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A Member Asked Part 147

Q: Are part 147 schools required to keep aircraft technical manuals updated for their aircraft?

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Q: ​Does testing time count towards required curriculum hours? Our school has been asked to adjust our curriculum so that hours for subject material...

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As part of its efforts to support the impending part 147 rulemaking, the FAA requested that ATEC facilitate a short survey of all current part 147...

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After conducting an FAA-requested survey to support the part 147 rulemaking, ATEC provided additional comment on how the agency may facilitate...

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Q: Are part 147 instructors considered "actively engaged" for purposes of meeting part 65 inspector authorization (IA) renewal requirements?

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Q: Does an AMTS need to keep every test issued to every student of every class offered for the two year record limit?

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As part of the Council's annual fly-in, aviation maintenance technician school (AMTS) representatives met with FAA officials to discuss several...

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In response to an FAA inquiry regarding ATEC's request for a competency-based part 147 regulation, ATEC submitted supplemental comments to the part...

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On Feb. 1, ATEC led a broad effort to get the new part 147 right. The council submitted comments to the FAA’s notice of proposed rulemaking...

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