The FAA and JCAB have announced a new revision to the Implementation Procedures for Airworthiness, or IPA. The IPA is the agreement between the two authorities that explains how they will each accept aircraft and their components from the other.
The new IPA language confirms that Japan accepts FAA-PMA parts without any further showing. First, the PMA are acceptable to JCAB as a minor design change, without the need for further validation:
3.3.1.5 PMA Parts: JCAB will directly accept all FAA PMA approvals, without further showing, for modification and/or replacement parts for installation on products certified or validated by the JCAB
The technical language is limited to PMA parts meant to be installed on “products certified or validated by the JCAB,” but certification or validation of products is necessary in order to be able to put such a product on the Japanese registry. Thus, any aircraft that is on the Japanese registry has already been certified or validated by JCAB.
The IPA also confirms that PMA parts must be accompanied by an 8130-3 tag or equivalent. The documentation should verify that the part conforms to FAA-approved design data.
The new revision will take effect on March 30, 2020. Don’t worry about transactions in the interim! PMA parts were acceptable under the old version of the JCAB-FAA IPA, as well.
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