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Matched Legal Cases: ['§91', 'art 43', '§43', '§ 43', 'art 121', '§ 91', '§91', 'art 121', '§91']

Topic: Annual Requirements - FAR vs. Manual (Read 4740 times)
Re: Annual Requirements - FAR vs. Manual
« Reply #11 on: March 15, 2015, 08:13:59 PM »
I'm not a lawyer, just a FAR junkie.Quote§91.409 Inspections.(a) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this section [doesn't apply], no person may operate an aircraft unless, within the preceding 12 calendar months, it has had— (1) An annual inspection in accordance with part 43 of this chapter and has been approved for return to service by a person authorized by §43.7 of this chapter§ 43.16 Airworthiness limitations. Each person performing an inspection or other maintenance specified in an Airworthiness Limitations section of a manufacturer's maintenance manual or Instructions for Continued Airworthiness shall perform the inspection or other maintenance in accordance with that section, or in accordance with operations specifications approved by the Administrator under part 121 or 135, or an inspection program approved under § 91.409(e) [doesn't apply].So, the first question is: is Table 601 contained in the "Airworthiness Limitations" section of the maintenance manual? The second question I would ask is whether that section of the manual applies to your aircraft based on the regulations under which it was type certificated. I don't know what you fly, but the Bonanza Type Certificate Data Sheet only references the newer 14 CFR 23.1529 "Instructions for Continued Airworthiness" in the case of the Garmin G1000 avionics installation. An interpretation of this point is really above my pay grade, and in reality, I think it is an open issue.Manufacturers are starting to use the Instructions for Continued Airworthiness as a sneaky back-door way to issue the equivalent of ADs without going through the rulemaking process. Here is a fine article by Mike Busch describing some recent moves on this issue. He and his compatriots hope to hear an interpretation from the FAA any time now.
« Reply #12 on: March 15, 2015, 08:21:26 PM »
Forgot to cite this one:Quote§91.403 (c) No person may operate an aircraft for which a manufacturer's maintenance manual or instructions for continued airworthiness has been issued that contains an airworthiness limitations section unless the mandatory replacement times, inspection intervals, and related procedures specified in that section or alternative inspection intervals and related procedures set forth in an operations specification approved by the Administrator under part 121 or 135 of this chapter or in accordance with an inspection program approved under §91.409(e) have been complied with. Logged