The US Federal Aviation Administration is proposing to revise and tighten its standards for aircraft maintenance performed at all US repair stations, as well as foreign repair stations performing work on US aircraft.
The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that the FAA has issued for the rule change would ensure that FAA-certificated repair stations are held responsible for all maintenance work outsourced to third-party contractors.
A repair station would have direct responsibility for the work performed by sub-contractors, and would have to establish quality assurance programmes for them.
It would also have to verify their work and take ultimate responsibility for the return-to-service performance of the maintenance work performed by sub-contractors.
Source: Flight Daily News
