Before an authority issues or amends an operating certificate, or accepts a new aircraft onto one, the operator’s company manuals have to show that every applicable regulatory requirement is met. AeroManuals reviews and develops those manuals so they hold up through the authority’s assessment, for certification under Parts 91, 121, 125 and 135, under EASA, and with other authorities.
Company manuals brought into compliance
- General Maintenance Manual and maintenance procedures
- Maintenance program (CAMP, MIP or AMP) and low-utilization programs
- Minimum Equipment List and its procedures
- Other required manuals and regulatory deliverables, checked against the certificate holder’s existing programs in a gap analysis
DCT assessment
The FAA assesses a certificate holder’s manuals and programs using the Data Collection Tools (DCTs) of its Safety Assurance System. AeroManuals assesses your manuals against the applicable DCT questions before submission, identifies every gap, and closes it in the manual, so the design assessment goes faster and with fewer findings.
Aircraft onboarding
- AD and service bulletin compliance status established for the incoming aircraft
- A bridge from the previous operator’s program
- Coordination with the authority through each phase. For FAA certificates: Pre-Application, Formal Application, Design Assessment, Demonstration and Inspection, and Certification.
- For fleet expansions, a model documentation set from the first aircraft that transfers to each additional tail number, reducing time and cost for every aircraft that follows
Frequently asked questions
What is a DCT assessment?
Data Collection Tools (DCTs) are the question sets the FAA uses in its Safety Assurance System to assess whether an operator’s manuals and programs meet regulatory requirements. A DCT assessment checks your manuals against those questions before the FAA does, so gaps are fixed before submission.
Can you support a certification that is already under way?
Yes. AeroManuals can take on project coordination, manual compliance reviews or specific deliverables for a certification effort already in progress.
Does this apply to Part 91 operators?
Yes. Part 91 operators of large and turbine-powered aircraft still need an inspection program selected under 91.409(f) and authority approvals such as MEL letters of authorization, and aircraft moving between registers need their programs accepted by the new authority.
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