[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 193 (Thursday, October 5, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 52244]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-24800]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
[AC No. 120-PAAT III]


Proposed Advisory Circular (AC) on Determining Disposition of 
Undocumented Parts and Appliances

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of availability of proposed AC 120-PAAT III and request 
for comments.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of and requests 
comments on a proposed AC pertaining to guidance to operator and repair 
station certificate holders to develop a system/plan for making a 
determination of conformity or acceptability for aircraft parts at 
incoming, receiving, and inspection, and for current inventories when 
the certificate holder lacks sufficient part documentation. This notice 
is necessary to give all interested persons the opportunity to present 
their views on the proposed AC.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before January 3, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Send all comments on the proposed AC to: Federal Aviation 
Administration, Airworthiness General Aviation and Commercial Branch, 
AFS-340, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, D.C. 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 above 
address; telephone (202) 267-8203, or facsimile (202) 267-5115.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

    A copy of the draft AC may be obtained by contacting the person 
named under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. The proposed 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.htm. The file 
name is ``ACPAAIII.TXT.'' Interested persons are invited to comment on 
the proposed AC by submitting such written data, views, or arguments as 
they may desire. Comments should identify AC 120-PAAT III, Determining 
Disposition of Undocumented Parts and Appliances, and submit comments, 
in duplicate, to the address specified above. All written comments 
received on or before the closing date will be considered by the 
Airworthiness General Aviation and Commercial Branch, AFS-340, before 
issuing the final AC.

Background

    The aviation industry and the FAA have agreed that there needs to 
be a system/plan for evaluating the acceptability of aircraft parts 
existing within the certificate holder's present inventories for which 
the holders lack sufficient documentation for these parts to be 
installed on type-certificated products. Therefore, an Aviation 
Rulemaking Advisory Committee (ARAC) working group elected to 
accomplish this task through promulgation of an AC to provide the 
aviation community with guidance and information to develop the 
detailed system/plan. The procedures in this proposal AC would 
establish that the part conforms with applicable regulations and would 
enable the installer to establish that the part is acceptable for 
installation on type-certificated products.

    Issued in Washington, D.C., on September 29, 1995.
William J. White,
Acting Director, Flight Standards Service.
[FR Doc. 95-24800 Filed 10-4-95; 8:45 am]
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