---
kind: "section"
citation: "14 C.F.R. § 29.603"
title: "14"
number: "29.603"
heading: "Materials."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/14/29.603"
---

# §29.603. Materials.


The suitability and durability of materials used for parts, the failure of which could adversely affect safety, must—

- (a) Be established on the basis of experience or tests;
- (b) Meet approved specifications that ensure their having the strength and other properties assumed in the design data; and
- (c) Take into account the effects of environmental conditions, such as temperature and humidity, expected in service.

## Notes

### Amendments

[Doc. No. 5084, 29 FR 16150, Dec. 3, 1964, as amended by Amdt. 29-12, 41 FR 55471, Dec. 20, 1976; Amdt. 29-17, 43 FR 50599, Oct. 30, 1978]

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g), 40113, 44701-44702, 44704.

### Source

Source: Docket No. 5084, 29 FR 16150, Dec. 3, 1964, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[Doc. No. 5084, 29 FR 16150, Dec. 3, 1964, as amended by Amdt. 29-12, 41 FR 55471, Dec. 20, 1976; Amdt. 29-17, 43 FR 50599, Oct. 30, 1978]