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14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–19 Edition) 

§ 171.53 

(6) Notice to the Administrator of 

any suspension of service. 

(7) Detailed and specific maintenance 

procedures and servicing guides stating 
the frequency of servicing. 

(8) Air-ground communications, if 

provided, expressly written or incor-
porating appropriate sections of FAA 
manuals by reference. 

(9) Keeping of station logs and other 

technical reports, and the submission 
of reports required by § 171.53. 

(10) Monitoring of the facility. 
(11) Inspections by United States per-

sonnel. 

(12) Names, addresses, and telephone 

numbers of persons to be notified in an 
emergency. 

(13) Shutdowns for routine mainte-

nance and issue of ‘‘Notices to Airmen’’ 
for routine or emergency shutdowns 
(private use facilities may omit the 
‘‘Notices to Airmen’’). 

(14) Commissioning of the facility. 
(15) An acceptable procedure for 

amending or revising the manual. 

(16) An explanation of the kinds of 

activities (such as construction or 
grading) in the vicinity of the facility 
that may require shutdown or recertifi-
cation of the facility by FAA flight 
check. 

(17) Procedures for conducting a 

ground check or localizer course align-
ment width, and clearance, and glide 
slope elevation angle and width. 

(18) The following information con-

cerning the facility: 

(i) Facility component locations with 

respect to airport layout, instrument 
runway, and similar areas. 

(ii) The type, make, and model of the 

basic radio equipment that will provide 
the service. 

(iii) The station power emission and 

frequencies of the localizer, glide slope, 
markers, and associated compass loca-
tors, if any. 

(iv) The hours of operation. 
(v) Station identification call letters 

and method of station identification 
and the time spacing of the identifica-
tion. 

(vi) A description of the critical parts 

that may not be changed, adjusted, or 
repaired without an FAA flight check 
to confirm published operations. 

(c) The owner shall make a ground 

check of the facility each month in ac-

cordance with procedures approved by 
the FAA at the time of commissioning, 
and shall report the results of the 
checks as provided in § 171.53. 

(d) If the owner desires to modify the 

facility, he must submit the proposal 
to the FAA and may not allow any 
modifications to be made without spe-
cific approval. 

(e) ‘‘The owner’s maintenance per-

sonnel must participate in initial in-
spections made by the FAA. In the case 
of subsequent inspections, the owner or 
his representative shall participate.’’ 

(f) Whenever it is required by the 

FAA, the owner shall incorporate im-
provements in ILS maintenance 
brought about by progress in the state 
of the art. In addition, he shall provide 
a stock of spare parts, including vacu-
um tubes, of such a quantity to make 
possible the prompt replacement of 
components that fail or deteriorate in 
service. 

(g) The owner shall provide FAA ap-

proved test instruments needed for 
maintenance of the facility. 

(h) The owner shall close the facility 

upon receiving two successive pilot re-
ports of its malfunctioning. 

[Doc. No. 5034, 29 FR 11337, Aug. 6, 1964, as 
amended by Amdt. 171–2, 31 FR 5408, Apr. 6, 
1966] 

§ 171.53

Reports. 

The owner of each facility to which 

this subpart applies shall make the fol-
lowing reports, at the times indicated, 
to the FAA Regional Office for the area 
in which the facility is located: 

(a) 

Record of meter readings and adjust-

ments 

(

Form FAA–198

). To be filled out 

by the owner or his maintenance rep-
resentative with the equipment adjust-
ments and meter readings as of the 
time of commissioning, with one copy 
to be kept in the permanent records of 
the facility and two copies to the ap-
propriate Regional Office of the FAA. 
The owner shall revise the form after 
any major repair, modernization, or re-
tuning, to reflect an accurate record of 
facility operation and adjustment. 

(b) 

Facility maintenance log 

(

FormFAA 

6030–1

). This form is a permanent 

record of all equipment malfunctioning 
met in maintaining the facility, in-
cluding information on the kind of 

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