ARSA Works

As the voice of the aviation maintenance industry, ARSA continually works to improve the success and economic vitality of contract maintenance providers. Explore all of ARSA’s work on behalf of the maintenance community.

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Legislative

ARSA is the voice of the aviation maintenance industry on Capitol Hill. Learn how ARSA advocates for you.

Publications

ARSA offers its members repair station forms, analysis of the EASA supplement and more. Click here to review your publication options.

Regulatory

Devoted to the regulatory needs of the worldwide civil aviation community, ARSA helps develop clear, concise, and consistent rules, guidance, policy and interpretations; allowing uniform application of the law, both in the U.S. and abroad. Click here to learn about ARSA’s regulatory developments.

Resources

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Actions

Select a year below to see a snapshot of the association’s regulatory engagement. Click on the appropriate title to see more information about each action or response.

2024

2024

Action	Action Date	Response
Focusing on Falsification in FAA Proposal	4/8/2024	N/A
ARSA, Allies Push FAA to Withdraw D&A Rulemaking	4/5/2024	N/A
ARSA, AEA Point to History with Joint MOSAIC Comments	1/22/2024	N/A

2023

2023

Action	Action Date	Response
Industry Seeks Relief from Bilateral Parts Documentation Squeeze	1/31/2023	N/A

2022

2022

Action	Action Date	Response
Pulling the Cord on Parachute ADs	4/14/2022	N/A
Clarifying use of ARSA E100 form for compliance with U.S-EU MAG	4/7/2022	4/25/2022

2021

2021

Action	Action Date	Response
Ending Maintenance Manual Rule Enforcement Inconsistency	7/30/2021 12/27/2021	1/11/2022
Unpacking AD Authority	7/2/2021 7/23/2021 12/3/2021	7/6/2021 10/13/2021

2020

2020

Action	Action Date	Response
ARSA’s Management Firm Intervenes in Repairman Certificate Denials		N/A
ARSA-led Petition Would Provide FAA Path to Reciprocal Acceptance	4/17/2020	N/A
ARSA Urges Treasury to Include Repair Stations in CARES Act Relief	4/2/2020	N/A
ARSA Leads Industry Letter to Repair FAA-TCCA MIP	2/3/2020	N/A

2019

2019

Action	Action Date	Response
ARSA Gifts FAA a Petition to Remove “Current” Maintenance Data Requirement	12/23/2019	N/A
ARSA Presses for Rule-based Guidance	11/14/2019	N/A
Industry Illustrates the “Aviation Maintenance Profession”	5/6/2019	N/A
ARSA Stands Up for FAA Stakeholder Engagement, Delegation	4/30/2019	N/A
ARSA Submits Repairman Portability Task to FAA	4/24/2019	8/25/2020

2018

2018

Action	Action Date	Response
ARSA Urges SBA Review of FAA’s Unfair ICA Enforcement	8/29/2018	N/A
ARSA, AEA Request FAA Cleanse Guidance of “Letter of Compliance”	5/29/2018	7/29/2019
Industry Sets Remote Connectivity Baseline for FAA	5/8/2018	8/7/2018
ARSA, Industry Allies Seek Objective Criteria for Operations Specifications	4/13/2018	N/A
ARSA Requests FAA Halt Unapproved Data Collection	2/1/2018	2/22/2018

2017

2017

Action	Action Date	Response
Industry Gives FAA a Commercial Parts Solution	8/8/2017	N/A
ARSA Files Brief in Accountable Manager Litigation	7/18/2017	N/A
ARSA Asks RCCB to Clarify Guidance on 100 Percent Replacement	6/29/2017	8/9/2019
ARSA Leads Industry Effort for “Serious” Standardization	5/23/2017	N/A
Industry Asks FAA To Clear Up Drug-testing Confusion	2/15/2017	5/30/2017
Industry Calls on FAA, EASA for Commercial Parts Solution	2/3/2017	N/A

