[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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