[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: 14CFR45.11]



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                     TITLE 14--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE

 

CHAPTER I--FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

 

PART 45_IDENTIFICATION AND REGISTRATION MARKING--Table of Contents

 

        Subpart B_Identification of Aircraft and Related Products

 

Sec. 45.11  General.





    (a) Aircraft and aircraft engines. Aircraft covered under Sec. 

21.182 of this chapter must be identified, and each person who 

manufacturers an aircraft engine under a type or production certificate 

shall identify that engine, by means of a fireproof plate that has the 

information specified in Sec. 45.13 of this part marked on it by 

etching, stamping, engraving, or other approved method of fireproof 

marking. The identification plate for aircraft must be secured in such a 

manner that it will not likely be defaced or removed during normal



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service, or lost or destroyed in an accident. Except as provided in 

paragraphs (c), (d), and (e) of this section, the aircraft 

identification plate must be secured to the aircraft fuselage exterior 

so that it is legible to a person on the ground, and must be either 

adjacent to and aft of the rear-most entrance door or on the fuselage 

surface near the tail surfaces. For aircraft engines, the identification 

plate must be affixed to the engine at an accessible location in such a 

manner that it will not likely be defaced or removed during normal 

service, or lost or destroyed in an accident.

    (b) Propellers and propeller blades and hubs. Each person who 

manufactures a propeller, propeller blade, or propeller hub under the 

terms of a type or production certificate shall identify his product by 

means of a plate, stamping, engraving, etching, or other approved method 

of fireproof identification that is placed on it on a noncritical 

surface, contains the information specified in Sec. 45.13, and will not 

be likely to be defaced or removed during normal service or lost or 

destroyed in an accident.

    (c) For manned free balloons, the identification plate prescribed in 

paragraph (a) of this section must be secured to the balloon envelope 

and must be located, if practicable, where it is legible to the operator 

when the balloon is inflated. In addition, the basket and heater 

assembly must be permanently and legibly marked with the manufacturer's 

name, part number (or equivalent) and serial number (or equivalent).

    (d) On aircraft manufactured before March 7, 1988, the 

identification plate required by paragraph (a) of this section may be 

secured at an accessible exterior or interior location near an entrance, 

if the model designation and builder's serial number are also displayed 

on the aircraft fuselage exterior. The model designation and builder's 

serial number must be legible to a person on the ground and must be 

located either adjacent to and aft of the rear-most entrance door or on 

the fuselage near the tail surfaces. The model designation and builder's 

serial number must be displayed in such a manner that they are not 

likely to be defaced or removed during normal service.

    (e) For powered parachutes and weight-shift-control aircraft, the 

identification plate prescribed in paragraph (a) of this section must be 

secured to the aircraft fuselage exterior so that it is legible to a 

person on the ground.



[Amdt. 45-3, 32 FR 188, Jan. 10, 1967 as amended by Amdt. 45-7, 33 FR 

14402, Sept. 25, 1968; Amdt. 45-12, 45 FR 60183, Sept. 11, 1980; 45 FR 

85597, Dec. 29, 1980; Amdt. 45-17, 52 FR 34101, Sept. 9, 1987; 52 FR 

36566, Sept. 30, 1987; Amdt. 45-24, 69 FR 44863, July 27, 2004]