ASTM F2279-06
(Practice)Standard Practice for Quality Assurance in the Manufacture of Fixed Wing Light Sport Aircraft
Standard Practice for Quality Assurance in the Manufacture of Fixed Wing Light Sport Aircraft
SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
The purpose of this practice is to provide the minimum requirements necessary for the establishment of a quality assurance and production acceptance program for a manufacturer of light sport aircraft.
SCOPE
1.1 This practice establishes the minimum requirements for the development of a Quality Assurance and Production Acceptance Program, to be used for the manufacture of LSA's or LSA kits.
This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
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Designation:F2279–06
Standard Practice for
Quality Assurance in the Manufacture of Fixed Wing Light
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Sport Aircraft
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F2279; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope 3.1.3 LSA airplane (light sport aircraft airplane)—powered
aircraftdesignedinaccordancewithSpecificationF2245thatis
1.1 This practice establishes the minimum requirements for
manufactured and delivered ready to fly.
the development of a Quality Assurance and Production
3.1.4 LSA glider (light sport aircraft glider)—aircraft de-
Acceptance Program, to be used for the manufacture of LSA’s
signed in accordance with Specification F2564 that is manu-
or LSA kits.
factured and delivered ready to fly.
1.2 This standard does not purport to address all of the
3.1.5 LSA kit (light sport aircraft kit)—aircraft designed in
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
accordance with Specifications F2245 or F2564 that is manu-
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
factured and delivered as a kit.
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
3.1.6 manufacturer—any entity engaged in the production
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
of a LSA.
2. Referenced Documents 3.1.7 permanent record—where specified herein, applicable
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quality assurance records shall be kept for each LSAproduced
2.1 ASTM Standards:
for as long as the relative airworthiness certificate remains in
F2245 Specification for Design and Performance of a Light
effect.
Sport Airplane
3.1.8 reserved holding area—for rejected parts, materials,
F2564 Specification for Design and Performance of a Light
and assemblies, shall mean an area for the containment of
Sport Glider
rejected non-airworthy items awaiting proper disposition,
3. Terminology
where such rejected items shall not be distributed for use on a
LSA.
3.1 Definitions:
3.1.9 satellite manufacturing, assembly, and distribution
3.1.1 design and performance specification—used herein to
facilities—refers to facilities being operated by commercial or
refer to Specifications F2245 and F2564.
private entities that, though authorized by the original manu-
3.1.2 LSA (light sport aircraft)—used herein to refer to both
facturer, are not directly associated with or controlled by the
LSA airplanes and LSA gliders, including kits.
original manufacturer.
3.1.10 secure storage area—for accepted parts, materials,
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This practice is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee F37 on Light Sport
and assemblies, shall mean an area of storage where the
Aircraft and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F37.20 on Airplane.
preservation of the contents to required design specifications is
Current edition approved Aug. 15, 2006. Published August 2006. Originally
reasonably assured until distributed for use on a LSA.
approved in 2003. Last previous edition approved in 2003 as F2279 – 03. DOI:
10.1520/F2279-06.
3.2 Acronyms:
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
3.2.1 AOI—aircraft operating instructions
contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
3.2.2 QAM—quality assurance manual; the documentation
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
the ASTM website. of the Quality Assurance Program
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F2279–06
3.2.3 QAP—quality assurance program; the method of in- 6. Engineering and Manufacture
spections used by the manufacturer of a LSA to verify and
6.1 Record of Compliance—The manufacturer shall keep a
ensure the proper production thereof
permanent record of the design documentation used to show
3.2.4 QAR—quality assurance record; the record of Quality
compliance of a particular configuration to the version of the
Assurance associated with each LSA produced
design and performance specification in effect at the time of
manufacture.
4. Significance and Use
6.2 Configuration Control—All LSA configurations in pro-
4.1 The purpose of this practice is to provide the minimum
ductionshallhaveRecordsofCompliancetothelatestreleased
requirements necessary for the establishment of a quality
revision of the design and performance specification.
assurance and production acceptance program for a manufac-
6.3 Production Documentation—The manufacturer shall
turer of light sport aircraft.
maintain a record of all production documentation, including
revisions. Production documentation may
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