SUP Program Guidance Revision Comment Window Closing Soon

August 11, 2015 by Leave a comment

Earlier this year the FAA released Draft FAA Order  8120.16A – Suspected Unapproved Parts Program intended to replace the previous SUP program guidance, Order 8120.16 – Processing Reports of Suspected Unapproved Parts.  ASA is reviewing the draft to determine if the revised guidance may have an affect on ASA members.

The primary changes made by the draft Order include transferring policy responsibility for the SUP program from AFS-300 to AIR-100, and clarifying the responsibility for initiating, investigating, and closing a SUP case.  Other minor changes include changing the title of the Order, moving definitions to an appendix, removing definitions that are already defined by the FAA regulations, and moving the “Objectives and Responsibilities” section to its own chapter.

ASA members are encouraged to review the draft Order to make sure there are no surprises or inadvertent changes that might adversely affect member companies or the SUP program.  Comments are due August 17, 2015, so we encourage anyone who identifies noteworthy issues to contact us quickly so we can file comments and work with the FAA to address your concerns.

Email your comments to Ryan Aggergaard at ryan@washingtonaviation.com.

Filed under Uncategorized Tagged with , , , , , , , ,

FAA Updates SUPs Guidance

August 18, 2011 by Leave a comment

The FAA has updated the guidance on detecting and reporting suspected unapproved parts (SUPs), which is known as Detecting and Reporting Suspected Unapproved Parts, FAA AC 21-29C CHG 2 (August 17, 2011).

The advisory circular’s update provides new references to various sections in Part 21 , to coincide with the October 16, 2009 changes in Part 21.  It also makes reference to the new commercial parts definition (part of the 2009 rule change), and clarifies that commercial parts are approved parts.

References to “fabrication inspection systems” are removed from the guidance (the concept of “fabrication inspection systems” was removed from the regulations in favor of unified standard production quality system regulations for all production approval holders).

Finally, the guidance is updated to reflect changed addresses and telephone contact numbers.

The newest guidance can be found online here:

Filed under Uncategorized Tagged with , , , , , , , , , , ,