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Federal Aviation Administration, DOT
§ 45.11
TSO article; that TSO article meets
the applicable performance standards.
[Doc. No. FAA-2006-25877, Amdt. 45–26, 74 FR
53394, Oct. 16, 2009]
§ 45.11
Marking of products.
(a)
Aircraft. A manufacturer of air-
craft covered under § 21.182 of this chap-
ter must mark each aircraft by attach-
ing a fireproof identification plate
that—
(1) Includes the information specified
in § 45.13 using an approved method of
fireproof marking;
(2) Must be secured in such a manner
that it will not likely be defaced or re-
moved during normal service, or lost or
destroyed in an accident; and
(3) Except as provided in paragraphs
(d) through (h) of this section, must be
secured to the aircraft fuselage exte-
rior so that it is legible to a person on
the ground, and must be either adja-
cent to and aft of the rear-most en-
trance door or on the fuselage surface
near the tail surfaces.
(b)
Aircraft engines. A manufacturer
of an aircraft engine produced under a
type certificate or production certifi-
cate must mark each engine by attach-
ing a fireproof identification plate.
Such plate—
(1) Must include the information
specified in § 45.13 using an approved
method of fireproof marking;
(2) Must be affixed to the engine at
an accessible location; and
(3) Must be secured in such a manner
that it will not likely be defaced or re-
moved during normal service, or lost or
destroyed in an accident.
(c)
Propellers and propeller blades and
hubs. Each person who produces a pro-
peller, propeller blade, or propeller hub
under a type certificate or production
certificate must mark each product or
part using an approved fireproof meth-
od. The marking must—
(1) Be placed on a non-critical sur-
face;
(2) Contain the information specified
in § 45.13;
(3) Not likely be defaced or removed
during normal service; and
(4) Not likely be lost or destroyed in
an accident.
(d)
Manned free balloons. A manufac-
turer of manned free balloons must
mark each balloon by attaching the
identification plate described in para-
graph (a) of this section. The plate
must be secured to the balloon enve-
lope and must be located, if prac-
ticable, where it is legible to the oper-
ator when the balloon is inflated. In
addition, the basket and heater assem-
bly must be permanently and legibly
marked with the manufacturer’s name,
part number (or equivalent), and serial
number (or equivalent).
(e)
Aircraft manufactured before March
7, 1988. The owner or operator of an air-
craft manufactured before March 7,
1988 must mark the aircraft by attach-
ing the identification plate required by
paragraph (a) of this section. The plate
must be secured at an accessible exte-
rior or interior location near an en-
trance, if the model designation and
builder’s serial number are also dis-
played on the exterior of the aircraft
fuselage. The model designation and
builder’s serial number must be—
(1) Legible to a person on the ground,
(2) Located either adjacent to and aft
of the rear-most entrance door or on
the fuselage near the tail surfaces, and
(3) Displayed in such a manner that
they are not likely to be defaced or re-
moved during normal service.
(f) For powered parachutes and
weight-shift-control aircraft, the iden-
tification plate required by paragraph
(a) of this section must be secured to
the exterior of the aircraft fuselage so
that it is legible to a person on the
ground.
(g) The identification plate described
in paragraph (a) of this section may be
secured to the aircraft at an accessible
location near an entrance for—
(1) Aircraft produced for—
(i) Operations under part 121 of this
chapter,
(ii) Commuter operations (as defined
in § 110.2 of this chapter), or
(iii) Export.
(2) Aircraft operating under part 121
of this chapter and under an FAA-ap-
proved continuous airworthiness main-
tenance program; or
(3) Aircraft operating in commuter
air carrier operations (as defined in
§ 110.2 of this chapter) under an FAA-
approved continuous airworthiness
maintenance program.
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