Amendment from October 16, 2009
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14 CFR--PART 45
View Printed Federal Register page74
FR 53394in PDF format.Amendment(s) published October
16, 2009, in 74 FR 53394
Effective Date(s): April 14, 2010
57. Revise §45.11 to read as follows:
§ 45.11 Marking
of products.
(a)Aircraft. A manufacturer of
aircraft covered under §21.182 of this chapter must mark each aircraft
by attaching a fireproof identification plate that—
(1)
Includes the information specified in §45.13 using an approved method of
fireproof marking;
(2) Must be secured in such a manner that
it will not likely be defaced or removed during normal service, or lost
or destroyed in an accident; and
(3) Except as provided in
paragraphs (d) through (h) of this section, must be secured to the
aircraft fuselage exterior so that it is legible to a person on the
ground, and must be either adjacent to and aft of the rear-most entrance
door or on the fuselage surface near the tail surfaces.
(b)Aircraft engines. A manufacturer of an aircraft engine
produced under a type certificate or production certificate must mark
each engine by attaching a fireproof identification plate. Such plate—
(1) Must include the information specified in §45.13 using an
approved method of fireproof marking;
(2) Must be affixed to
the engine at an accessible location; and
(3) Must be secured
in such a manner that it will not likely be defaced or removed during
normal service, or lost or destroyed in an accident.
(c)Propellers and propeller blades and hubs. Each person who
produces a propeller, propeller blade, or propeller hub under a type
certificate or production certificate must mark each product or part
using an approved fireproof method. The marking must—
(1) Be
placed on a non-critical surface;
(2) Contain the information
specified in §45.13;
(3) Not likely be defaced or removed
during normal service; and
(4) Not likely be lost or destroyed
in an accident.
(d)Manned free balloons. A
manufacturer of manned free balloons must mark each balloon by attaching
the identification plate described in paragraph (a) of this section.
The plate must be secured to the balloon envelope and must be located,
if practicable, where it is legible to the operator when the balloon is
inflated. In addition, the basket and heater assembly must be
permanently and legibly marked with the manufacturer's name, part number
(or equivalent), and serial number (or equivalent).
(e)Aircraft manufactured before March 7, 1988. The owner or
operator of an aircraft manufactured before March 7, 1988 must mark the
aircraft by attaching the identification plate required by paragraph (a)
of this section. The plate must be secured at an accessible exterior or
interior location near an entrance, if the model designation and
builder's serial number are also displayed on the exterior of the
aircraft fuselage. The model designation and builder's serial number
must be—
(1) Legible to a person on the ground,
(2)
Located either adjacent to and aft of the rear-most entrance door or on
the fuselage near the tail surfaces, and
(3) Displayed in such
a manner that they are not likely to be defaced or removed during
normal service.
(f) For powered parachutes and
weight-shift-control aircraft, the identification plate required by
paragraph (a) of this section must be secured to the exterior of the
aircraft fuselage so that it is legible to a person on the ground.
(g) The identification plate described in paragraph (a) of this
section may be secured to the aircraft at an accessible location near an
entrance for—
(1) Aircraft produced for—
(i)
Operations under part 121 of this chapter,
(ii) Commuter
operations (as defined in §119.3 of this chapter), or
(iii)
Export.
(2) Aircraft operating under part 121 of this chapter
and under an FAA-approved continuous airworthiness maintenance program;
or
(3) Aircraft operating in commuter air carrier operations
(as defined in §119.3 of this chapter) under an FAA-approved continuous
airworthiness maintenance program.
(h)Gliders.
Paragraphs (a)(3) and (e) of this section do not apply to gliders.
