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FAA FAA 8100.7 Document Information:
Title
Aircraft Certification Systems Evaluation Program
Federal Aviation Administration
Publication Date:
May 29, 2008
Scope:
The ACSEP will evaluate all PC, APIS, PMA, and TSO
authorization holders, and their associate facilities assessed as category 1
and 2 facilities in resource targeting groups I through III. See Order 8120.2.
PAHs assessed by resource targeting as category 3 facilities, suppliers, and
holders of a letter of TSO design approval are not subject to the ACSEP.
However, the ACSEP team leader may extend an ACSEP evaluation at a PAH to key
suppliers, and subtier suppliers or processors to verify the PAH is
satisfactorily controlling its suppliers. The AIR directorates will implement
the ACSEP. AIR-100 and AIR-200 will support the ACSEP.
PURPOSE.
a. This order establishes and describes the Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) Aircraft Certification Systems Evaluation Program
(ACSEP). This program, an element of certificate management, is a vital
element within the FAA's mission of continued operational safety and is
excluded from the Department of Transportation's plan to reduce internal
regulations by 50 percent. FAA Order 8120.2, Production Approval and
Certificate Management Procedures, defines the entire certificate management
program. However, there are processes in this order that are automated in the
Certificate Management Information System (CMIS) program. All of these
processes must be performed within CMIS. Other evaluations, audits, or
inspections may be required in accordance with directorate or headquarters
directives. The ACSEP is a comprehensive evaluation program that accomplishes
the following:
(1) Applies standardized systems evaluation to the continued
integrity of the design data after initial approval by the FAA at production
approval holders (PAH) and associate facilities. The ACSEP does not reevaluate
the approval of previously approved data such as quality manuals and design
data.
(2) Ascertains whether PAHs and associate facilities meet the
applicable requirements of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) and
comply with procedures established to meet those requirements.
(3) Surveys the application of standardized evaluation criteria
not required by 14 CFR or FAA-approved data to identify national trends that
may require development of new or revised regulations, policy, and guidance.
(4) Provides customer focus through the establishment of a
database for analyzing evaluation results and for reporting trends in
continued operational safety upon which FAA customers may act.
(5) Provides continuous improvement by continually evaluating
lessons learned and customer feedback reports, and considering proposed
improvements by FAA internal and external customers.
(6) Provides for employee involvement by establishing and
maintaining a professional staff of trained evaluators composed of aviation
safety inspectors, aerospace engineers, flight test engineers, and flight test
pilots.
b. All processes defined in this order that are automated in
the CMIS, must be performed in CMIS. Because CMIS automates some of the
evaluation processes, there may be differences in CMIS processes and the
stated manual processes defined in this order. Where this is the case, the
automated process in CMIS takes precedence over the manual process stated in
this order.
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