MARPA will be speaking with the FAA late next week about FAA oversight efforts. This is an opportunity for you – the PMA parts community – to influence the discussion in that meeting! The FAA has implemented new tactics for providing oversight in order to help ensure aviation safety during Covid. This has included using … Continue reading
FAA is taking steps to enable aviation to continue doing business during the Covid-19 Crisis Continue reading
FAA has published guidance for designees whose training, oversight or renewal deadlines fall between December 22, 2018 and April 29, 2019. Under the new guidance, otherwise-authorized designees will gain the benefit of an extension to April 30, 2019. Continue reading
The FAA has published new guidance concerning nickel alloy engine (rotating) parts. Consistent with the new quality assurance procedures of 14 C.F.R. 21.137, PMA holders will be expected to work closely with their metal suppliers to ensure that smelting operations are performed correctly. Our informal inquiry among manufacturers suggests that many PMA manufacturers are purchasing their metals by specification number and then testing the materials using sampling techniques. They do not typically get involved in direct quality assurance oversight of smelters to ensure that they are smelting correctly. This appears to create a disconnect between the current standard practices and the FAA’s new guidance. Continue reading
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