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avionics businesses in more than 40 countries throughout the world. To better serve the needs of the AEA's international
membership, the "International News and Regulatory Updates" section of Avionics News offers a greater focus on
international regulatory activity, international industry news and an international "Frequently Asked Questions" column
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UNITED STATES

News & Regulatory Updates
Major update to the FAA's Flight
Standards Information Management
System (FAA Order 8900.1)
On March 5, 2018, the Federal Aviation Administration
issued an extensive update to Volume 2 of FAA order
8900.1 regarding the safety assurance system as it relates
to repair stations. This change updates and aligns guidance
for Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 145
repair station certification, surveillance and inspections. This
change:
A. Incorporates new information into:
1) Volume 2, Chapter 11:
* Section 1, Safety Assurance System: Phase 1 -
Preapplication.
* Section 2, Safety Assurance System: Phase
2 - Formal Application (SAS Business Process
Modules 1 and 2).
* Section 6, Safety Assurance System: Part 145
Repair Station Ratings and Classifications Under
14 CFR Part 145, §§ 145.59 and 145.61.
2) Volume 6, Chapter 9:
* Section 15, Safety Assurance System: Inspect a
Part 145 Repair Station's Maintenance Process.
* Section 17, Safety Assurance System: Inspect a
Part 145 Repair Station Performing Maintenance
for the U.S. Military Only.
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* Section 20, Safety Assurance System: Inspect
a Part 145 Repair Station Located Outside the
United States (Non-Bilateral Aviation Safety
Agreement Maintenance Facility).
* Section 21, Safety Assurance System: Monitoring
Part 145 Repair Stations That Are Essential
Maintenance Providers Before, During, and After
Labor Dispute, Strike, or Bankruptcy.
* Section 24, Safety Assurance System: Surveillance
of a Repair Station Located in the United States
for an EASA Part-145 Approval Under the U.S./
EU Aviation Safety Agreement.
* Section 25, Safety Assurance System: FAA
Participation in an EASA Sampling Inspection
System Team Visit in the United States.
B. Created a new: Volume 6, Chapter 9:
* Section 2, Safety Assurance System: Inspect a Part
145 Repair Station Manual.
* Section 26, Safety Assurance System: Evaluate
an EASA Supplement to a Repair Station/Quality
Control Manual.
The areas affected by the change include:
* Volume 2, Chapter 11, Section 1: Safety
Assurance System: Phase 1 - Preapplication.
* Volume 2, Chapter 11, Section 2: Safety
Assurance System: Phase 2 - Formal Application
(SAS Business Process Modules 1 and 2).
* Volume 2, Chapter 11, Section 6: Safety
Assurance System: Part 145 Repair Station
Ratings and Classifications Under 14 CFR Part
145, §§ 145.59 and 145.61.
* Volume 6, Chapter 9, Section 2: Safety Assurance
System: Inspect a Part 145 Repair Station Manual.

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