ASTM F2972-12
(Specification)Standard Specification for Light Sport Aircraft Manufacturer’s Quality Assurance System
Standard Specification for Light Sport Aircraft Manufacturer’s Quality Assurance System
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1.1 This specification establishes the minimum requirements for a quality assurance system for manufacturers of Light Sport Aircraft or Light Sport Aircraft kits, or both.
1.2 This standard applies to aircraft seeking civil aviation authority approval in the form of flight certificates, flight permits, or other like documentation.
1.3 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: F2972 −12
StandardSpecification for
Light Sport Aircraft Manufacturer’s Quality Assurance
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System
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F2972; 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 3.1.5 reserved holding area, n—physical area for isolating
items away from normal production processes while awaiting
1.1 This specification establishes the minimum require-
proper disposition.
ments for a quality assurance system for manufacturers of
Light Sport Aircraft or Light Sport Aircraft kits, or both. 3.2 Abbreviations:
3.2.1 MRB—Material Review Board
1.2 This standard applies to aircraft seeking civil aviation
authority approval in the form of flight certificates, flight
4. Quality Assurance System
permits, or other like documentation.
4.1 Manufacturers shall develop and implement a Quality
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the
Assurance System (QAS) in accordance with the requirements
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
established within this practice. The elements of the QAS
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
established herein include the following:
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
4.1.1 Quality Assurance Manual (QAM).
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
4.1.2 Quality Assurance Record (QAR).
4.1.3 Record of Compliance.
2. Referenced Documents
4.1.4 Product Configuration Control, Document Control,
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
and Change Management.
F2839 Practice for Compliance Audits to ASTM Standards
4.1.5 Control of Critical Special Processes and Equipment.
on Light Sport Aircraft
4.1.6 Material Control.
4.1.7 Inspections.
3. Terminology
4.1.8 Identification and Handling of Nonconforming Mate-
3.1 Definitions:
rial.
3.1.1 permanent record, n—where specified herein, the 4.1.9 Assignment of QA Duties and Supplier Control.
applicable record shall be kept and shall be accessible as long
4.1.10 Audits.
as airworthiness certificates remain in effect for aircraft pro-
4.2 Quality Assurance Manual (QAM)—Each manufacturer
duced that relate to the record.
shall document their QAS in the form of a Quality Assurance
3.1.2 quality assurance manual (QAM), n—the documenta-
Manual (QAM). The QAM itself and each of the QAS
tion of the quality assurance system.
elements included or referenced shall be controlled as produc-
tion documentation in accordance with 6.0.
3.1.3 quality assurance record (QAR), n—the permanent
record of quality assurance associated with each LSA pro-
4.3 Quality Assurance Administration (QAA)—The manu-
duced.
facturer’s administration that is charged with the implementa-
3.1.4 quality assurance system (QAS), n—a system of pro- tion of the QAS may consist of one or more: company
cesses and controls used by a manufacturer to verify and employees, company officials, or manufacturer’s agents,
validate that the LSA meets its specified requirement. consultants, or assigns. The individual(s) that make up the
QAA shall be identified within the QAM.
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5. Quality Assurance Record (QAR)
This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F37 on Light
Sport Aircraft and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F37.70 on Cross
5.1 A QAR shall be retained for each LSA produced. Each
Cutting.
QAR shall consist of the following, which shall include the
Current edition approved Dec. 1, 2012. Published January 2013. DOI: 10.1520/
F2972-12.
LSA serial number and date of manufacture.
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5.1.1 Completed final records and checks from the manu-
contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
facturing and assembly operations. This should include items
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
the ASTM website. such as major subassembly sign-offs, critical part sign-offs,
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whole-system checks, and calibrations as well as aircraft or 6.4 Special Processes—A system shall be implemented to
major subassembly repairs, rework, MRB, or temporary con- control all special processes and services related to the pro-
figuration deviation approvals. duction of airframe components considered by the manufac-
5.1.2 Test documentation from the production acceptance turer to be critical to the structural integrity of the LSA, such
testing procedures. This should include items
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