MARPA continued in its global quest to improve PMA understanding with an aircraft parts safety seminar in Kuala Lumpur, today. MARPA joined with CAA Malaysia, FAA and ICAO to host the aircraft parts safety seminar. The seminar examined both unapproved parts and approved parts issues. The program was supported by the US International Trade Administration’s … Continue reading
The new Safety Management Systems (SMS) regulation will be published on Friday April 26. A pre-publication version of the rule is currently available for inspection. The new regulation will expand the applicability of FAA’s SMS rule to include type certificate (TC) holders and production certificate (PC) holders. It will also expand the scope to include … Continue reading
MARPA has filed formal comments on two recent rulemaking activities: SMS and Systems Safety. In both cases, the comments are intended to improve the rules and make them more useful to protect safety in the global aviation system. Continue reading
The deadline for Safety Management Systems (SMS) comments is coming soon. One key question asked in the FAA proposal is whether the SMS rules should be applied to PMA holders. Continue reading
The FAA will publish its Safety Management Systems (“SMS”) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”) in tomorrow’s Federal Register. This long-awaited proposed rule has been scaled back from the original scope (manufactures and maintenance organizations) and only appears to apply to: There will be an exception for production certificates that are based purely on a supplemental … Continue reading
Safety Management Systems (SMS) is being adopted as a standard practice across the manufacturing industry. We will be discussing SMS at the Annual Conference in November. This is a review of the status of SMS regulations for manufacturers in some jurisdictions. United States The FAA is expected to take their existing SMS rule (which applies … Continue reading
In late December we posted a request for comments on the MARPA COS Committee’s draft revision to the MARPA COS guidance material. Last updated in 2014, the Continued Operational Safety guidance was due for a review and an update to ensure the guidance reflects current industry best practices. We are now happy to announce that … Continue reading
Over the past several months the MARPA COS Committee has hunkered down and collaborated to update the MARPA COS guidance material. Last updated in 2014, the Continued Operational Safety guidance was due for a review and an update to ensure the guidance reflects current industry best practices. As an industry, we have an obligation not … Continue reading
COS/SMS Case Study by Steve Szpunar, MARPA Safety Committee Chairman – PW4000 112” Fan Blade Failures Continue reading
One way to tell what is coming over the horizon for FAA regulations and policies is to examine the advisory committee reports that are being submitted to the FAA. The DOT’s Safety Oversight and Certification Advisory Committee (SOCAC) has accepted three reports for submission to the FAA: Compliance Assurance System Report — https://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/rulemaking/committees/documents/index.cfm/document/information?documentID=4829 Technical Standard … Continue reading
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