14 CFR §125.249
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- (a)Each certificate holder's manual required by § 125.71 of this part shall contain, in addition to the items required by § 125.73 of this part, at least the following:
- (1)A description of the certificate holders maintenance organization, when the certificate holder has such an organization.
- (2)A list of those persons with whom the certificate holder has arranged for performance of inspections under this part. The list shall include the persons' names and addresses.
- (3)The inspection programs required by § 125.247 of this part to be followed in the performance of inspections under this part including—
- (i)The method of performing routine and nonroutine inspections (other than required inspections);
- (ii)The designation of the items that must be inspected (required inspections), including at least those which if improperly accomplished could result in a failure, malfunction, or defect endangering the safe operation of the airplane;
- (iii)The method of performing required inspections;
- (iv)Procedures for the inspection of work performed under previously required inspection findings (“buy-back procedures”);
- (v)Procedures, standards, and limits necessary for required inspections and acceptance or rejection of the items required to be inspected;
- (vi)Instructions to prevent any person who performs any item of work from performing any required inspection of that work; and
- (vii)Procedures to ensure that work interruptions do not adversely affect required inspections and to ensure required inspections are properly completed before the airplane is released to service.
- (b)In addition, each certificate holder's manual shall contain a suitable system which may include a coded system that provides for the retention of the following: