REPAIR STATION

QUALITY CONTROL
MANUAL
INSPECTION SYSTEM

INSPECTIONS
Receiving Inspection
Incoming Inspection
Preliminary Inspection
Hidden Damage Inspection
In-Progress Inspection
Final Inspection/Approval for Return To
Service

Receiving Inspection

Ensures product received from vendor

satisfies Purchase Order requirements
A.

Part Number
B. Quantity
C. Shipping Damage

Incoming Inspection

Ensures product received satisfies airworthiness

requirements
A.

B.

Documentation:
Certification- 8130-3 or Certificate of Conformance

Conformity to specification and acceptable quality

C. Shelf Life
D. Shipping Damage
E. Preservation

Advisory Circular 20-62D

Eligibility, Quality and Identification of

Aeronautical Parts
Eligible

Approved Parts

Parts

PMA
TSO
Type Certificated Product

Acceptable Parts

Standard Parts
Owner/Operator Produced
Conformed by Certificated Person

QUALITY
Condition for Safe Operation

Factors
Shelf

Life
Storage Time
Fabric
Dope, Paint, Sealants
and Adhesives
Internal Seals
Rotating Components

Factors
Manufacturing

Rejects
Damaged Aircraft
Rebuilt Engines
Heat & Fire
Corrosives

IDENTIFICATION/MARKINGS

Airworthiness Approval Tag

FAA Form

8130-3, EASA Form 1

FAA PMA Symbol

FAA TSO Marking
Shipping Ticket from PAH (Production Approval Holder)
Direct Ship Authority
Maintenance Release Document
FAA Form

337, 8130-3, Work Order, Yellow Tag

ACCEPTABLE DOCUMENTS

Part Ticket with

Certificate of Conformity

UNACCEPTABLE
DOCUMENTS
Invoice
Certification
Form
ATA 106 Form

ATA 106 Form

Unacceptable Statements

Remarks Block 13:

The above parts have not been subjected to extreme

stress (as in a major engine failure, accident or fire) and
it was not obtained from any US government or military
source.

ATA 106 Form

Unacceptable Statements

Block 15: New Parts Certification:

The following signature attests that the part (s) identified

above was (were) manufactured and inspected in
accordance with the code of the Federal Regulations 14
or the AIRWORTHINESS Authority of the Country of
origin and/or established industry or U.S specifications

ATA 106 Form

Unacceptable Statements

Block 16: Used, Repaired or Surplus

Parts:

The following signature attests that the

documentation specified above or attached is
accurate with regard to the item (s) described.
Repaired parts conform and were inspected in
accordance with the Code of Federal Regulations
14 or the Airworthiness Authority of the Country of
origin and are approved for return to service

Accredited Distributor

Must be accredited by
industry
Must have quality
system
Must retain records
Must make records
available

NON CERTIFICATED PERSON

Someone without a FAA certificate (individual or

organization)

When a Non Certificated person states that they

are shipping the correct part ordered, the ONLY
thing they are stating is that the part number
agrees with the purchase order, NOT the status
of FAA acceptability of the part.

Preliminary Inspection

Determines status of product received for

maintenance
A.

Documentation, identification, traceability

B. Shipping damage
C. Preservation
D. Life Limits
E. ADs Service Bulletins
F. Functional tests/teardown inspections
G. Determination of repairs/scope of work

Hidden Damage Inspection

Inspection of article involved in accident

for Hidden Damage before maintenance is
performed.
A.

Includes inspections of adjacent areas

B. May not be required in all cases.

In-Progress Inspections
Inspections/tests performed at various
stages of teardown, maintenance and
assembly.
May include tests, measurements,
calibrations while work is in progress.

Final Inspection and

Approval for Return To Service

Ensures inspection, testing, and/or

calibration, including documentation is
completed at the completion of
maintenance.

Includes Final Sign Off, Log Book Entry.

CALIBRATION SYSTEM

System to control and perform calibration of tools

and test equipment used to make an
airworthiness determination.

Traceable to a standard acceptable to the FAA,

NIST or other national authority.

Maintenance of Records

CALIBRATED TOOLS
ONLY for tooling used to make
Airworthiness determination
Markings:

Must

Have Calibration Sticker

Calibration Not Required

Users Responsibility to Verify Before Use

CORRECTIVE ACTIONS

Used to remedy an undesirable situation.

Found

before article released to service

Found

after article released to service

Not

Quality Assurance System.

SUSPECTED UNAPPROVED
PARTS

SUSPECTED UNAPPROVED PART Definition:

A part, component or material that is

SUSPECTED of not meeting the requirements of
an APPROVED PART.

UNAPPROVED PART
A part

that does not meet the requirements of an

APPROVED PART.

APPROVED PART

Those which are produced in accordance with a

FAA Approved Manufacturing and Inspection
System. TC, PC, STC, PMA, TSO
Meet applicable design standards
Maintained IAW FAR Part 43 and/or 145
Manufactured by a repair station during
alteration IAW STC

ACCEPTABLE PART

Standard Parts that conform to established

industry or U.S. specification
Owner/Operator Produced
Fabricated by a person qualified to RTS Aircraft,
Powerplant or propeller
Parts for which inspections and tests have been
accomplished by appropriately certificated
persons authorized to determine conformity to
FAA-approved design data.

