14 CFR § 437.73 - Anomaly recording, reporting and implementation of corrective actions.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t14/s437.73"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "14 CFR § 437.73 - Anomaly recording, reporting and implementation of corrective actions."
title_number: 14
title_name: "Aeronautics and Space"
section_number: "437.73"
section_name: "Anomaly recording, reporting and implementation of corrective actions."
chapter_name: "COMMERCIAL SPACE TRANSPORTATION, FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "LICENSING"
part_number: "437"
part_name: "EXPERIMENTAL PERMITS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "51 U.S.C. 50901-50923."
regulatory_source: "Docket No. FAA-2006-24197, 72 FR 17019, Apr. 6, 2007, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "437"
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# 437.73 Anomaly recording, reporting and implementation of corrective actions.
(a) A permittee must record each anomaly that affects a safety-critical system, subsystem, process, facility, or support equipment.
(b) A permittee must identify all root causes of each anomaly, and implement all corrective actions for each anomaly.
(c) A permittee must report to the FAA any anomaly of any system that is necessary for complying with §§ 437.55(a)(3), 437.57, and 437.59, and must report the corrective action for each reported anomaly.
(d) A permittee must implement each corrective action before the next flight.