Skip to main content
FAA · Compliance checklist · 11 items

FAA Compliance Readiness Checklist

Airworthiness, operations, airman records, and drug & alcohol, mapped to 14 CFR

Work this ahead of an FAA inspection, or before a contract requires proof of an airworthy, compliant operation. It spans maintenance/airworthiness, operating rules, airman currency, and the Part 120 drug & alcohol program. Findings can mean civil penalties and certificate action.

Reviewed June 4, 2026
01

Airworthiness & Maintenance

  • Required inspections current (annual / 100-hour / progressive)

    14 CFR 91.409
  • Airworthiness Directive (AD) compliance tracked per aircraft

    14 CFR 39
  • Maintenance logbook entries + life-limited part status complete

    14 CFR 43.9 / 43.11
02

Operations

  • Operations specifications + required manuals current

    14 CFR 135 / 121
  • Minimum Equipment List (MEL) authorized and applied correctly

    14 CFR 91.213
  • Flight, duty, and rest records compliant

    14 CFR 135.263 / 117
03

Airman Records

  • Pilot certificates + medicals current for each crew member

    14 CFR 61
  • Recurrent training and checkrides current

    14 CFR 135.293 / 135.299
04

Drug & Alcohol (Part 120)

  • Anti-drug & alcohol-misuse program registered; random rates met

    14 CFR 120
  • Supervisor reasonable-suspicion training documented

  • Pre-employment + recurrent testing records retained

Preparation aid, not legal advice. Requirements differ by operation (Part 91 / 121 / 135 / 145), so confirm what applies to your certificate.

From this checklist to cited crew records.

FileFlo computes each pilot's checks, training and medical from your records and cites the rule, reviews each planned trip for crew and aircraft, and keeps your operation documents and the audit packet on file. Your Director of Operations makes the operational decision.

Pricing is by written quote. FileFlo reports readiness, and your Director of Operations makes the operational decision.