14 CFR 135.413
§ 135.413 Responsibility for airworthiness.
United States · 14 CFR — Aeronautics and Space · Status: effective
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- 14 CFR 135.413, § 135.413 Responsibility for airworthiness, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/57456
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(a) Each certificate holder is primarily responsible for the airworthiness of its aircraft, including airframes, aircraft engines, propellers, rotors, appliances, and parts, and shall have its aircraft maintained under this chapter, and shall have defects repaired between required maintenance under part 43 of this chapter.
(b) Each certificate holder who maintains its aircraft under § 135.411(a)(2) shall—
(1) Perform the maintenance, preventive maintenance, and alteration of its aircraft, including airframe, aircraft engines, propellers, rotors, appliances, emergency equipment and parts, under its manual and this chapter; or
(2) Make arrangements with another person for the performance of maintenance, preventive maintenance, or alteration. However, the certificate holder shall ensure that any maintenance, preventive maintenance, or alteration that is performed by another person is performed under the certificate holder's manual and this chapter.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.