14 CFR · Part 145
14 CFR § 145.201
Privileges and limitations of certificate.
A certificated repair station may—
Perform maintenance, preventive maintenance, or alterations in accordance with part 43 on any article for which it is rated and within the limitations in its operations specifications.
Arrange for another person to perform the maintenance, preventive maintenance, or alterations of any article for which the certificated repair station is rated. If that person is not certificated under part 145, the certificated repair station must ensure that the noncertificated person follows a quality control system equivalent to the system followed by the certificated repair station.
Approve for return to service any article for which it is rated after it has performed maintenance, preventive maintenance, or an alteration in accordance with part 43.
A certificated repair station may not maintain or alter any article for which it is not rated, and may not maintain or alter any article for which it is rated if it requires special technical data, equipment, or facilities that are not available to it.
A certificated repair station may not approve for return to service'
Any article unless the maintenance, preventive maintenance, or alteration was performed in accordance with the applicable approved technical data or data acceptable to the FAA.
Any article after a major repair or major alteration unless the major repair or major alteration was performed in accordance with applicable approved technical data; and
Any experimental aircraft after a major repair or major alteration performed under § 43.1(b) unless the major repair or major alteration was performed in accordance with methods and applicable technical data acceptable to the FAA.
Referenced By
Interpretations of This Section (9)
- Title 14 CFR Part 145, §§ 145.59 and 145.61 Repair Stations 2023
- Fields, 2024
- Carcano (Swift Avionics Services Inc), 2017
- Sirr (Metal Innovations), 2016
- Peri (Aircraft Electronics Association), 2015
- Rogers (BristowAlaska), 2012
- Maintenance Manuals and Other Documents 2010
- MacLeod 1-ARSA 2009
- Smith (CentralFlyingService), 2008
Advisory Circulars (3)
Documents that cite this section, found in their catalog metadata or text. Listed by date, not by significance.
Regulations Referenced
Reflects the eCFR edition current as of September 29, 2026. Retrieved from ecfr.gov on October 16, 2026.
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