 approval of, an operations 

and maintenance manual that sets forth mandatory 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) FCC licensing requirements for operating and maintenance 

personnel.

    (4) Posting of licenses and signs.

    (5) Relation between the facility and FAA 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 

operations of an air traffic advisory service if the facility 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 FAA manuals by reference.

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

submission of reports required by Sec. 171.53.

    (10) Monitoring of the facility.

    (11) Inspections by United States 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 (private use facilities may 

omit the ``Notices to Airmen'').

    (14) Commissioning of the facility.

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

    (16) An explanation of the kinds of activities (such as construction 

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

recertification of the facility by FAA flight check.

    (17) Procedures for conducting a ground check or localizer course 

alignment width, and clearance, and glide slope elevation angle and 

width.

    (18) The following information concerning the facility:

    (i) Facility component locations with respect to airport layout, 

instrument runway, and similar areas.

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

will provide the service.



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    (iii) The station power emission and frequencies of the localizer, 

glide slope, markers, and associated compass locators, if any.

    (iv) The hours of operation.

    (v) Station identification call letters and method of station 

identification 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 ground check of the facility each month 

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. 171.53.

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

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

without specific approval.

    (e) ``The owner's maintenance personnel must 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 ILS maintenance brought about by progress in the state 

of the art. In addition, he shall provide a stock of spare parts, 

including vacuum tubes, of such a quantity to make possible the prompt 

replacement of components that fail or deteriorate in service.

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

maintenance of the facility.

    (h) The owner shall close the facility upon receiving two successive 

pilot reports of its malfunctioning.



[Doc. No. 5034, 29 FR 11337, Aug. 6, 1964, as amended by Amdt. 171-2, 31 

FR 5408, Apr. 6, 1966]