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PA.I.B.K3dFAA-S-ACS-6C · Nov 2023Knowledge

d. Required discrepancy records or placards

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Equipment requirements for day and night VFR flight, including: d. Required discrepancy records or placards

Bottom line

A discrepancy record tells the next pilot what is wrong; a placard identifies an inoperative item. Neither alone makes a prohibited or hazardous flight legal.

FAA references

  1. 14 CFR 91.213(d)(1) — Current eCFR checked 2026-11-05
  2. 14 CFR 91.213(d)(2) — Current eCFR checked 2026-11-05
  3. 14 CFR 91.213(d)(3), (4) — Current eCFR checked 2026-11-05
  4. 14 CFR 43.9(a) — Current eCFR checked 2026-11-05
  5. 14 CFR 43.11(b) — Current eCFR checked 2026-11-05
  6. 14 CFR 91.213(a)(4), (5) — Current eCFR checked 2026-11-05
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