AWNOT-006-AWXX-2.0 dated 20th April, 2010 - Civil Aviation ...

PURCHASE OF AIRCRAFT STORESAIRWORTHINESS NOTICEVERSION : 2.0DATE OF IMPLEMENTATION : 20-04-2010OFFICE OF PRIME INTEREST : AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTORATE20/04/2010 AWNOT-006-AWXX-2.0

PURCHASE OF AIRCRAFT STORES20/04/2010 AWNOT-006-AWXX-2.0

PURCHASE OF AIRCRAFT STORESA. AUTHORITY:A1. This Airworthiness Notice is issued under the Authority vested in DG CAA vide Rule 4 and 23 ofCivil Aviation Rules, 1994.B. PURPOSE:B1. The Airworthiness Notice covers conditions of acceptance of aircraft components/stores withacceptable “Authorized Release Documents” from manufacturer/distributor/supplier, and theresponsibilities of the certifying person and user. It also identifies Parts which are considered unapprovedand outlines the procedure to be adopted by organization or person under “Mandatory Defect Reporting”.C. SCOPE:C1. This Airworthiness Notice will be applicable to all operators and organizations involved inpurchase of aircraft from different source.D. DESCRIPTION:D1. DEFINITIONS:D1.1 For the purpose of this Airworthiness Notice the following definitions apply:-D1.1.1 Aircraft Component means any part of an aircraft including a complete power plant and anyoperational or emergency equipment.D1.1.2 Standard Parts are currently defined as those parts identified as such by the Type Certificate(TC) holder or parts made to a national or international specification, unless the part/parts are the subjectof specific product Approvals, such as TSO (Technical Standard Order) or PCAA Equipment Approval.Note: - This Notice does not apply to standard parts, although it is recommended that such parts shouldbe accompanied by a statement of conformity.D2. AUTHORIZED RELEASE DOCUMENT:D2.1 This document is required for any aircraft component, which is to be installed on an aircraft,except that it is not required for standard parts as defined in paragraph D1.1.2D2.2 Where the equipment being purchased was not manufactured in the country from which thepurchase is made, then the CAA Airworthiness Directorate must be satisfied that the equipment wascertified by the Inspection Authority of the country of origin, and that it has been adequately maintained ina serviceable condition during transit through the country from which it is purchased.D2.3 When received from a manufacturing source approved by the CAA (UK) or other NationalAviation Authority (NAA) and listed in the JAA Administrative and Guidance material, JAR-21, theAuthorized Release Document will be a JAA or EASA Form One issued under the terms of that Approval.D2.4 When received from a manufacturing source approved by the CAA (U.K) or approved by theNAA of one of the following countries, the Authorized Release Document will be a JAA / EASA Form Oneissued under the terms of that Approval until such time as JAR-21 may state otherwise:Austria - Austro – ControlBelgium - Administration De L’Acronautique (AA)Finland - National Board of Aviation (NBA)France - Direction Generale de L’Aviation Civile (DGAC)Germany - Luftfahrt Bundesamt (LRA)20/04/2010 Page 1 of 5 AWNOT-006-AWXX-2.0

