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14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–26 Edition) § 142.81 145.109 Equipment, materials, and data re- Subpart F—Other Approved quirements.
Courses Subpart D—Personnel § 142.81 Conduct of other approved courses.
145.151 Personnel requirements.
145.153 Supervisory personnel requirements.
(a) An applicant for, or holder of, a 145.155 Inspection personnel requirements.
training center certificate may apply 145.157 Personnel authorized to approve an for approval to conduct a course for article for return to service.
which a curriculum is not prescribed 145.159 Recommendation of a person for cer- by this part.
tification as a repairman.
(b) The course for which application 145.160 Employment of former FAA employ- is made under paragraph (a) of this sec- ees.
tion may be for flight crewmembers 145.161 Records of management, super- other than pilots, airmen other than visory, and inspection personnel.
145.163 Training requirements.
flight crewmembers, material handlers, 145.165 Hazardous materials training.
ground servicing personnel, and secu- rity personnel, and others approved by Subpart E—Operating Rules the Administrator.
(c) An applicant for course approval 145.201 Privileges and limitations of certifi- under this subpart must comply with cate.
145.203 Work performed at another location.
the applicable requirements of subpart 145.205 Maintenance, preventive mainte- A through subpart F of this part.
nance, and alterations performed for cer- (d) The Administrator approves the tificate holders under parts 121, 125, and course for which the application is 135, and for foreign air carriers or foreign made if the training center or training persons operating a U.S.-registered air- center applicant shows that the course craft in common carriage under part 129.
contains a curriculum that will achieve 145.206 Notification of hazardous materials a level of competency equal to, or authorizations.
greater than, that required by the ap- 145.207 Repair station manual.
145.209 Repair station manual contents.
propriate part of this chapter.
145.211 Quality control system.
145.213 Inspection of maintenance, preven- PART 143 [ RESERVED ] tive maintenance, or alterations.
145.215 Capability list.
145.217 Contract maintenance.
PART 145—REPAIR STATIONS 145.219 Recordkeeping.
145.221 Service difficulty reports.
Subpart A—General 145.223 FAA inspections.
Sec.
A UTHORITY : 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 40113, 44701– 145.1 Applicability.
44702, 44707, 44709, 44717.
145.3 Definition of terms.
145.5 Certificate and operations specifica- tions requirements.
Subpart A—General 145.12 [Reserved] S OURCE : Docket FAA–1999–5836, 66 FR 41117, Subpart B—Certification Aug. 6, 2001, unless otherwise noted.
145.51 Application for certificate.
§ 145.1 Applicability.
145.53 Issue of certificate.
145.55 Duration and renewal of certificate.
This part describes how to obtain a 145.57 Amendment to or transfer of certifi- repair station certificate. This part cate.
also contains the rules a certificated 145.59 Ratings.
repair station must follow related to 145.61 Limited ratings.
its performance of maintenance, pre- Subpart C—Housing, Facilities, Equipment, ventive maintenance, or alterations of Materials, and Data an aircraft, airframe, aircraft engine, propeller, appliance, or component part 145.101 General.
to which part 43 applies. It also applies 145.103 Housing and facilities requirements.
to any person who holds, or is required 145.105 Change of location, housing, or fa- to hold, a repair station certificate cilities.
145.107 Satellite repair stations. issued under this part.
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must include the following: For the purposes of this part, the fol- (1) A repair station manual accept- lowing definitions apply: able to the FAA as required by § 145.207; (a) Accountable manager means the (2) A quality control manual accept- person designated by the certificated able to the FAA as required by repair station who is responsible for § 145.211(c); and has the authority over all repair (3) A list by type, make, or model, as station operations that are conducted appropriate, of each article for which under part 145, including ensuring that repair station personnel follow the reg- the application is made; ulations and serving as the primary (4) An organizational chart of the re- contact with the FAA.
pair station and the names and titles of (b) Article means an aircraft, air- managing and supervisory personnel; frame, aircraft engine, propeller, appli- (5) A description of the housing and ance, or component part.
facilities, including the physical ad- (c) Directly in charge means having dress, in accordance with § 145.103; the responsibility for the work of a cer- (6) A list of the maintenance func- tificated repair station that performs tions, for approval by the FAA, to be maintenance, preventive maintenance, performed for the repair station under alterations, or other functions affect- contract by another person in accord- ing aircraft airworthiness. A person di- ance with § 145.217; and rectly in charge does not need to phys- (7) A training program for approval ically observe and direct each worker by the FAA in accordance with constantly but must be available for § 145.163.
consultation on matters requiring in- (b) The equipment, personnel, tech- struction or decision from higher au- nical data, and housing and facilities thority.
required for the certificate and rating, (d) Line maintenance means — or for an additional rating, must be in (1) Any unscheduled maintenance re- place for inspection at the time of cer- sulting from unforeseen events; or tification or rating approval by the (2) Scheduled checks that contain FAA. However, the requirement to servicing and/or inspections that do have the equipment in place at the not require specialized training, equip- time of initial certification or rating ment, or facilities.
approval may be met if the applicant has a contract acceptable to the FAA § 145.5 Certificate and operations spec- ifications requirements. with another person to make the equip- ment available to the repair station at (a) No person may operate as a cer- any time it is necessary when the rel- tificated repair station without, or in evant work is being performed.
violation of, a repair station certifi- (c) In addition to meeting the other cate, ratings, or operations specifica- applicable requirements for a repair tions issued under this part.
station certificate and rating, an appli- (b) The certificate and operations cant for a repair station certificate and specifications issued to a certificated rating located outside the United repair station must be available on the States must meet the following re- premises for inspection by the public quirements: and the FAA.
