New Products Must Be Accompanied By FAA Form 8130-3
EASA and the FAA recently signed Change 5 to the Maintenance Annex Guidance of the EU/FAA Bilateral Aviation Safety Agreement making a number of changes to the administration of repair stations, and adding the provision to the special conditions which mandates that new products used on European-registered aircraft must have an accompanying FAA Form 8130.3.
Change 5 to the Maintenance Annex Agreement was published Sept. 9, 2015, with significant editorial changes applicable to both U.S.-based EASA 145 repair stations as well as European-based FAA repair stations.
Some of the more noteworthy changes include:
Changes to the MAG shall be implemented, as applicable, within 90 days after the effective date of the change.
There is a new provision for aircraft repair station security.
Likely the most dramatic change is with regard to new components used in maintenance. For U.S. OEMs and PC holders, the BASA now requires that documentation of release must be on the FAA Form 8130-3 as a new part. This is a significant change for many U.S.-based repair stations.
A thorough review of the latest Maintenance Annex Guidance is encouraged.
The Aircraft Electronics Association has joined with a coalition of industry partners requesting the authorities to extend the 90-day implementation period for the new FAA Form 8130-3 mandate. The association has scheduled a webinar to discuss the FAA Form 8130-3 requirements and other MAG changes at 11 a.m. CDT on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2015. Registration details for the webinar will follow later this week.
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