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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.


Don’t Be Ignored – STC Audit Survey

Congress’ May 2024 reauthorization of the FAA, requires the Department of Transportation’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) to audit the FAA’s Flight Standards and Aircraft Certification Services (see P.L. 118-63,…Read More

2025 ARSA Annual Conference

March 18-21, 2025 Event Information | Registration | Hotel  Arlington, Virginia and Washington, D.C. with Livestream Options for Online Participants Experience the international aerospace maintenance community’s premier event. Join ARSA members…Read More

D&A Testing Rule Enters Key Review Stage

ARSA members are encouraged to follow the association’s example and engage the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) as it reviews the FAA’s final rule regarding expanding…Read More

Clarifying (by Dividing) Recordkeeping Guidance

On Nov. 19, ARSA submitted a pair of draft advisory circulars for FAA consideration to replace its proposed update to AC 43-9, Maintenance Records. The documents divide overlapping responsibilities previously…Read More

ARSA Brings Long Experience to New Vertical Aviation Event

Next March, as it prepares for the 2025 ARSA Annual Conference, the association’s team will make a special appearance at the inaugural edition of VERTICON (formerly HELI-EXPO) in Dallas, Texas.…Read More
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