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§ 125.245
(3) The scheduling and performance
of inspections required by this part;
and
(4) Ensuring that maintenance per-
sonnel make entries in the airplane
maintenance log and maintenance
records which meet the requirements
of part 43 of this chapter and the cer-
tificate holder’s manual, and which in-
dicate that the airplane has been ap-
proved for return to service after main-
tenance, preventive maintenance, or
alteration has been performed.
§ 125.245
Organization required to per-
form maintenance, preventive
maintenance, and alteration.
The certificate holder must ensure
that each person with whom it ar-
ranges for the performance of mainte-
nance, preventive maintenance, alter-
ation, or required inspection items
identified in the certificate holder’s
manual in accordance with
§ 125.249(a)(3)(ii) must have an organiza-
tion adequate to perform that work.
§ 125.247
Inspection programs and
maintenance.
(a) No person may operate an air-
plane subject to this part unless
(1) The replacement times for life-
limited parts specified in the aircraft
type certificate data sheets, or other
documents approved by the Adminis-
trator, are complied with;
(2) Defects disclosed between inspec-
tions, or as a result of inspection, have
been corrected in accordance with part
43 of this chapter; and
(3) The airplane, including airframe,
aircraft engines, propellers, appliances,
and survival and emergency equip-
ment, and their component parts, is in-
spected in accordance with an inspec-
tion program approved by the Adminis-
trator.
(b) The inspection program specified
in paragraph (a)(3) of this section must
include at least the following:
(1) Instructions, procedures, and
standards for the conduct of inspec-
tions for the particular make and
model of airplane, including necessary
tests and checks. The instructions and
procedures must set forth in detail the
parts and areas of the airframe, air-
craft engines, propellers, appliances,
and survival and emergency equipment
required to be inspected.
(2) A schedule for the performance of
inspections that must be performed
under the program, expressed in terms
of the time in service, calendar time,
number of system operations, or any
combination of these.
(c) No person may be used to perform
the inspections required by this part
unless that person is authorized to per-
form maintenance under part 43 of this
chapter.
(d) No person may operate an air-
plane subject to this part unless—
(1) The installed engines have been
maintained in accordance with the
overhaul periods recommended by the
manufacturer or a program approved
by the Administrator; and
(2) The engine overhaul periods are
specified in the inspection programs re-
quired by § 125.247(a)(3).
(e) Inspection programs which may
be approved for use under this part in-
clude, but are not limited to—
(1) A continuous inspection program
which is a part of a current continuous
airworthiness program approved for
use by a certificate holder under part
121 or part 135 of this chapter;
(2) Inspection programs currently
recommended by the manufacturer of
the airplane, aircraft engines, propel-
lers, appliances, or survival and emer-
gency equipment; or
(3) An inspection program developed
by a certificate holder under this part.
[Doc. No. 19779, 45 FR 67235, Oct. 9, 1980, as
amended by Amdt. 125–2, 46 FR 24409, Apr. 30,
1981]
§ 125.248
[Reserved]
§ 125.249
Maintenance manual require-
ments.
(a) Each certificate holder’s manual
required by § 125.71 of this part shall
contain, in addition to the items re-
quired by § 125.73 of this part, at least
the following:
(1) A description of the certificate
holders maintenance organization,
when the certificate holder has such an
organization.
(2) A list of those persons with whom
the certificate holder has arranged for
performance of inspections under this
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