AC43.13 1B/2B Acceptable Methods, Techniques and Practices of Aircraft Inspection and Repair details FAA's approved standards and practices for the inspection and repair of unpressurized sections of civil aircraft under 12,500 pounds. These detailed procedures are considered the approved methods for many hundreds of tasks which may be used when superseding manufacturer's instructions do not exist. As such, it is a required document for light aircraft repair stations and has become a core piece of the syllabus at all FAA Part 147 A&P schools.

With this FAA 2025 editorial update, there are no content changes. Only the typography has been modernized with new page layouts and fonts, along with many corrections in page and figure numbering, thus making this an easier reference for everyday use.

The primary chapters include:

• Chapter 1: Wood Structure
• Chapter 2: Fabric Covering
• Chapter 3. Fiberglass and Plastics
• Chapter 4. Metal Structure, Welding and Brazing
• Chapter 5. Nondestructive Inspection (NDI)
• Chapter 6. Corrosion, Inspection and Protection
• Chapter 7. Aircraft Hardware, Control Cables, and Turnbuckles
• Chapter 8. Engines, Fuel, Exhaust, and Propellers
• Chapter 9. Aircraft Systems and Components
• Chapter 10. Weight and Balance
• Chapter 11. Aircraft Electrical Systems
• Chapter 12. Aircraft Avionics Systems

The eBook version is a single unsecured .pdf file that is extensively pre-bookmarked, fully searchable, printable, and usable with all regular .pdf functions such as additional bookmarking, highlighting, note taking and voice transcription.

For a further breakdown of chapter/subchapter and all procedures covered, click Look Inside above for the complete table of contents and some sample pages.