Define Part Certificate Form Types

Explanation

This activity is used to define valid types of part certification forms. There are a variety of part certification forms used in the Aviation industry. These vary with the authority defining them, the type of work and type of component, however the content is mostly the same. A part certification form can be identified by its title and revision.

The part certification form types can be defined with a revision and layout per revision. It is also possible to indicate whether the form type will be used for vehicles (e.g., aircraft) or components/assemblies (e.g., aircraft engine).

Note that each maintenance organization can have any number of approvals from any number of issuers. However, only one approval per part certification form type per issuer can be active (i.e., no overlapping validity periods) at any given point in time. The part certification form types are defined as basic data through this activity.

Prerequisites

N/A

System Effects

• Part certification form types are defined.
• If a new layout is defined, it will be registered as a new layout under the report name generating certificates.
• If a layout name is changed, the old layout name will be deleted from report definition and a new layout record created. However, if a layout (style sheet) has already been stored for the old layout name, the old layout will be copied to the new layout).

Window

Part Certificate Basic Data

Related Window Descriptions

Part Certificate Basic Data
Part Certificate Basic Data/Form Types 

Procedure

1. Open the Part Certificate Basic Data window.
2. Click the Form Types tab and create a new record (F5).
3. In the Form Type field, enter the type of part certification form.
4. In the Description field, enter a description of the part certification form type.
5. In the Revision field, enter a revision for this form type.
6. In the Layout Name field, you can enter the layout valid for the form type. Entering a value in this field is optional.
7. Select the Used for Vehicles check box if the form type is to used for one or more vehicles.
8. Save the information (F12).

Note: Part certification form types can also be defined in the Airworthiness Regulation Code per Form Type tab when registering regulation codes for form types.