ASTM F2295-06
(Practice)Standard Practice for Continued Operational Safety Monitoring of a Light Sport Aircraft
Standard Practice for Continued Operational Safety Monitoring of a Light Sport Aircraft
SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
The purpose of this practice is to establish a method by which safety of flight issues are discovered, evaluated, and corrected for the purpose of maintaining operational safety of a LSA.
SCOPE
1.1 This practice establishes the standard practice for the continued operational safety monitoring of a light sport aircraft.
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:F2295–06
Standard Practice for
Continued Operational Safety Monitoring of a Light Sport
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Aircraft
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F2295; 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 5. Continued Airworthiness Support
5.1 The manufacturer of a LSA shall maintain an Opera-
1.1 This practice establishes the standard practice for the
continued operational safety monitoring of a light sport air- tional Safety Monitoring System as a normal business conduct.
craft. 5.2 Assignment Of Duties—Manufacturers may assign op-
1.2 This standard does not purport to address all of the erational safety monitoring and continued airworthiness sup-
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the port duties to other entities.
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro- 5.3 Manufacturer’s Responsibilities—LSA manufacturers
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica- shall develop and implement a system of receiving, evaluating,
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use. and correcting safety of flight and service difficulty issues.
5.3.1 Manufacturer shall evaluate all safety of flight and
2. Referenced Documents
service difficulty reports and shall initiate corrective action as
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2.1 ASTM Standards: needed to correct any safety of flight related issues.
F2245 Specification for Design and Performance of a Light
5.3.2 Manufacturer shall not use notices of corrective action
Sport Airplane to promote or make mandatory non-safety of flight related
F2564 Specification for Design and Performance of a Light
equipment upgrades or additions.
Sport Glider 5.3.3 The manufacturer shall provide with the delivery of
each LSA documented continued airworthiness instructions in
3. Terminology
the English language. These instructions shall include at least
3.1 Definitions:
the following:
3.1.1 LSA (light sport aircraft)—used herein to refer to both
5.3.3.1 A method for the owner/operator to report mainte-
LSA airplanes and LSA gliders.
nance, service, and safety difficulties to the manufacturer, in
3.1.2 LSA airplane (light sport aircraft airplane)—powered
accordance with 5.4.
aircraftdesignedinaccordancewithSpecificationF2245thatis
5.3.3.2 A method for the owner/operator to obtain and
manufactured and delivered ready to fly.
verify that they have the latest safety of flight information
3.1.3 LSA glider (light sport aircraft glider)—aircraft de-
developed by the manufacturer, in accordance with 5.4.
signed in accordance with Specification F2564 that is manu-
5.3.3.3 Instructions pertaining to annual and 100-h inspec-
factured and delivered ready to fly.
tion items as needed.
3.1.4 manufacturer—any entity engaged in the production
5.4 Owner/Operator Responsibilities:
of a LSA.
5.4.1 Each owner/operator of a LSA shall read and comply
with the maintenance and continued airworthiness information
4. Significance and Use
and instructions provided by the manufacturer.
4.1 The purpose of this practice is to establish a method by
5.4.2 Each owner/operator of a LSAshall be responsible for
which safety of flight issues are discovered, evaluated, and
providing the manufacturer with current contact information
corrected for the purpose of maintaining operational safety of
where the manufacturer may send the owner/operator supple-
a LSA.
mental notification bulletins.
5.4.3 The owner/operator of a LSA shall be responsible for
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notifying the manufacturer of any safety of flight issue or
This practice is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee F37 on Light Sport
Aircraft and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F37.20 on Airplane.
significant service difficulty upon discovery.
Current edition approved Aug. 15, 2006. Published August 2006. Originally
5.4.4 The owner/operator of a LSA shall be responsible for
approved in 2003. Last previous edition approved in 2003 as F2295 – 03. DOI:
complying with all manufacturer issued notices of corrective
10.1520/F2295-06.
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or action and for complying with all applicable aviation authority
contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
regulations in regard to maintaining the airworthiness of the
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
LSA.
the ASTM website.
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