Which Local Office Should I Contact?
The FAA aircraft local field offices listed below can provide you direct personal assistance to address your particular situation in a timely manner:
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Aircraft Certification Offices (ACO) are staffed with FAA Aviation Safety Engineers (ASE) to assist with:
- Design approvals and certificate management
- U.S. production approvals
- Engineering and analyses questions
- Investigating and reporting aircraft accidents, incidents, and service difficulties
- Designated Engineering Representatives (DER) oversight
- Flight Standards District Offices (FSDO) are staffed to assist with:
- Airmen certification (licensing), to include pilots, mechanics, I.A.s, repairmen, dispatchers, and parachute riggers
- Aircraft permits and other certification issues
- Air carrier certification and operations
- Accident investigations
- Enforcement and investigation issues
- Manufacturing Inspection District Offices (MIDO) are staffed with FAA
Aviation Safety Inspectors (ASI) to assist with:
- Manufacturing and production certification
- Airworthiness certification
- Manufacturing facilities approval holder issues
- Manufacturing Designated Airworthiness Representatives (DAR-F) oversight
- Manufacturing Inspection Office (MIO) provide:
- Oversight of Manufacturing Inspection District Offices (MIDO)
- Management of geographically located production facilities and designees
