Repair Stations

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration [Docket No. FAA-1999-5836; Amendment Nos. 91-269, 121-286, 135-82, 145-27, and SFAR 36-7] 14 CFR Parts 91, 121, 135, and 145 RIN 2120-AC38 AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT. ACTION: Final rule with request for comments and direct final rule with request for comments. SUMMARY: This rule updates and revises the regulations for repair stations. This action is necessary because many of the current repair station regulations do not reflect changes in repair station business practices and aircraft maintenance practices. The rule reorganizes the requirements applicable to repair stations to reduce duplication of regulatory language and eliminate obsolete information. In addition, the rule establishes new definitions applicable to repair stations and updates requirements relating to repair station certification; housing, facilities, equipment, materials, and data; personnel; and operations. The rule also eliminates, where practicable, distinctions between repair stations based on geographical location. This final rule does not adopt the proposed revised repair station ratings and quality assurance system; these proposals will be addressed in a subsequent rulemaking action. Finally this direct final rule removes the appendix to the repair station regulations that sets forth the job functions and equipment requirements for repair stations. DATES: This rule is effective April 6, 2003, with the following except…