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Demonstrating Eligibility

PMAs are unique, in that they are production approvals that also inherently include an eligibility (an installation for which the PMA is eligible).  The PMA application must identify the product onto which the PMA part will be installed (14 C.F.R. § 21.303(a)(1)).  Before 2009, the installation eligibility was required to be printed on the PMA … Continue reading

MARPA issues White Paper on Illustrated Parts Catalogs, PMA and Copyright Law

MARPA has published a white paper explaining the intellectual property ramifications of sharing a page from an illustrated parts catalog in support of an FAA-PMA application. In order to produce an aircraft part in the United States, the producer typically needs to obtain design and production approval from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).  A parts … Continue reading