Before revision: 53368, 53377 (October 16, 2009) (describing the elimination of the FIS requirements and the new cross reference to section 21.137) In practice, all production approval holders were held to the same production quality standards before the rule changeParts Manufacturer Approval Procedures, FAA Order 8110.42C (June 23, 2008) - this will now be more obvious in the FAA's regulations.
After revision: 53368, 53377 (October 16, 2009) (describing the elimination of the FIS requirements and the new cross reference to section 21.137) In practice, all production approval holders were held to the same production quality standards before the rule changeParts Manufacturer Approval Procedures, FAA Order 8110.42C (June 23, 2008) – this will now be more obvious in the FAA's regulations.