ASTM F3205-17

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Standard Practice for
Independent Audit Program for Light Aircraft
Manufacturers
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F3205; 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
1.1 This practice establishes a minimum set of requirements for a Manufacturer Assessment Independent Audit Program in
compliance with Practice F2839.
1.2 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 safety, health, and healthenvironmental practices and determine the
applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
1.3 This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization
established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued
by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
2. Referenced Documents
2.1 ASTM Standards:
E2659 Practice for Certificate Programs
F2839 Practice for Compliance Audits to ASTM Standards on Light Sport Aircraft
2.2 ISO Standard:
ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems—Requirements
2.3 DNV GL Standard:
AS/EN 9100 Aerospace Quality Management
3. Terminology
3.1 Definitions:
3.1.1 factory assessment audit—an audit of an aircraft manufacturer and its associate facilities to determine compliance with
CAA-accepted consensus standards, and procedures established to meet those requirements.
3.1.1 finding—a non-fulfillment of a requirement that may affect the ability of the aircraft manufacturer to comply with the
provisions for compliance of the relevant CAA.
3.1.2 independent audit—an audit of an aircraft manufacturer and its associate facilities by an external auditing entity to
determine compliance with CAA-accepted consensus standards, and procedures established to meet those requirements.
4. Significance and Use
4.1 This practice establishes the minimum set of requirements for an independent factory assessment audit program for aircraft
manufacturers. The intended use is to provide minimum requirements for an initial assessment of manufacturers bringing a new
aircraft model to market, or for periodic review of an existing manufacturer’s operations if required by relevant Civil Aviation
Authority (CAA).operations.
4.2 Compliance to this practice would ensure that the audit program and those who execute it meet the consensus set of
minimum requirements and qualifications.
4.3 This practice does not mandate manufacturer independent factory assessment audits.
This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F37 on Light Sport Aircraft and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F37.70 on Cross Cutting.
Current edition approved Oct. 1, 2016Dec. 1, 2017. Published October 2016December 2017. Originally approved in 2016. Last previous edition approved in 2016 as
F3205 – 16. DOI: 10.1520/F3205-16.10.1520/F3205-17.
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4.4 Independent audits are to be conducted only at the request of the manufacturer or relevant CAA.
5. Audit Criteria
5.1 Initial Assessment—When performing an initial assessment audit of an aircraft manufacturer, the auditor(s) shall review
compliance to the consensus standards for the aircraft being produced.
5.1.1 The auditing entity shall verify that the referenced consensus standards are appropriate and accepted by the relevant CAA.
5.1.2 At a minimum, the auditor(s) shall assess compliance to the following processes as applicable to the category of aircraft
being produced:
5.1.2.1 Aircraft Design and Performance;
5.1.2.2 Aircraft Operating Instructions;
5.1.2.3 Aircraft Maintenance and Inspection Procedures;
5.1.2.4 Aircraft Flight Training Supplement (as applicable);
5.1.2.5 Manufacturer’s Quality Assurance System;
5.1.2.6 Manufacturer’s Continued Operational Safety Program;
5.1.2.7 Any specific requirements mandated by relevant CAA.
5.1.3 Assessment of compliance shall be comprehensive and verifiable.
NOTE 1—Assessment of compliance to applicable standards does not require a determination of technical or design merit to be made by the auditing
entity.
5.2 Periodic Review—When conducting a periodic review audit, the auditing entity may vary the audit scope to assess
compliance to the same standards as an initial assessment audit at a reduced level of review. For example, the audit scope may
include only selected audit criteria, selected period under review, or selected portions of the facility or organization.
6. Audit Program Personnel and Responsibilities
6.1 General—The auditing entity is responsible to conduct this audit program in accordance with the requirements given in
Practice F2839.
6.2 Personnel—The Audit Program consists of the following personnel:
6.2.1 Lead Auditor;
6.2.2 Audit Team members, as needed, to conduct the audit; and
6.2.3 Support personnel as required.
6.2.4 The responsibilities and qualifications of these personnel are defined in Practice F2839. Auditors and any support
personnel must be familiar with the content of all applicable standards before performing or supporting an audit.
6.3 Training—Auditing personnel must have successfully completed, with documented records, a standards certification
training program within the preceding four years. The training program must leave the auditor(s) with an understandin
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