Federal Aviation Administration, DOT

Section 135.435

qualified person is available, provided - 
(1) The pilot is employed by the certificate holder;
(2) It can be shown to the satisfaction
of the Administrator that each pilot
authorized to perform required inspections 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 continuous airworthiness maintenance program;
(4) Each item is inspected after each
flight until the item has been inspected
by an appropriately certificated mechanic other than the one who originally performed the item of work; and
(5) Each item of work that is a required inspection item that is part of
the flight control system shall be flight
tested and reinspected before the aircraft is approved for return to service.
(e) Each certificate holder shall
maintain, or shall determine that each
person with whom it arranges to perform its required inspections maintains, a current listing of persons who
have been trained, qualified, and authorized to conduct required inspections. The persons must be identified
by name, occupational title and the inspections that they are authorized to
perform. The certificate holder (or person 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, authorities, and inspectional limitations. The
list shall be made available for inspection by the Administrator upon request.
[Doc. No. 16097, 43 FR 46783, Oct. 10, 1978, as
amended by Amdt. 135-20, 51 FR 40710, Nov. 7,
1986]

Section 135.431 Continuing analysis and surveillance.
(a) Each certificate holder shall establish and maintain a system for the
continuing analysis and surveillance of
the performance and effectiveness of
its inspection program and the program covering other maintenance, preventive maintenance, and alterations
and for the correction of any deficiency
in those programs, regardless of whether 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 described in paragraph (a) of this section
does not contain adequate procedures
and standards to meet this part, the
certificate holder shall, after notification 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 responsible Flight Standards office within 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 filing of the petition stays the notice
pending a decision by the Administrator.
[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]

Section 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.
Section 135.435

Certificate requirements.

(a) Except for maintenance, preventive maintenance, alterations, and required inspections performed by a certificated repair station that is located
outside the United States, each person
who is directly in charge of maintenance, preventive maintenance, or alterations, and each person performing
required inspections must hold an appropriate 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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