scope:

This notice provides guidance to FAA personnel for processing an application for PMA by a supplier to a PAH.

PURPOSE.

This notice provides guidance for evaluating an application for a parts manufacturer approval (PMA) by a current or former supplier of a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) production approval holder (PAH). An applicant is eligible for a PMA under this notice if the applicant can demonstrate that the design of its replacement part is identical to the design of a part covered under a type certificate (TC).