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Federal Aviation Administration, DOT 

§ 135.435 

qualified person is available, pro-
vided— 

(1) The pilot is employed by the cer-

tificate holder; 

(2) It can be shown to the satisfaction 

of the Administrator that each pilot 
authorized to perform required inspec-
tions is properly trained and qualified; 

(3) The required inspection is a result 

of a mechanical interruption and is not 
a part of a certificate holder’s contin-
uous airworthiness maintenance pro-
gram; 

(4) Each item is inspected after each 

flight until the item has been inspected 
by an appropriately certificated me-
chanic other than the one who origi-
nally performed the item of work; and 

(5) Each item of work that is a re-

quired inspection item that is part of 
the flight control system shall be flight 
tested and reinspected before the air-
craft is approved for return to service. 

(e) Each certificate holder shall 

maintain, or shall determine that each 
person with whom it arranges to per-
form its required inspections main-
tains, a current listing of persons who 
have been trained, qualified, and au-
thorized to conduct required inspec-
tions. The persons must be identified 
by name, occupational title and the in-
spections that they are authorized to 
perform. The certificate holder (or per-
son with whom it arranges to perform 
its required inspections) shall give 
written information to each person so 
authorized, describing the extent of 
that person’s responsibilities, authori-
ties, and inspectional limitations. The 
list shall be made available for inspec-
tion by the Administrator upon re-
quest. 

[Doc. No. 16097, 43 FR 46783, Oct. 10, 1978, as 
amended by Amdt. 135–20, 51 FR 40710, Nov. 7, 
1986] 

§ 135.431

Continuing analysis and sur-

veillance. 

(a) Each certificate holder shall es-

tablish and maintain a system for the 
continuing analysis and surveillance of 
the performance and effectiveness of 
its inspection program and the pro-
gram covering other maintenance, pre-
ventive maintenance, and alterations 
and for the correction of any deficiency 
in those programs, regardless of wheth-
er those programs are carried out by 

the certificate holder or by another 
person. 

(b) Whenever the Administrator finds 

that either or both of the programs de-
scribed in paragraph (a) of this section 
does not contain adequate procedures 
and standards to meet this part, the 
certificate holder shall, after notifica-
tion by the Administrator, make 
changes in those programs requested 
by the Administrator. 

(c) A certificate holder may petition 

the Administrator to reconsider the 
notice to make a change in a program. 
The petition must be filed with the re-
sponsible Flight Standards office with-
in 30 days after the certificate holder 
receives the notice. Except in the case 
of an emergency requiring immediate 
action in the interest of safety, the fil-
ing of the petition stays the notice 
pending a decision by the Adminis-
trator. 

[Doc. No. 16097, 43 FR 46783, Oct. 10, 1978, as 
amended by Amdt. 135–60, 61 FR 2617, Jan. 26, 
1996; Docket FAA–2018–0119, Amdt. 135–139, 83 
FR 9175, Mar. 5, 2018] 

§ 135.433

Maintenance and preventive 

maintenance training program. 

Each certificate holder or a person 

performing maintenance or preventive 
maintenance functions for it shall have 
a training program to ensure that each 
person (including inspection personnel) 
who determines the adequacy of work 
done is fully informed about procedures 
and techniques and new equipment in 
use and is competent to perform that 
person’s duties. 

§ 135.435

Certificate requirements. 

(a) Except for maintenance, preven-

tive maintenance, alterations, and re-
quired inspections performed by a cer-
tificated repair station that is located 
outside the United States, each person 
who is directly in charge of mainte-
nance, preventive maintenance, or al-
terations, and each person performing 
required inspections must hold an ap-
propriate airman certificate. 

(b) For the purpose of this section, a 

person 

directly in charge 

is each person 

assigned to a position in which that 
person is responsible for the work of a 

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