ASTM_F_2972_-_14e1.pdf

Designation:F2972141Standard Specification forLight Sport Aircraft Manufacturers Quality AssuranceSystem1This standard is issued under the fixed designation F2972;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1NOTEEditorially corrected 12.2.1 and 12.2.3 in December 2014.1.Scope1.1 This specification establishes the minimum require-ments for a quality assurance system for manufacturers ofLight Sport Aircraft or Light Sport Aircraft kits,or both.1.2 This standard applies to aircraft seeking civil aviationauthority approval in the form of flight certificates,flightpermits,or other like documentation.1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2E2659 Practice for Certificate ProgramsF2839 Practice for Compliance Audits to ASTM Standardson Light Sport Aircraft3.Terminology3.1 Definitions:3.1.1 permanent record,nwhere specified herein,theapplicable record shall be kept and shall be accessible as longas airworthiness certificates remain in effect for aircraft pro-duced that relate to the record.3.1.2 quality assurance manual(QAM),nthe documenta-tion of the quality assurance system.3.1.3 quality assurance record(QAR),nthe permanentrecord of quality assurance associated with each LSA pro-duced.3.1.4 quality assurance system(QAS),na system of pro-cesses and controls used by a manufacturer to verify andvalidate that the LSA meets its specified requirement.3.1.5 reserved holding area,nphysical area for isolatingitems away from normal production processes while awaitingproper disposition.3.2 Abbreviations:3.2.1 MRBMaterial Review Board4.Quality Assurance System4.1 Manufacturers shall develop and implement a QualityAssurance System(QAS)in accordance with the requirementsestablished within this practice.The elements of the QASestablished herein include the following:4.1.1 Quality Assurance Manual(QAM).4.1.2 Quality Assurance Record(QAR).4.1.3 Record of Compliance.4.1.4 Product Configuration Control,Document Control,and Change Management.4.1.5 Control of Critical Special Processes and Equipment.4.1.6 Material Control.4.1.7 Inspections.4.1.8 Identification and Handling of Nonconforming Mate-rial.4.1.9 Assignment of QA Duties and Supplier Control.4.1.10 Audits.4.2 Quality Assurance Manual(QAM)Each manufacturershall document their QAS in the form of a Quality AssuranceManual(QAM).The QAM itself and each of the QASelements included or referenced shall be controlled as produc-tion documentation in accordance with 6.0.4.3 Quality Assurance Administration(QAA)The manu-facturers administration that is charged with the implementa-tion of the QAS may consist of one or more:companyemployees,company officials,or manufacturers agents,consultants,or assigns.4.3.1 The individual(s)that make up the QAA shall beidentified within the QAM.4.3.2 The member(s)of the quality assurance administrationauthorized to attest compliance of the aircraft to the applicable1This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F37 on LightSport Aircraft and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F37.70 on CrossCutting.Current edition approved Nov.1,2014.Published November 2014.Originallyapproved in 2012.Last previous edition approved in 2012 as F2972 12.DOI:10.1520/F2972-14E01.2For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information,refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 ASTM standards to any commercial or governmental entityshall be identified within the QAM.5.Quality Assurance Record(QAR)5.1 A QAR shall be retained for each LSA produced.EachQAR shall consist of the following,which shall include theLSA serial number and date of manufacture.5.1.1 Completed final records and checks from the manu-facturing and assembly operations.This should include itemssuch as major subassembly sign-offs,critical part sign-offs,whole-system checks,and calibrations as well as aircraft ormajor subassembly repairs,rework,MRB,or temporary con-figuration deviation approvals.5.1.2 Test documentation from the production acceptancetesting procedures.This should include items such as check-lists and/or sign-off sheets showing acceptance and completionof applicable production acceptance test requirements.5.1.3 A copy of the Manufacturers Statement of Compli-ance.5.1.4 The configuration of each aircraft at it