---
kind: "section"
citation: "14 C.F.R. § 39.23"
title: "14"
number: "39.23"
heading: "May I fly my aircraft to a repair facility to do the work required by an airworthiness directive?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/14/39.23"
---

# §39.23. May I fly my aircraft to a repair facility to do the work required by an airworthiness directive?


Yes, the operations specifications giving some operators authority to operate include a provision that allow them to fly their aircraft to a repair facility to do the work required by an airworthiness directive. If you do not have this authority, the local Flight Standards District Office of FAA may issue you a special flight permit unless the airworthiness directive states otherwise. To ensure aviation safety, FAA may add special requirements for operating your aircraft to a place where the repairs or modifications can be accomplished. FAA may also decline to issue a special flight permit in particular cases if we determine you cannot move the aircraft safely.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701.

### Source

Source: Docket No. FAA-2000-8460, 67 FR 48003, July 22, 2002, unless otherwise noted.