[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 14, Volume 1]

[Revised as of January 1, 2006]

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

[CITE: 14CFR43.9]



[Page 888]

 

                     TITLE 14--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE

 

CHAPTER I--FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

 

PART 43_MAINTENANCE, PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE, REBUILDING, AND ALTERATION

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Sec. 43.9  Content, form, and disposition of maintenance, preventive 



maintenance, rebuilding, and alteration records (except inspections 

performed in accordance with part 91, part 125, Sec. 135.411(a)(1), 

and Sec. 135.419 of this chapter).



    (a) Maintenance record entries. Except as provided in paragraphs (b) 

and (c) of this section, each person who maintains, performs preventive 

maintenance, rebuilds, or alters an aircraft, airframe, aircraft engine, 

propeller, appliance, or component part shall make an entry in the 

maintenance record of that equipment containing the following 

information:

    (1) A description (or reference to data acceptable to the 

Administrator) of work performed.

    (2) The date of completion of the work performed.

    (3) The name of the person performing the work if other than the 

person specified in paragraph (a)(4) of this section.

    (4) If the work performed on the aircraft, airframe, aircraft 

engine, propeller, appliance, or component part has been performed 

satisfactorily, the signature, certificate number, and kind of 

certificate held by the person approving the work. The signature 

constitutes the approval for return to service only for the work 

performed.

    (b) Each holder of an air carrier operating certificate or an 

operating certificate issued under Part 121 or 135, that is required by 

its approved operations specifications to provide for a continuous 

airworthiness maintenance program, shall make a record of the 

maintenance, preventive maintenance, rebuilding, and alteration, on 

aircraft, airframes, aircraft engines, propellers, appliances, or 

component parts which it operates in accordance with the applicable 

provisions of Part 121 or 135 of this chapter, as appropriate.

    (c) This section does not apply to persons performing inspections in 

accordance with Part 91, 125, Sec. 135.411(a)(1), or Sec. 135.419 of 

this chapter.

    (d) In addition to the entry required by paragraph (a) of this 

section, major repairs and major alterations shall be entered on a form, 

and the form disposed of, in the manner prescribed in appendix B, by the 

person performing the work.



[Amdt. 43-23, 47 FR 41085, Sept. 16, 1982, as amended by Amdt. 43-37, 66 

FR 21066, Apr. 27, 2001; Amdt. 43-39, 69 FR 44863, July 27, 2004]