C.F.R. » Title 14 » CHAPTER I—FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › SUBCHAPTER C—AIRCRAFT › PART 43—MAINTENANCE, PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE, REBUILDING, AND ALTERATION

14 C.F.R. § 43.7

Persons authorized to approve aircraft, airframes, aircraft engines, propellers, appliances, or component parts for return to service after maintenance, preventive maintenance, rebuilding, or alteration

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(a) Except as provided in this section and § 43.17, no person, other than the Administrator, may approve an aircraft, airframe, aircraft engine, propeller, appliance, or component part for return to service after it has undergone maintenance, preventive maintenance, rebuilding, or alteration.

(b) The holder of a mechanic certificate or an inspection authorization may approve an aircraft, airframe, aircraft engine, propeller, appliance, or component part for return to service as provided in Part 65 of this chapter.

(c) The holder of a repair station certificate may approve an aircraft, airframe, aircraft engine, propeller, appliance, or component part for return to service as provided in Part 145 of this chapter.

(d) A manufacturer may approve for return to service any aircraft, airframe, aircraft engine, propeller, appliance, or component part which that manufacturer has worked on under § 43.3(j). However, except for minor alterations, the work must have been done in accordance with technical data approved by the Administrator.

(e) The holder of an air carrier operating certificate or an operating certificate issued under Part 121 or 135, may approve an aircraft, airframe, aircraft engine, propeller, appliance, or component part for return to service as provided in Part 121 or 135 of this chapter, as applicable.

(f) A person holding at least a private pilot certificate may approve an aircraft for return to service after performing preventive maintenance under the provisions of § 43.3(g).

(g) The holder of a repairman certificate (light-sport aircraft) with a maintenance rating may approve an aircraft issued a special airworthiness certificate in light-sport category for return to service, as provided in part 65 of this chapter.

(h) The holder of at least a sport pilot certificate may approve an aircraft owned or operated by that pilot and issued a special airworthiness certificate in the light-sport category for return to service after performing preventive maintenance under the provisions of § 43.3(g).

[Amdt. 43-23, 47 FR 41084, Sept. 16, 1982, as amended by Amdt. 43-36, 61 FR 19501, May 1, 1996; Amdt. 43-37, 66 FR 21066, Apr. 27, 2001; Amdt. 43-39, 69 FR 44863, July 27, 2004]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2006–2019 · leading case: Jason D Giordano v. Williams Int'l Co LLC (Mich. Ct. App. 2019).
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Jason D Giordano v. Williams Int'l Co LLC (Mich. Ct. App. 2019). “3(e) (2012) applied to defendant and that defendant had authorization to approve aircraft for return to service under 14 CFR 43.7(c) and (d), but plaintiff lacked qualification or authorization “to make Return to Service decisions” or “to sign any of [defendant’s] return to…”
Maloney v. Cent. Aviation, Inc., 450 F. Supp. 2d 905 (W.D. Wis. 2006). “407 ; see also 14 C.F.R. § 43.7 (describing licensing requirements).”
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Jason D Giordano v. Williams Int'l Co LLC (Mich. Ct. App. 2019). “3(e) (2012) applied to defendant and that defendant had authorization to approve aircraft for return to service under 14 CFR 43.7(c) and (d), but plaintiff lacked qualification or authorization “to make Return to Service decisions” or “to sign any of [defendant’s] return to…”
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