§31.82. Instructions for Continued Airworthiness. — Inbound Citations

(b) The holder of a design approval, including either a type certificate or supplemental type certificate for an aircraft, aircraft engine, or propeller for which application was made after January 28, 1981, must furnish at least one set of complete Instructions for Continued Airworthiness to the owner of each type aircraft, aircraft engine, or propeller upon its delivery, or upon issuance of the first standard airworthiness certificate for the affected aircraft, whichever occurs later. The Instructions for Continued Airworthiness must be prepared in accordance with §§ 23.1529, 25.1529, 25.1729, 27.1529, 29.1529, 31.82, 33.4, 35.4, or part 26 of this subchapter, or as specified in the applicable airworthiness criteria for special classes of aircraft defined in § 21.17(b), as applicable. If the holder of a design approval chooses to designate parts as commercial, it must include in the Instructions for Continued Airworthiness a list of commercial parts submitted in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (c) of this section. Thereafter, the holder of a design approval must make those instructions available to any other person required by this chapter to comply with any of the terms of those instructions. In addition, changes to the Instructions for Continued Airworthiness shall be made available to any person required by this chapter to comply with any of those instructions.

(vi) Obtaining related aviation services by commercial contract, except those services acquired to support Federal aircraft.

Governmental function is a federally funded activity carried out by an agency under its legal authority.

Intelligence community means those agencies identified in the National Security Act, 50 U.S.C. 401a(4).

Inter-service Support Agreement (ISSA) is a deal where one agency provides aviation services to another, with or without reimbursement; sharing only the aircraft is a bailment, not an ISSA.

Life-limited part is any aircraft part with a set replacement time, inspection interval, or time-based requirement. For non-military parts, the FAA specifies life-limited part airworthiness limitations in 14 CFR 21.50, 23.1529, 25.1529, 27.1529, 29.1529, 31.82, 33.4, and 35.5, and on product Type Certificate Data Sheets (TCDS). Letters authorizing Technical Standards Orders (TSO) must note or reference mandatory replacement or inspection of parts.

Military aircraft part is an aircraft part used on an aircraft that was developed by the Armed Forces (whether or not it carries an FAA airworthiness certificate).

Non-operational aircraft are Federal aircraft deemed unsafe for flight and not economically repairable, excluding those temporarily out of service for maintenance, which are considered operational aircraft.

Official Government business in relation to Government aircraft—