(1) The applicant must show that the § 145.12 [Reserved] repair station certificate and/or rating is necessary for maintaining or alter- Subpart B—Certification ing the following: (i) U.S.-registered aircraft and arti- cles for use on U.S.-registered aircraft, S OURCE : Docket FAA–1999–5836, 66 FR 41117, Aug. 6, 2001, unless otherwise noted. or (ii) Foreign-registered aircraft oper- § 145.51 Application for certificate.
ated under the provisions of part 121 or (a) An application for a repair station part 135, and articles for use on these certificate and rating must be made in aircraft.
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est of safety.
(d) An application for an additional (b) If the person is located in a coun- rating, amended repair station certifi- try with which the United States has a cate, or renewal of a repair station cer- bilateral aviation safety agreement, tificate must be made in a format ac- the FAA may find that the person ceptable to the FAA. The application meets the requirements of this part must include only that information based on a certification from the civil necessary to substantiate the change aviation authority of that country.
or renewal of the certificate.
This certification must be made in ac- (e) The FAA may deny an application cordance with implementation proce- for a repair station certificate if the dures signed by the Administrator or FAA finds that: the Administrator’s designee.
(1) The applicant holds a repair sta- (c) Before a repair station certificate tion certificate in the process of being revoked, or previously held a repair can be issued for a repair station that station certificate that was revoked; is located within the United States, the (2) The applicant intends to fill or applicant shall certify in writing that fills a management position with an in- all ‘‘hazmat employees’’ (see 49 CFR dividual who exercised control over or 171.8) for the repair station, its con- who held the same or a similar position tractors, or subcontractors are trained with a certificate holder whose repair as required in 49 CFR part 172 subpart station certificate was revoked, or is in H.
the process of being revoked, and that (d) Before a repair station certificate individual materially contributed to can be issued for a repair station that the circumstances causing the revoca- is located outside the United States, tion or causing the revocation process; the applicant shall certify in writing or that all employees for the repair sta- (3) An individual who will have con- tion, its contractors, or subcontractors trol over or substantial ownership in- performing a job function concerning terest in the applicant had the same or the transport of dangerous goods (haz- similar control or interest in a certifi- ardous material) are trained as out- cate holder whose repair station cer- lined in the most current edition of the tificate was revoked, or is in the proc- International Civil Aviation Organiza- ess of being revoked, and that indi- tion Technical Instructions for the vidual materially contributed to the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by circumstances causing the revocation or causing the revocation process. Air.
(f) If the FAA revokes a repair sta- [Docket FAA–2003–15085, 70 FR 58831, Oct. 7, tion certificate, an individual described 2005, as amended by Amdt. 145–30, 79 FR in paragraphs (e)(2) and (3) of this sec- 46984, Aug. 12, 2014] tion is subject to an order under the procedures set forth in 14 CFR 13.20, § 145.55 Duration and renewal of cer- finding that the individual materially tificate.
contributed to the circumstances caus- (a) A certificate or rating issued to a ing the revocation or causing the rev- repair station located in the United ocation process.
States is effective from the date of [Docket FAA–1999–5836, 66 FR 41117, Aug. 6, issue until the repair station surren- 2001, as amended by Amdt. 145–30, 79 FR ders the certificate and the FAA ac- 46984, Aug. 12, 2014] cepts it for cancellation, or the FAA § 145.53 Issue of certificate. suspends or revokes it.
(b) A certificate or rating issued to a (a) Except as provided in § 145.51(e) or repair station located outside the paragraph (b), (c), or (d) of this section, United States is effective from the date a person who meets the requirements of issue until the last day of the 12th of subparts A through E of this part is month after the date of issue unless entitled to a repair station certificate with appropriate ratings prescribing VerDate Sep<11>2014 10:01 Aug 27, 2026 Jkt 268049 PO 00000 Frm 00670 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\268049.XXX 268049 jgilmore on DSK4WB1RN3PROD with CFR Federal Aviation Administration, DOT § 145.59 the repair station surrenders the cer- (a) Airframe ratings. (1) Class 1: Com- tificate and the FAA accepts it for can- posite construction of small aircraft.
cellation, or the FAA suspends or re- (2) Class 2: Composite construction of vokes it. The FAA may renew the cer- large aircraft.
tificate or rating for 24 months if the (3) Class 3: All-metal construction of repair station has operated in compli- small aircraft.
ance with the applicable requirements (4) Class 4: All-metal construction of of part 145 within the preceding certifi- large aircraft.
cate duration period.
(b) Powerplant ratings. (1) Class 1: Re- (c) A certificated repair station lo- ciprocating engines of 400 horsepower cated outside the United States that or less.
applies for a renewal of its repair sta- (2) Class 2: Reciprocating engines of tion certificate must— more than 400 horsepower.
(1) Submit its request for renewal no (3) Class 3: Turbine engines.
later than 30 days before the repair sta- (c) Propeller ratings. (1) Class 1: Fixed- tion’s current certificate expires. If a pitch and ground-adjustable propellers request for renewal is not made within of wood, metal, or composite construc- this period, the repair station must fol- tion.
low the application procedures in (2) Class 2: Other propellers, by make.
§ 145.51.
(d) Radio ratings. (1) Class 1: Commu- (2) Send its request for renewal to the nication equipment. Radio transmit- FAA office that has jurisdiction over ting and/or receiving equipment used in the certificated repair station.
an aircraft to send or receive commu- (3) Show that the fee prescribed by nications in flight, regardless of carrier the FAA has been paid.
frequency or type of modulation used.
(d) The holder of an expired, surren- This equipment includes auxiliary and dered, suspended, or revoked certifi- related aircraft interphone systems, cate must return it to the FAA.
amplifier systems, electrical or elec- tronic intercrew signaling devices, and [Docket FAA–1999–5836, 66 FR 41117, Aug. 6, 2001, as amended by Amdt. 145–30, 79 FR similar equipment. This equipment 46984, Aug. 12, 2014] does not include equipment used for navigating or aiding navigation of air- § 145.57 Amendment to or transfer of craft, equipment used for measuring al- certificate.
titude or terrain clearance, other (a) A repair station certificate holder measuring equipment operated on applying for a change to its certificate radio or radar principles, or mechan- must submit a request in a format ac- ical, electrical, gyroscopic, or elec- ceptable to the Administrator. A tronic instruments that are a part of change to the certificate must include communications radio equipment.
certification in compliance with (2) Class 2: Navigational equipment. A § 145.53(c) or (d), if not previously sub- radio system used in an aircraft for en mitted. A certificate change is nec- route or approach navigation. This essary if the certificate holder— does not include equipment operated (1) Changes the name or location of on radar or pulsed radio frequency the repair station, or principles, or equipment used for meas- (2) Requests to add or amend a rat- uring altitude or terrain clearance.
ing.
