Flight Standards District Office
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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
- ^ https://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/[bare URL]
- ^ https://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/field_offices/fsdo/phl/local_more/media/serviceareaphl.pdf[bare URL PDF]
- ^ https://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/field_offices/fsdo/bos/local_more/media/serviceareabos.pdf[bare URL PDF]
- ^ https://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/field_offices/fsdo/pwm/local_more/media/serviceareapwm.pdf[bare URL PDF]
- ^ https://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/arc/[bare URL]
- ^ https://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/field_offices/fsdo/[bare URL]
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