14 C.F.R. § 43.11

Content, form, and disposition of records for inspections conducted under parts 91 and 125 and §§ 135.411(a)(1) and 135.419 of this chapter

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(a) Maintenance record entries. The person approving or disapproving for return to service an aircraft, airframe, aircraft engine, propeller, appliance, or component part after any inspection performed in accordance with part 91, 125, § 135.411(a)(1), or § 135.419 shall make an entry in the maintenance record of that equipment containing the following information:

(1) The type of inspection and a brief description of the extent of the inspection.

(2) The date of the inspection and aircraft total time in service.

(3) The signature, the certificate number, and kind of certificate held by the person approving or disapproving for return to service the aircraft, airframe, aircraft engine, propeller, appliance, component part, or portions thereof.

(4) Except for progressive inspections, if the aircraft is found to be airworthy and approved for return to service, the following or a similarly worded statement—“I certify that this aircraft has been inspected in accordance with (insert type) inspection and was determined to be in airworthy condition.”

(5) Except for progressive inspections, if the aircraft is not approved for return to service because of needed maintenance, noncompliance with applicable specifications, airworthiness directives, or other approved data, the following or a similarly worded statement—“I certify that this aircraft has been inspected in accordance with (insert type) inspection and a list of discrepancies and unairworthy items dated (date) has been provided for the aircraft owner or operator.”

(6) For progressive inspections, the following or a similarly worded statement—“I certify that in accordance with a progressive inspection program, a routine inspection of (identify whether aircraft or components) and a detailed inspection of (identify components) were performed and the (aircraft or components) are (approved or disapproved) for return to service.” If disapproved, the entry will further state “and a list of discrepancies and unairworthy items dated (date) has been provided to the aircraft owner or operator.”

(7) If an inspection is conducted under an inspection program provided for in part 91, 125, or § 135.411(a)(1), the entry must identify the inspection program, that part of the inspection program accomplished, and contain a statement that the inspection was performed in accordance with the inspections and procedures for that particular program.

(b) Listing of discrepancies and placards. If the person performing any inspection required by part 91 or 125 or § 135.411(a)(1) of this chapter finds that the aircraft is unairworthy or does not meet the applicable type certificate data, airworthiness directives, or other approved data upon which its airworthiness depends, that persons must give the owner or lessee a signed and dated list of those discrepancies. For those items permitted to be inoperative under § 91.213(d)(2) of this chapter, that person shall place a placard, that meets the aircraft's airworthiness certification regulations, on each inoperative instrument and the cockpit control of each item of inoperative equipment, marking it “Inoperative,” and shall add the items to the signed and dated list of discrepancies given to the owner or lessee.

[Amdt. 43-23, 47 FR 41085, Sept. 16, 1982, as amended by Amdt. 43-30, 53 FR 50195, Dec. 13, 1988; Amdt. 43-36, 61 FR 19501, May 1, 1996; 71 FR 44188, Aug. 4, 2006]

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 6 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1970–2025 · leading case: Robert Edward Olsen v. Nat'l Transp. Saf. Bd., 14 F.3d 471 (9th Cir. 1994).

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Robert Edward Olsen v. Nat'l Transp. Saf. Bd., 14 F.3d 471 (9th Cir. 1994). “See 14 C.F.R. § 43.11 (a). This argument misses the point.”

Romero (W.D. La. 2025). · cites it 2× “Next, Plaintiffs contend that Westwind’s ELT inspection entries do not include the language suggested by 14 C.F.R. § 43.11 , which requires an entry to certify that work was performed in accordance with the manufacturer’s standards.”

A. T. Garrett v. Nat'l Transp. Saf. Bd., 431 F.2d 877 (5th Cir. 1970). “Later, inspectors for the Federal Aviation Administration found that at the time Garrett had made the entries in the logs the aircraft was not airworthy. He contended that he had not certified the plane to be airworthy but had made log entries that were temporary, pending…”

Robbins v. Blakey, 60 F. App'x 683 (9th Cir. 2003). · cites it 2× “In addition, 14 C.F.R. § 43.11 requires that a person performing the type of annual inspection at issue here “shall make an entry in the maintenance record of that equipment” detailing the type of inspection performed and the date of that inspection.”

Barnett v. Cass (D. Haw. 2021). “14 C.F.R. §§ 43.11 ; 43 App. D; 91.417. All of these requirements apply to Novictor directly through its FAA Letter of Authorization.”

A. T. Garrett v. Nat'l Transp. Saf. Bd., 431 F.2d 877 (5th Cir. 1970). “The National Transportation Safety Board found that its regulations, 14 C.F.R. 43.11, provides for no such temporary determinations and that it is the duty of the mechanic to make a determination of airworthiness.”

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