Civilian Airports / Part 139 Certification Inspection
Part 139 Certification Inspection
Annual certification inspection readiness: self-audit, findings tracked to closure, a filed record.
The problem
The certification inspection is one day; being ready for it is the other 364
The FAA runs the annual Part 139 certification inspection, and the outcome rides on whether the airport can show its work: current records, closed findings, and evidence that the required programs actually ran all year. Assembling that the week before is how avoidable discrepancies get written.
The gap is rarely the airport being out of compliance. It is being unable to prove compliance quickly, from records spread across binders, spreadsheets, and inboxes, the moment the inspector asks.
How it works
Self-audit through the year, arrive with the record ready
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Self-audit against the Part 139 requirements
Work through the certification requirements as a structured review, so the airport finds its own gaps on its own schedule instead of hearing them from the inspector.
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Every finding tracked to a closure
A gap that surfaces becomes a tracked item with an owner and a status, so nothing sits open and undocumented between reviews.
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The record assembles itself
Reviews, findings, and closures build a dated, filable record as the year goes, so the evidence the inspector wants is already in one place, not reconstructed the night before.
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Ready when the inspector arrives
Open the current readiness record, see completion at a glance, and hand over a package that shows the programs ran and the findings closed.
Built on the regulation
The citation, implemented
- 14 CFR Part 139
The FAA conducts the annual certification inspection under Part 139. Glidepath does not perform or replace that inspection: it prepares for it, with a self-audit, findings tracked to closure, and a filed record ready when the inspector arrives.
The benefit
What it automates
No week-before scramble
The readiness record builds through the year, so preparing for the inspection is opening a file, not assembling one.
Findings close before the inspector writes them
A self-audit surfaces gaps on the airport's own schedule, tracked to closure, so fewer of them become inspection discrepancies.
Proof, not just compliance
A dated record of reviews and closures shows the programs actually ran, which is what the certification inspection asks the airport to demonstrate.
Related
Works alongside
FAQ
Straight answers
Does Glidepath perform the Part 139 certification inspection?
No. The FAA conducts that inspection. Glidepath is how the airport gets ready for it: a self-audit against the requirements, findings tracked to closure, and a filed record on hand when the inspector arrives.
How is this different from the self-inspection module?
Routine self-inspections cover the day-to-day condition of the airport. This is the annual readiness pass for the certification inspection specifically, rolling those results and findings into one filable record.
What does the inspector-ready record include?
The completed readiness review with its passing, findings, and not-applicable counts, the findings and their closures, and the dated history, exportable as a package.
Can we tell how ready we are before the inspection?
Yes. The workspace shows completion at a glance, with tallies for completed, in-progress, and draft reviews, so readiness is visible year-round, not just in the final week.