1、Designation: F2241 13Standard Specification forContinued Airworthiness System for Powered ParachuteAircraft1This standard is issued under the fixed designation F2241; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last
2、 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 aircraft andtheir qualifi
3、cation 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 concerns, if any, ass
4、ociated 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:2F2240 Specification for Manufacturer Quality AssuranceP
5、rogram for Powered Parachute AircraftF2241 Specification for ContinuedAirworthiness System forPowered Parachute AircraftF2242 Specification for Production Acceptance Testing Sys-tem for Powered Parachute AircraftF2243 Specification for Required Product Information to beProvided with Powered Parachut
6、e AircraftF2244 Specification for Design and Performance Require-ments for Powered Parachute AircraftF2483 Practice for Maintenance and the Development ofMaintenance Manuals for Light Sport AircraftF2563 Practice for Kit Assembly Instructions of AircraftIntended Primarily for Recreation3. Terminolog
7、y3.1 Definitions:3.1.1 powered parachute, naircraft comprised of a flexibleor semi-rigid wing connected to a fuselage in such a way thatthe wing is not in position for flight until the aircraft is inmotion. That aircraft has a fuselage with seats, engine, andwheels (or floats), such that the wing an
8、d engine cannot beflown without the wheels (or floats) and seat(s). Unique to thepowered parachute is the large displacement between thecenter of lift (high) and the center of gravity (low), which ispendulum effect. Pendulum effect limits angle of attackchanges, provides stall resistance and maintai
9、ns flight stability.4. Current Operators List Documentation4.1 The manufacturer shall maintain a list of registeredaircraft owners that includes all aircraft in service by serialnumber, registration number, together with the name andaddress of the owner.4.2 In cases where the appropriate Civil Aviat
10、ion Authoritymaintains records of registered owners sufficient for trackingaircraft and the manufacturer has access to such records, themanufacturer may elect to utilize such records for complyingwith this section.5. Monitoring, Investigation and Remedial Action5.1 The manufacturer shall maintain co
11、ntact with dealersand owners who report incidents or other situations that mightrelate to safety, operations, or maintenance of aircraft producedand placed in service. The manufacturer will promptly inves-tigate all reported failures, malfunctions, or defects and de-velop the appropriate corrective
12、action. The magnitude of theservice problem will define the subsequent publication to theoperators.6. Safety Directives6.1 A safety directive will be distributed to all operatorswhen a condition is found to exist that may also exist in otheraircraft in the fleet and which would cause a deviation fro
13、moriginal design or unsafe condition for flight, rendering theaircraft unairworthy. This change, maintenance procedure,inspection procedure, or other procedures deemed appropriateby the manufacturer is mandatory and must be performed anddocumented in the individual aircraft logs in order for thatair
14、craft to maintain compliance with ASTM standards. When a1This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F37 on LightSport Aircraft and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F37.30 on PowerParachute.Current edition approved June 1, 2013. Published July 2013. Originally approved
15、in 2003. Last previous edition approved in 2008 as F2241 05a (2008). DOI:10.1520/F2241-13.2For referenced ASTM standards, visit 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 Sum
16、mary page onthe ASTM website.Copyright ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959. United States1safety directive is issued, immediately provide a copy to theappropriate airworthiness authority.7. Service Bulletin Documents7.1 Service bulletins will be d
17、istributed 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 manufacturer has developed adesign change, or service procedure change that will contributeto the improvement or conveni
18、ence 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 The manufacturer will issue service letters on anysubject that is considered helpful to the operators. Such lettersa
19、re 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 other operators. A service letter does not include anymandatory operator actions.9. Continuation of Airworthiness
20、9.1 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 originalmanufacturer shall maintain documentation on file showingcompliance with Specifications F2240, F2241, F2242, F22
21、43,F2244, F2483, and F2563. This documentation showing com-pliance with the specifications and any safety directives shallbe copied and maintained at a physically safe location. Forpurposes of this specification, a physically safe location is onewhich is at least 33 m (100 ft) from the main producti
22、onfacility, such that a fire could not destroy both sets of records.9.2 Access AssuranceThis documentation should be avail-able in such a manner that it can be obtained for commercialuse in the event that existing avenues of recovering theinformation is destroyed. This documentation shall be retaine
23、deven after the original manufacturer ceases business activitysuch that in the event that a future entity wishes to continuesupporting the airworthiness of the make and model involved,they may do so by making use of the original manufacturersdocumentation. The original manufacturer may either keepth
24、ese documents on file such that they will be available at anyfuture date or shall turn them over to a responsible agency suchas the FAA, or other industry entity, for safe keeping. Thelocation and contact for accessing these documents shall bepresented in the Aircraft Operating Instructions, and any
25、revision to this information shall be disseminated throughservice bulletins to the aircraft owners.10. Keywords10.1 light sport aircraft; powered parachute aircraft; specialairworthiness certificatesASTM International takes no position respecting the validity of any patent rights asserted in connect
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