{"data":{"id":"us/14-cfr-145.221","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"14 CFR 145.221","heading":"Service difficulty reports.","body":"(a) A certificated repair station must report to the FAA within 96 hours after it discovers any serious failure, malfunction, or defect of an article. The report must be in a format acceptable to the FAA.\n(b) The report required under paragraph (a) of this section must include as much of the following information as is available:\n(1) Aircraft registration number;\n(2) Type, make, and model of the article;\n(3) Date of the discovery of the failure, malfunction, or defect;\n(4) Nature of the failure, malfunction, or defect;\n(5) Time since last overhaul, if applicable;\n(6) Apparent cause of the failure, malfunction, or defect; and\n(7) Other pertinent information that is necessary for more complete identification, determination of seriousness, or corrective action.\n(c) The holder of a repair station certificate that is also the holder of a part 121, 125, or 135 certificate; type certificate (including a supplemental type certificate); parts manufacturer approval; or technical standard order authorization, or that is the licensee of a type certificate holder, does not need to report a failure, malfunction, or defect under this section if the failure, malfunction, or defect has been reported under parts 21, 121, 125, or 135 of this chapter.\n(d) A certificated repair station may submit a service difficulty report for the following:\n(1) A part 121 certificate holder, provided the report meets the requirements of part 121 of this chapter, as appropriate.\n(2) A part 125 certificate holder, provided the report meets the requirements of part 125 of this chapter, as appropriate.\n(3) A part 135 certificate holder, provided the report meets the requirements of part 135 of the chapter, as appropriate.\n(e) A certificated repair station authorized to report a failure, malfunction, or defect under paragraph (d) of this section must not report the same failure, malfunction, or defect under paragraph (a) of this section. A copy of the report submitted under paragraph (d) of this section must be forwarded to the certificate holder.","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":"013b6a48ee902ea4c9d6b4b45f372bb9f200a72b6956929dcb1190cc3575daac","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/14-cfr-145.219","next":"us/14-cfr-145.223"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}