Opinions Sought on AC 33-8 (PMA on engine and APU parts)

What do you think of AC 33-8?

AC 33-8 is the “Guidance for Parts Manufacturer Approval of Turbine Engine and Auxiliary Power Unit Parts under Test and Computation.”  This guidance has been out in the industry for six years now.  A number of our members have reported that this guidance has been useful for them.

MARPA will be meeting with the FAA in four weeks and one of the topics will be AC 33-8.

Please get us your comments – positive or negative – on this document.  Let us know if it has been useful (and what has been useful, if possible).  Let us also know whether any of the AC language poses problems or could be improved.  Also, if you think that the guidance is  missing anything, then let us know what additional information could be useful in the guidance.  Please send your comments to us by email or leave a response in the blog comments.