Repair Station Support
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PAI's experience supporting the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) with issues affecting repair stations puts us in a unique position to assist your organization with its repair station support needs. PAI assisted the FAA with developing the following:
- A complete revision to Part 145.
- Regulatory amendments affecting service difficulty reports and maintenance recordkeeping requirements.
- Guidance materials for voluntary disclosure of regulatory violations by Part 145 repair stations.
- An advisory circular to provide repair stations with ways to develop and implement internal evaluation programs.
- Certification and surveillance standards and procedures under international bilateral maintenance agreements that satisfy FAA and European Aviation Safety Agency requirements.
- Development of an advisory circular discussing training program requirements.
PAI assists repair stations in the United States and internationally with obtaining or maintaining
Part 145 certification. This includes facilities and records evaluations; development of repair station manuals, quality control manuals, and training program manuals; and providing training on regulations. International clients include Japan Airlines, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, and Ishikawajima‑Harima Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. PAI also supported Aeromotores SRL in
Buenos Aires, Argentina, with obtaining its Part 145 certification.
PAI assisted AAR Aircraft Services, Inc., with drafting its repair station manual, quality control manual, and letter of compliance for Part 145 repair station certification. PAI also assisted AAR with developing its Indianapolis Repair Station Training Program and the associated training program manual. In addition, PAI helped AAR develop quality monitoring programs and related documents for the repair station.