{"data":{"id":"us/14-cfr-145.205","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"14 CFR 145.205","heading":"Maintenance, preventive maintenance, and alterations performed for certificate holders under parts 121, 125, and 135, and for foreign air carriers or foreign persons operating a U.S.-registered aircraft in common carriage under part 129.","body":"(a) A certificated repair station that performs maintenance, preventive maintenance, or alterations for an air carrier or commercial operator that has a continuous airworthiness maintenance program under part 121 or part 135 must follow the air carrier's or commercial operator's program and applicable sections of its maintenance manual.\n(b) A certificated repair station that performs inspections for a certificate holder conducting operations under part 125 must follow the operator's FAA-approved inspection program.\n(c) A certificated repair station that performs maintenance, preventive maintenance, or alterations for a foreign air carrier or foreign person operating a U.S.-registered aircraft under part 129 must follow the operator's FAA-approved maintenance program.\n(d) The FAA may grant approval for a certificated repair station to perform line maintenance for an air carrier certificated under part 121 or part 135 of this chapter, or a foreign air carrier or foreign person operating a U.S.-registered aircraft in common carriage under part 129 of this chapter on any aircraft of that air carrier or person, provided-\n(1) The certificated repair station performs such line maintenance in accordance with the operator's manual, if applicable, and approved maintenance program;\n(2) The certificated repair station has the necessary equipment, trained personnel, and technical data to perform such line maintenance; and\n(3) The certificated repair station's operations specifications include an authorization to perform line maintenance.","path":["Title 14—Aeronautics and Space","CHAPTER I—FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","SUBCHAPTER H—SCHOOLS AND OTHER CERTIFICATED AGENCIES","PART 145—REPAIR STATIONS","Subpart E—Operating Rules"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-14.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:20Z","sha256":"a574a0b4099b29ce2a45aa65fac632f58d03aa7e1fc97462bcc70957a2402ef9","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/14-cfr-145.203","next":"us/14-cfr-145.206"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}