Designation:F2279–03StandardPracticeforQualityAssuranceintheManufactureofLightSportAirplanes1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF2279;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(e)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1ThispracticeestablishestheminimumrequirementsforthedevelopmentofaQualityAssuranceandProductionAcceptanceProgram,tobeusedforthemanufactureofLSAairplanesorairplanekits.1.2Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:F2245SpecificationforDesignandPerformanceofaLightSportAirplane2F2295PracticefortheContinuedOperationalSafetyMoni-toringofaLightSportAirplane23.Terminology3.1Definitions:3.1.1LSA(LightSportAircraft)—usedhereintorefertobothLSAairplanesandLSAairplanekits.3.1.2LSAAirplane(LightSportAircraftAirplane)—apow-eredfixedwingaircraftdesignedperSpecificationF2245thatismanufacturedanddeliveredreadytofly.3.1.3LSAAirplaneKit(LightSportAircraftAirplaneKit)—ApoweredfixwingaircraftdesignedperSpecificationF2245thatismanufacturedanddeliveredasakit.3.1.4manufacturer—anyentityengagedintheproductionofaLSA.3.1.5permanentrecord—wherespecifiedherein,applicablequalityassurancerecordsshallbekeptforeachLSAproducedforaslongastherelativeairworthinesscertificateremainsineffect.3.1.6reservedholdingarea—forrejectedparts,materials,andassemblies,shallmeananareaforthecontainmentofrejectednon-airworthyitemsawaitingproperdisposition,wheresuchrejecteditemsshallnotbedistributedforuseonaLSA.3.1.7satellitemanufacturing,assembly,anddistributionfacilities—referstofacilitiesbeingoperatedbycommercialorprivateentitiesthat,thoughauthorizedbytheoriginalmanu-facturer,...
