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14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–19 Edition) 

§ 91.409 

type certificate data sheets, airworthi-
ness directives, and other approved 
data. If the progressive inspection is 
discontinued, the owner or operator 
shall immediately notify the respon-
sible Flight Standards office, in writ-
ing, of the discontinuance. After the 
discontinuance, the first annual inspec-
tion under § 91.409(a)(1) is due within 12 
calendar months after the last com-
plete inspection of the aircraft under 
the progressive inspection. The 100- 
hour inspection under § 91.409(b) is due 
within 100 hours after that complete 
inspection. A complete inspection of 
the aircraft, for the purpose of deter-
mining when the annual and 100-hour 
inspections are due, requires a detailed 
inspection of the aircraft and all its 
components in accordance with the 
progressive inspection. A routine in-
spection of the aircraft and a detailed 
inspection of several components is not 
considered to be a complete inspection. 

(e) 

Large airplanes (to which part 125 is 

not applicable), turbojet multiengine air-
planes, turbopropeller-powered multien-
gine airplanes, and turbine-powered 
rotorcraft. 

No person may operate a 

large airplane, turbojet multiengine 
airplane, turbopropeller-powered mul-
tiengine airplane, or turbine-powered 
rotorcraft unless the replacement 
times for life-limited parts specified in 
the aircraft specifications, type data 
sheets, or other documents approved by 
the Administrator are complied with 
and the airplane or turbine-powered 
rotorcraft, including the airframe, en-
gines, propellers, rotors, appliances, 
survival equipment, and emergency 
equipment, is inspected in accordance 
with an inspection program selected 
under the provisions of paragraph (f) of 
this section, except that, the owner or 
operator of a turbine-powered rotor-
craft may elect to use the inspection 
provisions of § 91.409(a), (b), (c), or (d) in 
lieu of an inspection option of 
§ 91.409(f). 

(f) 

Selection of inspection program 

under paragraph (e) of this section. 

The 

registered owner or operator of each 
airplane or turbine-powered rotorcraft 
described in paragraph (e) of this sec-
tion must select, identify in the air-
craft maintenance records, and use one 
of the following programs for the in-
spection of the aircraft: 

(1) A continuous airworthiness in-

spection program that is part of a con-
tinuous airworthiness maintenance 
program currently in use by a person 
holding an air carrier operating certifi-
cate or an operating certificate issued 
under part 121 or 135 of this chapter and 
operating that make and model air-
craft under part 121 of this chapter or 
operating that make and model under 
part 135 of this chapter and maintain-
ing it under § 135.411(a)(2) of this chap-
ter. 

(2) An approved aircraft inspection 

program approved under § 135.419 of this 
chapter and currently in use by a per-
son holding an operating certificate 
issued under part 135 of this chapter. 

(3) A current inspection program rec-

ommended by the manufacturer. 

(4) Any other inspection program es-

tablished by the registered owner or 
operator of that airplane or turbine- 
powered rotorcraft and approved by the 
Administrator under paragraph (g) of 
this section. However, the Adminis-
trator may require revision of this in-
spection program in accordance with 
the provisions of § 91.415. 

Each operator shall include in the se-
lected program the name and address 
of the person responsible for scheduling 
the inspections required by the pro-
gram and make a copy of that program 
available to the person performing in-
spections on the aircraft and, upon re-
quest, to the Administrator. 

(g) 

Inspection program approved under 

paragraph (e) of this section. 

Each oper-

ator of an airplane or turbine-powered 
rotorcraft desiring to establish or 
change an approved inspection program 
under paragraph (f)(4) of this section 
must submit the program for approval 
to the responsible Flight Standards of-
fice. The program must be in writing 
and include at least the following in-
formation: 

(1) Instructions and procedures for 

the conduct of inspections for the par-
ticular make and model airplane or 
turbine-powered rotorcraft, including 
necessary tests and checks. The in-
structions and procedures must set 
forth in detail the parts and areas of 
the airframe, engines, propellers, ro-
tors, and appliances, including survival 
and emergency equipment required to 
be inspected. 

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