(3) Class 3: Radar equipment. An air- (b) If the holder of a repair station craft electronic system operated on certificate sells or transfers its assets radar or pulsed radio frequency prin- and the new owner chooses to operate ciples.
as a repair station, the new owner must (e) Instrument ratings. (1) Class 1: Me- apply for an amended or new certifi- chanical. A diaphragm, bourdon tube, cate in accordance with § 145.51.
aneroid, optical, or mechanically driv- [Docket FAA–2006–26408, 79 FR 46984, Aug. 12, en centrifugal instrument used on air- 2014] craft or to operate aircraft, including tachometers, airspeed indicators, pres- § 145.59 Ratings.
sure gauges drift sights, magnetic com- The following ratings are issued passes, altimeters, or similar mechan- under this subpart: ical instruments.
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and model; (3) Class 3: Gyroscopic. An instru- (4) Instruments of a particular make ment or system using gyroscopic prin- and model; ciples and motivated by air pressure or (5) Radio equipment of a particular electrical energy, including automatic make and model; pilot control units, turn and bank indi- (6) Accessories of a particular make cators, directional gyros, and their and model; parts, and flux gate and gyrosyn com- (7) Landing gear components; passes.
(8) Floats, by make; (4) Class 4: Electronic. An instrument (9) Nondestructive inspection, test- whose operation depends on electron ing, and processing; tubes, transistors, or similar devices, (10) Emergency equipment; including capacitance type quantity gauges, system amplifiers, and engine (11) Rotor blades, by make and analyzers. model; (f) Accessory ratings. (1) Class 1: A me- (12) Aircraft fabric work; chanical accessory that depends on (13) Any other purpose for which the friction, hydraulics, mechanical link- FAA finds the applicant’s request is ap- age, or pneumatic pressure for oper- propriate.
ation, including aircraft wheel brakes, (c) For a limited rating for special- mechanically driven pumps, carbu- ized services, the operations specifica- retors, aircraft wheel assemblies, shock tions of the repair station must con- absorber struts and hydraulic servo tain the specification used to perform units.
the specialized service. The specifica- (2) Class 2: An electrical accessory tion may be— that depends on electrical energy for (1) A civil or military specification its operation, and a generator, includ- currently used by industry and ap- ing starters, voltage regulators, elec- proved by the FAA, or tric motors, electrically driven fuel (2) A specification developed by the pumps magnetos, or similar electrical applicant and approved by the FAA.
accessories.
(3) Class 3: An electronic accessory [Docket FAA–1999–5836, 66 FR 41117, Aug. 6, that depends on the use of an electron 2001, as amended by Docket FAA–2016–8744, tube transistor, or similar device, in- Amdt. 145–31, 81 FR 49163, July 27, 2016] cluding supercharger, temperature, air conditioning controls, or similar elec- Subpart C—Housing, Facilities, tronic controls.
Equipment, Materials, and Data § 145.61 Limited ratings.
S OURCE : Docket FAA–1999–5836, 66 FR 41117, (a) The FAA may issue a limited rat- Aug. 6, 2001, unless otherwise noted.
ing to a certificated repair station that maintains or alters only a particular § 145.101 General.
type of airframe, powerplant, propeller, A certificated repair station must radio, instrument, or accessory, or part provide housing, facilities, equipment, thereof, or performs only specialized materials, and data that meet the ap- maintenance requiring equipment and plicable requirements for the issuance skills not ordinarily performed under of the certificate and ratings the repair other repair station ratings. Such a station holds.
rating may be limited to a specific model aircraft, engine, or constituent § 145.103 Housing and facilities re- part, or to any number of parts made quirements.
by a particular manufacturer.
(b) The FAA issues limited ratings (a) Each certificated repair station for— must provide— VerDate Sep<11>2014 10:01 Aug 27, 2026 Jkt 268049 PO 00000 Frm 00672 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\268049.XXX 268049 jgilmore on DSK4WB1RN3PROD with CFR Federal Aviation Administration, DOT § 145.109 (1) Housing for the facilities, equip- facilities required by § 145.103 that ment, materials, and personnel con- could have a significant effect on its sistent with its ratings and limita- ability to perform the maintenance, tions. preventive maintenance, or alterations (2) Facilities for properly performing under its repair station certificate and the maintenance, preventive mainte- operations specifications without writ- nance, or alterations of articles or the ten approval from the FAA.
specialized service for which it is rated.
(c) The FAA may prescribe the condi- Facilities must include the following: tions, including any limitations, under (i) Sufficient work space and areas which a certificated repair station for the proper segregation and protec- must operate while it is changing its tion of articles during all maintenance, location, housing, or facilities.
preventive maintenance, or alter- § 145.107 Satellite repair stations.
ations.