2016 & Older

2016

Action	Action Date	Response	Resp. Date
ARSA Repeats Call for Update to Final Inspection Guidance	11/2/2016	Corrections Announced	4/7/2017
ARSA, A4A Remind FAA It’s Never Defined “Engine Influencing Parts”	10/14/2016	Notice Withdrawal	12/19/2016
CRI ARC Members Add Clarity to RCCB Proposal	8/24/2016	RCCB Decision	9/29/2016
ARSA Comments on Revised Rulemaking Procedures	6/29/2016	Final Rule	6/20/2018
ARSA Asks FAA to Release Association’s Working Away Advisory	5/23/2016	N/A
ARSA Works: FAA Policy Jeopardizes AD Compliance	4/29/2016	N/A
ARSA to FAA: Starting on the Same Page through Training Access	4/20/2016	N/A
ARSA Resubmits Aviation Safety QMS FOIA Request	4/8/2016	N/A

2015

Action	Action Date	Response	Resp. Date
ARSA Calls Out ‘Outrageous’ Housing Requirement for Component Facilities	12/8/2015	FAA Response	2/1/2016
ARSA, AIA, GAMA Support Development of AFS Guidance Methodology	10/9/2015	N/A
Aviation Coalition Requests Orderly Transition to MAG Change 5	10/7/2015	FAA & EASA Responses	Multiple
ARSA Seeks Confirmation of Right to Make Continue in Service Determinations	7/9/2015	FAA Response	8/25/2015
ARSA Joins Coalition Seeking SOC Revision	6/4/2015	N/A
ARSA to FAA: Keep UAS Regulation Simple	4/23/2015	N/A
ARSA Condemns FAA’s Rulemaking by Fiat (Continental Cylinders AD)	2/23/2015	N/A
ARSA to FAA: Nothing Generic About AD Info Collection	1/29/2015 & 3/12/2015	N/A
ARSA to FAA: “Or New” Unacceptable	1/29/2015	FAA Response	7/20/2015
		FAA Follow Up	8/26/2015
ARSA Submits Aviation Safety QMS FOIA Request	1/22/2015	N/A
ARSA, ATEC Capitalize on Update to O’Brien Awards	1/21/2015	N/A
ARSA Submits “Surrender” Petition to FAA	1/9/2015	FAA Response	7/13/2015
		Petition for Reconsideration	8/31/2015

2014

Action	Action Date	Response	Resp. Date
ARSA, ATEC Re-Write Aviation Maintenance Overview	12/11/2014	N/A
ARSA Comments on Bonded Repair Size Limits Policy	10/16/2014	Final Policy	11/24/2014
“Serious” Petition to FAA	9/22/2014	Rule Correction	11/7/2014
		FAA Response	2/12/2015
ARSA Submits UAS FOIA Request	8/12/2014	N/A
ARSA to FAA: Line Maintenance Can be Major	7/23/2014	FAA Response	7/25/2014
ARSA, A4A Seek Clarification on Alternative MTP	6/13/2014	FAA Response	7/14/2014
ARSA Follows Up on Security Rule Clarification	6/13/2014	TSA Q&A	7/25/2014
		TSA Response	7/30/2014
ARSA and Metal Improvement Company LLC File Part 43 and Repair Station Work Instructions CSI	5/28/2014	FAA Response	4/30/2015
ARSA Reminds FAA About Parts Identification Issue	5/21/2014	FAA Response	6/19/2014
ARSA Requests Further Review of Final Inspection Guidance	5/14/2014	FAA Response	6/13/2014
ARSA Files Line Maintenance Housing CSI	5/1/2014	FAA Response	5/13/2014
		ARSA Reply to FAA	5/21/2014
		FAA Update	7/18/2014
		FAA Response	9/29/2014
ARSA Urges TSA to Reconsider Repair Station Responsibility	2/24/2014	N/A
ARSA Asks FAA to Clarify EASA Data Acceptance	2/19/2014	FAA InFO	6/12/2014
ARSA Requests ICR Approval Withdrawal	2/3/14	N/A
ARSA Contests FSDO Policy	1/17/2014	FAA Response	4/7/2014
ARSA Challenges FAA Information Collection	1/14/2014	N/A

