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14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–14 Edition)
§ 43.5
(h) Notwithstanding the provisions of
paragraph (g) of this section, the Ad-
ministrator may approve a certificate
holder under Part 135 of this chapter,
operating rotorcraft in a remote area,
to allow a pilot to perform specific pre-
ventive maintenance items provided—
(1) The items of preventive mainte-
nance are a result of a known or sus-
pected mechanical difficulty or mal-
function that occurred en route to or
in a remote area;
(2) The pilot has satisfactorily com-
pleted an approved training program
and is authorized in writing by the cer-
tificate holder for each item of preven-
tive maintenance that the pilot is au-
thorized to perform;
(3) There is no certificated mechanic
available to perform preventive main-
tenance;
(4) The certificate holder has proce-
dures to evaluate the accomplishment
of a preventive maintenance item that
requires a decision concerning the air-
worthiness of the rotorcraft; and
(5) The items of preventive mainte-
nance authorized by this section are
those listed in paragraph (c) of appen-
dix A of this part.
(i) Notwithstanding the provisions of
paragraph (g) of this section, in accord-
ance with an approval issued to the
holder of a certificate issued under part
135 of this chapter, a pilot of an air-
craft type-certificated for 9 or fewer
passenger seats, excluding any pilot
seat, may perform the removal and re-
installation of approved aircraft cabin
seats, approved cabin-mounted stretch-
ers, and when no tools are required, ap-
proved cabin-mounted medical oxygen
bottles, provided—
(1) The pilot has satisfactorily com-
pleted an approved training program
and is authorized in writing by the cer-
tificate holder to perform each task;
and
(2) The certificate holder has written
procedures available to the pilot to
evaluate the accomplishment of the
task.
(j) A manufacturer may—
(1) Rebuild or alter any aircraft, air-
craft engine, propeller, or appliance
manufactured by him under a type or
production certificate;
(2) Rebuild or alter any appliance or
part of aircraft, aircraft engines, pro-
pellers, or appliances manufactured by
him under a Technical Standard Order
Authorization, an FAA-Parts Manufac-
turer Approval, or Product and Process
Specification issued by the Adminis-
trator; and
(3) Perform any inspection required
by part 91 or part 125 of this chapter on
aircraft it manufactured under a type
certificate, or currently manufactures
under a production certificate.
(k) Updates of databases in installed
avionics meeting the conditions of this
paragraph are not considered mainte-
nance and may be performed by pilots
provided:
(1) The database upload is:
(i) Initiated from the flight deck;
(ii) Performed without disassembling
the avionics unit; and
(iii) Performed without the use of
tools and/or special equipment.
(2) The pilot must comply with the
certificate holder’s procedures or the
manufacturer’s instructions.
(3) The holder of operating certifi-
cates must make available written pro-
cedures consistent with manufacturer’s
instructions to the pilot that describe
how to:
(i) Perform the database update; and
(ii) Determine the status of the data
upload.
[Doc. No. 1993, 29 FR 5451, Apr. 23, 1964, as
amended by Amdt. 43–4, 31 FR 5249, Apr. 1,
1966; Amdt. 43–23, 47 FR 41084, Sept. 16, 1982;
Amdt. 43–25, 51 FR 40702, Nov. 7, 1986; Amdt.
43–36, 61 FR 19501, May 1, 1996; Amdt. 43–37, 66
FR 21066, Apr. 27, 2001; Amdt. 43–39, 69 FR
44863, July 27, 2004; Amdt. 43–43, 74 FR 53394,
Oct. 16, 2009; Amdt. 43–45, 77 FR 71096, Nov.
29, 2012]
§ 43.5
Approval for return to service
after maintenance, preventive
maintenance, rebuilding, or alter-
ation.
No person may approve for return to
service any aircraft, airframe, aircraft
engine, propeller, or appliance, that
has undergone maintenance, preventive
maintenance, rebuilding, or alteration
unless—
(a) The maintenance record entry re-
quired by § 43.9 or § 43.11, as appro-
priate, has been made;
(b) The repair or alteration form au-
thorized by or furnished by the Admin-
istrator has been executed in a manner
prescribed by the Administrator; and
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