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Maintenance

General maintenance requirements are found in 14 CFR part 1 (Definitions), part 43 (General Performance Standards), part 65 (Certification: Airmen other than Flight), and part 145 (Repair Stations).

Operators’ Maintenance Standards around found in part 91, Subpart E; part 121, Subpart L; part 125, Subpart G; part 135, Subpart J, and § 129.14.

A separate issue page is available for Major/Minor.

The latest ARSA news regarding maintenance requirements is below; click here for archived news.


2025 Annual Conference – Premier Substance

March 18-21, 2025 Event Information | Registration | Hotel (Book by Feb. 21) Arlington, Virginia and Washington, D.C. with Livestream Options The ARSA Annual Confernce is the international aerospace maintenance community’s…Read More

New Bilateral Oversight Guidance for ASIs

The FAA has announced an amendment to Order 8900.1, Vol. 6, Chap. 9, Sec. 27 clarifying procedures for aviation safety inspectors (ASIs) who oversee domestic repair stations holding foreign certificates…Read More

FAA Opens Workforce Grant Applications for 2025

On Jan 6, the FAA opened applications for its 2025 round of funding available through two aviation workforce grant programs championed by ARSA through multiple congressional reauthorizations of the agency.…Read More

FAA Requires Foreign D&A Testing by 2027

On Dec. 18, the U.S. Federal Register published the FAA’s long-awaited final rule expanding drug and alcohol testing requirements to repair station personnel outside the United States. The new rule…Read More

Good Maintenance Cheer this Holiday Season

The association recognizes there are no days off from aviation safety and is grateful to all who keep the world in flight every day – especially those pulling shifts while…Read More
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