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§§ 91.328–91.399
operate the aircraft in accordance with
the aircraft’s operating instructions,
including any provisions for necessary
operating equipment specified in the
aircraft’s equipment list.
(e) Each person operating an aircraft
issued a special airworthiness certifi-
cate in the light-sport category must
advise each person carried of the spe-
cial nature of the aircraft and that the
aircraft does not meet the airworthi-
ness requirements for an aircraft
issued a standard airworthiness certifi-
cate.
(f) The FAA may prescribe additional
limitations that it considers necessary.
[Doc. No. FAA–2001–11133, 69 FR 44881, July
27, 2004]
§§ 91.328–91.399
[Reserved]
Subpart E—Maintenance, Preven-
tive Maintenance, and Alter-
ations
S
OURCE
: Docket No. 18334, 54 FR 34311, Aug.
18, 1989, unless otherwise noted.
§ 91.401
Applicability.
(a) This subpart prescribes rules gov-
erning the maintenance, preventive
maintenance, and alterations of U.S.-
registered civil aircraft operating with-
in or outside of the United States.
(b) Sections 91.405, 91.409, 91.411,
91.417, and 91.419 of this subpart do not
apply to an aircraft maintained in ac-
cordance with a continuous airworthi-
ness maintenance program as provided
in part 121, 129, or §§ 91.1411 or
135.411(a)(2) of this chapter.
(c) Sections 91.405 and 91.409 of this
part do not apply to an airplane in-
spected in accordance with part 125 of
this chapter.
[Doc. No. 18334, 54 FR 34311, Aug. 18, 1989, as
amended by Amdt. 91–267, 66 FR 21066, Apr.
27, 2001; Amdt. 91–280, 68 FR 54560, Sept. 17,
2003]
§ 91.403
General.
(a) The owner or operator of an air-
craft is primarily responsible for main-
taining that aircraft in an airworthy
condition, including compliance with
part 39 of this chapter.
(b) No person may perform mainte-
nance, preventive maintenance, or al-
terations on an aircraft other than as
prescribed in this subpart and other ap-
plicable regulations, including part 43
of this chapter.
(c) No person may operate an aircraft
for which a manufacturer’s mainte-
nance manual or instructions for con-
tinued airworthiness has been issued
that contains an airworthiness limita-
tions section unless the mandatory re-
placement times, inspection intervals,
and related procedures specified in that
section or alternative inspection inter-
vals and related procedures set forth in
an operations specification approved
by the Administrator under part 121 or
135 of this chapter or in accordance
with an inspection program approved
under § 91.409(e) have been complied
with.
(d) A person must not alter an air-
craft based on a supplemental type cer-
tificate unless the owner or operator of
the aircraft is the holder of the supple-
mental type certificate, or has written
permission from the holder.
[Doc. No. 18334, 54 FR 34311, Aug. 18, 1989, as
amended by Amdt. 91–267, 66 FR 21066, Apr.
27, 2001; Amdt. 91–293, 71 FR 56005, Sept. 26,
2006]
§ 91.405
Maintenance required.
Each owner or operator of an air-
craft—
(a) Shall have that aircraft inspected
as prescribed in subpart E of this part
and shall between required inspections,
except as provided in paragraph (c) of
this section, have discrepancies re-
paired as prescribed in part 43 of this
chapter;
(b) Shall ensure that maintenance
personnel make appropriate entries in
the aircraft maintenance records indi-
cating the aircraft has been approved
for return to service;
(c) Shall have any inoperative instru-
ment or item of equipment, permitted
to be inoperative by § 91.213(d)(2) of this
part, repaired, replaced, removed, or
inspected at the next required inspec-
tion; and
(d) When listed discrepancies include
inoperative instruments or equipment,
shall ensure that a placard has been in-
stalled as required by § 43.11 of this
chapter.
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