1、Designation: F2415 09Standard Practice forContinued Airworthiness System for Light Sport GyroplaneAircraft1This standard is issued under the fixed designation F2415; 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 This practice covers continued operational safety moni-toring of light sport gyroplane aircraft.1.2 This practice applies t
3、o light sport gyroplane aircraftseeking civil aviation authority approval in the form of flightcertificates, flight permits, or other like documentation. Thispractice applies to kit and ready-to-fly aircraft supplied by amanufacturer.1.3 Certification of compliance with specific individualprocesses
4、in CEN UNI EN 9100, version 2005 or later, may bepresented as compliance with similar representative individualrequirements of this ASTM continued airworthiness monitor-ing standard.1.4 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as thestandard. The values given in parentheses are for informati
5、ononly.1.5 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety 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 limitations prior to use.2. Refer
6、enced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2F2352 Specification for Design and Performance of LightSport Gyroplane AircraftF2449 Specification for Manufacturer Quality AssuranceProgram for Light Sport Gyroplane Aircraft2.2 CEN Standard:3CEN UNI EN 9100 Quality Management Systems Aero-space Series3. Terminolo
7、gy3.1 Definitions:3.1.1 light sport gyroplane, npowered rotorcraft designedin accordance with Specification F2352.3.1.2 manufacturer, nany entity engaged in the produc-tion of a light sport gyroplane aircraft or light sport gyroplaneaircraft kit.4. Significance and Use4.1 The purpose of this practic
8、e is to establish a method bywhich safety of flight issues are discovered, evaluated, andcorrected for the purpose of maintaining operational safety ofa light sport gyroplane aircraft.5. Current Owner List Documentation5.1 A current owner list will be maintained by the manu-facturer that includes al
9、l aircraft in service by serial numberand registration number, together with the name and address ofthe owner.5.2 In cases where the presiding aviation authority recordsof registered owners is sufficient for tracking aircraft and themanufacturer has access to such records, the manufacturer mayelect
10、to utilize such records for complying with this section.6. Responsibilities of the Manufacturer6.1 Manufacturers ResponsibilitiesLSA gyroplanemanufacturers shall develop and implement a system ofreceiving, evaluating, and correcting safety of flight andservice difficulty issues.1This practice is und
11、er the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F37 on Light SportAircraft and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F37.50 on Gyroplane.Current edition approved Oct. 1, 2009. Published November 2009. Originallyapproved in 2004. Last previous edition approved in 2008 as F2415 06 (2008).DOI: 10.1520/F24
12、15-09.2For 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 Summary page onthe ASTM website.3Available from European Committee for Standardization
13、(CEN), 36 rue deStassart, B-1050, Brussels, Belgium, http:/www.cenorm.be.1Copyright ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959, United States.6.1.1 Manufacturer shall evaluate all safety of flight andservice difficulty reports and shall initiate correcti
14、ve action asneeded to correct any safety of flight related issues.6.1.2 Manufacturer shall not use notices of corrective actionto promote or make mandatory non-safety of flight relatedequipment upgrades or additions.6.1.3 The manufacturer shall provide with the delivery ofeach LSA gyroplane document
15、ed continued airworthinessinstructions in the English language. These instructions shallinclude at least the following:6.1.3.1 A method for the owner/operator to report mainte-nance, service, and safety difficulties to the manufacturer, inaccordance with Section 8.6.1.3.2 A method for the owner/oper
16、ator to obtain andverify that they have the latest safety of flight informationdeveloped by the manufacturer, in accordance with Section 9.6.1.3.3 Instructions pertaining to annual and 100-h inspec-tion items, as needed.7. Responsibilities of the Owner/Operator7.1 Current owners shall make all servi
17、ce publications, asdefined in this practice, available to all operators of the aircraftto which they apply.7.2 An owner/operator choosing not to comply with anFAA or the aircraft manufacturers mandatory service require-ment may place the aircraft into the experimental light sportaircraft certificati
18、on status.7.3 An owner/operator may propose an alternate means ofaddressing a mandatory service requirement by submittingdocumentation, technical information, or both, to the aircraftmanufacturer to support compliance with Specifications F2352and F2449.8. Monitoring, Investigation, and Remedial Acti
19、on8.1 Manufacturers must provide definitions for those servicedifficulties to be reported to the manufacturer by the owners/operators.8.2 Manufacturers must provide a means for owners/operators to report such service difficulties.8.3 Manufacturers shall maintain contact with authorizedresellers and