(ii) Segregated work areas enabling (a) A certificated repair station environmentally hazardous or sensitive under the managerial control of an- operations such as painting, cleaning, other certificated repair station may welding, avionics work, electronic operate as a satellite repair station work, and machining to be done prop- with its own certificate issued by the erly and in a manner that does not ad- FAA. A satellite repair station— versely affect other maintenance or al- (1) May not hold a rating not held by teration articles or activities; the certificated repair station with (iii) Suitable racks, hoists, trays, managerial control; stands, and other segregation means (2) Must meet the requirements for for the storage and protection of all ar- each rating it holds; ticles undergoing maintenance, preven- (3) Must submit a repair station man- tive maintenance, or alterations, and; ual acceptable to the FAA as required (iv) Space sufficient to segregate ar- by § 145.207; and ticles and materials stocked for instal- (4) Must submit a quality control lation from those articles undergoing manual acceptable to the FAA as re- maintenance, preventive maintenance, quired by § 145.211(c).
or alterations to the standards re- (b) Unless the FAA indicates other- quired by this part.
wise, personnel and equipment from (v) Ventilation, lighting, and control the certificated repair station with of temperature, humidity, and other managerial control and from each of climatic conditions sufficient to ensure the satellite repair stations may be personnel perform maintenance, pre- shared. However, inspection personnel ventive maintenance, or alterations to must be designated for each satellite the standards required by this part.
repair station and available at the sat- (b) A certificated repair station may ellite repair station any time a deter- perform maintenance, preventive mination of airworthiness or return to maintenance, or alterations on articles service is made. In other cir- outside of its housing if it provides cumstances, inspection personnel may suitable facilities that are acceptable be away from the premises but must be to the FAA and meet the requirements available by telephone, radio, or other of § 145.103(a) so that the work can be electronic means.
done in accordance with the require- (c) A satellite repair station may not ments of part 43 of this chapter.
be located in a country other than the domicile country of the certificated re- [Docket FAA–2016–8744, Amdt. 145–31, 81 FR pair station with managerial control.
49163, July 27, 2016] § 145.105 Change of location, housing, § 145.109 Equipment, materials, and or facilities. data requirements.
(a) A certificated repair station may (a) Except as otherwise prescribed by not change the location of its housing the FAA, a certificated repair station without written approval from the must have the equipment, tools, and FAA. materials necessary to perform the (b) A certificated repair station may maintenance, preventive maintenance, not make any changes to its housing or or alterations under its repair station VerDate Sep<11>2014 10:01 Aug 27, 2026 Jkt 268049 PO 00000 Frm 00673 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\268049.XXX 268049 jgilmore on DSK4WB1RN3PROD with CFR 14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–26 Edition) § 145.151 certificate and operations specifica- maintenance, or alterations authorized tions in accordance with part 43. The by the repair station certificate and equipment, tools, and material must be operations specifications to ensure all located on the premises and under the work is performed in accordance with repair station’s control when the work part 43; and is being done.
(d) Determine the abilities of its non- (b) A certificated repair station must certificated employees performing ensure all test and inspection equip- maintenance functions based on train- ment and tools used to make air- ing, knowledge, experience, or prac- worthiness determinations on articles tical tests.
are calibrated to a standard acceptable to the FAA. § 145.153 Supervisory personnel re- quirements.
(c) The equipment, tools, and mate- rial must be those recommended by the (a) A certificated repair station must manufacturer of the article or must be ensure it has a sufficient number of su- at least equivalent to those rec- pervisors to direct the work performed ommended by the manufacturer and under the repair station certificate and acceptable to the FAA.
operations specifications. The super- (d) A certificated repair station must visors must oversee the work per- maintain, in a format acceptable to the formed by any individuals who are un- FAA, the documents and data required familiar with the methods, techniques, for the performance of maintenance, practices, aids, equipment, and tools preventive maintenance, or alterations used to perform the maintenance, pre- under its repair station certificate and ventive maintenance, or alterations.
operations specifications in accordance (b) Each supervisor must— with part 43. The following documents (1) If employed by a repair station lo- and data must be current and acces- cated inside the United States, be ap- sible when the relevant work is being propriately certificated as a mechanic done: or repairman under part 65 of this (1) Airworthiness directives, chapter for the work being supervised.
(2) Instructions for continued air- (2) If employed by a repair station lo- worthiness, cated outside the United States— (3) Maintenance manuals, (i) Have a minimum of 18 months of (4) Overhaul manuals, practical experience in the work being (5) Standard practice manuals, performed; or (6) Service bulletins, and (ii) Be trained in or thoroughly fa- (7) Other applicable data acceptable miliar with the methods, techniques, to or approved by the FAA.
practices, aids, equipment, and tools used to perform the maintenance, pre- Subpart D—Personnel ventive maintenance, or alterations.
(c) A certificated repair station must S OURCE : Docket FAA–1999–5836, 66 FR 41117, ensure its supervisors understand, Aug. 6, 2001, unless otherwise noted.
read, and write English.
§ 145.151 Personnel requirements.
[Docket FAA–1999–5836, 66 FR 41117, Aug. 6, 2001, as amended by Amdt. 145–30, 79 FR Each certificated repair station 46984, Aug. 12, 2014] must— (a) Designate a repair station em- § 145.155 Inspection personnel require- ployee as the accountable manager; ments.
(b) Provide qualified personnel to (a) A certificated repair station must plan, supervise, perform, and approve ensure that persons performing inspec- for return to service the maintenance, tions under the repair station certifi- preventive maintenance, or alterations cate and operations specifications performed under the repair station cer- are— tificate and operations specifications; (c) Ensure it has a sufficient number (1) Thoroughly familiar with the ap- of employees with the training or plicable regulations in this chapter and knowledge and experience in the per- with the inspection methods, tech- formance of maintenance, preventive niques, practices, aids, equipment, and VerDate Sep<11>2014 10:01 Aug 27, 2026 Jkt 268049 PO 00000 Frm 00674 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\268049.XXX 268049 jgilmore on DSK4WB1RN3PROD with CFR Federal Aviation Administration, DOT § 145.160 tools used to determine the airworthi- ceptable to the FAA that each person ness of the article on which mainte- recommended for certification as a re- nance, preventive maintenance, or al- pairman— terations are being performed; and (a) Is employed by the repair station, (2) Proficient in using the various and types of inspection equipment and vis- (b) Meets the eligibility requirements ual inspection aids appropriate for the of § 65.101.
article being inspected.
(b) A certificated repair station must § 145.160 Employment of former FAA ensure its inspectors understand, read, employees.
and write English.
