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The FAA published a significant revision to the U.S. manufacturing regulations on October 16, 2009. [17] This new rule eliminates some of the legal distinctions between forms of production approval issued by the FAA, which should have the effect of further demonstrating the FAA's support of the quality systems implemented by PMA manufacturers.
In 2005, the FAA granted Boeing "in-house oversight for new planes in production and approval of major repairs and alterations". [4] The manufacturers’ engineer is delegated to review the design, plan and observe tests, and certify they meet applicable standards. [4]
The TSO authorization (also called TSOA) or a letter of TSO Design Approval does not necessarily convey approval for installation. [2] Similar standards are maintained by other aviation authorities. For example European Technical Standard Orders (ETSO) by EASA for the European Union, [3] with limited reciprocal equivalence on a per-country ...
Reliable Robotics, a Silicon Valley startup aiming to automate conventional fixed-wing planes, has received approval from the Federal Aviation Administration to proceed with its plan to test and ...
An aircraft part is an article or component approved for installation on a type-certificated aircraft. Approval for these parts is derived from the jurisdictions of the countries that an aircraft is based. In the United States, the Federal Aviation Administration oversees the approval for these parts under Federal Aviation Regulation Part 21.
The Federal Aviation Administration notified Boeing it would be auditing the company's manufacturing practices for safety compliance. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium ...
Of the 89 product audits, a type of FAA review focusing specifically on parts of the production process, Boeing passed 56 and failed 33. The presentation mentions 97 incidents of “alleged non ...
All design approvals were conducted by the FAA directly; no oversight was delegated to Boeing. [219] The design changes must be implemented on all MAX aircraft already produced and in storage, as well as new production. [220] The FAA documents were published in the Federal Register on August 6, opening a 45-day public comment period. [221]