Flight Standards District Office
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Unsubst". A Flight Standards District Office (FSDO (Script error: No such module "IPAc-en". Script error: No such module "Respell".)) is a locally affiliated field office of the United States Federal Aviation Administration.[1]
There are 78 such offices nationwide as of November 2015 physically located in every state except for Delaware, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Delaware is served by Philadelphia,[2] Rhode Island is served by Boston,[3] and Vermont and New Hampshire are served by Portland, Maine.[4]
Purpose
The FSDOs serve as local representatives of the FAA. Each office reports to one of nine Regional FAA offices[5] and perform a variety of compliance and enforcement actions. Such items include:[6]
- Low-flying aircraft reporting
- Accident Reporting
- Air carrier certification and operations
- Aircraft maintenance
- Aircraft operational issues
- Aircraft permits
- Airmen certification (licensing) for pilots, mechanics, repairmen, dispatchers, and parachute riggers
- Certification and modification issues
- Enforcement of Airmen & Aircraft Regulations
References
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- ↑ Office faa.gov
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- ↑ National Engagement & Regional Administration faa.gov
- ↑ Flight Standards District Offices (FSDO) faa.gov
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External links
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