DETECTION

Use of approved vendors

Screening potential vendors

Prices to good to be true

Unrealistic delivery schedules
No/Inadequate documentation
Markings
Appearance

SHELF LIFE CONTROL

Adhesives, Sealants, Paints, Seals, etc.
Manufacturers Markings
Storage Procedures
Check before use.

Date of Manufacture/Date of Opening

Temperature Controlled

ELECTRO STATIC DISCHAGE

Used for equipment marked as ESDS

sensitive.

Properly Identified and Bagged.

Handling/Storage

Wrist straps for installation/removal

FAR Part 43.3

43.3 Personsauthorizedtoperformmaintenance,preventive
maintenance,rebuilding,andalterations.

(b)Theholderofamechaniccertificate
(c)Theholderofarepairmancertificate
(d)Apersonworkingunderthesupervisionofaholderofa
mechanicorrepairmancertificate
(e)Theholderofarepairstationcertificate

FAR Part 43.5

43.5 Approvalforreturntoserviceafter
maintenance,preventivemaintenance,
rebuilding,oralteration.
No

person may approve for return to service any

aircraft, airframe, aircraft engine, propeller, or
appliance, that has undergone maintenance,
preventive maintenance, rebuilding, or alteration
unless - (a) The maintenance record entry required by 43.9
or 43.11, as appropriate, has been made;

FAR Part 43.7

43.7 Personsauthorizedtoapproveaircraft,
airframes,aircraftengines,propellers,
appliances,orcomponentpartsforreturnto
serviceaftermaintenance,preventive
maintenance,rebuilding,oralteration.
(b)Theholderofamechaniccertificateoran

inspectionauthorization
(c)Theholderofarepairstationcertificate

FAR Part 43.9

43.9 Content,form,anddispositionofmaintenance,
preventivemaintenance,rebuilding,andalteration
records

(1) A description (or reference to data acceptable to the

Administrator) of work performed.
(2) The date of completion of the work performed.
(3) The name of the person performing the work if other than the
person specified in paragraph (a)(4) of this section.
(4) If the work performed on the aircraft, airframe, aircraft
engine, propeller, appliance, or component part has been
performed satisfactorily, the signature, certificate number, and
kind of certificate held by the person approving the work.

43.12 MaintenanceRecords:

Falsification,reproduction,oralteration.

(a) No person may make or cause to be made:

(1) Any fraudulent or intentionally false entry in any record or report that is
required to be made, kept, or used to show compliance with any
requirement under this part;
(2) Any reproduction, for fraudulent purpose, of any record or report under
this part; or
(3) Any alteration, for fraudulent purpose, of any record or report under this
part.
(b) The commission by any person of an act prohibited under paragraph (a)
of this section is a basis for suspending or revoking the applicable airman,
operator, or production certificate, Technical Standard Order Authorization,
FAA-Parts Manufacturer Approval, or Product and Process Specification
issued by the Administrator and held by that person.

NOMAD FORMS

Work order

Parts Request Ticket

Over & Above

Tags

Tally Sheet

8130-3

Part Traveler

Parts Tags

SIGNATURE REQUIREMENTS

Technicians:
Legible

Signature
Legible Printed First & Last Name, Signature

Inspector:
Legible

Signature
Legible Printed First & Last Name, Signature
Stamp

Approval for Return To Service

Legible

Signature and Certificate Number ONLY

Work Order #
Aircraft Registration #
Manufacturer
Model
Serial #
Scope of Work

Corrective Action

Date
Description
of Work

Corrective
Action
Parts- Use
back if
more than
one
LEGIBLE
Signature or
Legible
Printed Name
and signature

O & A Number,
Work Order #
and Yes or No if
Traveler required

Aircraft
Registration #
Attach ALL
parts tags and
FAA Form
8130-3s to WO.

Request Inspection
when all blocks are
completed and
technician has
signed !

Aircraft
Registration #
Work Description
Traveler Number

Tally Sheet. Inventory of

Documents in Work Order

Work Order #

Part Traveler

Used to track part

removed for maintenance
and control fabricated
part. Complete applicable
blocks
DWG/SRM Ref

Aircraft & WO #
Parts/Materials Used
Work Step(s)

Final Inspection Sign Off

Part Serial
Number

Aircraft
Registration #

Reason for Removal

Mechanics Name

Part #
Red Tag used for Condemned or Un-Repairable
partWhite Identification Tag
Green Tag used for Repairable part
ALL Removed Parts MUST be tagged

Work Order #

FAA Form 8130-3

MUST be retained and made a

part of aircraft records

Evidence of Airworthiness of part

Part Tag MUST be Retained for

aircraft records

Parts Request Tag:

Used to Request Part from Stockroom.
White copy stays in Stockroom for inventory control
Yellow copy goes to technician with part. May be used to
return excess items to Stock.