(a) Except as specified in paragraph [Docket FAA–1999–5836, 66 FR 41117, Aug. 6, (c) of this section, no holder of a repair 2001, as amended by Amdt. 145–30, 79 FR station certificate may knowingly em- 46985, Aug. 12, 2014] ploy or make a contractual arrange- ment which permits an individual to § 145.157 Personnel authorized to ap- prove an article for return to serv- act as an agent or representative of the ice.
certificate holder in any matter before (a) A certificated repair station lo- the Federal Aviation Administration if cated inside the United States must en- the individual, in the preceding 2 sure each person authorized to approve years— an article for return to service under (1) Served as, or was directly respon- the repair station certificate and oper- sible for the oversight of, a Flight ations specifications is appropriately Standards Service aviation safety in- certificated as a mechanic or repair- spector; and man under part 65.
(2) Had direct responsibility to in- (b) A certificated repair station lo- spect, or oversee the inspection of, the cated outside the United States must operations of the certificate holder.
ensure each person authorized to ap- (b) For the purpose of this section, an prove an article for return to service individual shall be considered to be under the repair station certificate and acting as an agent or representative of operations specifications is— a certificate holder in a matter before (1) Trained in or has 18 months prac- the agency if the individual makes any tical experience with the methods, written or oral communication on be- techniques, practices, aids, equipment, half of the certificate holder to the and tools used to perform the mainte- agency (or any of its officers or em- nance, preventive maintenance, or al- ployees) in connection with a par- terations; and (2) Thoroughly familiar with the ap- ticular matter, whether or not involv- plicable regulations in this chapter and ing a specific party and without regard proficient in the use of the various in- to whether the individual has partici- spection methods, techniques, prac- pated in, or had responsibility for, the tices, aids, equipment, and tools appro- particular matter while serving as a priate for the work being performed Flight Standards Service aviation safe- and approved for return to service.
ty inspector.
(c) A certificated repair station must (c) The provisions of this section do ensure each person authorized to ap- not prohibit a holder of a repair station prove an article for return to service certificate from knowingly employing understands, reads, and writes English.
or making a contractual arrangement [Docket FAA–1999–5836, 66 FR 41117, Aug. 6, which permits an individual to act as 2001, as amended by Amdt. 145–30, 79 FR an agent or representative of the cer- 46985, Aug. 12, 2014] tificate holder in any matter before the Federal Aviation Administration if the § 145.159 Recommendation of a person individual was employed by the certifi- for certification as a repairman.
cate holder before October 21, 2011.
A certificated repair station that chooses to use repairmen to meet the [Docket FAA–2008–1154, 76 FR 52237, Aug. 22, applicable personnel requirements of 2011] this part must certify in a format ac- VerDate Sep<11>2014 10:01 Aug 27, 2026 Jkt 268049 PO 00000 Frm 00675 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\268049.XXX 268049 jgilmore on DSK4WB1RN3PROD with CFR 14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–26 Edition) § 145.161 nance, or alterations, and inspection § 145.161 Records of management, su- pervisory, and inspection per- functions is capable of performing the sonnel.
assigned task.
(c) A certificated repair station must (a) A certificated repair station must document, in a format acceptable to maintain and make available in a for- the FAA, the individual employee mat acceptable to the FAA the fol- training required under paragraph (a) lowing: of this section. These training records (1) A roster of management and su- must be retained for a minimum of 2 pervisory personnel that includes the years.
names of the repair station officials (d) A certificated repair station must who are responsible for its manage- submit revisions to its training pro- ment and the names of its supervisors gram to its responsible Flight Stand- who oversee maintenance functions.
ards office in accordance with the pro- (2) A roster with the names of all in- cedures required by § 145.209(e).
spection personnel.
(3) A roster of personnel authorized [Docket FAA–1999–5836, 66 FR 41117, Aug. 6, to sign a maintenance release for ap- 2001, as amended at 70 FR 15581, Mar. 28, 2005; Amdt. 145–30, 79 FR 46985, Aug. 12, 2014; Dock- proving a maintained or altered article et FAA–2018–0119, Amdt. 145–32, 83 FR 9176, for return to service.
Mar. 5, 2018] (4) A summary of the employment of each individual whose name is on the § 145.165 Hazardous materials train- personnel rosters required by para- ing.
graphs (a)(1) through (a)(3) of this sec- (a) Each repair station that meets tion. The summary must contain the definition of a hazmat employer enough information on each individual under 49 CFR 171.8 must have a haz- listed on the roster to show compliance ardous materials training program with the experience requirements of that meets the training requirements this part and must include the fol- of 49 CFR part 172 subpart H.
lowing: (b) A repair station employee may (i) Present title, not perform or directly supervise a job (ii) Total years of experience and the function listed in § 121.1001 or § 135.501 type of maintenance work performed, for, or on behalf of the part 121 or 135 (iii) Past relevant employment with operator including loading of items for names of employers and periods of em- transport on an aircraft operated by a ployment, part 121 or part 135 certificate holder (iv) Scope of present employment, unless that person has received train- and ing in accordance with the part 121 or (v) The type of mechanic or repair- part 135 operator’s FAA approved haz- man certificate held and the ratings on ardous materials training program.
that certificate, if applicable.
[Docket FAA–2003–15085, 70 FR 58831, Oct. 7, (b) Within 5 business days of the 2005] change, the rosters required by this section must reflect changes caused by termination, reassignment, change in Subpart E—Operating Rules duties or scope of assignment, or addi- tion of personnel.
S OURCE : Docket FAA–1999–5836, 66 FR 41117, Aug. 6, 2001, unless otherwise noted.
§ 145.163 Training requirements.