PURCHASE OF AIRCRAFT STORESNetherlands - Rajksluchtvaartdienst (RLD)Norway - Civil Aviation AdministrationSweden - Luftfartsverket (LFV)Switzerland - Federal Office for Civil Aviation (FOCA)D2.5 When received from a company Approved by the CAA (U.K) regarding Material Manufacturer,Process Company, Test house; Material Distributor or, Fastener Distributor, the Authorized ReleaseDocument will be an Approved Certificate issued under the terms of that Approval.D2.6 When received from a manufacturing source located in the USA and appropriately Approved bythe Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), which arranges for the release of the aircraft component, theAuthorized Release Document will be FAA Form 8130-4 for new engines/propellers and FAA Form 8130-3, Airworthiness Approval Tag, export airworthiness approval for other new components including APUs.Note:i) An FAA Form 8130-3 which has been issued and used internally within the USA forpurposes other than export is not acceptable for use as an export Airworthiness approval withregard to this Notice. Further information regarding the use of FAA Form 8130-3 is contained inFAA Order 8130-2 1B.ii) Aircraft components manufactured in accordance with the Parts Manufacturer Approvalof FAR 21.303 are only acceptable when intended for fitment to an aircraft engine or propellerwhere the FAA is the Primary National Aviation Authority.iii) The Primary National Aviation Authority is that of the country of the Type Certificateholder.D2.7 When received from a manufacturing source located in Canada and appropriately Approved byTransport Canada, the Authorized Release Document will be a TCA Form 24-0078.D2.8 Some aircraft components may be manufactured by organization that do not fall within theforegoing group classifications. Where the organization is the original manufacturer the PCAA may beprepared to permit acceptance of such aircraft components without the foregoing release documentation,subject to the organization being under the control of the aircraft, engine or propeller Type Certificateholder and authorized by the Primary National Aviation Authority for that particular purpose at the timethat the component was manufactured.D3. STORES PURCHASED FROM ELSEWHERE:D3.1 Where stores are purchase from the countries other than those mentioned above, eithercertification of the Airworthiness Standard of the item by Government inspection organization of thecountry concerned, or an Approval Certificate signed by a person authorized to do so by the Governmentconcerned quoting the reference of authority must be supplied with the equipment. PCAA may refusesuch certificates if the system followed by the country is not satisfactory.D3.2 Where the procedure outline in Para D2 is not applicable, then the purchaser must satisfy theAirworthiness Directorate that an equipment guarantee has been received of the standard ofAirworthiness of the equipment.D4. DISTRIBUTORS:D4.1 (Except as stated in paragraph D2.6) Although aircraft component distributors provide a usefulservice to the aviation industry they are not required to be approved by the PCAA, cannot raiseAuthorized Release Documents and cannot be required to possess the necessary technical expertise toestablish the status of aircraft components. It therefore follows that for all components received, the enduser should request from the distributor the associated Authorized Release Document raised by anappropriately approved organization as described above.20/04/2010 Page 2 of 5 AWNOT-006-AWXX-2.0

PURCHASE OF AIRCRAFT STORESD4.2 Where a distributor does not want to pass the component’s documents to a potential buyer,being another distributor, it is acceptable for the original distributor’s documentation to be endorsed:-‘Authorized Release Documentation of the aircraft component is on file, giving Ref. No._______ andwill be made available to the end user upon request from that end user’.D4.3 Upon request of the end user the distributor should transmit the original documentation to allowthe end user to establish the components acceptability prior to installation. In all cases it is theresponsibility of the end user to obtain the appropriate Authorized Release Documentation and establishthe acceptability of the component.Note: - Where more than one components appear on the Authorized Release Document and thecomponents are to be distributed separately a certified true copy of the Authorized Release Document isacceptable for transmittal to the end user. It should be made clear which entries on the copy of theAuthorized Release Document relate to the supplied components.D5. PROBLEM OF UNAPPROVED PARTS:D5.1 For the purpose of this notice an unapproved part is a part or material intended for installation ona type certified product aircraft, which has been neither manufactured according to approved procedures,nor conforms to an approved type design; or it fails to conform to declared specifications or acceptedindustry standards (i.e. standard parts).D5.1.1 Unapproved parts include, but are not limited:D5.1.1.1 Parts specified in the illustrated parts catalogues (IPC) of a type certificated aircraft, butwhich have been manufactured, reclaimed or reworked by an unauthorized source and provided withdocuments which indicate falsely that the part(s) are genuine and conform to the approved type design,or meet a particular industry standard and are offered for use as conforming with an aircraftmanufactures authorized IPC.D5.1.1.2 Parts shipped directly to users by manufactures, supplier, or distributors who do notthemselves hold appropriate production approvals for the parts, and have not been authorized to makedirect shipments to users or stockist, by the type certificate holder, who alone has production approvale.g. production overruns.D5.1.1.3 Parts which have not been maintained, overhauled or repaired in accordance withrequirements of approved airworthiness data and/or statutory requirements, or that have beenmaintained, overhauled or repaired by persons not authorized to perform and certify these functions.D6. MANDATORY DEFECT REPORTING PROCEDURES:D6.1 Users of aircraft components and spares are reminded that suspected unapproved parts shouldbe reported to the PCAA Airworthiness Directorate through the Mandatory Occurrence ReportingProcedure (MOR).D6.2 Although the MOR procedure does not extended to aircraft bellow 2300kg, users of aircraft partsor material for this class of aircraft are encouraged to use the procedure where suspect parts areidentified.D6.3 To assist in tracing unapproved parts or material, persons raising an MOR should, as far aspossible, provide the following information on the report:D6.3.1 The name of the suspected unapproved part.D6.3.2 Part number or any other number on the part.20/04/2010 Page 3 of 5 AWNOT-006-AWXX-2.0

