Flight Standards District Office

A Flight Standards District Office (FSDO (/ˈfɪzˌdoʊ/ FIZ-doh)) 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

  1. ^ Office faa.gov
  2. ^ "Philadelphia Flight Standards District Office PHL FSDO Service Area Description" (PDF). faa.gov. January 11, 2023. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
  3. ^ Media servicefaa.gov Archived March 26, 2021, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Media service faa.gov [dead link‍]
  5. ^ National Engagement & Regional Administration faa.gov
  6. ^ Flight Standards District Offices (FSDO) faa.gov


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