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Section 43.17

chapter, perform the inspection in accordance with the instructions and procedures set forth in the inspection program for the aircraft being inspected.
(b) Rotorcraft. Each person performing an inspection required by Part
91 on a rotorcraft shall inspect the following systems in accordance with the
maintenance manual or Instructions
for Continued Airworthiness of the
manufacturer concerned:
(1) The drive shafts or similar systems.
(2) The main rotor transmission gear
box for obvious defects.
(3) The main rotor and center section
(or the equivalent area).
(4) The auxiliary rotor on helicopters.
(c) Annual and 100-hour inspections. (1)
Each person performing an annual or
100-hour inspection shall use a checklist while performing the inspection.
The checklist may be of the person-s
own design, one provided by the manufacturer of the equipment being inspected or one obtained from another
source. This checklist must include the
scope and detail of the items contained
in appendix D to this part and paragraph (b) of this section.
(2) Each person approving a reciprocating-engine-powered aircraft for return to service after an annual or 100hour inspection shall, before that approval, run the aircraft engine or engines to determine satisfactory performance in accordance with the manufacturer-s recommendations of - 
(i) Power output (static and idle
r.p.m.);
(ii) Magnetos;
(iii) Fuel and oil pressure; and
(iv) Cylinder and oil temperature.
(3) Each person approving a turbineengine-powered aircraft for return to
service after an annual, 100-hour, or
progressive inspection shall, before
that approval, run the aircraft engine
or engines to determine satisfactory
performance in accordance with the
manufacturer-s recommendations.
(d) Progressive inspection. (1) Each person performing a progressive inspection shall, at the start of a progressive
inspection system, inspect the aircraft
completely. After this initial inspection, routine and detailed inspections
must be conducted as prescribed in the

progressive inspection schedule. Routine inspections consist of visual examination or check of the appliances, the
aircraft, and its components and systems, insofar as practicable without
disassembly. Detailed inspections consist of a thorough examination of the
appliances, the aircraft, and its components and systems, with such disassembly as is necessary. For the purposes of this subparagraph, the overhaul of a component or system is considered to be a detailed inspection.
(2) If the aircraft is away from the
station where inspections are normally
conducted, an appropriately rated mechanic, a certificated repair station, or
the manufacturer of the aircraft may
perform inspections in accordance with
the procedures and using the forms of
the person who would otherwise perform the inspection.
[Doc. No. 1993, 29 FR 5451, Apr. 23, 1964, as
amended by Amdt. 43-23, 47 FR 41086, Sept.
16, 1982; Amdt. 43-25, 51 FR 40702, Nov. 7, 1986;
Amdt. 43-31, 54 FR 34330, Aug. 18, 1989; 71 FR
44188, Aug. 4, 2006]

Section 43.16

Airworthiness limitations.

Each person performing an inspection or other maintenance specified in
an Airworthiness Limitations section
of a manufacturer-s maintenance manual or Instructions for Continued Airworthiness shall perform the inspection or other maintenance in accordance with that section, or in accordance with operations specifications approved by the Administrator under
part 121 or 135, or an inspection program approved under Section 91.409(e).
[71 FR 44188, Aug. 4, 2006]

Section 43.17 Maintenance, preventive maintenance, and alterations performed
on U.S. aeronautical products by
certain Canadian persons.
(a) Definitions. For purposes of this
section:
Aeronautical product means any civil
aircraft or airframe, aircraft engine,
propeller, appliance, component, or
part to be installed thereon.
Canadian aeronautical product means
any aeronautical product under airworthiness regulation by Transport
Canada Civil Aviation.

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