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The FAA's FAQ on Part 21 stated that PMA quality systems would be evaluated for compliance by the FAA during certificate management activity after the compliance date of the rule. [23] Today, all FAA production approvals – whether for complete aircraft or for piece parts – rely on a common set of quality assurance system elements.
The manufacturers that meet these standards are issued Parts Manufacturer Approval (PMA) by the FAA. Because the United States was the first nation to adopt rules permitting the manufacture of aircraft after market parts (and for many decades was the only nation with these rules), the PMA industry is primarily concentrated in the United States.
A supplemental type certificate (STC) originally issued in 1960 by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) A supplemental type certificate (STC) is a civil aviation authority-approved major modification or repair to an existing type certified aircraft, engine or propeller. As it adds to the existing type certificate, it is deemed "supplemental".
Part of A/C air conditioning system ACMS Aircraft condition monitoring system ACP Audio Control Panel ACR Avionic Communication Router ACS 1: Airman Certification Standards [4] FAA pilot testing ACS 2: Audio control system ACU 1: Air condition unit ACU 2: Alternator control unit [2] Protection from alternator over-voltage. AD Airworthiness ...
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.
A Technical Standard Order (TSO) is a minimum performance standard issued by the United States Federal Aviation Administration for specified materials, parts, processes, and appliances used on civil aircraft.
The FAA established the ODA program in 14 CFR part 183, subpart D: Representatives of the Administrator. [6] Boeing has 1,500 people in its ODA, under supervision by an FAA team of 45 people, of which only 24 are engineers. [7] By 2018, the FAA was letting Boeing certify 96 percent of its own work. [8]
Tagging, especially "yellow tag", is a term used in US aviation to indicate a part is serviceable and airworthy as evaluated by an FAA certified repair station. [1] It is important to note that this term is an industry term and is not an FAA requirement or even mentioned in the Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR).