A Flight Standards District Office (FSDO ( )) is a locally affiliated field office of the United States Federal Aviation Administration.Office faa.gov
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, Rhode Island is served by Boston,Media servicefaa.gov and Vermont and New Hampshire are served by Portland, Maine.Media servicefaa.gov
Purpose The FSDOs serve as local representatives of the FAA. Each office reports to one of nine Regional FAA offices National Engagement & Regional Administration faa.gov and perform a variety of compliance and enforcement actions. Such items include: Flight Standards District Offices (FSDO) faa.gov
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
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