Stage: Final Publications

Regulatory Agency Final Publications

EASA ED Decision 2017/016/R; Amendment to Appendix I – Aircraft type ratings for Part-6 aircraft maintenance license, AMC & GM Part-66 – Maintenance Certifying Staff

This Decision addresses a regulatory coordination issue related to aircraft type ratings for Part-66 aircraft maintenance licences. According to the acceptable means of compliance (AMC) to Part-66, type ratings should be endorsed on a licence in accordance with Appendix I to AMC to Part-66 ‘Aircraft type ratings for Part-66 aircraft maintenance licence’. The specific objective of this rulemaking task is to ensure a common standard throughout the Member States. Executive Director Decisions are issued regularly to amend this list following the changes coming from industry, to add new aircraft types, or remove aircraft types that became obsolete.

FAA Memo AIR100-17-160-PM04; Guidance on Organization Designation Authorization (ODA), Organization Management Team (OMT) Membership

Order 8100.15B paragraph 5-2 identifies the OMT as the FAA personnel needed to oversee the ODA holder. This includes not only oversight of the organization, but also project management for the certification activity conducted by the ODA holder. This memorandum revises the guidance in Order 8100.15B to identify two different types of OMT members that collectively accomplish the FAA’s OMT responsibilities:
• Core OMT Members – The primary FAA personnel responsible for coordinating ODA project activity and planning and coordinating ODA supervision. Core OMT members are the only OMT members that must attend ODA-related training. The core OMT members are identified on the OMT listing required by paragraph 5-2a of Order 8100.15.
• Supporting OMT Members – Other field-level personnel who perform specific ODA project or supervision tasks in support of the Core OMT. The supporting OMT members are not identified on the OMT listing.

FAA Order 8000.71 Aircraft Make, Model, and Series Taxonomy

This order establishes key definitions for the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA’s) Make, Model, and Series (MMS) taxonomy. Based on the international standard taxonomy for MMS developed by the Commercial Aviation Safety Team (CAST)/International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Common Taxonomy Team (CICTT), establishing the MMS taxonomy standard will enhance communication and data exchange in support of Risk-Based Decision Making (RBDM) requirements. This order directs the adoption of MMS taxonomy by all FAA offices in all applicable areas including, but not limited to, business processes, information technology (IT) applications, and international data exchange.