1、Designation:F241514Standard Practice forContinued Airworthiness System for Light Sport GyroplaneAircraft1This standard is issued under the fixed designation F2415;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revis
2、ion.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope1.1 This practice covers continued operational safety moni-toring of light sport gyroplane aircraft.1.2 This practice applies to light sp
3、ort gyroplane aircraftseeking civil aviation authority approval in the form of flightcertificates,flight permits,or other like documentation.Thispractice applies to kit and ready-to-fly aircraft supplied by amanufacturer.1.3 Certification of compliance with specific individualprocesses in CEN UNI EN
4、 9100,version 2005 or later,may bepresented as compliance with similar representative individualrequirements of this ASTM continued airworthiness monitor-ing standard.1.4 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as thestandard.The values given in parentheses are for informationonly.1.5 This
5、standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.2.Referenced Documents2.1 A
6、STM Standards:2F2352 Specification for Design and Performance of LightSport Gyroplane AircraftF2972 Specification for Light Sport Aircraft ManufacturersQuality Assurance System2.2 CEN Standard:3CEN UNI EN 9100 Quality Management Systems Aero-space Series3.Terminology3.1 Definitions:3.1.1 light sport
7、 gyroplane,npowered rotorcraft designedin accordance with Specification F2352.3.1.2 manufacturer,nany entity engaged in the productionof a light sport gyroplane aircraft or light sport gyroplaneaircraft kit.4.Significance and Use4.1 The purpose of this practice is to establish a method bywhich safet
8、y of flight issues are discovered,evaluated,andcorrected for the purpose of maintaining operational safety ofa light sport gyroplane aircraft.5.Current Owner List Documentation5.1 A current owner list will be maintained by the manu-facturer that includes all aircraft in service by serial numberand r
9、egistration number,together with the name and address ofthe owner.5.2 In cases where the presiding aviation authority recordsof registered owners is sufficient for tracking aircraft and themanufacturer has access to such records,the manufacturer mayelect to utilize such records for complying with th
10、is section.6.Responsibilities of the Manufacturer6.1 ManufacturersResponsibilitiesLSAgyroplanemanufacturers shall develop and implement a system ofreceiving,evaluating,and correcting safety of flight andservice difficulty issues.6.1.1Manufacturer shall evaluate all safety of flight andservice diffic
11、ulty reports and shall initiate corrective action asneeded to correct any safety of flight related issues.6.1.2 Manufacturer shall not use notices of corrective actionto promote or make mandatory non-safety of flight relatedequipment upgrades or additions.6.1.3 The manufacturer shall provide with th
12、e delivery ofeach LSA gyroplane documented continued airworthinessinstructions in the English language.These instructions shallinclude at least the following:6.1.3.1 A method for the owner/operator to reportmaintenance,service,andsafetydifficultiestothemanufacturer,in accordance with Section 8.1This
13、 practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F37 on Light SportAircraft and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F37.50 on Gyroplane.Current edition approved Nov.1,2014.Published December 2014.Originallyapproved in 2004.Last previous edition approved in 2009 as F2415 09.DOI:10.1520/
14、F2415-14.2For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information,refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.3Available from European Committee for Standardization(CE
15、N),36 rue deStassart,B-1050,Brussels,Belgium,http:/www.cenorm.be.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 6.1.3.2 A method for the owner/operator to obtain andverify that they have the latest safety of flight informationdeveloped b
16、y the manufacturer,in accordance with Section 9.6.1.3.3 Instructions pertaining to annual and 100-h inspec-tion items,as needed.7.Responsibilities of the Owner/Operator7.1 Current owners shall make all service publications,asdefined in this practice,available to all operators of the aircraftto which they apply.7.2An owner/operator choosing not to comply with anFAA or the aircraft manufacturers mandatory service require-ment may place the aircraft into the experimental light sportaircraft certifi