2013

Action	Action Date	Response	Resp. Date
ARSA Condemns FAA Overreach	12/11/13	N/A
ARSA Highlights Concerns on Order 8130.21H	11/19/13	FAA Response	12/2/13
ARSA Comments on FAA Certification Process	10/30/13	N/A
ARSA Urges SBA to Request Withdrawal of FAA Airworthiness Directive	9/26/13	N/A
ARSA Pushes for Extension or Withdrawal of Continental Motors NPRM	8/30/13	N/A
ARSA Requests Interpretation on AMOC Order	8/28/13	FAA Response	1/27/14
ARSA Urges FAA to Clarify Technical Data Requirements	6/9/13	FAA Order	4/18/2014
ARSA Seeks Consistency In EASA SMS Requirements	6/5/13	N/A
ARSA Questions Part-Specific Training “Requirement”	5/15/13	FAA Response	7/29/13
ARSA Praises European Legislators’ Efforts on ICAs	4/19/13	N/A
ARSA Comments on Air Carrier Contract Maintenance Requirements; Proposed Rule	3/13/13	N/A

2012

Action	Action Date	Response	Resp. Date
ARSA Comments on Maintenance Duty Time	12/13/12	FAA Response	12/26/12
ARSA Letter on Part Marking During Maintenance	12/11/12	FAA Response	1/16/13
ARSA Seeks Clarification of FAA Designee Privilege	12/6/12	FAA Response	4/11/13
		ARSA Reply to FAA	6/5/13
		FAA Final Response	5/13/15
ARSA Comments to Repair Station NPRM	11/19/12	N/A
UAS Integration Must Not Distract FAA’s Safety Focus	11/8/12	FAA Response	12/26/12
ARSA Files Comments to FAA AC 145-11	10/12/12	FAA Response	10/19/12
ARSA Seeks MMI Clarification	10/4/12	FAA Response	10/15/12
ARSA, Industry Allies Request 145 Extension	8/3/12	N/A
ARSA Letter Regarding SWA Manual and FSDO Inconsistencies	7/27/12	N/A
ARSA Asks Supreme Court to Intervene on ICA Availability	6/11/12	N/A
ARSA Recommends Shedding Light on Federal Rulemaking Process	5/3/12	N/A
Comments to Docket NTSB-GC-2011-0001 (NPRM Amendments to NTSB Regulations)	4/9/12	N/A
Comments to Docket NTSB-GC-2011-0001 (ANPRM Amendments to NTSB Regulations)	3/9/12	N/A
ARSA Requests FAA Assistance to Address MAG Part Tagging Requirements	4/3/12	N/A
ARSA Suggests Changes to FAA Form 8310-3	1/23/12	N/A
ARSA Weighs in on Proposed FAA ICA Policy	1/4/12	N/A

2011

Action	Action Date	Response	Resp. Date
ARSA Makes Recommendations for Audit Review Project	12/21/11	N/A
ARSA Looks for Proper FAA Interpretation of Rules for Major Repair	12/7/11	N/A
ARSA Requests MAG Clarification	11/10/11	EASA Response	1/23/12
ARSA Questions Issuance of PMA for “Consumables”	10/27/11	N/A
ARSA Requests Guidance on Multiple Part Identification	10/19/11	FAA Response	12/2/11
ARSA Comments on FAA’s Airworthiness Directive Interpretation	6/30/11	FAA Interpretation	04/27/2016
ARSA Comments on FAA’s Interpretation of Duty & Rest Provisions	6/14/11	N/A
ARSA Suggests Changes to NTSB Regulations	3/9/11	N/A
ARSA Letter Requesting FAA to Clarify That Fabrication of a Part is Not Maintenance	3/8/11	FAA Response	3/25/11
ARSA Challenges FAA’s Delay in Complying with Court Order	2/15/11	DC Court Of Appeals Response	4/15/11
		ARSA Response to Petition	3/14/11
		US Court of Appeals Response	3/2/11
Maintaining High-Pressure Cylinders Under Titles 14 and 49 CFR	1/28/11	N/A

