In this Month's Bulletin:
Nominations for the ASA Board of Directors is Closed. Ballots will be emailed shortly. There is a two week voting period. Ballots are emailed and SurveyMonkey software is used for submissions.
Government Affairs and Legal News:
ASA files Proposal to FAA to Extend the Limited DAR-F Program for Accredited Distributors
The Program is scheduled to expire on September 30, 2017; however, the facts that gave rise to the Program have not yet changed, and therefore the need for the Program remains strong. Removal of the Program will negatively harm US commerce and provide no increase in safety. Read more...
FAA Extends Policy Notice 8900.380 with new Notice 8900.429
The FAA notified ASA that it will extend for another year the MAG policy patch, Notice 8900.380, which allows repair stations to inspect and approve parts for return to service that are not accompanied by the MAG-mandated documentation. The extension technically cancels notice 8900.380 and reissues the policy as Notice 8900.429 (as opposed to literally extending 8900.380).Read More...
Industry Coalition, including ASA send FAA Draft Notice dealing with Commercial Parts and Commercial-Off-The-Shelf Parts
This proposed Notice would provide Aviation Safety Inspectors (ASI) with information to assist FAA-certificated repair stations in the U.S. that also hold European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) Part-145 approvals. It is intended to address recent concerns raised by industry regarding documentation requirements for new commercial parts and COTS parts subject to the Maintenance Annex Guidance (MAG) change 6, "Release and Acceptance of Components".
ASA News:
Welcome New ASA Members!
ASA welcomes the following new member companies, bringing total membership to 613. For a complete list of ASA Members and for all other lists maintained by ASA, please visit the ASA Website. ASA would like to welcome the following new member companies:
- Beijing Yihong Aviation Technology Co,Ltd - Beijing, China
ASA-100 News:
Congratulations to the following companies showing commitment to Quality through ASA-100 Accreditation or ReAccreditation:
- Jet Midwest, Inc. - Kansas City, MO
- Shey Systems, Inc. - Hiawatha, IA
- STS Component Solutions, LLC - Palm City, FL
ASACB News:
The following companies have achieved certification to the Aviation, Space and Defense management system standards:
- A.J. Levin Company - ISO 9001:2008 and AS9100C Transfer - Burbank, CA
- Anillo Industries, Inc. - ISO 9001:2008 and AS9100C Re-certified - Orange, CA
- Delta Airlines Technical Operations - ISO9001:2008 and AS9110B Transfer - Atlanta, GA
- F&L Machine, Inc. - ISO 9001:2015 and AS9100C - Pacoima, CA
- S&B Rolling Inc., dba Thread Rolling Inc. - ISO 9001:2015 and AS9100C - San Fernando, CA
- Scientiam Machine Co., Inc. - ISO 9001:2008 and AS9100C Re-certified - Harbor City, CA
- Western Aero Services - ISO 9001:2008 and AS9120A Re-certified - Denver, CO
- Xsis Electronics - ISO 9001:2015 and AS9100C - Shawnee, KS
- Y-Tech Services - ISO 9001:2008 and AS9110B Re-Certified - Huntsville, AL
ASACB Training Announcements
AS9120B Training - Our next Workshop is schedule for August 17, 2017. This workshop will address the new AS9120B requirements. The presenter will be Walter Sam O'Connor, Vice President Technical Services for ASACB. This workshop is open to ASA Members, ASA-100 Accredited companies and ASACB certified clients and any other organization certified to AS9120A
ISO 9001:2015, AS9100D and AS9110C transition workshops will be hosted by Yulista Aviation Inc. - HSV September 19, 20 and 21 respectively. Registration is required and open for all these workshops on our website. Please see our 2017 Calendar @ A Glance below.
Amazing Introductory Promotional Offer for New ASACB Clients
ASA is pleased to announce an amazing offer to new ASACB clients. Any organization that attends an ASA ISO or AS Standards Workshop and subsequently contracts with ASACB for certification services will receive a discount on those services (limitations apply, see below). Which incredible offer will you choose?
- Contract with ASACB within 7 days of attending the workshop - receive a 10% discount on audit day rate.
- Contract with ASACB after 7 days of attending the workshop - receive a 5% discount on audit day rate.
Discounts apply to the 1st year of services and are only offered to new clients who are seeking ISO 9001, AS9100/AS9110/AS9120 initial certification services through ASACB. The discount does not apply to audit travel or fee expenses. Days are counted as calendar days. For questions and additional information, please contact Sam O'Connor.
