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14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–19 Edition) 

§ 135.429 

than required inspections), preventive 
maintenance, and alterations. 

(2) A designation of the items of 

maintenance and alteration that must 
be inspected (required inspections) in-
cluding at least those that could result 
in a failure, malfunction, or defect en-
dangering the safe operation of the air-
craft, if not performed properly or if 
improper parts or materials are used. 

(3) The method of performing re-

quired inspections and a designation by 
occupational title of personnel author-
ized to perform each required inspec-
tion. 

(4) Procedures for the reinspection of 

work performed under previous re-
quired inspection findings (

buy-back 

procedures

). 

(5) Procedures, standards, and limits 

necessary for required inspections and 
acceptance or rejection of the items re-
quired to be inspected and for periodic 
inspection and calibration of precision 
tools, measuring devices, and test 
equipment. 

(6) Procedures to ensure that all re-

quired inspections are performed. 

(7) Instructions to prevent any per-

son who performs any item of work 
from performing any required inspec-
tion of that work. 

(8) Instructions and procedures to 

prevent any decision of an inspector re-
garding any required inspection from 
being countermanded by persons other 
than supervisory personnel of the in-
spection unit, or a person at the level 
of administrative control that has 
overall responsibility for the manage-
ment of both the required inspection 
functions and the other maintenance, 
preventive maintenance, and alter-
ations functions. 

(9) Procedures to ensure that re-

quired inspections, other maintenance, 
preventive maintenance, and alter-
ations that are not completed as a re-
sult of work interruptions are properly 
completed before the aircraft is re-
leased to service. 

(10) Policies, procedures, methods, 

and instructions for the accomplish-
ment of all maintenance, preventive 
maintenance, and alterations carried 
out by a maintenance provider. These 
policies, procedures, methods, and in-
structions must be acceptable to the 
FAA and ensure that, when followed by 

the maintenance provider, the mainte-
nance, preventive maintenance, and al-
terations are performed in accordance 
with the certificate holder’s mainte-
nance program and maintenance man-
ual. 

(c) Each certificate holder shall put 

in its manual a suitable system (which 
may include a coded system) that pro-
vides for the retention of the following 
information— 

(1) A description (or reference to data 

acceptable to the Administrator) of the 
work performed; 

(2) The name of the person per-

forming the work if the work is per-
formed by a person outside the organi-
zation of the certificate holder; and 

(3) The name or other positive identi-

fication of the individual approving the 
work. 

(d) For the purposes of this part, the 

certificate holder must prepare that 
part of its manual containing mainte-
nance information and instructions, in 
whole or in part, in printed form or 
other form, acceptable to the Adminis-
trator, that is retrievable in the 
English language. 

[Doc. No. 16097, 43 FR 46783, Oct. 10, 1978, as 
amended by Amdt. 135–66, 62 FR 13257, Mar. 
19, 1997; 69 FR 18472, Apr. 8, 2004; Amdt. 135– 
118, 74 FR 38522, Aug. 4, 2009; Docket FAA– 
2011–1136, Amdt. 135–132, 80 FR 11547, Mar. 4, 
2015] 

§ 135.429

Required inspection per-

sonnel. 

(a) No person may use any person to 

perform required inspections unless the 
person performing the inspection is ap-
propriately certificated, properly 
trained, qualified, and authorized to do 
so. 

(b) No person may allow any person 

to perform a required inspection un-
less, at the time, the person performing 
that inspection is under the super-
vision and control of an inspection 
unit. 

(c) No person may perform a required 

inspection if that person performed the 
item of work required to be inspected. 

(d) In the case of rotorcraft that op-

erate in remote areas or sites, the Ad-
ministrator may approve procedures 
for the performance of required inspec-
tion items by a pilot when no other 

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