PURCHASE OF AIRCRAFT STORESD6.3.3 Serial number of part.D6.3.4 List next higher assembly that suspected unapproved part is assembled into (i.e. fuel pump,engine, landing gear) and list part number, if known.D6.3.5 Quantity of suspected unapproved parts found or identified.D6.3.6 Make and model number of the aircraft or component that the suspected unapproved part isapplicable to.D6.3.7 The identification of the commercial source of the suspected unapproved part. If the part isidentified with part manufacture or distributor making, this should be quoted.D6.3.8 Describe any pertinent facts relating to the suspected unapproved part and identify where partmay be inspected (provide photos, invoices, etc., if available).D6.4 The organization or persons which raise the mandatory occurrence report must pass a copy ofthe report to the appropriate type design holder and manufacturer(s) of the relevant parts.D6.5 Once the part is authenticated to be unapproved and the source from where the part wasprocured is identified PCAA shall take appropriate action as per PCAA rules and may inform stateregulatory agency of the source.D7. CERTIFYING PERSON AND USER RESPONSIBILITY:D7.1 The certifying person can be either the Approved organization, a person authorized inaccordance with that organization’s Exposition Manual, or an appropriately PCAA Type Rated LicensedEngineer, who issues the Certificate of Release to Service for installation of an aircraft part onto anaircraft, its engine(s), propeller(s) or equipment.D7.2 The User of an aircraft part is responsible for ensuring that the part is serviceable and conformsto the standard determined by the appropriate type certificate holder as being suitable for the intendedapplication. In order to discharge this responsibility to the satisfaction of the PCAA, the user must, whenobtaining an aeronautical part from a supplier:-D7.2.1 Ensure that the purchase order contains accurate definition of the aircraft parts and full details ofthe quality control and certification requirements to be met by the supplier in satisfying the order.D7.2.2 Take all necessary steps to verify that the supplier is meeting the requirements of the purchaseorder. This may require the user visiting the suppliers facilities.D8. COMPLIANCE:D8.1 Equipment which does not comply with any of the above procedure shall not be installed on anaircraft registered in Pakistan. Should any such equipment be installed on any aircraft, the Certificate ofAirworthiness of that aircraft would be considered to be invalidated.EVIDENCES (ACRONYMS / RECORDS / REFERENCES):E1. ACRONYMS:AAAPUCAADGACFARFOCAADMINISTRATION DE L’ACRONAUTIQUEAUXILIARY POWER UNITCIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITYDIRECTION GENERALE DE L’AVAITION CIVILEFEDERAL AVIATION REGULATIONFEDERAL OFFICE FOR CIVIL AVIATION20/04/2010 Page 4 of 5 AWNOT-006-AWXX-2.0

PURCHASE OF AIRCRAFT STORESIPCJAAJARLFVLRAMORNAANBARLDTCTCATSOILLUSTRATED PARTS CATALOGUESJOINT AVIATION AUTHORITYJOINT AVIATION REQUIREMENTLUFTFARTSVERKETLUFTFAHRT BUNDESAMTMANDATORY OCCURRENCE REPORTINGNATIONAL AVIATION AUTHORITYNATIONAL BOARD OF AVAITIONRAJKSLUCGTVAARTDIENSTTYPE CERTIFICATETRANSPORT CANADATECHNICAL STANDAR ORDERE2. RECORDS:Form 8130-3Form 8130-2-1BTCA Form 24-0078.E3. REFERENCES:JAR-21IMPLEMENTATION:This Airworthiness Notice shall be implemented with effect from 20 th April, 2010 and repeals /cancels / supersedes Airworthiness Notice No. 6 issue 1, dated 17 th April, 2000.20/04/2010 Page 5 of 5 AWNOT-006-AWXX-2.0