45.15—Replacement and modification parts.
(a)
Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, each person who produces a replacement or modification part under a Parts Manufacturer Approval issued under § 21.303 of this chapter shall permanently and legibly mark the part with—
(1)
The letters “FAA-PMA”;
(2)
The name, trademark, or symbol of the holder of the Parts Manufacturer Approval;
(4)
The name and model designation of each type certificated product on which the part is eligible for installation.
(b)
If the Administrator finds that a part is too small or that it is otherwise impractical to mark a part with any of the information required by paragraph (a) of this section, a tag attached to the part or its container must include the information that could not be marked on the part. If the marking required by paragraph (a)(4) of this section is so extensive that to mark it on a tag is impractical, the tag attached to the part or the container may refer to a specific readily available manual or catalog for part eligibility information.
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[Amdt. 45-8, 37 FR 10660, May 26, 1972, as amended by Amdt. 45-14, 47 FR 13315, Mar. 29, 1982]
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Effective Date Note:
By Doc. No. FAA-2006-25877, 74 FR 53395, Oct. 16, 2009, § 45.15 was revised, effective Apr. 14, 2010. The effective date of this revision was subsequently postponed to Apr. 16, 2011 at 75 FR 9095, Mar. 1, 2010. For the convenience of the user, the revised text is set forth as follows:
§ 45.15
Marking requirements for PMA articles, TSO articles, and Critical parts.
(a) PMA articles. The manufacturer of a PMA article must permanently and legibly mark—
(1) Each PMA article, with the PMA holder's name, trademark, symbol, or other FAA approved identification and part number; and
(2) The letters “FAA-PMA”.
(b) TSO articles. The manufacturer of a TSO article must permanently and legibly mark —
(1) Each TSO article with the TSO holder's name, trademark, symbol, or other FAA approved identification and part number; and
(2) Each TSO article, unless otherwise specified in the applicable TSO, with the TSO number and letter of designation, all markings specifically required by the applicable TSO, and the serial number or the date of manufacture of the article or both.
(c) Critical parts. Each person who manufactures a part for which a replacement time, inspection interval, or related procedure is specified in the Airworthiness Limitations section of a manufacturer's maintenance manual or Instructions for Continued Airworthiness must permanently and legibly mark that part with a serial number (or equivalent) unique to that part in addition to the other applicable requirements of this section.
(d) If the FAA finds a part or article is too small or otherwise impractical to mark with any of the information required by this part, the manufacturer must attach that information to the part or its container.