---
kind: "section"
citation: "14 C.F.R. § 145.219"
title: "14"
number: "145.219"
heading: "Recordkeeping."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/14/145.219"
---

# §145.219. Recordkeeping.

- (a) A certificated repair station must retain records in English that demonstrate compliance with the requirements of [part 43](/cfr/14/part43.md). The records must be retained in a format acceptable to the FAA.
- (b) A certificated repair station must provide a copy of the maintenance release to the owner or operator of the article on which the maintenance, preventive maintenance, or alteration was performed.
- (c) A certificated repair station must retain the records required by this section for at least 2 years from the date the article was approved for return to service.
- (d) A certificated repair station must make all required records available for inspection by the FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board.

## Notes

### Source

Source: Docket FAA-1999-5836, 66 FR 41117, Aug. 6, 2001, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 40113, 44701-44702, 44707, 44709, 44717.