Fluid Components International Quality Assurance Manual User Manual
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DOCUMENT NUMBER
07QA070003
SUBJECT
Quality Manual
CAGE CODE
64818
RELEASE DATE
10-8-2012
SECTION
2
PAGE
3
CURRENT
REVISION
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article produced under the PMA;
(g) Retain each document granting PMA and make it available to the FAA upon request; and
(h) Make available to the FAA information regarding all delegation of authority to suppliers.
Design changes initiated by FCI:
(a) Classification of design changes for PMA parts:
(1)
A “minor change” to the design of an article produced under a PMA is one
that has no appreciable effect on the approval basis and has no effect on fit,
form or function.
(2)
A “major change” to the design of an article produced under a PMA is any
change that is not minor.
(b) Approval of design changes:
(1)
Minor changes to the basic design of a PMA may be approved using a method
acceptable to the FAA.
(2)
FCI will obtain FAA approval of any major change before including it in the
design of an article produced under a PMA.
After the issuance of a PMA –
(a)
Changes to the quality system are subject to review by the FAA; and
(b)
FCI will immediately notify the FAA, in writing, of any change that may affect
inspection, conformity, or airworthiness of its article.
FCI, as a holder of a PMA part, will report any failure, malfunction, or defect in any product
or article manufactured by it that it determines has resulted in any of the occurrences listed in
Paragraph C of Section 21.3. FCI as a holder of a PMA part, will also report any defect in
any product or article manufactured by it that has left its quality system and that it determines
could result in any of the occurrences listed in Paragraph C of Section 21.3 (see
04QA704075).