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Pt. 43, App. A

14 CFR Ch. I (1-1-19 Edition)

U.S. aeronautical product means any
aeronautical product under airworthiness regulation by the FAA.
(b) Applicability. This section does not
apply to any U.S. aeronautical products maintained or altered under any
bilateral agreement made between
Canada and any country other than the
United States.
(c) Authorized persons. (1) A person
holding a valid Transport Canada Civil
Aviation Maintenance Engineer license
and appropriate ratings may, with respect to a U.S.-registered aircraft located in Canada, perform maintenance,
preventive maintenance, and alterations in accordance with the requirements of paragraph (d) of this section
and approve the affected aircraft for
return to service in accordance with
the requirements of paragraph (e) of
this section.
(2) A Transport Canada Civil Aviation Approved Maintenance Organization (AMO) holding appropriate ratings
may, with respect to a U.S.-registered
aircraft or other U.S. aeronautical
products located in Canada, perform
maintenance, preventive maintenance,
and alterations in accordance with the
requirements of paragraph (d) of this
section and approve the affected products for return to service in accordance
with the requirements of paragraph (e)
of this section.
(d) Performance requirements. A person
authorized in paragraph (c) of this section may perform maintenance (including any inspection required by Sec.
91.409 of this chapter, except an annual
inspection), preventive maintenance,
and alterations, provided - 
(1) The person performing the work is
authorized by Transport Canada Civil
Aviation to perform the same type of
work with respect to Canadian aeronautical products;
(2) The maintenance, preventive
maintenance, or alteration is performed in accordance with a Bilateral
Aviation Safety Agreement between
the United States and Canada and associated Maintenance Implementation
Procedures that provide a level of safety equivalent to that provided by the
provisions of this chapter;
(3) The maintenance, preventive
maintenance, or alteration is performed such that the affected product

complies with the applicable requirements of part 36 of this chapter; and
(4) The maintenance, preventive
maintenance, or alteration is recorded
in accordance with a Bilateral Aviation
Safety Agreement between the United
States and Canada and associated
Maintenance Implementation Procedures that provide a level of safety
equivalent to that provided by the provisions of this chapter.
(e) Approval requirements. (1) To return an affected product to service, a
person authorized in paragraph (c) of
this section must approve (certify)
maintenance, preventive maintenance,
and alterations performed under this
section, except that an Aircraft Maintenance Engineer may not approve a
major repair or major alteration.
(2) An AMO whose system of quality
control for the maintenance, preventive maintenance, alteration, and inspection of aeronautical products has
been approved by Transport Canada
Civil Aviation, or an authorized employee performing work for such an
AMO, may approve (certify) a major repair or major alteration performed
under this section if the work was performed in accordance with technical
data approved by the FAA.
(f) No person may operate in air commerce an aircraft, airframe, aircraft
engine, propeller, or appliance on
which maintenance, preventive maintenance, or alteration has been performed under this section unless it has
been approved for return to service by
a person authorized in this section.
[Amdt. 43-33, 56 FR 57571, Nov. 12, 1991, as
amended by Amdt. 43-40, 71 FR 40877, July 14,
2005]

APPENDIX A TO PART 43 - MAJOR ALTERATIONS, MAJOR REPAIRS, AND PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE
(a) Major alterations - (1) Airframe major alterations. Alterations of the following parts
and alterations of the following types, when
not listed in the aircraft specifications
issued by the FAA, are airframe major alterations:
(i) Wings.
(ii) Tail surfaces.
(iii) Fuselage.
(iv) Engine mounts.
(v) Control system.
(vi) Landing gear.
(vii) Hull or floats.

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