Stage: Final Publications

Regulatory Agency Final Publications

FAA N 8900.440 Master Minimum Equipment List Policy Letter 98, Revision 1, Navigation Databases, and Associated Aviation Safety Inspector Requirements

Purpose of This Notice. This notice announces revised policy associated with Master
Minimum Equipment List (MMEL) Policy Letter (PL)-98, Navigation Databases. This notice
provides guidance to the Aircraft Evaluation Division (AFS-100), which develops and revises
MMELs, and aviation safety inspectors (ASI) with minimum equipment list (MEL) oversight
responsibility, and tasks them with ensuring all MMELs and operators’ MELs are updated in
accordance with this notice and MMEL PL-98, revision 1. This notice also extends the due date
for ASIs and AFS-100 to ensure compliance with MMEL PL-98, revision 1.
Note: The use of the term “operator” in this notice refers to those certificate
holders, program managers, foreign air carriers, and aircraft owners utilizing an
MMEL or MEL and conducting aircraft operations under Title 14 of the Code of
Federal Regulations (14 CFR) parts 91, 91 subpart K (part 91K), 121, 125, 129,
and 135, unless otherwise specified.

FAA AC 145-9A Guide for Developing and Evaluating Repair Station and Quality Control Manuals

This advisory circular (AC) provides informational material for all repair station certificate
holders and/or applicants under Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 145 to
develop and evaluate a Repair Station Manual (RSM) and Quality Control Manual (QCM). This
AC describes an acceptable, but not the only means, to develop a manual and comply with the
referenced regulations.

FAA AIR-600-17-6F0-DM08 Deviation from FAA Order 8000.95, Designee Management Policy, minimum experience requirements for Limited Manufacturing Designated Airworthiness Representatives (L-DAR-Fs) applying for Function Code 19 as a standard DAR-F in order to issue Authorized Release Certificate, FAA Form 8130-3, Airworthiness Approval Tag, at distributor facilities.

The FAAs temporary Limited Manufacturing Designated Airworthiness Representative (L-DARF)
program established by memos AIR-100-16-160-PM13 and AIR-600-17-6F0-PM01 will end
on September 30, 2018. In preparation for ending the program, this memorandum describes the
process by which existing L-DAR-F designees can be appointed with Function Code 19
delegation privileges as a Designated Airworthiness Representative – Manufacturing (DAR-F),
per FAA Order 8000.95, Designee Management Policy, Volume 1, Chapter 2, and Volume 8,
Chapter 2. This delegation will come with a specific limitation for issuing domestic
airworthiness approvals at their associated distributor location. DAR-F’s with function code 19
are not subject to the L-DAR-F date limitation that only allows Authorized Release Certificate,
FAA Form 8130-3, Airworthiness Approval Tags to be issued for new parts and articles that were
in the distributor’s inventory prior to November 1, 2016.

FAA AIR-600-17-6F0-DM09 Deviation to FAA Order 8000.372A, Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Designated Airworthiness Representatives (DAR) for UAS Certification at UAS Test Sites, Chapter 7, Training Requirements

This deviation changes the initial training requirements required by FAA Order 8000.372A for new
appointments. Order 8000.372A, Chapter 7, paragraphs 701(a) and (b) refer to on-line training that
is no longer required. The required information in the two courses referenced is now included in
the UAS Certification Seminar required by paragraph 703. This seminar is scheduled through the
Manufacturing Inspection District Office.