§ 145.201 Privileges and limitations of (a) A certificated repair station must certificate.
have and use an employee training pro- gram approved by the FAA that con- (a) A certificated repair station sists of initial and recurrent training. may— An applicant for a repair station cer- (1) Perform maintenance, preventive tificate must submit a training pro- maintenance, or alterations in accord- gram for approval by the FAA as re- ance with part 43 on any article for quired by § 145.51(a)(7). which it is rated and within the limita- (b) The training program must en- tions in its operations specifications.
sure each employee assigned to per- (2) Arrange for another person to per- form maintenance, preventive mainte- form the maintenance, preventive VerDate Sep<11>2014 10:01 Aug 27, 2026 Jkt 268049 PO 00000 Frm 00676 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\268049.XXX 268049 jgilmore on DSK4WB1RN3PROD with CFR Federal Aviation Administration, DOT § 145.205 maintenance, or alterations of any ar- nance, preventive maintenance, alter- ticle for which the certificated repair ations, or specialized services at a station is rated. If that person is not place other than the repair station’s certificated under part 145, the certifi- fixed location.
cated repair station must ensure that § 145.205 Maintenance, preventive the noncertificated person follows a maintenance, and alterations per- quality control system equivalent to formed for certificate holders under the system followed by the certificated parts 121, 125, and 135, and for for- repair station.
eign air carriers or foreign persons (3) Approve for return to service any operating a U.S.-registered aircraft article for which it is rated after it has in common carriage under part 129.
performed maintenance, preventive (a) A certificated repair station that maintenance, or an alteration in ac- performs maintenance, preventive cordance with part 43.
maintenance, or alterations for an air (b) A certificated repair station may carrier or commercial operator that not maintain or alter any article for has a continuous airworthiness mainte- which it is not rated, and may not nance program under part 121 or part maintain or alter any article for which 135 must follow the air carrier’s or it is rated if it requires special tech- commercial operator’s program and ap- nical data, equipment, or facilities plicable sections of its maintenance that are not available to it.
manual.
(c) A certificated repair station may (b) A certificated repair station that not approve for return to service’ performs inspections for a certificate (1) Any article unless the mainte- holder conducting operations under nance, preventive maintenance, or al- part 125 must follow the operator’s teration was performed in accordance FAA-approved inspection program.
with the applicable approved technical (c) A certificated repair station that data or data acceptable to the FAA.
performs maintenance, preventive (2) Any article after a major repair or maintenance, or alterations for a for- major alteration unless the major re- eign air carrier or foreign person oper- pair or major alteration was performed ating a U.S.-registered aircraft under in accordance with applicable approved part 129 must follow the operator’s technical data; and FAA-approved maintenance program.
(3) Any experimental aircraft after a (d) The FAA may grant approval for major repair or major alteration per- a certificated repair station to perform formed under § 43.1(b) unless the major line maintenance for an air carrier cer- repair or major alteration was per- tificated under part 121 or part 135 of formed in accordance with methods this chapter, or a foreign air carrier or and applicable technical data accept- foreign person operating a U.S.-reg- able to the FAA. istered aircraft in common carriage under part 129 of this chapter on any § 145.203 Work performed at another aircraft of that air carrier or person, location.
provided- (1) The certificated repair station A certificated repair station may performs such line maintenance in ac- temporarily transport material, equip- cordance with the operator’s manual, if ment, and personnel needed to perform applicable, and approved maintenance maintenance, preventive maintenance, program; alterations, or certain specialized serv- (2) The certificated repair station has ices on an article for which it is rated the necessary equipment, trained per- to a place other than the repair sta- sonnel, and technical data to perform tion’s fixed location if the following re- such line maintenance; and quirements are met: (3) The certificated repair station’s (a) The work is necessary due to a operations specifications include an special circumstance, as determined by authorization to perform line mainte- the FAA; or nance.
(b) It is necessary to perform such work on a recurring basis, and the re- [Docket FAA–1999–5836, 66 FR 41117, Aug. 6, pair station’s manual includes the pro- 2001, as amended by Docket FAA–2016–8744, cedures for accomplishing mainte- Amdt. 145–31, 81 FR 49163, July 27, 2016] VerDate Sep<11>2014 10:01 Aug 27, 2026 Jkt 268049 PO 00000 Frm 00677 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\268049.XXX 268049 jgilmore on DSK4WB1RN3PROD with CFR 14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–26 Edition) § 145.206 (a) An organizational chart identi- § 145.206 Notification of hazardous ma- terials authorizations. fying— (1) Each management position with (a) Each repair station must ac- authority to act on behalf of the repair knowledge receipt of the part 121 or station, part 135 operator notification required (2) The area of responsibility as- under §§ 121.1005(e) and 135.505(e) of this signed to each management position, chapter prior to performing work for, and or on behalf of that certificate holder.
(3) The duties, responsibilities, and (b) Prior to performing work for or authority of each management posi- on behalf of a part 121 or part 135 oper- tion; ator, each repair station must notify (b) Procedures for maintaining and its employees, contractors, or sub- revising the rosters required by contractors that handle or replace air- § 145.161; craft components or other items regu- (c) A description of the certificated lated by 49 CFR parts 171 through 180 of repair station’s operations, including each certificate holder’s operations the housing, facilities, equipment, and specifications authorization permit- materials as required by subpart C of ting, or prohibition against, carrying this part; hazardous materials. This notification (d) Procedures for— must be provided subsequent to the no- (1) Revising the capability list pro- tification by the part 121 or part 135 op- vided for in § 145.215 and notifying the erator of such operations specifications responsible Flight Standards office of authorization/designation.
revisions to the list, including how often the responsible Flight Standards [Docket FAA–2003–15085, 70 FR 58831, Oct. 7, 2005, as amended by Amdt. 145–25, 70 FR office will be notified of revisions; and 75397, Dec. 20, 2005] (2) The self-evaluation required under § 145.215(c) for revising the capability § 145.207 Repair station manual.
list, including methods and frequency of such evaluations, and procedures for (a) A certificated repair station must reporting the results to the appropriate prepare and follow a repair station manager for review and action; manual acceptable to the FAA.
