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Federal Aviation Administration, DOT 

§ 135.415 

fumes in the crew compartment or pas-
senger cabin during flight; 

(6) Engine shutdown during flight be-

cause of flameout; 

(7) Engine shutdown during flight 

when external damage to the engine or 
aircraft structure occurs; 

(8) Engine shutdown during flight due 

to foreign object ingestion or icing; 

(9) Shutdown of more than one en-

gine during flight; 

(10) A propeller feathering system or 

ability of the system to control over-
speed during flight; 

(11) A fuel or fuel-dumping system 

that affects fuel flow or causes haz-
ardous leakage during flight; 

(12) An unwanted landing gear exten-

sion or retraction or opening or closing 
of landing gear doors during flight; 

(13) Brake system components that 

result in loss of brake actuating force 
when the aircraft is in motion on the 
ground; 

(14) Aircraft structure that requires 

major repair; 

(15) Cracks, permanent deformation, 

or corrosion of aircraft structures, if 
more than the maximum acceptable to 
the manufacturer or the FAA; and 

(16) Aircraft components or systems 

that result in taking emergency ac-
tions during flight (except action to 
shut-down an engine). 

(b) For the purpose of this section, 

during flight 

means the period from the 

moment the aircraft leaves the surface 
of the earth on takeoff until it touches 
down on landing. 

(c) In addition to the reports required 

by paragraph (a) of this section, each 
certificate holder shall report any 
other failure, malfunction, or defect in 
an aircraft that occurs or is detected at 
any time if, in its opinion, the failure, 
malfunction, or defect has endangered 
or may endanger the safe operation of 
the aircraft. 

(d) Each certificate holder shall sub-

mit each report required by this sec-
tion, covering each 24-hour period be-
ginning at 0900 local time of each day 
and ending at 0900 local time on the 
next day, to the FAA offices in Okla-
homa City, Oklahoma. Each report of 
occurrences during a 24-hour period 
shall be submitted to the collection 
point within the next 96 hours. How-
ever, a report due on Saturday or Sun-

day may be submitted on the following 
Monday, and a report due on a holiday 
may be submitted on the next work-
day. 

(e) The certificate holder shall trans-

mit the reports required by this section 
on a form and in a manner prescribed 
by the Administrator, and shall include 
as much of the following as is avail-
able: 

(1) The type and identification num-

ber of the aircraft. 

(2) The name of the operator. 
(3) The date. 
(4) The nature of the failure, mal-

function, or defect. 

(5) Identification of the part and sys-

tem involved, including available infor-
mation pertaining to type designation 
of the major component and time since 
last overhaul, if known. 

(6) Apparent cause of the failure, 

malfunction or defect (e.g., wear, 
crack, design deficiency, or personnel 
error). 

(7) Other pertinent information nec-

essary for more complete identifica-
tion, determination of seriousness, or 
corrective action. 

(f) A certificate holder that is also 

the holder of a type certificate (includ-
ing a supplemental type certificate), a 
Parts Manufacturer Approval, or a 
Technical Standard Order Authoriza-
tion, or that is the licensee of a type 
certificate need not report a failure, 
malfunction, or defect under this sec-
tion if the failure, malfunction, or de-
fect has been reported by it under § 21.3 
or § 37.17 of this chapter or under the 
accident reporting provisions of part 
830 of the regulations of the National 
Transportation Safety Board. 

(g) No person may withhold a report 

required by this section even though 
all information required by this section 
is not available. 

(h) When the certificate holder gets 

additional information, including in-
formation from the manufacturer or 
other agency, concerning a report re-
quired by this section, it shall expedi-
tiously submit it as a supplement to 
the first report and reference the date 
and place of submission of the first re-
port. 

[Doc. No. 16097, 43 FR 46783, Oct. 10, 1978, as 
amended by Amdt. 135–102, 70 FR 76979, Dec. 
29, 2005] 

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