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Maintenance terminology as defined in 14 CFR part 1 (e.g., time in service, maintenance, preventive maintenance, major alteration, major repair, minor alteration, minor repair).

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Aviation Maintenance Technician Handbook - General p. 2-16
Chapter 2: Regulations, Maintenance Forms, Records, & Publications › Section 43.5—Approval for return to service after maintenance, preventive maintenance,…
Certificated sport pilot for preventive maintenance on an aircraft owned and or operated by them. Note that although a certificated repairman is authorized to work on a product undergoing maintenance, preventive maintenance, rebuilding, or alterations (refer to 14 CFR part ... section 43.3), they are not authorized to approve that product for RTS. They must make the appropriate maintenance record entry per the requirements of 14 CFR part 43, section 43.9 or 43.11. Section 43.9—Content, form and disposition of maintenance…
14 CFR Part 43 — Maintenance, Preventive Maintenance, Rebuilding, and Alteration Open
14 CFR § 43.3 Persons authorized to perform maintenance, preventive maintenance, rebuilding, and alterations.
CFR § 43.3 Persons authorized to perform maintenance, preventive maintenance, rebuilding, and alterations. (a) Except as provided in this section and § 43.17, no person may maintain, rebuild, alter, or perform preventive maintenance on an aircraft, airframe, aircraft engine, propeller, appliance ... component part to which this part applies. Those items, the performance of which is a major alteration, a major repair, or preventive maintenance, are listed in appendix A. (b) The holder of a mechanic certificate may perform maintenance, preventive maintenance…
14 CFR Part 43 — Maintenance, Preventive Maintenance, Rebuilding, and Alteration Open
14 CFR § 43.17 Maintenance, preventive maintenance, and alterations performed on U.S. aeronautical products by certain Canadian persons.
CFR § 43.17 Maintenance, preventive maintenance, and alterations performed on U.S. aeronautical products by certain Canadian persons. in accordance with the requirements of paragraph (d) of this section and approve the affected products for return to service in accordance with ... paragraph (e) of this section. (d) Performance requirements. A person authorized in paragraph (c) of this section may perform maintenance (including any inspection required by Sec. 91.409 of this chapter, except an annual inspection), preventive maintenance, and alterations, provided…