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Federal Aviation Administration, DOT § 145.5
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§ 145.12 14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–21 Edition)
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Federal Aviation Administration, DOT § 145.55
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§ 145.57 14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–21 Edition)
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Federal Aviation Administration, DOT § 145.101
other repair station ratings. Such a plicable requirements for the issuance
rating may be limited to a specific of the certificate and ratings the repair
model aircraft, engine, or constituent station holds.
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§ 145.103 14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–21 Edition)
§ 145.103 Housing and facilities re- without written approval from the
quirements. FAA.
(a) Each certificated repair station (b) A certificated repair station may
must provide— not make any changes to its housing or
(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-
ations. § 145.107 Satellite repair stations.
(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
[Docket FAA–2016–8744, Amdt. 145–31, 81 FR domicile country of the certificated re-
49163, July 27, 2016] pair station with managerial control.
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Federal Aviation Administration, DOT § 145.155
must have the equipment, tools, and (c) Ensure it has a sufficient number
materials necessary to perform the of employees with the training or
maintenance, preventive maintenance, knowledge and experience in the per-
or alterations under its repair station formance of maintenance, preventive
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-
(c) The equipment, tools, and mate- quirements.
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-
worthiness, (2) If employed by a repair station lo-
(3) Maintenance manuals, cated outside the United States—
(4) Overhaul manuals, (i) Have a minimum of 18 months of
(5) Standard practice manuals, practical experience in the work being
(6) Service bulletins, and performed; or
(7) Other applicable data acceptable (ii) Be trained in or thoroughly fa-
to or approved by the FAA. miliar with the methods, techniques,
practices, aids, equipment, and tools
Subpart D—Personnel used to perform the maintenance, pre-
ventive maintenance, or alterations.
(c) A certificated repair station must
SOURCE: Docket No. FAA–1999–5836, 66 FR
41117, Aug. 6, 2001, unless otherwise noted. ensure its supervisors understand,
read, and write English.
§ 145.151 Personnel requirements. [Doc. No. FAA–1999–5836, 66 FR 41117, Aug. 6,
Each certificated repair station 2001, as amended by Amdt. 145–30, 79 FR
must— 46984, Aug. 12, 2014]
(a) Designate a repair station em-
ployee as the accountable manager; § 145.155 Inspection personnel require-
(b) Provide qualified personnel to ments.
plan, supervise, perform, and approve (a) A certificated repair station must
for return to service the maintenance, ensure that persons performing inspec-
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§ 145.157 14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–21 Edition)
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Federal Aviation Administration, DOT § 145.201
individual was employed by the certifi- gram for approval by the FAA as re-
cate holder before October 21, 2011. quired by § 145.51(a)(7).
[Doc. No. FAA–2008–1154, 76 FR 52237, Aug. 22, (b) The training program must en-
2011] sure each employee assigned to per-
form maintenance, preventive mainte-
§ 145.161 Records of management, su- nance, or alterations, and inspection
pervisory, and inspection per- functions is capable of performing the
sonnel. assigned task.
(a) A certificated repair station must (c) A certificated repair station must
maintain and make available in a for- document, in a format acceptable to
mat acceptable to the FAA the fol- the FAA, the individual employee
lowing: training required under paragraph (a)
(1) A roster of management and su- of this section. These training records
pervisory personnel that includes the must be retained for a minimum of 2
names of the repair station officials years.
who are responsible for its manage- (d) A certificated repair station must
ment and the names of its supervisors submit revisions to its training pro-
who oversee maintenance functions. gram to its responsible Flight Stand-
(2) A roster with the names of all in- ards office in accordance with the pro-
spection personnel. cedures required by § 145.209(e).
(3) A roster of personnel authorized
to sign a maintenance release for ap- [Doc. No. FAA–1999–5836, 66 FR 41117, Aug. 6,
proving a maintained or altered article 2001, as amended at 70 FR 15581, Mar. 28, 2005;
for return to service. Amdt. 145–30, 79 FR 46985, Aug. 12, 2014; Dock-
et FAA–2018–0119, Amdt. 145–32, 83 FR 9176,
(4) A summary of the employment of
Mar. 5, 2018]
each individual whose name is on the
personnel rosters required by para- § 145.165 Hazardous materials train-
graphs (a)(1) through (a)(3) of this sec- ing.
tion. The summary must contain
enough information on each individual (a) Each repair station that meets
listed on the roster to show compliance the definition of a hazmat employer
with the experience requirements of under 49 CFR 171.8 must have a haz-
this part and must include the fol- ardous materials training program
lowing: that meets the training requirements
(i) Present title, of 49 CFR part 172 subpart H.
(ii) Total years of experience and the (b) A repair station employee may
type of maintenance work performed, not perform or directly supervise a job
(iii) Past relevant employment with function listed in § 121.1001 or § 135.501
names of employers and periods of em- for, or on behalf of the part 121 or 135
ployment, operator including loading of items for
(iv) Scope of present employment, transport on an aircraft operated by a
and part 121 or part 135 certificate holder
(v) The type of mechanic or repair- unless that person has received train-
man certificate held and the ratings on ing in accordance with the part 121 or
that certificate, if applicable. part 135 operator’s FAA approved haz-
(b) Within 5 business days of the ardous materials training program.
change, the rosters required by this
[Doc. No. FAA–2003–15085, 70 FR 58831, Oct. 7,
section must reflect changes caused by 2005]
termination, reassignment, change in
duties or scope of assignment, or addi-
tion of personnel. Subpart E—Operating Rules
§ 145.163 Training requirements. SOURCE: Docket No. FAA–1999–5836, 66 FR
(a) A certificated repair station must 41117, Aug. 6, 2001, unless otherwise noted.
have and use an employee training pro-
gram approved by the FAA that con- § 145.201 Privileges and limitations of
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§ 145.203 14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–21 Edition)
to a place other than the repair sta- the necessary equipment, trained per-
tion’s fixed location if the following re- sonnel, and technical data to perform
quirements are met: such line maintenance; and
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Federal Aviation Administration, DOT § 145.209
(3) The certificated repair station’s tion manual in accordance with the
operations specifications include an procedures required by § 145.209(j).
authorization to perform line mainte- [Docket No. FAA–1999–5836, 66 FR 41117, Aug.
nance. 6, 2001, as amended by Docket FAA–2018–0119,
Amdt. 145–32, 83 FR 9176, Mar. 5, 2018]
[Docket No. FAA–1999–5836, 66 FR 41117, Aug.
6, 2001, as amended by Docket FAA–2016–8744, § 145.209 Repair station manual con-
Amdt. 145–31, 81 FR 49163, July 27, 2016] tents.
§ 145.206 Notification of hazardous ma- A certificated repair station’s man-
terials authorizations. ual must include the following:
(a) An organizational chart identi-
(a) Each repair station must ac- fying—
knowledge receipt of the part 121 or (1) Each management position with
part 135 operator notification required authority to act on behalf of the repair
under §§ 121.1005(e) and 135.505(e) of this station,
chapter prior to performing work for, (2) The area of responsibility as-
or on behalf of that certificate holder. signed to each management position,
(b) Prior to performing work for or and
on behalf of a part 121 or part 135 oper- (3) The duties, responsibilities, and
ator, each repair station must notify authority of each management posi-
its employees, contractors, or sub- tion;
contractors that handle or replace air- (b) Procedures for maintaining and
craft components or other items regu- revising the rosters required by
lated by 49 CFR parts 171 through 180 of § 145.161;
each certificate holder’s operations (c) A description of the certificated
specifications authorization permit- repair station’s operations, including
ting, or prohibition against, carrying the housing, facilities, equipment, and
hazardous materials. This notification materials as required by subpart C of
this part;
must be provided subsequent to the no-
(d) Procedures for—
tification by the part 121 or part 135 op-
(1) Revising the capability list pro-
