1、Designation: F 2241 05a (Reapproved 2008)Standard Specification forContinued Airworthiness System for Powered ParachuteAircraft1This standard is issued under the fixed designation F 2241; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or, in the case of revis
2、ion, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. Asuperscript epsilon () indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1. Scope1.1 The following continued airworthiness requirementsapply for the manufacture of powered parachute airc
3、raft andtheir qualification for possible certification.1.2 This specification applies to powered parachute aircraftseeking civil aviation authority approval, in the form of flightcertificates, flight permits, or other like documentation.1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety
4、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 requirements prior to use.2. Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2F 2240 Specification for Manufactu
5、rer Quality AssuranceProgram for Powered Parachute AircraftF 2241 Specification for Continued Airworthiness Systemfor Powered Parachute AircraftF 2242 Specification for Production Acceptance TestingSystem for Powered Parachute AircraftF 2243 Specification for Required Product Information tobe Provid
6、ed with Powered Parachute AircraftF 2244 Specification for Design and Performance Require-ments for Powered Parachute Aircraft3. Terminology3.1 Definitions:3.1.1 powered parachute, naircraft comprised of a flex-ible or semi-rigid wing connected to a fuselage in such a waythat the wing is not in posi
7、tion for flight until the aircraft is inmotion. That aircraft has a fuselage with seats, engine, andwheels (or floats), such that the wing and engine cannot beflown without the wheels (or floats) and seat(s). Unique to thepowered parachute is the large displacement between thecenter of lift (high) a
8、nd the center of gravity (low), which ispendulum effect. Pendulum effect limits angle of attackchanges, provides stall resistance and maintains flight stability.4. Current Operators List Documentation4.1 The manufacturer shall maintain a list of registeredaircraft owners that includes all aircraft i
9、n service by serialnumber, registration number, together with the name andaddress of the owner.4.2 In cases where the appropriate Civil Aviation Authoritymaintains records of registered owners sufficient for trackingaircraft and the manufacturer has access to such records, themanufacturer may elect
10、to utilize such records for complyingwith this section.5. Monitoring, Investigation and Remedial Action5.1 The manufacturer shall maintain contact with dealersand owners who report incidents or other situations that mightrelate to safety, operations, or maintenance of aircraft producedand placed in
11、service. The manufacturer will promptly inves-tigate all reported failures, malfunctions, or defects and de-velop the appropriate corrective action. The magnitude of theservice problem will define the subsequent publication to theoperators.6. Safety Directives6.1 A safety directive will be distribut
12、ed to all operatorswhen a condition is found to exist that may also exist in otheraircraft in the fleet and which would cause a deviation fromoriginal design or unsafe condition for flight, rendering theaircraft unairworthy. This change, maintenance procedure,1This specification is under the jurisdi
13、ction of ASTM Committee F37 on LightSport Aircraft and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F37.30 on PowerParachute.Current edition approved May 15, 2008. Published July 2008. Originallyapproved in 2003. Last previous edition approved in 2005 as F 2241 05a.2For referenced ASTM standards, vi
14、sit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org. For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information, refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.1Copyright ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-
15、2959, United States.inspection procedure, or other procedures deemed appropriateby the manufacturer is mandatory and must be performed anddocumented in the individual aircraft logs in order for thataircraft to maintain compliance with ASTM standards. When asafety directive is issued, immediately pro
16、vide a copy to theappropriate airworthiness authority.7. Service Bulletin Documents7.1 Service bulletins will be distributed to all operators bythe manufacturer when no unsafe condition exists that couldlead to an unairworthy condition, but a service problem hasbecome repetitive for which the manufa
17、cturer has developed adesign change, or service procedure change that will contributeto the improvement or convenience of operation or mainte-nance of the aircraft. Service bulletin changes are not manda-tory to maintain the aircrafts compliance with ASTM Stan-dards.8. Service Letter Documents8.1 Th
18、e manufacturer will issue service letters on anysubject that is considered helpful to the operators. Such lettersare intended to maintain a good rapport with the operators,encourage feedback on service and other problems, or tocirculate items of interest that an operator may feel would be ofvalue to
19、 other operators. A service letter does not include anymandatory operator actions.9. Continuation of Airworthiness9.1 Copies MaintainedIn order to help insure that the fleetof aircraft remains airworthy even after the original manufac-turer has ceased to exist as a viable business entity, the origin
20、almanufacturer shall maintain documentation on file showingcompliance with Specifications F 2240, F 2241, F 2242,F 2243, and F 2244. This documentation showing compliancewith the specifications and any safety directives shall be copiedand maintained at a physically safe location. For purposes ofthis
21、 specification, a physically safe location is one which is atleast 33 m (100 ft) from the main production facility, such thata fire could not destroy both sets of records.9.2 Access AssuranceThis documentation should beavailable in such a manner that it can be obtained forcommercial use in the event
22、 that existing avenues of recoveringthe information is destroyed. This documentation shall beretained even after the original manufacturer ceases businessactivity such that in the event that a future entity wishes tocontinue supporting the airworthiness of the make and modelinvolved, they may do so
23、by making use of the originalmanufacturers documentation. The original manufacturer mayeither keep these documents on file such that they will beavailable at any future date or shall turn them over to aresponsible agency such as the FAA, or other industry entity,for safe keeping. The location and co
24、ntact for accessing thesedocuments shall be presented in the Aircraft Operating Instruc-tions, and any revision to this information shall be dissemi-nated through service bulletins to the aircraft owners.10. Keywords10.1 light sport aircraft; powered parachute aircraft; specialairworthiness certific
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28、ittee on Standards, at the address shown below.This standard is copyrighted by ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959,United States. Individual reprints (single or multiple copies) of this standard may be obtained by contacting ASTM at the aboveaddress or at 610-832-9585 (phone), 610-832-9555 (fax), or serviceastm.org (e-mail); or through the ASTM website(www.astm.org).F 2241 05a (2008)2
