FAA: Yes, you can serialize and mark that part
A maintenance provider can restore or assign and add a serial number to a part received with that information missing or illegible, and it can assign and add a serial…
Read MoreMaintenance
General maintenance requirements are found in 14 CFR part 1 (Definitions), part 43 (General Performance Standards), part 65 (Certification: Airmen other than Flight), and part 145 (Repair Stations).
Operators’ Maintenance Standards around found in part 91, Subpart E; part 121, Subpart L; part 125, Subpart G; part 135, Subpart J, and § 129.14).
The latest ARSA news regarding maintenance requirements is below; click here for archived news.
FAA responds to ARSA protest
ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA – In a major victory for the aviation industry, on December 26, 2012, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) withdrew its faulty legal interpretation of maintenance duty time limitations…
Read MoreARSA seeks to resolve part-marking confusion
On a Dec. 11 letter to the FAA, ARSA asked the agency to clarify confusion regarding part marking during maintenance – specifically, whether maintenance providers can apply a “serial number”…
Read MoreARSA Seeks Clarification of FAA Designee Privilege
On Dec. 6, 2012, ARSA submitted a letter to the FAA requesting clarification of the privileges afforded to a repair specification designated engineering representative (RS-DER). The issue giving rise to…
Read MoreMAG change 2 – What you need to know
On Oct. 31, 2012, the second revision to the Maintenance Annex Guidance (MAG) was released.
The MAG, originally issued on May 3, 2011, provides detailed guidance for FAA-certificated repair stations…
