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Inappropriate Restrictions on the Use and Availability of ICAs

Some MARPA members have wondered where to find the FAA’s policy memo on design approval holder restrictions on ICA availability. They look for this policy memo because it clarifies that anti-competitive language in ICAs (restricting use of PMAs or third party repairs) is unacceptable to the FAA. Continue reading

New TCDS Guidance Stresses Avoidance of Anti-Competitive Language

The FAA has released Notice 8110.116, which stresses the importance of writing clear notes in the Type Certificate Data Sheet (TCDS), and of ensuring that those notes are consistent with FAA policy. This new guidance also includes pro-competition elements that will be welcomed by operators, independent repair stations, and PMA holders. Continue reading

Restrictive ICA/CMM Licensing Agreements that Preclude the Use of Independent PMA Parts

Many people are talking about restrictive ICA/CMM licensing agreements. These agreements condition access to the ICA or CMM on a licensing agreement that restricts the repair station or air carrier from using PMA parts. In some cases the restriction may be explicit, but in other cases it may be more subtle (like an agreement that forbids use of the OEM ICA for inspecting the PMA part, despite the fact that the FAA has already approved the PMA part with ICA provisions that require continued reliance on the OEM manual). Continue reading