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
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Receiving Inspection
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Ensures product received from vendor
satisfies Purchase Order requirements
 A.
Part Number
 B. Quantity
 C. Shipping Damage
Incoming Inspection
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Ensures product received satisfies
airworthiness requirements
 A.
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 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
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Eligibility, Quality and Identification of
Aeronautical Parts
 Eligible Parts
 Approved Parts
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PMA
TSO
Type Certificated Product
Acceptable Parts
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Standard Parts
Owner/Operator Produced
Conformed by Certificated Person
QUALITY
Condition for Safe Operation
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Factors
 Shelf
Life
 Storage Time
 Fabric
 Dope, Paint, Sealants
and Adhesives
 Internal Seals
 Rotating Components
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Factors
 Manufacturing
Rejects
 Damaged Aircraft
 Rebuilt Engines
 Heat & Fire
 Corrosives
IDENTIFICATION/MARKINGS
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Airworthiness Approval Tag
 FAA
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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
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ATA 106 Form
Unacceptable Statements
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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
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Block 15: New Parts Certification:
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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
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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
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Accredited Distributor
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Must be accredited by
industry
Must have quality
system
Must retain records
Must make records
available
NON CERTIFICATED PERSON
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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. AD’s 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.
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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

User’s 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
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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
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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.
 Manufacturer’s 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 Persons authorized to perform maintenance, preventive
maintenance, rebuilding, and alterations.


(b) The holder of a mechanic certificate
(c) The holder of a repairman certificate
 (d) A person working under the supervision of a holder of a
mechanic or repairman certificate
 (e) The holder of a repair station certificate
FAR Part 43.5
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43.5 Approval for return to service after
maintenance, preventive maintenance,
rebuilding, or alteration.
 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
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43.7 Persons authorized to approve aircraft,
airframes, aircraft engines, propellers,
appliances, or component parts for return to
service after maintenance, preventive
maintenance, rebuilding, or alteration.
 (b)
The holder of a mechanic certificate or an
inspection authorization
 (c) The holder of a repair station certificate
FAR Part 43.9
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43.9 Content, form, and disposition of maintenance,
preventive maintenance, rebuilding, and alteration
records
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(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 Maintenance Records:
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Falsification, reproduction, or alteration.
(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
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8130-3
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Part Traveler

Parts Tags
SIGNATURE REQUIREMENTS
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Technicians:
 Legible
Signature
 Legible Printed First & Last Name, Signature

Inspector:
 Legible
Signature
 Legible Printed First & Last Name, Signature
 Stamp
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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
8130-3’s 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
Mechanic’s 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
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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.
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