14 C.F.R. § 43.2

Records of overhaul and rebuilding

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(a) No person may describe in any required maintenance entry or form an aircraft, airframe, aircraft engine, propeller, appliance, or component part as being overhauled unless—

(1) Using methods, techniques, and practices acceptable to the Administrator, it has been disassembled, cleaned, inspected, repaired as necessary, and reassembled; and

(2) It has been tested in accordance with approved standards and technical data, or in accordance with current standards and technical data acceptable to the Administrator, which have been developed and documented by the holder of the type certificate, supplemental type certificate, or a material, part, process, or appliance approval under part 21 of this chapter.

(b) No person may describe in any required maintenance entry or form an aircraft, airframe, aircraft engine, propeller, appliance, or component part as being rebuilt unless it has been disassembled, cleaned, inspected, repaired as necessary, reassembled, and tested to the same tolerances and limits as a new item, using either new parts or used parts that either conform to new part tolerances and limits or to approved oversized or undersized dimensions.

[Amdt. 43-23, 47 FR 41084, Sept. 16, 1982, as amended by Amdt. 43-43, 74 FR 53394, Oct. 16, 2009]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 2017–2020 · leading case: Kornitzky Grp., LLC v. Daniel Elwell, 929 F.3d 737 (D.C. Cir. 2019).
Kornitzky Grp., LLC v. Daniel Elwell, 929 F.3d 737 (D.C. Cir. 2019). · cites it 2× “Work performed met the overhaul requirements [in accordance with] Part 14 C.F.R § 43.2 ." FAA Form 8130-3, Authorized Release Certificate, Work Order 107750 (May 12, 2017), J.”
Sikkelee v. AVCO Corp., 268 F. Supp. 3d 660 (M.D. Penn. 2017). · cites it 2× “Under 14 C.F.R. § 43.2 , “overhaul” is a regulatory term of art, which describes the process by which a component, using methods, techniques, and practices acceptable to the FAA, has been disassembled, cleaned, inspected, repaired as necessary, and reassembled.”
Quinn v. Cont'l Motors, Inc. (D. Del. 2020). “” 14 C.F.R. § 43.2 . Thus, I understand a rebuilt part has to be “like new,” whereas an overhauled part does not have to be “like new.”
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