Should A&P materials (i.e. promotional brochures, flyers -- not device label, device manuals, etc) for a PMA device be kept both electronically and hardcopy? Note: Not Part 11 compliant.
A&P materials are currently printed and stored in filing cabinets. I'd like to think we can scan these documents and store on the network -- with the intent of doing away with the hard copies and filing cabinets altogether.
These A&P materials are currently kept indefinitely.
AH!!! so you have management telling you to keep all brochure indefinitely...
So your question is - how can I educate management that I am not required to store data longer than 2 years - time to educate yourself and do some research as to retention period of FAA documents.
It does not guarantee that management will listen to you or to FAA requirements - this is what they want to do and this is the ignorance that they will follow.
AH!!! so you have management telling you to keep all brochure indefinitely...
So your question is - how can I educate management that I am not required to store data longer than 2 years - time to educate yourself and do some research as to retention period of FAA documents.
It does not guarantee that management will listen to you or to FAA requirements - this is what they want to do and this is the ignorance that they will follow.
The FDA quality systems (820.180) records retention requirement is the life of the device, but no less than 2 years. The requirement for the Corrections & removals, I believe is 2 years beyond the life of the device. There are other parts that have retention requirements, but it' the life of the device which governs the retention period.