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Means of compliance record retention

Remote Pilot (Part 107) practice question 13 of 13 on Regulations / General. ACS element UA.I.A.K7 · difficulty: recall. Want to answer it in a timed quiz? Use the Remote Pilot (Part 107) practice mode.

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QUESTIONUnder 14 CFR part 107, a person who submits a means of compliance must retain the detailed description of that means of compliance and the justification showing how it meets the requirements for

  1. Atwo years after the means of compliance is submitted to the FAA.
  2. Bas long as the means of compliance remains accepted.
  3. Cone year after the FAA accepts the means of compliance.
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Correct answer: B. as long as the means of compliance remains accepted.

  • A — incorrect The two-year period in § 107.165(a)(2) applies to the supporting information behind a declaration of compliance, not to a means of compliance, and the retention period for a means of compliance is not tied to the submission date.
  • B — correct Section 107.165(b) requires the submitter to retain and make available the detailed description and justification for as long as the means of compliance remains accepted.
  • C — incorrect No one-year period appears in § 107.165; acceptance starts the retention obligation rather than ending it one year later.

BACKGROUND

Subpart D of 14 CFR part 107 governs small unmanned aircraft eligible for Category 2 and Category 3 operations over human beings. A means of compliance (MoC) is the method used to show that a small unmanned aircraft meets the requirements of § 107.120(a) for Category 2 or § 107.130(a) for Category 3, while a declaration of compliance (DoC) is the record submitted to the FAA certifying that a particular aircraft conforms to those requirements. Section 107.165 sets separate record-retention rules for each. Under § 107.165(b), a person who submits a means of compliance must retain the detailed description of it and the justification showing how it meets those requirements, and make them available to the Administrator on request, for as long as the means of compliance remains accepted. By contrast, § 107.165(a)(2) gives declaration-of-compliance submitters fixed two-year periods measured from cessation of production or from the date the declaration was submitted.

STUDY TIP

Read § 107.165 as two separate rules and keep straight which record each one covers: the means of compliance is tied to how long acceptance lasts, while the declaration of compliance is tied to fixed two-year periods. Memorize the trigger for each two-year clock as well, because producing an aircraft and designing or modifying one start the clock at different events.

KEY POINTS

  • A means of compliance description and justification must be kept for as long as that means of compliance remains accepted (§ 107.165(b)).
  • Declaration of compliance supporting information is kept for two years, measured from cessation of production or from submission of the declaration (§ 107.165(a)(2)).
  • All of these records must be made available to the Administrator upon request.

SOURCES

  • 14 CFR 107.165(b)
  • 14 CFR 107.165(a)(2)
  • 14 CFR 107.3 (definition of declaration of compliance)
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SkyDrill is not affiliated with the FAA. This is an original practice item based on 14 CFR part 107, 14 CFR part 89, and the FAA Remote Pilot – Small UAS Study Guide (FAA-G-8082-22). Regulations and handbooks are revised; confirm details against the current edition.