ASTM_F_2279_-_03.pdf

Designation:F 2279 03Standard Practice forQuality Assurance in the Manufacture of Light SportAirplanes1This standard is issued under the fixed designation F 2279;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(e)indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope1.1 This practice establishes the minimum requirements forthe development of a Quality Assurance and ProductionAcceptance Program,to be used for the manufacture of LSAairplanes or airplane kits.1.2 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:F 2245 Specification for Design and Performance of a LightSport Airplane2F 2295 Practice for the Continued Operational Safety Moni-toring of a Light Sport Airplane23.Terminology3.1 Definitions:3.1.1 LSA(Light Sport Aircraft)used herein to refer toboth LSA airplanes and LSA airplane kits.3.1.2 LSA Airplane(Light Sport Aircraft Airplane)a pow-ered fixed wing aircraft designed per Specification F 2245 thatis manufactured and delivered ready to fly.3.1.3 LSA Airplane Kit(Light Sport Aircraft AirplaneKit)A powered fix wing aircraft designed per SpecificationF 2245 that is manufactured and delivered as a kit.3.1.4 manufacturerany entity engaged in the productionof a LSA.3.1.5 permanent recordwhere specified herein,applicablequality assurance records shall be kept for each LSA producedfor as long as the relative airworthiness certificate remains ineffect.3.1.6 reserved holding areafor rejected parts,materials,and assemblies,shall mean an area for the containment ofrejected non-airworthy items awaiting proper disposition,where such rejected items shall not be distributed for use on aLSA.3.1.7 satellite manufacturing,assembly,and distributionfacilitiesrefers to facilities being operated by commercial orprivate entities that,though authorized by the original manu-facturer,are not directly associated with or controlled by theoriginal manufacturer.3.1.8 secure storage areafor accepted parts,materials,and assemblies,shall mean an area of storage where thepreservation of the contents to required design specifications isreasonably assured until distributed for use on a LSA.3.2 Acronyms:3.2.1 POHpilot operating handbook.3.2.2 QAMquality assurance manual;the documentationof the Quality Assurance Program.3.2.3 QAPquality assurance program;the method of in-spections used by the manufacturer of a LSA to verify andensure the proper production thereof.3.2.4 QARquality assurance record;the record of QualityAssurance associated with each LSA produced.4.Significance and Use4.1 The purpose of this practice is to provide the minimumrequirements necessary for the establishment of a qualityassurance and production acceptance program for a manufac-turer of light sport aircraft.5.Quality Assurance Program(QAP)5.1 Manufacturers of LSA shall develop a Quality Assur-ance Program(QAP)in accordance with the criteria estab-lished within this practice.5.2 Quality Assurance Manual(QAM)Each manufacturershall document their QAP in the form of a Quality AssuranceManual(QAM).5.3 Quality Assurance AdministrationThe manufacturersadministration that is charged with the implementation of theQAP may consist of one or more:company employees,1This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F37 on Light SportAircraft and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F37.20 on Airplane.Current edition approved June 10,2003.Published July 2003.2Annual Book of ASTM Standards,Vol 15.07.1Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959,United Spany officials,or manufacturers agents or assigns.Theindividual(s)that make up the quality assurance administrationshall be identified within the QAM.5.4 Quality Assurance Record(QAR)A record shall bemaintained of the date of acceptance,the origin,and thecertifications of materials used in the production of airframecomponents considered by the manufacturer to be critical to thestructural integrity of a LSA(see Note 1).NOTE1The intent of this record is to provide a means for themanufacturer to identify and reduce the number of LSA within a fleet thatmay be affected by a materials anomaly that would require correctiveaction,thereby reducing the economic impact of such corrective action.This paragraph should not be construed as a requirement for specific partstraceability.5.4.1 Manufacturer shall maintain a Quality AssuranceRecord(QAR)for each LSA produced.Each QAR shallconsist of the following:5.4.1.1 Applicable final inspection records,check,and testdocumentation from the production acceptance procedures(seeS