[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 150 (Friday, August 4, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39985-39986]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-19188]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
[AC 20-62D]
Draft Advisory Circular on Eligibility, Quality, and
Identification of Aeronautical Replacement Parts
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of Availability of draft Advisory Circular (AC) 20-62D
and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of and request comments
on a draft AC pertaining to guidance for use in the determination of
quality, eligibility, and traceability of aeronautical replacement
parts intended for installation on type-certificated products. This
notice is necessary to give all interested persons the opportunity to
present their views on the draft AC.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before October 3, 1995.
ADDRESSES: Send all comments on the draft AC to: Federal Aviation
Administration, General Aviation and Commercial Branch, AFS-340, 800
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591. Comments may be
inspected at the above address between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. weekdays,
except Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Al Michaels, AFS-340, at the address above, or telephone (202) 267-
7501.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Comments Invited
A copy of the draft AC may be obtained by contacting the person
named above under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. The draft AC may
also be downloaded from the FedWorld BBS by dialing (703) 321-8020,
ANSI 8, 1, N, 9600 baud, or through the Internet at the following
Uniform Resource Location (URL): ftp://fwux.fedworld.gov/pub/faa/
faa.htm. The file name is ``AC20-62D.TXT.'' Interested persons are
invited to comment on the draft AC by submitting such written data,
views, or arguments as they may desire. Commenters should identify AC
20-62D, Eligibility, Quality, and Identification of Aeronautical
Replacement Parts, and submit comments, in duplicate, to the address
specified above. All comments will be considered by the General
Aviation and Commercial Branch, AFS-340, before issuing the final AC.
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Background
The FAA continues to receive reports of replacement parts being
offered for sales as aircraft quality and where the origin of the parts
are unknown or questionable. Such parts may be advertised or presented
as ``unused,'' ``like new,'' or ``remanufactured.'' Purchasers of these
parts may not be aware of the potential hazards involved with
replacement parts for which acceptability for installation on a type-
certificated product has not been established. In determining whether
installation of a part conforms with all applicable regulations, the
installer can establish that the part was manufactured under a
production approval pursuant to part 21 of the Federal Aviation
Regulations (FAR), that an originally acceptable part has been
maintained in accordance with part 43 of the FAR, or that the part is
otherwise acceptable for installation, e.g., has been found to conform
to data approved by the FAA. This AC would address means to help the
installer make the required determinations.
Issued in Washington, D.C., on July 31, 1995.
William J. White,
Deputy Director, Flight Standards Service.
[FR Doc. 95-19188 Filed 8-3-95; 8:45 am]
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