Aerospace Manufacturer's Equipment Overhaul Manuals

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dmercer

Hello everyone. This is a very helpful site and I'm hoping someone can can assist me with my question.

Do Manufacturer's have any obligation to make available their Overhaul Manuals to Repair Stations that have been approved to repair/overhaul components contained in those manuals?

Thank you for any assistance.
 
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BadgerMan

It depends on who you ask. Sometimes, a manufacturer will also operate a repair station and not produce/publish a CMM thus forcing all repairs to be returned to their repair station. However, there is a new focus on requiring CMM's (especially by EASA) because using the approved design data (like a manufacturer would) for repairs does not cover things like diss-assembly, cleaning, etc.
 
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dmercer

Thank you for your response. Does this focus also include the Component Overhaul Manuals since they include the disassembly and repair/overhaul procedures? It would make sense to me that if the FAA approves a facility for the repair of a component, that the manufacturer of that component would have to make available their manuals. I suppose that just because it makes sense doesn't make it true:lol:. I wonder if the Freedom of Information Act would have any bearing?:confused:

Thanks for your help, I really appreciate any ideas you have:thanx:
 
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BadgerMan

Yeah, it seems to me that if you produce/publish a CMM or COM, you should make it available to a certificated repair station. I would read 8110.54 and then question your ACO if you do not find the answer there.
 

Mikishots

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A Quick Bump!

Can someone help?

Thank you very much!!

The manufacturer would likely be willing to sell copies to the facility, but there is no obligation to provide manuals at all.

If the FAA approved them, it would be assumed that they already had the manuals in their possession.
 

AEOS_QA

Involved In Discussions
This issue has a long history and it will be interesting to see the effects of recent guidelines by FAA to manufacturers.

A good summary is on the MAPRA website (Search for "ICA licensing agreements")
The new policy memo makes it clear that certain provisions will be considered unacceptable in ICA licensing agreements. These unacceptable practices include:

•Provisions that restrict sharing of ICAs between an operator and its maintenance contractors
•Provisions that restrict use of the ICAs where FAA has found the ICAs applicable (e.g. for PMA parts)
•Provisions restricting the operator to only install OEM parts
•Provisions that require repairs or alterations to be OEM-approved
•Provisions restricting repair to only OEM-approved repair stations

Phil
 
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