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ACDI COS Info

 

Per MARPA Report No MA-07-0316
Revision 1
September 17, 2007
 
The following is taken from the MARPA report:
 
“Aviation companies use their quality systems to help meet business goals like satisfying customer demands and promoting industry safety. A properly implemented continued operational safety program is a tool to the integrated into a business’ quality system in order to help that company achieve long-term safety goals through oversight of the life-cycle of their aircraft parts. This document was produced to aid PMA companies in establishing and managing a continued operational safety program. It represents one way but not the only way to implement such a program. A continued operational safety program should be tailored to the specific needs of the implementing company. Implementing a robust continued operational safety program should help encourage aviation safety, but it cannot eliminate all possible risk, and its effectiveness may depend on the specifics of implementation and oversight; MARPA makes no representations about the results of implementing continued operational safety program in accordance with this standard. A continued operational safety program is not required by the regulations of the Federal Aviation Administration. This document is not meant to reflect a minimum standard for safety. Compliance with this document is voluntary and not mandatory.”
 
ACDI has elected to use the guidance presented in the MARPA Report, MA-07-0316, Revision 1, dated September 17, 2007 as the basis for out COS program. ACDI feels strongly that the addition of the COS plan to the ACDI operations is a major benefit and ACDI strongly believes that the COS program provides significant advantage.
 

ACDI would like to thank MARPA for their guidance and information on developing a COS program.

Per FAA Order 8110.42C, the FAA addresses a COS Plan developed by PMA holders.  The direct reference from FAA Order 8110.42C is provided below:

 ""i. Continued Operational Safety Plan (Page 9/10 in FAA Order 8110.42C)

(1) PMA holders are responsible for the continued operational safety of their designs. Regardless of part complexity, PMA applicants, should develop a COS plan. The critical nature of a part sets the scope of this COS plan. This scope addresses problem prevention, part monitoring and problem response. The specific requirements for tracking, reporting and correcting failures and defects are in14 CFR §§ 21.3 and 21.99. These requirements include at least:
 
• Detailed records of all aspects of the manufacturing cycle,
• A record-keeping plan for the entire part life,
• Methods to isolate possible discrepant part populations, continually monitor the service use of parts, and review design assumptions based on service experience,
• Means for identifying possible failure modes and effects that account for the part’s operating environment and interfaces to the next higher assembly and product, and
• Methods and resources used to identify causes of failures and to develop corrective actions, and means to carry out these actions quickly based on an assessment of the associated risks.
 
(2) The PMA holder may establish procedures that address COS within their quality system and note such in a PSCP.""
 

 ACDI has developed and incorporated our COS Plan in our Quality Program.  The ACDI COS Plan was reviewed by FAA personnel and was found to be fully acceptable, to meet all required aspects, and to be documented in a readable document.  Please feel free to view the ACDI COS Plan, the link is provided below.  Our hope is for perspective customers to demonstrate our dedication to continued operational safety for our PMA products and for existing customers, reinforce our committment to the safety of our PMA products.

If you have any questions regarding the ACDI COS Plan, our utilization of the MARPA COS Report for guidance, and our experience using the COS Plan, please feel free to contact us, via the Contact Us form.

 

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