Section 43.12

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those items permitted to be inoperative under Section 91.213(d)(2) of this chapter,
that person shall place a placard, that
meets the aircraft-s airworthiness certification regulations, on each inoperative instrument and the cockpit control of each item of inoperative equipment, marking it  - Inoperative, -  and
shall add the items to the signed and
dated list of discrepancies given to the
owner or lessee.
[Amdt. 43-23, 47 FR 41085, Sept. 16, 1982, as
amended by Amdt. 43-30, 53 FR 50195, Dec. 13,
1988; Amdt. 43-36, 61 FR 19501, May 1, 1996; 71
FR 44188, Aug. 4, 2006]

Section 43.12 Maintenance records: Falsification, reproduction, or alteration.
(a) No person may make or cause to
be made:
(1) Any fraudulent or intentionally
false entry in any record or report that
is required to be made, kept, or used to
show compliance with any requirement
under this part;
(2) Any reproduction, for fraudulent
purpose, of any record or report under
this part; or
(3) Any alteration, for fraudulent
purpose, of any record or report under
this part.
(b) The commission by any person of
an act prohibited under paragraph (a)
of this section is a basis for suspending
or revoking the applicable airman, operator, or production certificate, Technical Standard Order Authorization,
FAA-Parts Manufacturer Approval, or
Product and Process Specification
issued by the Administrator and held
by that person.

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[Amdt. 43-19, 43 FR 22639, May 25, 1978, as
amended by Amdt. 43-23, 47 FR 41085, Sept.
16, 1982]

Section 43.13 Performance rules (general).
(a) Each person performing maintenance, alteration, or preventive maintenance on an aircraft, engine, propeller, or appliance shall use the methods, techniques, and practices prescribed in the current manufacturer-s
maintenance manual or Instructions
for Continued Airworthiness prepared
by its manufacturer, or other methods,
techniques, and practices acceptable to
the Administrator, except as noted in
Section 43.16. He shall use the tools, equipment, and test apparatus necessary to

assure completion of the work in accordance with accepted industry practices. If special equipment or test apparatus is recommended by the manufacturer involved, he must use that equipment or apparatus or its equivalent acceptable to the Administrator.
(b) Each person maintaining or altering, or performing preventive maintenance, shall do that work in such a
manner and use materials of such a
quality, that the condition of the aircraft, airframe, aircraft engine, propeller, or appliance worked on will be
at least equal to its original or properly altered condition (with regard to
aerodynamic
function,
structural
strength, resistance to vibration and
deterioration, and other qualities affecting airworthiness).
(c) Special provisions for holders of air
carrier operating certificates and operating certificates issued under the provisions of Part 121 or 135 and Part 129 operators holding operations specifications.
Unless otherwise notified by the administrator, the methods, techniques,
and practices contained in the maintenance manual or the maintenance part
of the manual of the holder of an air
carrier operating certificate or an operating certificate under Part 121 or 135
and Part 129 operators holding operations specifications (that is required
by its operating specifications to provide a continuous airworthiness maintenance and inspection program) constitute acceptable means of compliance
with this section.
[Doc. No. 1993, 29 FR 5451, Apr. 23, 1964, as
amended by Amdt. 43-20, 45 FR 60182, Sept.
11, 1980; Amdt. 43-23, 47 FR 41085, Sept. 16,
1982; Amdt. 43-28, 52 FR 20028, June 16, 1987;
Amdt. 43-37, 66 FR 21066, Apr. 27, 2001]

Section 43.15 Additional performance rules
for inspections.
(a) General. Each person performing
an inspection required by part 91, 125,
or 135 of this chapter, shall - 
(1) Perform the inspection so as to
determine whether the aircraft, or portion(s) thereof under inspection, meets
all applicable airworthiness requirements; and
(2) If the inspection is one provided
for in part 125, 135, or Section 91.409(e) of this

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