erator of such operations specifications vided for in § 145.215 and notifying the
authorization/designation. responsible Flight Standards office of
[Doc. No. FAA–2003–15085, 70 FR 58831, Oct. 7, revisions to the list, including how
2005, as amended by Amdt. 145–25, 70 FR often the responsible Flight Standards
75397, Dec. 20, 2005] office will be notified of revisions; and
(2) The self-evaluation required under
§ 145.207 Repair station manual. § 145.215(c) for revising the capability
(a) A certificated repair station must list, including methods and frequency
prepare and follow a repair station of such evaluations, and procedures for
manual acceptable to the FAA. reporting the results to the appropriate
manager for review and action;
(b) A certificated repair station must
(e) Procedures for revising the train-
maintain a current repair station man- ing program required by § 145.163 and
ual. submitting revisions to the responsible
(c) A certificated repair station’s cur- Flight Standards office for approval;
rent repair station manual must be ac- (f) Procedures to govern work per-
cessible for use by repair station per- formed at another location in accord-
sonnel required by subpart D of this ance with § 145.203;
part. (g) Procedures for maintenance, pre-
(d) A certificated repair station must ventive maintenance, or alterations
provide to its responsible Flight Stand- performed under § 145.205;
ards office the current repair station (h) Procedures for—
manual in a format acceptable to the (1) Maintaining and revising the con-
FAA. tract maintenance information re-
(e) A certificated repair station must quired by § 145.217(a)(2)(i), including
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§ 145.211 14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–21 Edition)
(2) Maintaining and revising the con- (v) Establishing and maintaining cur-
tract maintenance information re- rent technical data for maintaining ar-
quired by § 145.217(a)(2)(ii) and notifying ticles;
the responsible Flight Standards office (vi) Qualifying and surveilling non-
of revisions to this information, includ- certificated persons who perform main-
ing how often the responsible Flight tenance, prevention maintenance, or
Standards office will be notified of re- alterations for the repair station;
visions; (vii) Performing final inspection and
(i) A description of the required return to service of maintained arti-
records and the recordkeeping system cles;
used to obtain, store, and retrieve the (viii) Calibrating measuring and test
required records; equipment used in maintaining arti-
(j) Procedures for revising the repair cles, including the intervals at which
station’s manual and notifying its re- the equipment will be calibrated; and
sponsible Flight Standards office of re- (ix) Taking corrective action on defi-
visions to the manual, including how ciencies;
often the responsible Flight Standards (2) References, where applicable, to
office will be notified of revisions; and the manufacturer’s inspection stand-
(k) A description of the system used ards for a particular article, including
to identify and control sections of the reference to any data specified by that
repair station manual. manufacturer;
(3) A sample of the inspection and
[Docket No. FAA–1999–5836, 66 FR 41117, Aug. maintenance forms and instructions
6, 2001, as amended by Docket FAA–2018–0119,
Amdt. 145–32, 83 FR 9176, Mar. 5, 2018]
for completing such forms or a ref-
erence to a separate forms manual; and
§ 145.211 Quality control system. (4) Procedures for revising the qual-
ity control manual required under this
(a) A certificated repair station must section and notifying the responsible
establish and maintain a quality con- Flight Standards office of the revi-
trol system acceptable to the FAA that sions, including how often the respon-
ensures the airworthiness of the arti- sible Flight Standards office will be no-
cles on which the repair station or any tified of revisions.
of its contractors performs mainte- (d) A certificated repair station must
nance, preventive maintenance, or al- notify its responsible Flight Standards
terations. office of revisions to its quality control
(b) Repair station personnel must fol- manual.
low the quality control system when
performing maintenance, preventive [Docket No. FAA–1999–5836, 66 FR 41117, Aug.
maintenance, or alterations under the 6, 2001, as amended by Docket FAA–2018–0119,
Amdt. 145–32, 83 FR 9176, Mar. 5, 2018]
repair station certificate and oper-
ations specifications. § 145.213 Inspection of maintenance,
(c) A certificated repair station must preventive maintenance, or alter-
prepare and keep current a quality con- ations.