20、owners who report incidents or other situationsthat might relate to safety, operations, or maintenance ofaircraft produced and placed in service.8.4 Manufacturers will promptly investigate all reportedfailures, malfunctions, or defects and develop the appropriatecorrective action.8.5 Manufacturers m
21、ust document all service difficulty re-ports and maintain a record of the analysis used in determiningthe level of response.8.6 Manufacturers shall issue a notice of corrective action inrelation to the magnitude of the service problem as defined inSections 9-11.8.7 Manufacturers who have utilized co
22、mponents or prod-ucts that carry an FAA Type Certificate (TC) or productsmanufactured under the authority of a Technical Service Order(TSO) must address all relevant service bulletins (issued by themanufacturer of said component or product) and FAAAirwor-thiness Directives (AD) through issuance of a
23、 service directivethat stipulates an approved method of compliance.8.8 The manufacturer shall consider alternate means ofaddressing a mandatory service requirement proposed by theowner/operator in accordance with 7.3, and shall issue denialor acceptance of the proposal in writing to the owner/operat
24、ormaking the proposal.9. Notice of Corrective ActionSafety Directive9.1 A safety directive shall be distributed by the manufac-turer to all owners when a condition is found to exist that mayalso exist in other aircraft from that manufacturer, and whichmay cause a deviation from original design or un
25、safe conditionfor flight, rendering the aircraft unairworthy. This safetydirective shall contain the manufacturers prescribed correctiveaction. This corrective action detailed in the safety directive ismandatory. This corrective action may be in the form of amaintenance procedure, inspection procedu
26、re, or other proce-dures deemed appropriate by the manufacturer. This must beperformed and documented in the individual aircraft logs inorder for the aircraft to comply with ASTM standards. When asafety directive is issued, immediately provide a copy to thepresiding aviation authority.10. Notice of
27、Corrective ActionService Bulletin10.1 Service bulletins will be issued by the manufacturer toall owners. A service bulletin does not require immediateaction but is recommended for future action. A service bulletinmay be issued as a result of the manufacturer developing adesign change or a service pr
28、ocedure change that will improvethe operation or maintenance of the aircraft. Service bulletinsare not mandatory to maintain the aircrafts compliance withASTM standards.11. Notice of Corrective ActionNotification11.1 The manufacturer shall issue notification letters on anysubject that is considered
29、helpful to the owners/operators. Suchletters are intended to maintain a good rapport with theowners/operators, encourage feedback on service and otherproblems, or to circulate items of interest that an owner/operator may feel would be of value to other owners/operators.A notification letter does not
30、 include any mandatory owner/operator actions.12. Document Maintenance, Preservation, and Access12.1 Copies MaintainedIn order to help ensure that thefleet of aircraft remains airworthy, the manufacturer shallmaintain documentation on file showing compliance withSpecifications F2352, F2449, and Prac
31、tice F2415. Upon theevent that the original manufacturer ceases to exist as a viablebusiness entity, the original manufacturer shall arrange for thecontinued maintenance of this documentation on file, includingthe current owners list. This documentation showing compli-ance with the standards and any
32、 safety directive bulletins shallbe copied and maintained at a physically safe location. Forpurposes of this practice, a physically safe location is onewhich is at least 33 m (100 ft) from the main productionfacility, such that a fire could not destroy both sets of records.12.2 Access AssuranceThis
33、documentation should beavailable in such a manner that it can be properly obtained forcontinued airworthiness support in the event that existingF2415 092avenues of recovering the information are destroyed. Thisdocumentation shall be retained such that in the event that afuture entity wishes to conti
34、nue supporting the airworthiness ofthe make and model involved, they may do so by making useof the original manufacturers documentation. The originalmanufacturer may either keep these documents on file so thatthey will be available at any future date, or shall turn them overto a responsible agency s
35、uch as the Federal Aviation Admin-istration (FAA) or other industry entity for safekeeping. Thelocation and contact for accessing these documents shall bepresented in the Pilot Operating Handbook, and any revision tothis information shall be disseminated through service bulletinsto the aircraft owne
36、rs. Any acquisition of documentation forpurposes of maintaining airworthiness shall follow the thenapplicable laws or rules concerning intellectual property rights.13. Keywords13.1 gyroplane; light sport aircraftASTM International takes no position respecting the validity of any patent rights assert
37、ed in connection with any item mentionedin this standard. Users of this standard are expressly advised that determination of the validity of any such patent rights, and the riskof infringement of such rights, are entirely their own responsibility.This standard is subject to revision at any time by t
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