41 CFR § 102-33.120 - Maintenance of Government aircraft.

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title: "41 CFR § 102-33.120 - Maintenance of Government aircraft."
title_number: 41
title_name: "Public Contracts and Property Management"
section_number: "102-33.120"
section_name: "Maintenance of Government aircraft."
chapter_number: 102
chapter_name: "FEDERAL MANAGEMENT REGULATION"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "PERSONAL PROPERTY"
part_number: "102-33"
part_name: "33—MANAGEMENT OF GOVERNMENT AIRCRAFT"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "40 U.S.C. 121(c); 31 U.S.C. 101  Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1970, 35 FR 7959, 3 CFR, 1066-1970 Comp., p. 1070; E.O. 11541, 35 FR 10737, 3 CFR, 1966-1970 Comp., p. 939; and OMB Circular No. A-126 (Revised May 22, 1992), 57 FR 22150."
regulatory_source: "90 FR 58425, Dec. 16, 2025, unless otherwise noted."
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# 102-33.120 Maintenance of Government aircraft.

You must establish or require:

(a) Procedures to record and track duty time and training of maintenance personnel;

(b) Aircraft maintenance and inspection programs that comply with whichever is most applicable among—

(1) Programs for ex-military aircraft;

(2) Manufacturers' programs;

(3) FAA-approved programs;

(4) FAA-accepted programs; or

(5) Your agency's self-prescribed programs;

(c) Compliance with owning-agency or military safety of flight notices, FAA airworthiness directives, advisory circulars and orders, or mandatory manufacturers' bulletins applicable to the types of aircraft, engines, propellers, and appliances you operate;

(d) Procedures for operating aircraft with inoperable instruments and equipment;

(e) Technical support, including appropriate engineering documentation and testing, for aircraft, powerplant, propeller, or appliance repairs, modifications, or equipment installations;

(f) A quality control system to ensure replacement parts are suitable, documented, safe for flight, and properly inspected or tested; and

(g) Procedures for recording and tracking maintenance actions; inspections; and the flight hours, cycles, and calendar times of life-limited parts and FSCAP.