(e) Procedures for revising the train- (b) A certificated repair station must ing program required by § 145.163 and maintain a current repair station man- submitting revisions to the responsible ual.
Flight Standards office for approval; (c) A certificated repair station’s cur- (f) Procedures to govern work per- rent repair station manual must be ac- formed at another location in accord- cessible for use by repair station per- ance with § 145.203; sonnel required by subpart D of this (g) Procedures for maintenance, pre- part.
ventive maintenance, or alterations (d) A certificated repair station must performed under § 145.205; provide to its responsible Flight Stand- (h) Procedures for— ards office the current repair station (1) Maintaining and revising the con- manual in a format acceptable to the tract maintenance information re- FAA.
quired by § 145.217(a)(2)(i), including (e) A certificated repair station must submitting revisions to the responsible notify its responsible Flight Standards Flight Standards office for approval; office of each revision of its repair sta- and tion manual in accordance with the (2) Maintaining and revising the con- procedures required by § 145.209(j).
tract maintenance information re- [Docket FAA–1999–5836, 66 FR 41117, Aug. 6, quired by § 145.217(a)(2)(ii) and notifying 2001, as amended by Docket FAA–2018–0119, the responsible Flight Standards office Amdt. 145–32, 83 FR 9176, Mar. 5, 2018] of revisions to this information, includ- ing how often the responsible Flight § 145.209 Repair station manual con- Standards office will be notified of re- tents.
visions; A certificated repair station’s man- (i) A description of the required ual must include the following: records and the recordkeeping system VerDate Sep<11>2014 10:01 Aug 27, 2026 Jkt 268049 PO 00000 Frm 00678 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\268049.XXX 268049 jgilmore on DSK4WB1RN3PROD with CFR Federal Aviation Administration, DOT § 145.213 used to obtain, store, and retrieve the cles, including the intervals at which required records; the equipment will be calibrated; and (j) Procedures for revising the repair (ix) Taking corrective action on defi- station’s manual and notifying its re- ciencies; sponsible Flight Standards office of re- (2) References, where applicable, to visions to the manual, including how the manufacturer’s inspection stand- often the responsible Flight Standards ards for a particular article, including office will be notified of revisions; and reference to any data specified by that (k) A description of the system used manufacturer; to identify and control sections of the (3) A sample of the inspection and repair station manual. maintenance forms and instructions for completing such forms or a ref- [Docket FAA–1999–5836, 66 FR 41117, Aug. 6, erence to a separate forms manual; and 2001, as amended by Docket FAA–2018–0119, (4) Procedures for revising the qual- Amdt. 145–32, 83 FR 9176, Mar. 5, 2018] ity control manual required under this § 145.211 Quality control system.
section and notifying the responsible Flight Standards office of the revi- (a) A certificated repair station must sions, including how often the respon- establish and maintain a quality con- sible Flight Standards office will be no- trol system acceptable to the FAA that tified of revisions.
ensures the airworthiness of the arti- (d) A certificated repair station must cles on which the repair station or any notify its responsible Flight Standards of its contractors performs mainte- office of revisions to its quality control nance, preventive maintenance, or al- manual.
terations.
(b) Repair station personnel must fol- [Docket FAA–1999–5836, 66 FR 41117, Aug. 6, low the quality control system when 2001, as amended by Docket FAA–2018–0119, Amdt. 145–32, 83 FR 9176, Mar. 5, 2018] performing maintenance, preventive maintenance, or alterations under the § 145.213 Inspection of maintenance, repair station certificate and oper- preventive maintenance, or alter- ations specifications.
ations.
(c) A certificated repair station must (a) A certificated repair station must prepare and keep current a quality con- inspect each article upon which it has trol manual in a format acceptable to performed maintenance, preventive the FAA that includes the following: maintenance, or alterations as de- (1) A description of the system and scribed in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this procedures used for— section before approving that article (i) Inspecting incoming raw mate- for return to service.
rials to ensure acceptable quality; (b) A certificated repair station must (ii) Performing preliminary inspec- certify on an article’s maintenance re- tion of all articles that are maintained; lease that the article is airworthy with (iii) Inspecting all articles that have respect to the maintenance, preventive been involved in an accident for hidden maintenance, or alterations performed damage before maintenance, preven- after— tive maintenance, or alteration is per- (1) The repair station performs work formed; on the article; and (iv) Establishing and maintaining (2) An inspector inspects the article proficiency of inspection personnel; (v) Establishing and maintaining cur- on which the repair station has per- rent technical data for maintaining ar- formed work and determines it to be ticles; airworthy with respect to the work (vi) Qualifying and surveilling non- performed.
certificated persons who perform main- (c) For the purposes of paragraphs (a) tenance, prevention maintenance, or and (b) of this section, an inspector alterations for the repair station; must meet the requirements of (vii) Performing final inspection and § 145.155.
return to service of maintained arti- (d) Except for individuals employed cles; by a repair station located outside the (viii) Calibrating measuring and test United States, only an employee appro- equipment used in maintaining arti- priately certificated as a mechanic or VerDate Sep<11>2014 10:01 Aug 27, 2026 Jkt 268049 PO 00000 Frm 00679 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\268049.XXX 268049 jgilmore on DSK4WB1RN3PROD with CFR 14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–26 Edition) § 145.215 repairman under part 65 is authorized ceptable to the FAA, the following in- to sign off on final inspections and formation: maintenance releases for the repair (i) The maintenance functions con- station. tracted to each outside facility; and (ii) The name of each outside facility [Docket FAA–1999–5836, 66 FR 41117, Aug. 6, to whom the repair station contracts 2001, as amended by Amdt. 145–30, 79 FR maintenance functions and the type of 46985, Aug. 12, 2014] certificate and ratings, if any, held by each facility.
§ 145.215 Capability list.
