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Pt. 139 

(c) 

Aircraft. 

(1) Each aircraft must— 

(i) If it is an aircraft not specified in 
paragraph (c)(1)(ii) of this section, have 
had within the preceding 100 hours of 
time in service a 100-hour or annual in-
spection by a person authorized by part 
65 or 145 of this chapter, or have been 
inspected under a progressive inspec-
tion system; and 

(ii) If it is a large or turbine-powered 

multiengine civil airplane of U.S. reg-
istry, have been inspected in accord-
ance with the applicable inspection 
program requirements of § 91.409 of this 
chapter. 

(2) If other than a helicopter, it must 

be equipped with a device capable of 
jettisoning at least one-half of the air-
craft’s maximum authorized load of ag-
ricultural material within 45 seconds. 
If the aircraft is equipped with a device 
for releasing the tank or hopper as a 
unit, there must be a means to prevent 
inadvertent release by the pilot or 
other crewmember. 

[Doc. No. 1464, 30 FR 8106, June 24, 1965, as 
amended by Amdt. 137–5, 41 FR 16796, Apr. 22, 
1976; Amdt. 137–12, 54 FR 34332, Aug. 18, 1989] 

§ 137.55

Business name: Commercial 

agricultural aircraft operator. 

No person may operate under a busi-

ness name that is not shown on his 
commercial agricultural aircraft oper-
ator certificate. 

§ 137.57

Availability of certificate. 

Each holder of an agricultural air-

craft operator certificate shall keep 
that certificate at his home base of op-
erations and shall present it for inspec-
tion on the request of the Adminis-
trator or any Federal, State, or local 
law enforcement officer. 

§ 137.59

Inspection authority. 

Each holder of an agricultural air-

craft operator certificate shall allow 
the Administrator at any time and 
place to make inspections, including 
on-the-job inspections, to determine 
compliance with applicable regulations 
and his agricultural aircraft operator 
certificate. 

Subpart D—Records and Reports 

§ 137.71

Records: Commercial agricul-

tural aircraft operator. 

(a) Each holder of a commercial agri-

cultural aircraft operator certificate 
shall maintain and keep current, at the 
home base of operations designated in 
his application, the following records: 

(1) The name and address of each per-

son for whom agricultural aircraft 
services were provided; 

(2) The date of the service; 
(3) The name and quantity of the ma-

terial dispensed for each operation con-
ducted; and 

(4) The name, address, and certificate 

number of each pilot used in agricul-
tural aircraft operations and the date 
that pilot met the knowledge and skill 
requirements of § 137.19(e). 

(b) The records required by this sec-

tion must be kept at least 12 months 
and made available for inspection by 
the Administrator upon request. 

§ 137.75

Change of address. 

Each holder of an agricultural air-

craft operator certificate shall notify 
the FAA in writing in advance of any 
change in the address of his home base 
of operations. 

§ 137.77

Termination of operations. 

Whenever a person holding an agri-

cultural aircraft operator certificate 
ceases operations under this part, he 
shall surrender that certificate to the 
responsible Flight Standards office last 
having jurisdiction over his operation. 

[Doc. No. 1464, 30 FR 8106, June 24, 1965, as 
amended by Amdt. 137–13, 54 FR 39294, Sept. 
25, 1989; 54 FR 52872, Dec. 22, 1989; Docket 
FAA–2018–0119, Amdt. 137–17, 83 FR 9175, Mar. 
5, 2018] 

PART 139—CERTIFICATION OF 

AIRPORTS 

Subpart A—General 

Sec. 
139.1

Applicability. 

139.3

Delegation of authority. 

139.5

Definitions. 

139.7

Methods and procedures for compli-

ance. 

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