trol manual in a format acceptable to (a) A certificated repair station must
the FAA that includes the following: inspect each article upon which it has
(1) A description of the system and performed maintenance, preventive
procedures used for— maintenance, or alterations as de-
(i) Inspecting incoming raw mate- scribed in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this
rials to ensure acceptable quality; section before approving that article
(ii) Performing preliminary inspec- for return to service.
tion of all articles that are maintained; (b) A certificated repair station must
(iii) Inspecting all articles that have certify on an article’s maintenance re-
been involved in an accident for hidden lease that the article is airworthy with
damage before maintenance, preven- respect to the maintenance, preventive
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(iv) Establishing and maintaining (1) The repair station performs work
proficiency of inspection personnel; on the article; and
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Federal Aviation Administration, DOT § 145.219
[Docket No. FAA–1999–5836, 66 FR 41117, Aug. (b) A certificated repair station must
6, 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
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§ 145.221 14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–21 Edition)
article on which the maintenance, pre- (2) A part 125 certificate holder, pro-
ventive maintenance, or alteration was vided the report meets the require-
performed. ments of part 125 of this chapter, as ap-
(c) A certificated repair station must propriate.
retain the records required by this sec- (3) A part 135 certificate holder, pro-
tion for at least 2 years from the date vided the report meets the require-
the article was approved for return to ments of part 135 of the chapter, as ap-
service. propriate.
(d) A certificated repair station must (e) A certificated repair station au-
make all required records available for thorized to report a failure, malfunc-
inspection by the FAA and the Na- tion, or defect under paragraph (d) of
tional Transportation Safety Board. this section must not report the same
failure, malfunction, or defect under
§ 145.221 Service difficulty reports.
paragraph (a) of this section. A copy of
(a) A certificated repair station must the report submitted under paragraph
report to the FAA within 96 hours after (d) of this section must be forwarded to
it discovers any serious failure, mal- the certificate holder.
function, or defect of an article. The
report must be in a format acceptable [Doc. No. FAA–1999–5836, 66 FR 41117, Aug. 6,
to the FAA. 2001, as amended by Amdt. 22, 68 FR 75382,
Dec. 30, 2003; Amdt. 145–26, 70 FR 76979, Dec.
(b) The report required under para-
29, 2005; Amdt. 145–30, 79 FR 46985, Aug. 12,
graph (a) of this section must include 2014; Amdt. 145–30A, 79 FR 66607, Nov. 10, 2014]
as much of the following information
as is available: § 145.223 FAA inspections.
(1) Aircraft registration number;
(2) Type, make, and model of the ar- (a) A certificated repair station must
ticle; allow the FAA to inspect that repair
(3) Date of the discovery of the fail- station at any time to determine com-
ure, malfunction, or defect; pliance with this chapter.
(4) Nature of the failure, malfunc- (b) A certificated repair station may
tion, or defect; not contract for the performance of a
(5) Time since last overhaul, if appli- maintenance function on an article
cable; with a noncertificated person unless it
(6) Apparent cause of the failure, provides in its contract with the non-
malfunction, or defect; and certificated person that the FAA may
(7) Other pertinent information that make an inspection and observe the
is necessary for more complete identi- performance of the noncertificated per-
fication, determination of seriousness, son’s work on the article.
or corrective action. (c) A certificated repair station may
(c) The holder of a repair station cer- not return to service any article on
tificate that is also the holder of a part which a maintenance function was per-
121, 125, or 135 certificate; type certifi- formed by a noncertificated person if
cate (including a supplemental type the noncertificated person does not
certificate); parts manufacturer ap- permit the FAA to make the inspection
proval; or technical standard order au- described in paragraph (b) of this sec-
thorization, or that is the licensee of a tion.
type certificate holder, does not need
to report a failure, malfunction, or de- PART 147—AVIATION MAINTE-
fect under this section if the failure,
malfunction, or defect has been re-
NANCE TECHNICIAN SCHOOLS
ported under parts 21, 121, 125, or 135 of
this chapter. Subpart A—General
(d) A certificated repair station may Sec.
submit a service difficulty report for 147.1 Applicability.
the following: 147.3 Certificate required.
(1) A part 121 certificate holder, pro- 147.5 Application and issue.
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