(b) A certificated repair station may (a) A certificated repair station with contract a maintenance function per- a limited rating may perform mainte- taining to an article to a noncertifi- nance, preventive maintenance, or al- cated person provided— terations on an article if the article is (1) The noncertificated person follows listed on a current capability list ac- a quality control system equivalent to ceptable to the FAA or on the repair the system followed by the certificated station’s operations specifications.
repair station; (b) The capability list must identify (2) The certificated repair station re- each article by make and model or mains directly in charge of the work other nomenclature designated by the performed by the noncertificated per- article’s manufacturer and be available son; and in a format acceptable to the FAA.
(3) The certificated repair station (c) An article may be listed on the verifies, by test and/or inspection, that capability list only if the article is the work has been performed satisfac- within the scope of the ratings of the torily by the noncertificated person repair station’s certificate, and only and that the article is airworthy before after the repair station has performed approving it for return to service.
a self-evaluation in accordance with (c) A certificated repair station may the procedures under § 145.209(d)(2). The not provide only approval for return to repair station must perform this self- service of a complete type-certificated evaluation to determine that the repair product following contract mainte- station has all of the housing, facili- nance, preventive maintenance, or al- ties, equipment, material, technical terations.
data, processes, and trained personnel [Docket FAA–1999–5836, 66 FR 41117, Aug. 6, in place to perform the work on the ar- 2001, as amended by Docket FAA–2018–0119, ticle as required by part 145. The repair Amdt. 145–32, 83 FR 9176, Mar. 5, 2018] station must retain on file documenta- tion of the evaluation.
§ 145.219 Recordkeeping.
(d) Upon listing an additional article (a) A certificated repair station must on its capability list, the repair station retain records in English that dem- must provide its responsible Flight onstrate compliance with the require- Standards office with a copy of the re- ments of part 43. The records must be vised list in accordance with the proce- retained in a format acceptable to the dures required in § 145.209(d)(1).
FAA.
[Docket FAA–1999–5836, 66 FR 41117, Aug. 6, (b) A certificated repair station must 2001, as amended by Docket FAA–2018–0119, provide a copy of the maintenance re- Amdt. 145–32, 83 FR 9176, Mar. 5, 2018] lease to the owner or operator of the article on which the maintenance, pre- § 145.217 Contract maintenance.
ventive maintenance, or alteration was (a) A certificated repair station may performed.
contract a maintenance function per- (c) A certificated repair station must taining to an article to an outside retain the records required by this sec- source provided— tion for at least 2 years from the date (1) The FAA approves the mainte- the article was approved for return to nance function to be contracted to the service.
outside source; and (d) A certificated repair station must (2) The repair station maintains and make all required records available for makes available to its responsible inspection by the FAA and the Na- Flight Standards office, in a format ac- tional Transportation Safety Board.
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the report submitted under paragraph (a) A certificated repair station must (d) of this section must be forwarded to report to the FAA within 96 hours after the certificate holder.
it discovers any serious failure, mal- function, or defect of an article. The [Docket FAA–1999–5836, 66 FR 41117, Aug. 6, report must be in a format acceptable 2001, as amended by Amdt. 22, 68 FR 75382, to the FAA. Dec. 30, 2003; Amdt. 145–26, 70 FR 76979, Dec.
29, 2005; Amdt. 145–30, 79 FR 46985, Aug. 12, (b) The report required under para- 2014; Amdt. 145–30A, 79 FR 66607, Nov. 10, 2014] graph (a) of this section must include as much of the following information § 145.223 FAA inspections.
as is available: (1) Aircraft registration number; (a) A certificated repair station must (2) Type, make, and model of the ar- allow the FAA to inspect that repair ticle; station at any time to determine com- (3) Date of the discovery of the fail- pliance with this chapter.
ure, malfunction, or defect; (b) A certificated repair station may (4) Nature of the failure, malfunc- not contract for the performance of a tion, or defect; maintenance function on an article (5) Time since last overhaul, if appli- with a noncertificated person unless it cable; provides in its contract with the non- (6) Apparent cause of the failure, certificated person that the FAA may malfunction, or defect; and make an inspection and observe the (7) Other pertinent information that performance of the noncertificated per- is necessary for more complete identi- son’s work on the article.
fication, determination of seriousness, (c) A certificated repair station may or corrective action.
not return to service any article on (c) The holder of a repair station cer- which a maintenance function was per- tificate that is also the holder of a part formed by a noncertificated person if 121, 125, or 135 certificate; type certifi- the noncertificated person does not cate (including a supplemental type permit the FAA to make the inspection certificate); parts manufacturer ap- described in paragraph (b) of this sec- proval; or technical standard order au- tion.
thorization, or that is the licensee of a type certificate holder, does not need PART 147—AVIATION MAINTE- to report a failure, malfunction, or de- NANCE TECHNICIAN SCHOOLS fect under this section if the failure, malfunction, or defect has been re- Subpart A—General ported under parts 21, 121, 125, or 135 of this chapter.
Sec.
(d) A certificated repair station may 147.1 Applicability.
submit a service difficulty report for 147.3 Certificate required.
the following: 147.5 Application requirements.
(1) A part 121 certificate holder, pro- 147.7 Duration of certificates.
vided the report meets the require- 147.11 Ratings.
ments of part 121 of this chapter, as ap- propriate. Subpart B—Certification and Operating (2) A part 125 certificate holder, pro- Requirements vided the report meets the require- 147.13 Facilities, equipment, and material ments of part 125 of this chapter, as ap- requirements.
propriate.
147.15 Training provided at another loca- (3) A part 135 certificate holder, pro- tion.
vided the report meets the require- 147.17 Training requirements.
ments of part 135 of the chapter, as ap- 147.19 Instructor requirements.
propriate.
147.21 Certificate of completion.
(e) A certificated repair station au- 147.23 Quality control system.
thorized to report a failure, malfunc- 147.25 Minimum passage rate.
tion, or defect under paragraph (d) of 147.27 FAA inspection.
this section must not report the same 147.29 Display of certificate.
failure, malfunction, or defect under 147.31 Early testing.
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