ASTM F2295-10

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Designation: F2295 − 10
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.Anumber in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope 4. Significance and Use
4.1 The purpose of this practice is to establish a method by
1.1 This practice establishes the standard practice for the
which safety of flight issues are discovered, evaluated, and
continued operational safety monitoring of a light sport air-
corrected for the purpose of maintaining operational safety of
craft.
a LSA.
1.2 This standard does not purport to address all of the
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
5. Continued Airworthiness Support
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
5.1 The manufacturer of a LSA shall maintain an Opera-
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
tionalSafetyMonitoringSystemasanormalbusinessconduct.
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
5.2 Assignment Of Duties—Manufacturers may assign op-
erational safety monitoring and continued airworthiness sup-
2. Referenced Documents
port duties to other entities.
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
5.3 Manufacturer’s Responsibilities—LSA manufacturers
F2245Specification for Design and Performance of a Light
shalldevelopandimplementasystemofreceiving,evaluating,
Sport Airplane
and correcting safety of flight and service difficulty issues.
F2564Specification for Design and Performance of a Light
5.3.1 Manufacturer shall evaluate all safety of flight and
Sport Glider
service difficulty reports and shall initiate corrective action as
needed to correct any safety of flight related issues.
3. Terminology
5.3.2 Manufacturershallnotusenoticesofcorrectiveaction
3.1 Definitions: to promote or make mandatory non-safety of flight related
equipment upgrades or additions.
3.1.1 LSA airplane (light sport aircraft airplane)—powered
5.3.3 The manufacturer shall provide with the delivery of
aircraftdesignedinaccordancewithSpecificationF2245thatis
each LSAdocumented continued airworthiness instructions in
manufactured and delivered ready to fly.
the English language. These instructions shall include at least
3.1.2 LSA glider (light sport aircraft glider)—aircraft de-
the following:
signed in accordance with Specification F2564 that is manu-
5.3.3.1 A method for the owner/operator to report
factured and delivered ready to fly.
maintenance, service, and safety difficulties to the
manufacturer, in accordance with 5.4.
3.1.3 manufacturer—any entity engaged in the production
5.3.3.2 A method for the owner/operator to obtain and
of an aircraft or component used on an aircraft.
verify that they have the latest safety of flight information
3.2 Acronyms:
developed by the manufacturer, in accordance with 5.4.
3.2.1 LSA—light sport aircraft
5.3.3.3 Instructions pertaining to annual and 100-h inspec-
tion items as needed.
5.4 Owner/Operator Responsibilities:
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This practice is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee F37 on Light Sport
5.4.1 Each owner/operator of a LSAshall read and comply
Aircraft and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F37.20 on Airplane.
with the maintenance and continued airworthiness information
Current edition approved Jan. 1, 2010. Published March 2010. Originally
and instructions provided by the manufacturer.
approved in 2003. Last previous edition approved in 2006 as F2295–06. DOI:
10.1520/F2295-10.
5.4.2 Eachowner/operatorofaLSAshallberesponsiblefor
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providing the manufacturer with current contact information
contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
where the manufacturer may send the owner/operator supple-
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
the ASTM website. mental notification bulletins.
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5.4.3 The owner/operator of a LSAshall be responsible for 7.2.1.3 The date the notice takes effect,
notifying the manufacturer of any safety of flight issue or 7.2.1.4 Limitations for completion of any required correc-
significant service difficulty upon discovery. tive action,
5.4.4 The owner/operator of a LSAshall be responsible for 7.2.1.5 The make and model of the affected LSA,
complying with all manufacturer issued notices of corrective
7.2.1.6 The serial number of the affected LSA,
action and for complying
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