The Air Transportation Oversight System (ATOS) is the Federal Aviation Administration’s primary tool for overseeing the nation’s airlines. The fundamental principle of ATOS is that air carriers must have properly designed systems to eliminate or lessen risks before they result in accidents or incidents.
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MPD - Maintenance Planning Data documents data developed by the manufacturer of a particular airplane that contains the information each operator of that airplane needs to develop a customized, scheduled maintenance and inspection program.
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Type Certificate Data Sheets- Type Certificate Data Sheets (TCDS) are a part of the Type Certification Process and contain information relevant to the certification of particular aircraft. TCDS contain information that is useful, not only at the time the aircraft undergoes certification, but as an ongoing resource for the life of an aircraft. Any time a Certificate of [...]
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CMR Definition – What is a CMR? – A CMR is a required periodic task, established during the design certification of the airplane as an operating limitation of the type certificate.
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Technical Standard Orders are written specification published by the FAA as a minimum performance standard for specified materials, parts, and appliances used on civil aircraft. When authorized to manufacture an aicraft material, part, or appliances to a TSO standard, this is referred to as TSO authorization.
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Technical Standard Order Authorization
A Technical Standard Order Authorization – TSOA from the Federal Aviation Administration authorizes a manufacturer to produce a material, part, or appliance to a TSO standard. Receiving a TSOA approves both design and production of the TSO part.
A TSOA does not authorize the installation of a TSO part in a certificated aircraft. The standard [...]
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Essential Maintenance encompasses any on-wing accomplishment of any maintenance or alteration that the certificate holder has designated as a RII. Essential Maintenance is maintenance that would result in a failure effect that would endanger the continued safe flight and landing of the airplane if it was performed improperly or if improper parts or materials were [...]
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Standard Operating Procedure – SOPs are universally recognized as basic to safe aviation operations. Effective crew coordination and crew performance, two central concepts of crew resource management
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The term “bilateral agreement” means an executive agreement between the U.S. Government and the government of another country to facilitate the airworthiness approval or acceptance of civil aeronautical products exported from one country (contracting state) to the other
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Production Approval Holder (PAH) is the holder of a production certificate (PC), approved production inspection system (APIS), parts manufacturer approval (PMA),, or a technical standard order (TSO) authorization. This person controls the design and quality of a product or part.
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