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100-Hour Inspection

What is 100-hour inspection?

FAA handbook figure illustrating 100-hour inspection

A 100-hour inspection is a thorough airworthiness check — equal in depth to an annual inspection — required every 100 flight hours on aircraft under 12,500 pounds that are used to carry passengers or cargo for hire.

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