Federal Aviation Administration, DOT

Section 43.9

(a) The maintenance record entry required by Section 43.9 or Section 43.11, as appropriate, has been made;
(b) The repair or alteration form authorized by or furnished by the Administrator has been executed in a manner
prescribed by the Administrator; and
(c) If a repair or an alteration results
in any change in the aircraft operating
limitations or flight data contained in
the approved aircraft flight manual,
those operating limitations or flight
data are appropriately revised and set
forth as prescribed in Section 91.9 of this chapter.

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[Doc. No. 1993, 29 FR 5451, Apr. 23, 1964, as
amended by Amdt. 43-23, 47 FR 41084, Sept.
16, 1982; Amdt. 43-31, 54 FR 34330, Aug. 18,
1989]

Section 43.7 Persons authorized to approve
aircraft, airframes, aircraft engines,
propellers, appliances, or component parts for return to service
after
maintenance,
preventive
maintenance, rebuilding, or alteration.
(a) Except as provided in this section
and Section 43.17, no person, other than the
Administrator, may approve an aircraft, airframe, aircraft engine, propeller, appliance, or component part
for return to service after it has undergone maintenance, preventive maintenance, rebuilding, or alteration.
(b) The holder of a mechanic certificate or an inspection authorization
may approve an aircraft, airframe, aircraft engine, propeller, appliance, or
component part for return to service as
provided in Part 65 of this chapter.
(c) The holder of a repair station certificate may approve an aircraft, airframe, aircraft engine, propeller, appliance, or component part for return to
service as provided in Part 145 of this
chapter.
(d) A manufacturer may approve for
return to service any aircraft, airframe, aircraft engine, propeller, appliance, or component part which that
manufacturer has worked on under
Section 43.3(j). However, except for minor alterations, the work must have been
done in accordance with technical data
approved by the Administrator.
(e) The holder of an air carrier operating certificate or an operating certificate issued under Part 121 or 135,
may approve an aircraft, airframe, air-

craft engine, propeller, appliance, or
component part for return to service as
provided in Part 121 or 135 of this chapter, as applicable.
(f) A person holding at least a private
pilot certificate may approve an aircraft for return to service after performing preventive maintenance under
the provisions of Section 43.3(g).
(g) The holder of a repairman certificate (light-sport aircraft) with a maintenance rating may approve an aircraft
issued a special airworthiness certificate in light-sport category for return
to service, as provided in part 65 of this
chapter.
(h) The holder of at least a sport
pilot certificate may approve an aircraft owned or operated by that pilot
and issued a special airworthiness certificate in the light-sport category for
return to service after performing preventive maintenance under the provisions of Section 43.3(g).
[Amdt. 43-23, 47 FR 41084, Sept. 16, 1982, as
amended by 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]

Section 43.9 Content, form, and disposition of
maintenance, preventive maintenance, rebuilding, and alteration
records (except inspections performed in accordance with part 91,
part
125,
Section 135.411(a)(1),
and
Section 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

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