Maintenance and Modifications
ARSA Seeks Timely FAA Action on Parts Equivalency
After no action on a request filed in February, the association is urging that the FAA hammer out its differences with EASA on commercial parts.

The Aeronautical Repair Station Association (ARSA) has issued a follow-up letter to the FAA’s directors of the aircraft certification service and the Flight Standards Service, requesting action on a request filed in February to resolve international regulatory issues associated with commercial parts and commercial off-the-shelf parts (COTS). Currently these parts must be accompanied by an FAA Form 8130-3 or EASA Form 1 when used in work subject to the Maintenance Annex Guidance.