Aircraft part

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

An aircraft part are articles or components approved for installation on certificated aircraft. Approval for these parts is derived from the jurisdictions of the countries that an aircraft is based. In the United States, the Federal Aviation Administration oversees the approval for these parts under Federal Aviation Regulation Part 21.

Contents 1 Manufacture of parts 1.1 Production Certificate 1.2 Parts Manufacture Approval 1.3 Technical Standard Order articles 1.4 Owner produced parts 2 Life limited parts 3 Flight critical parts 4 Suspected unapproved parts 5 References 6 External Links

[edit] Manufacture of parts

[edit] Production Certificate

[edit] Parts Manufacture Approval

Main article: Parts manufacture authority

A Parts Manufacture Approval, or PMA, is required for any person producing replacement or modification parts for sale for installation on a type-certificated product. ^[1]

[edit] Technical Standard Order articles

Main article: Technical Standard Order

[edit] Owner produced parts

[edit] Life limited parts

[edit] Flight critical parts

[edit] Suspected unapproved parts

[edit] References

• Federal Aviation Regulation (14 CFR) Part 21

[edit] External Links