2010

Action	Action Date	Response	Resp. Date
ARSA Submits Letter on Measuring and Test Equipment Calibration	12/13/10	FAA Response	4/8/11
Letter Regarding Maintenance and Preventive Maintenance Personnel Duty Time Limitations	12/13/10	FAA Response	4/14/11
		FAA Response	12/26/12
ARSA Letter Requesting that Corrections Be Made to Guidance Regarding Persons Performing Final Inspections	11/30/10	N/A
ARSA Submits Recommendations for FAA’s Proposed AMOC Guidance	8/6/10	N/A
ARSA Submits Comments to FAA Draft Advisory Circular 120-CMP	7/22/10	N/A
ARSA Requests FAA to Amend and Reissue Repair Station Hazmat Certification Guidance	7/9/10	FAA Response	10/15/10
ARSA Welcomes Pistole to TSA	7/8/10	TSA Response	8/4/10
ARSA Letter to Office of Management and Budget on Quarterly Utilization Report	4/30/10	N/A
ARSA Urges EASA to Clarify and Adjust	4/20/10	EASA Response	7/6/11
ARSA Request for Clarification of FAA D&A Testing Rules	4/1/10	FAA Response	7/23/10
ARSA’s Comments to the 2009 TSA Notice of Proposed Rulemaking	2/18/10	N/A
ARSA Asks FAA to Clarify Drug and Alcohol Testing Rules — Again	1/15/10	FAA Response	1/19/10

2009

Action	Action Date	Response	Resp. Date
ARSA Sends Letter on Acceptance of Common Release Certificate	10/27/09	N/A
ARSA Comments to Draft AC 21.93-1 (Determining the Classification of a Change to Type Design)	10/22/09	N/A
ARSA Letters Regarding Use of Component Maintenance Manuals (CMMs) to Perform Overhauls	5/29/09	FAA Response	8/31/09
ARSA Requests ICA Legal Interpretation	5/18/09	FAA Response	8/9/12
ARSA Request for guidance on Interpretation of “Current” for Inspection Programs	2/27/09	FAA Response	6/19/09
ARSA Request for Legal Interpretation on Approval for Return to Service (no document; Executive Director sent an email to FAA)	1/7/09	FAA Response	1/7/09

2008

Action	Action Date	Response	Resp. Date
ARSA Letter Requesting Resolution of the Issue Maintaining Pressure Cylinders Under Titles 14 and 49 CFR	12/19/08	N/A
ARSA Seeks Drug and Alcohol Exemption	11/21/08	FAA Response	9/14/09
ARSA Responds to EASA ICA Letter	11/6/08	EASA Rebuttal	6/8/09
ARSA Letter on Line Maintenance Authorization for “Foreign” Air Carriers	8/11/08	FAA Response	10/8/08
ARSA Letter on Order 8300.14 — Repair Specifications	7/28/08	N/A
ARSA to Capitol Hill: New Foreign Repair Stations Integral to Industry	7/8/08	N/A
ARSA Letter Concerning the Original Approval of and Proper Procedures for Refilling Emergency Medical Kits	4/28/08
ARSA Appeal for Repair Station Preparation of Airworthiness Release/Log Entries Under § 135.443	4/28/08	N/A

2007

Action	Action Date	Response	Resp. Date
ARSA Notice Regarding EASA NPA 2007-09	11/29/07	N/A
ARSA Letter on Limitations on Issuance of Repairman Certificates	11/21/07	FAA Response	12/11/07
		ARSA Second Letter	8/7/08
		ARSA Third Letter	5/14/09
ARSA Correspondence on Unilateral Changes to Air Agency Operations Specifications	11/21/07	N/A
ARSA Letter Requesting Expedited Issuance of Repair Station Security Regulations	11/21/07	FAA Response	12/26/07
ARSA Request for Clarification/Change to AC 65-25(D)	11/8/07	FAA Response	7/11/08
ARSA Request Seeking Clarification on Compliance with AD 2003-12-07	10/27/07	FAA Response	9/3/09
ARSA Request Seeking Clarification on Contracting Maintenance Functions	10/26/07	N/A
ARSA Request on Maintenance Release for Components	9/28/07	FAA Response	10/10/07
ARSA Correspondence Regarding EASA Human Factors Training Compliance	5/8/07	EASA Response	8/20/07
ARSA Request for Assistance, Re: Independently Developed Maintenance and Alteration Processes	5/1/07	N/A
Recording Major Repairs on Canadian Products	4/9/07	N/A

2006

Action	Action Date	Response	Resp. Date
ARSA Requests Clarification of FAA Repair Station Human Factors Training Requirements	7/27/06	FAA Response	9/12/06

2005

Action	Action Date	Response	Resp. Date
ARSA Asks FAA to Amend Hazmat Training Rule	11/22/05	FAA Response	3/13/06

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