Transition Reminders
There are only 13 months remaining for the transition to the new ISO 9001/AS9100/AS9110/AS9120 standards. Organizations that are AS9100/AS9110/AS9120 and waiting on release of the new revisions should already have or are in process of implementing the ISO9001:2015 standards new requirements. ISO 9001:20015 is the base standard for all the newly revised and pending release AS series standards. This will aid in getting your organization prepared to achieve the transition deadline of September 15, 2018 for AS9100/AS9110/AS9120.
ASACB has already begun auditing to the new revisions of AS9100/AS9110/AS9120. As of June 15, 2017, all audits are created within the OASIS NextGen database. The following is information regarding OASIS NextGen database.
- An organizations database administrator/representative will receive an email when an audit event is created and uploaded to the OASIS NextGen database.
- Audit non-conformances and related corrective actions will now be managed n the OASIS NextGen database,
- All audit documentation is now being completed and stored in the OASIS NextGen database.
- Certification body technical review and certification decision process will be completed in the OASIS NextGen database.
Per industry requirement, all transition audits must be completed by June 15, 2018 as listed in Supplemental Rule SR003, which can be located at https://www.iaqg.org/oasis/login. The SR003 document is located under the section titled "9100:2016 Series Quality Management System Transition" in paragraph two last sentence.
If you have any questions please contact Sam O'Connor, Vice President Technical Services ASA/ASACB or George Ringger, Accreditation Manager ASACB for clarification or concerns.
Transition Aid
The ASACB has a gap assessment worksheet to aid in the transition to AS9100D that is based on input from the IAQG. It can be downloaded via the following link; Gap Assessment AS9100D or from ASA's Website at: AQMS:2016 Transition Policy; scroll to the bottom of the bottom of the page and click on Gap Assessment AS9100D. Additional standard deployment material is available on the IAQG website.
IAQG Annual Meeting News
The International Aerospace Quality Group is holding its annual meeting in Cleveland, OH on October 13-19, 2017. During October 13-18, 2017, all working groups will be in session. The general session will take place on October 19, 2017. To register for this meeting and to review the meeting agenda please visit, http://www.sae.org/iaqg/meetings/calendar.htm
If you have any questions please contact Sam O'Connor, Vice President Technical Services ASA/ASACB or George Ringger, Accreditation Manager ASACB for clarification or concerns.
ASA Events:
ASACB Training - August 17, 2017-AS9120- Dallas, TX; September 19-ISO 9001:2015, September 20-AS9100D, and September 21-AS9110C, in Hunstville, AL
Registration is open for all ASACB Training Workshops. Please visit ASA's Workshop page to view agenda, rates and to register for the appropriate workshop. Or click on the following workshop title to register for that specific workshop - AS9102B, ISO 9001:2015, AS9100D or AS9110C.
HAZMAT Training - October 11-12, 2017 - On-line
ASA has once again collaborated with the Washington Aviation Group to provide re-current and initial Hazardous Material Training. The on-line class will offer one-day recurrent training and two-day initial training. A brief description can be found on ASA's HAZMAT page with additional links to registration, rates and complete agendas.
Quality Committee Meeting - Dec 8, 2017 - Dallas, TX
The next QC Meeting will be held Dec 8, 2017 at the Hyatt Place Dallas/Grapevine. Details may be found on our website at under Quality Committee News. Registration is required. If you have any questions please contact Tony Brigham.
Regulatory Workshops are Back for Miramar, Chicago and Dallas!
Regulatory Workshops are being planned for November in Miramar, December 5th in Chicago and December 7th in Dallas. For registration, pricing and hotel information please visit ASA's website.
Calendar @ A Glance!!
2017
- August 17th - AS9120 Transition Training - Doubletree Hotel Dallas DFW North, Irving, TX
- September 19th - ISO 9001:2015 New Requirements & Transition Training at Yulista Aviation - Huntsville, AL
- September 20th - AS9100D Transition Training at Yulista Aviation - Huntsville, AL
- September 21st - AS9110C Transition Training at Yulista Aviation - Huntsville, AL
- October 2nd - ASA Board of Directors Meeting - Hosted by AJW Group - Slinfold, UK
- October 11-12th - Initial & Recurrent Hazmat Training - On-Line/Webinar
- November 15th (Tentative) - Regulatory Workshop - Miramar, FL
- December 5th - Regulatory Workshop - Hilton Garden Inn - ORD Airport, Chicago, IL
- December 7th - Regulatory Workshop - Hyatt Place Dallas/Grapevine, TX
- December 8th - QC Meeting - Hyatt Place Dallas/Grapevine, TX