PMA Guidebook
(Parts Manufacturer Approval)

How to meet FAA requirements for components not covered by a type certificate, approved inspection system or TSO.

Every major event for obtaining a PMA certification is explained. Beginning with a review of the approval process, the text covers regulations and standards. This is a practical book, describing what to expect during your first phone call to an aircraft certification office (ACO), through to the final audit phase.

The text discusses each requirement of a certification package; how to write a Fabrication Inspection System manual, and how to describe manufacturing processes, supplier control and tech manuals. It tells how to avoid pitfalls such as overly complex procedures and inadequate instructions---to avoid repeating common mistakes.

A comprehensive work to help speed product certification.