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14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–14 Edition)
§ 91.409
(2) A current inspection procedures
manual available and readily under-
standable to pilot and maintenance
personnel containing, in detail—
(i) An explanation of the progressive
inspection, including the continuity of
inspection responsibility, the making
of reports, and the keeping of records
and technical reference material;
(ii) An inspection schedule, speci-
fying the intervals in hours or days
when routine and detailed inspections
will be performed and including in-
structions for exceeding an inspection
interval by not more than 10 hours
while en route and for changing an in-
spection interval because of service ex-
perience;
(iii) Sample routine and detailed in-
spection forms and instructions for
their use; and
(iv) Sample reports and records and
instructions for their use;
(3) Enough housing and equipment
for necessary disassembly and proper
inspection of the aircraft; and
(4) Appropriate current technical in-
formation for the aircraft.
The frequency and detail of the pro-
gressive inspection shall provide for
the complete inspection of the aircraft
within each 12 calendar months and be
consistent with the manufacturer’s
recommendations, field service experi-
ence, and the kind of operation in
which the aircraft is engaged. The pro-
gressive inspection schedule must en-
sure that the aircraft, at all times, will
be airworthy and will conform to all
applicable FAA aircraft specifications,
type certificate data sheets, airworthi-
ness directives, and other approved
data. If the progressive inspection is
discontinued, the owner or operator
shall immediately notify the local FAA
Flight Standards district office, in
writing, of the discontinuance. After
the discontinuance, the first annual in-
spection under § 91.409(a)(1) is due with-
in 12 calendar months after the last
complete inspection of the aircraft
under the progressive inspection. The
100-hour inspection under § 91.409(b) is
due within 100 hours after that com-
plete inspection. A complete inspection
of the aircraft, for the purpose of deter-
mining when the annual and 100-hour
inspections are due, requires a detailed
inspection of the aircraft and all its
components in accordance with the
progressive inspection. A routine in-
spection of the aircraft and a detailed
inspection of several components is not
considered to be a complete inspection.
(e)
Large airplanes (to which part 125 is
not applicable), turbojet multiengine air-
planes, turbopropeller-powered multien-
gine airplanes, and turbine-powered
rotorcraft. No person may operate a
large airplane, turbojet multiengine
airplane, turbopropeller-powered mul-
tiengine airplane, or turbine-powered
rotorcraft unless the replacement
times for life-limited parts specified in
the aircraft specifications, type data
sheets, or other documents approved by
the Administrator are complied with
and the airplane or turbine-powered
rotorcraft, including the airframe, en-
gines, propellers, rotors, appliances,
survival equipment, and emergency
equipment, is inspected in accordance
with an inspection program selected
under the provisions of paragraph (f) of
this section, except that, the owner or
operator of a turbine-powered rotor-
craft may elect to use the inspection
provisions of § 91.409(a), (b), (c), or (d) in
lieu of an inspection option of
§ 91.409(f).
(f)
Selection of inspection program
under paragraph (e) of this section. The
registered owner or operator of each
airplane or turbine-powered rotorcraft
described in paragraph (e) of this sec-
tion must select, identify in the air-
craft maintenance records, and use one
of the following programs for the in-
spection of the aircraft:
(1) A continuous airworthiness in-
spection program that is part of a con-
tinuous airworthiness maintenance
program currently in use by a person
holding an air carrier operating certifi-
cate or an operating certificate issued
under part 121 or 135 of this chapter and
operating that make and model air-
craft under part 121 of this chapter or
operating that make and model under
part 135 of this chapter and maintain-
ing it under § 135.411(a)(2) of this chap-
ter.
(2) An approved aircraft inspection
program approved under § 135.419 of this
chapter and currently in use by a per-
son holding an operating certificate
issued under part 135 of this chapter.
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