scope:

This order applies to the internal review and evaluation of any program within the Aircraft Certification Service, including the Aircraft Certification Directorates and their field organizations; the Service's Washington Headquarters Divisions, and the Brussels Aircraft Certification Staff. For the purposes of this order, a "program" is a set of organized activities conducted in pursuit of established policy objectives. An "evaluation" usually refers to an assessment, through objective measurement and systematic analysis, of the manner and extent to which a program achieves intended objectives, manages resources, or complies with regulatory or legislative requirements. "National evaluation" means the Director or Deputy Director, Aircraft Certification Service requests the evaluation, and it usually involves more than one directorate or division.

PURPOSE. This order describes the Aircraft Certification Service Internal Evaluation Program.