Note: this is just an example and is not kept updated. Additional Inspections: Altimeter: if you want to operate in controlled space on an IFR plan, the altimeter must get checked every 24 calendar months Transponder: you cannot use a transponder unless it has been tested within the preceding 24 calendar months. Do you want weekly tips and resources? Subscribe to keep learning. There was an error submitting your subscription. Please try again.
Email Address. Spread the word! When an operator changes from one inspection program under paragraph f of this section to another, the time in service, calendar times, or cycles of operation accumulated under the previous program must be applied in determining inspection due times under the new program.
Please help us improve our site! No thank you. CFR prev next. The frequency and detail of the progressive inspection shall provide for the complete inspection of the aircraft within each 12 calendar months and be consistent with the manufacturer's recommendations, field service experience, and the kind of operation in which the aircraft is engaged.
The progressive inspection schedule must ensure that the aircraft , at all times, will be airworthy and will conform to all applicable FAA aircraft specifications, type certificate data sheets, airworthiness directives, and other approved data.
Section The above documents must be available to maintenance personnel conducting an inspection. Applicability of an STC may be determined by reference to the aircraft maintenance records. If the person conducting the inspection finds the aircraft to be unairworthy, appropriate entries must be made in the aircraft maintenance records.
When conducting surveillance, airworthiness inspectors will review aircraft maintenance records to determine if the requirements of an annual inspection have been accomplished.
NOTE: When a flight instructor is not included in the rental agreement, a hour inspection is not required on an aircraft when it is rented out. See paragraph for greater detail of surveillance criteria. This inspection should be performed on the inside and outside of the aircraft but does not require removal of any inspection panels or equipment. The maintenance logbook entries for the annual or hour inspection must include the aircraft total time in service, date, and description of the inspection and any associated maintenance are documented.
If any ADs are performed, the AD number and method of compliance is to be documented. If it is a repetitive AD, the date or time when it is due again should also be noted.
Finally, the record must include the signature of the person approving the aircraft for return to service and their certificate type and number.
Again, it is good to have a sound understanding of the difference between an inspection requirement and a maintenance requirement. For example, because we are talking about inspection requirements, it would not include items of scheduled maintenance such as overhaul limits, CPCPs, repair processes, scheduled replacement of parts or other maintenance actions called out in Service Bulletins SB , Service Letters SL , or service instructions.
Those items are outside the scope of an inspection program. NOTE: Not all manufacturers provide, or recommend, specific detailed inspection programs for their aircraft.
This is especially true for some older and ex-military aircraft. In these cases, selection of an F3 program would not be appropriate. Maintenance: , , Avionics: , , The annual and hour inspections are standardized, basic inspection programs, have no Federal Aviation Administration FAA approval requirements, and are identical in scope and detail. The scope and detail of the annual and hour inspections is defined in part 43 appendix D, and the contents of appendix D must be included in a checklist, which must be used while performing the inspections.
While its use is required, the checklist is not a document that must be retained as a maintenance record. The hour limitation may be exceeded by not more than 10 hours while enroute to reach a place where the inspection can be done. The excess time used to reach a place where the inspection can be done must be included in computing the next hours of time in service.
When performing surveillance of aircraft after having received an annual or hour inspection, the following steps should be followed: 1.
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