Section 135.411

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landing weight limitations in the Approved Airplane Flight Manual or
equivalent for operations under this
part.
(b) No person may operate an airplane that is certificated under
Section 135.169(b)(6) unless that person complies with the landing limitations prescribed in SectionSection 135.385 and 135.387 of this
part. For purposes of this paragraph,
SectionSection 135.385 and 135.387 are applicable to
reciprocating and turbopropeller-powered small airplanes notwithstanding
their stated applicability to turbine engine powered large transport category
airplanes.
[44 FR 53731, Sept. 17, 1979]

Subpart J - Maintenance, Preventive Maintenance, and Alterations
Section 135.411

Applicability.

(a) This subpart prescribes rules in
addition to those in other parts of this
chapter for the maintenance, preventive maintenance, and alterations for
each certificate holder as follows:
(1) Aircraft that are type certificated
for a passenger seating configuration,
excluding any pilot seat, of nine seats
or less, shall be maintained under parts
91 and 43 of this chapter and SectionSection 135.415,
135.417, 135.421 and 135.422. An approved
aircraft inspection program may be
used under Section 135.419.
(2) Aircraft that are type certificated
for a passenger seating configuration,
excluding any pilot seat, of ten seats or
more, shall be maintained under a
maintenance program in SectionSection 135.415,
135.417, 135.423 through 135.443.
(b) A certificate holder who is not
otherwise required, may elect to maintain its aircraft under paragraph (a)(2)
of this section.
(c) Single engine aircraft used in passenger-carrying IFR operations shall
also be maintained in accordance with
Section 135.421 (c), (d), and (e).
(d) A certificate holder who elects to
operate in accordance with Section 135.364
must maintain its aircraft under paragraph (a)(2) of this section and the ad-

ditional requirements of Appendix G of
this part.
[Doc. No. 16097, 43 FR 46783, Oct. 10, 1978, as
amended by Amdt. 135-70, 62 FR 42374, Aug. 6,
1997; Amdt. 135-78, 65 FR 60556, Oct. 11, 2000;
Amdt. 135-92, 68 FR 69308, Dec. 12, 2003; Amdt.
135-81, 70 FR 5533, Feb. 2, 2005; Amdt. 135-108,
72 FR 1885, Jan. 16, 2007; 72 FR 53114, Sept. 18,
2007]

Section 135.413 Responsibility for airworthiness.
(a) Each certificate holder is primarily responsible for the airworthiness of its aircraft, including airframes, aircraft engines, propellers, rotors, appliances, and parts, and shall
have its aircraft maintained under this
chapter, and shall have defects repaired
between required maintenance under
part 43 of this chapter.
(b) Each certificate holder who maintains its aircraft under Section 135.411(a)(2)
shall - 
(1) Perform the maintenance, preventive maintenance, and alteration of its
aircraft, including airframe, aircraft
engines, propellers, rotors, appliances,
emergency equipment and parts, under
its manual and this chapter; or
(2) Make arrangements with another
person for the performance of maintenance, preventive maintenance, or alteration. However, the certificate holder shall ensure that any maintenance,
preventive maintenance, or alteration
that is performed by another person is
performed under the certificate holder-s manual and this chapter.
Section 135.415

Service difficulty reports.

(a) Each certificate holder shall report the occurrence or detection of
each failure, malfunction, or defect in
an aircraft concerning - 
(1) Fires during flight and whether
the related fire-warning system functioned properly;
(2) Fires during flight not protected
by related fire-warning system;
(3) False fire-warning during flight;
(4) An exhaust system that causes
damage during flight to the engine, adjacent structure, equipment, or components;
(5) An aircraft component that
causes accumulation or circulation of
smoke, vapor, or toxic or noxious

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