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14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–19 Edition) 

§ 43.5 

135 of this chapter. The holder of a 
sport pilot certificate may perform 
preventive maintenance on an aircraft 
owned or operated by that pilot and 
issued a special airworthiness certifi-
cate in the light-sport category. 

(h) Notwithstanding the provisions of 

paragraph (g) of this section, the Ad-
ministrator may approve a certificate 
holder under Part 135 of this chapter, 
operating rotorcraft in a remote area, 
to allow a pilot to perform specific pre-
ventive maintenance items provided— 

(1) The items of preventive mainte-

nance are a result of a known or sus-
pected mechanical difficulty or mal-
function that occurred en route to or 
in a remote area; 

(2) The pilot has satisfactorily com-

pleted an approved training program 
and is authorized in writing by the cer-
tificate holder for each item of preven-
tive maintenance that the pilot is au-
thorized to perform; 

(3) There is no certificated mechanic 

available to perform preventive main-
tenance; 

(4) The certificate holder has proce-

dures to evaluate the accomplishment 
of a preventive maintenance item that 
requires a decision concerning the air-
worthiness of the rotorcraft; and 

(5) The items of preventive mainte-

nance authorized by this section are 
those listed in paragraph (c) of appen-
dix A of this part. 

(i) Notwithstanding the provisions of 

paragraph (g) of this section, in accord-
ance with an approval issued to the 
holder of a certificate issued under part 
135 of this chapter, a pilot of an air-
craft type-certificated for 9 or fewer 
passenger seats, excluding any pilot 
seat, may perform the removal and re-
installation of approved aircraft cabin 
seats, approved cabin-mounted stretch-
ers, and when no tools are required, ap-
proved cabin-mounted medical oxygen 
bottles, provided— 

(1) The pilot has satisfactorily com-

pleted an approved training program 
and is authorized in writing by the cer-
tificate holder to perform each task; 
and 

(2) The certificate holder has written 

procedures available to the pilot to 
evaluate the accomplishment of the 
task. 

(j) A manufacturer may— 

(1) Rebuild or alter any aircraft, air-

craft engine, propeller, or appliance 
manufactured by him under a type or 
production certificate; 

(2) Rebuild or alter any appliance or 

part of aircraft, aircraft engines, pro-
pellers, or appliances manufactured by 
him under a Technical Standard Order 
Authorization, an FAA-Parts Manufac-
turer Approval, or Product and Process 
Specification issued by the Adminis-
trator; and 

(3) Perform any inspection required 

by part 91 or part 125 of this chapter on 
aircraft it manufactured under a type 
certificate, or currently manufactures 
under a production certificate. 

(k) Updates of databases in installed 

avionics meeting the conditions of this 
paragraph are not considered mainte-
nance and may be performed by pilots 
provided: 

(1) The database upload is: 
(i) Initiated from the flight deck; 
(ii) Performed without disassembling 

the avionics unit; and 

(iii) Performed without the use of 

tools and/or special equipment. 

(2) The pilot must comply with the 

certificate holder’s procedures or the 
manufacturer’s instructions. 

(3) The holder of operating certifi-

cates must make available written pro-
cedures consistent with manufacturer’s 
instructions to the pilot that describe 
how to: 

(i) Perform the database update; and 
(ii) Determine the status of the data 

upload. 

[Doc. No. 1993, 29 FR 5451, Apr. 23, 1964, as 
amended by Amdt. 43–4, 31 FR 5249, Apr. 1, 
1966; Amdt. 43–23, 47 FR 41084, Sept. 16, 1982; 
Amdt. 43–25, 51 FR 40702, Nov. 7, 1986; Amdt. 
43–36, 61 FR 19501, May 1, 1996; Amdt. 43–37, 66 
FR 21066, Apr. 27, 2001; Amdt. 43–39, 69 FR 
44863, July 27, 2004; Amdt. 43–43, 74 FR 53394, 
Oct. 16, 2009; Amdt. 43–45, 77 FR 71096, Nov. 
29, 2012] 

§ 43.5

Approval for return to service 

after maintenance, preventive 
maintenance, rebuilding, or alter-
ation. 

No person may approve for return to 

service any aircraft, airframe, aircraft 
engine, propeller, or appliance, that 
has undergone maintenance, preventive 
maintenance, rebuilding, or alteration 
unless— 

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