***Link*** :: [§ 43.7 Persons authorized to approve aircraft, airframes, aircraft engines, propellers, appliances, or component parts for return to service after maintenance, preventive maintenance, rebuilding, or alteration](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-14/section-43.7) ***Description*** :: `= this.link` ***Author*** :: [[FAA]] #### Key Quotes * Except as provided in this section and § [[FAR 43.17|43.17]], no person, other than the Administrator, may approve an aircraft, airframe, aircraft engine, propeller, appliance, or component part for [[RTS|return to service]] after it has undergone maintenance, preventive maintenance, rebuilding, or alteration. * A person holding at least a [[PPL|private pilot certificate]] may approve an aircraft for return to service after performing preventive maintenance under the provisions of § [[FAR 43.3 Persons Authorized to Maintain|43.3]](g). * The holder of at least a sport pilot certificate may approve an aircraft owned or operated by that pilot and issued a special airworthiness certificate in the [[LSA|light-sport category]] for return to service after performing preventive maintenance under the provisions of § [[FAR 43.3 Persons Authorized to Maintain|43.3]](g). #source #far