The Aviation Suppliers Association Volume 10, Issue 6 June 2002 DOCUMENTATION UPDATE Inside this Issue: Status of FAA Major Projects ......... 65 DOT Seeks Hazmat Input ................ 67 NEW 8130-3 Tag Replaces the Old Version OIG Affects Airport Security ......... 68 ASA Conference Information ......... 69 As of June 1, 2002, persons issuing a Designees ASA Conference Registration ........ 70 FAA Form 8130-3 under government How to Ship O2 Generators ............. 71 authority must use the revised version Distributors who obtain 8130-3 tags Recent Parts Indictments ................. 72 introduced last year in FAA Order from designees for export or domestic Campaign 2004 Has Begun! ........... 73 8130.21C, Procedures For Comple- purposes should make sure that the tion And Use Of The Authorized Re- tags obtained as of June 1, 2002 meet Congratulations to: lease Certificate, FAA Form 8130-3, the new form criteria. You may wish AirGroup America, Inc. Airworthiness Approval Tag. The to maintain a stock of these new Mars, PA order made a number of changes to forms on hand for the convenience of the 8130-3, but authorized the contin- your local DAR or other FAA repre- American Jet Industries ued issuance of the November 1993 sentative, in case he or she does not Canoga Park, CA version of the form for one year after have the right version of the tag with the June 1, 2001 publication date of him or her. Global Filtration the order. Houston, TX Approval for Return to Service Regular readers of the update report Upsilon International Corp. will recall that we reported on this Order 8130.21C is an internal FAA Torrance, CA issue in the July 2001 issue of the order. Therefore, guidance in that newsletter. The new version includes document concerning approval for For their accreditation to the different text in the certification return to service is not enforceable. Aviation Suppliers Association's blocks, and permits users to specify a Accreditation Program, and different cognizant authority other Nonetheless, the FAA has issued than the United States (JAA guidance guidance concerning the use of the Keep watching already provides for the use of 8130-3 form for approval for return to ser- http:www.aviationsuppliers.org for tags under certain circumstances). vice. This guidance should be treated the ever-growing list of AC 00-56 as “good ideas,” only. Thus, it would accredited distributors Existing Forms be permissible to use one of the old versions of the 8130-3 tag as an ap- This list continues with names of The restriction against the old version proval for return to service document reaccreditees on Page 2 of this issue of the form applies only to the issu- (just as it would be permissible to use ance of the old version of the form. a tag that was not an 8130-3). Dis- Old forms issued by the FAA (or an tributors who receive overhaul tags FAA designee) prior to June 1, 2002 from repair stations on the old 8130-3 will continue to be valid until the should recognize that such tags are as product, part, or appliance for which valid as if they had been made on it was issued is installed. There is no some other piece of paper, like a yel- need to re-issue forms solely to re- low tag. place the old version 8130-3 tags with new version 8130-3 tags. (Continued on page 73) June 2002 ASA-The Update Report 63 The Update Report A Message from ASA’s President is a monthly newsletter of the Aviation Suppliers Association. Questions/comments should be Without the support of our sponsors ASA Congratulations to: addressed to: would not be able to provide to the attendees a professional and all inclusive American General Supplies, Inc. meeting. 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ASA filed a dissenting opinion nearing completion. period as Associate Administrator has on the ARAC proposal in 1999 in been marked by a refreshing “get it which ASA proposed an alternative Three of them: AC 00-56A, the FAR done” attitude that has resulted in definition for commercial parts, be- Part 21 overhaul, and the extension of higher levels of productivity from cause the proposed definition was existing policy on 8130-3 tags are all FAA headquarters. contrary to industry practice and was likely to affect distributors. likely to have an adverse effect on “A” list rulemaking activities are safety rather than a positive one. AC 00-56A those for which legal, economic and Nonetheless, the rule making package rulemaking resources will be made as a whole is likely to reflect some Accredited companies will be pleased available (without these resources, a useful changes that will make it easier to hear that the new revision to the proposed new rule simply will not for distributors to meet the documen- Voluntary Industry Distributor Ac- move forward). “A” list rulemaking tation concerns of the customers. creditation Program is expected to be activities are the only significant rule- signed in the beginning of June. This making activities that are likely to be 8130-3 advisory circular recommends a vol- scheduled to move forward in the near untary quality assurance system for future. By moving the manufacturing ASA appears to have met with suc- aircraft parts distributors that is sup- rules to the “A” List, Sabatini is send- cess in its efforts to extend the dele- posed to help maintain the safe and ing a message that resources will be gated authority currently enjoyed un- demonstrably airworthy condition of committed to complete the project. der Notice 8130.70. such parts. Known as Advisory Cir- cular 00-56A, the revision is expected The effects of this rulemaking are ex- Notice 8130.70 explains the process to resolve a variety of issues and diffi- pected to include changes in the way by which maintenance and manufac- cult questions that have faced accred- traceability documentation is handled turing DARs (designated airworthi- ited distributors. and issued. The proposed rule is ness representatives) issue 8130-3 likely to require approved manufac- tags for demonstrably airworthy air- ASA expects to announce the issu- turers to issue 8130-3 tags as “birth craft parts that meet the criteria out- ance of the new revision at the ASA records” for certain aircraft parts. lined in the Notice. It was issued to Annual Conference, where 00-56 ex- This will make it easier for distribu- clarify the proposition that properly pert and FAA National Resource Spe- tors to provide the documentation for authorized DARs may issue 8130-3 cialist Al Michaels will be speaking .