A company produces a small unmanned aircraft and submits a declaration of compliance for Category 2. How long must it retain the supporting information used to show the aircraft meets §107.120(a)?
- AFor two years after it submitted the declaration of compliance
- BFor one year after the last aircraft of that model is sold
- CFor two years after it stops producing the small unmanned aircraft system
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Correct answer: C. For two years after it stops producing the small unmanned aircraft system
A person who submits a declaration of compliance and produces the aircraft must retain all supporting information for two years after the cessation of production (§107.165(a)(2)(i)). A person who designs or modifies the aircraft retains it for two years after submitting the declaration (§107.165(a)(2)(ii)).
- A. Incorrect. That period, in §107.165(a)(2)(ii), applies to a person who designs or modifies the aircraft, not to a producer.
- B. Incorrect. §107.165(a)(2)(i) ties retention to the cessation of production and sets two years.
- C. Correct. §107.165(a)(2)(i): a producer retains the information for two years after the cessation of production.
Source
14 CFR Part 107 (eCFR), §107.165(a)(2)(i) If the person who submits a declaration of compliance produces a small unmanned aircraft, that person must retain the information described in paragraph (a)(1) of this section for two years after the cessation of production of the small unmanned aircraft system for which the person declared compliance.