Annual hangar-use self-audit

Hangar-Use Self-Audit for [Airport name], [Audit year]

Completed by [Auditor name], [Airport manager title]. Hangar visits on [Dates of hangar visits].

Airports that accept federal grants are expected to keep hangars available for aeronautical use. The FAA's 2016 policy on non-aeronautical use of hangars, as amended, explains that expectation. This checklist helps you look at each hangar once a year and keep a record of what you found and what you did about it.

Before the visits

• Print a current list of every hangar, its tenant and the aircraft on file.
• Pull each lease and check that it states the hangar's main use is aeronautical.
• Send tenants written notice of the visit dates, as each lease requires.
• Bring a camera, this checklist and a copy of the airport rules.

At each hangar

• An aircraft is present, or the tenant has a clear reason it is away (for example, out for maintenance or on a trip).
• If no aircraft is present, there is an aircraft under active construction or restoration, with signs of recent work.
• The aircraft in the hangar matches the one on file. If not, note the new registration number.
• Any non-aeronautical items are small in amount and do not block moving or working on the aircraft.
• No one is living in the hangar.
• No non-aviation business is being run from the hangar.
• No vehicles, boats or campers are stored in place of an aircraft.
• Fuel, oil and solvents are stored in small amounts in proper containers.
• A working fire extinguisher is present.
• The door opens and closes, and the area in front is clear.

Records

• For each hangar, write down the date, what you saw and any photos taken.
• Update the hangar list with any new aircraft or tenant details.
• Check that each tenant's insurance certificate is current.
• Note any vacant hangars and the date they became vacant.
• Check the hangar waiting list is current and that it is offered in order.

Follow-up

• Send a written notice to each tenant with a problem, describing it and giving a reasonable date to fix it.
• Visit again after that date and record the result.
• Raise any problem that is not fixed with the governing body, following the lease's default terms.
• Keep this audit and its notes on file with the airport's grant records.

Summary

• Hangars visited: ________
• Hangars with no issues: ________
• Hangars needing follow-up: ________
• All follow-up closed on: ________

A starting draft, not legal advice. Have your attorney or agency review before use.