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CPAC Awarded PMA by
FAA
The FAA requires that
all purchased products, parts, and materials, as
well as company made parts, be inspected and
accepted by CPAC through an FAA approved,
Quality Assurance Program before they can be sold
for installation in an aircraft. CPAC recently
received Parts Manufacturer Approval from the FAA,
which required FAA approval of our Quality Assurance
Program after an FAA field audit (click
here for the press release). Accordingly, CPAC
will be adding parts that were previously
unavailable to the list of parts available from our
factory warehouse.
CPAC received FAA
approval last year for a quality assurance program
covering only the shipment of parts from our
existing inventory. While our parts operation has
been staffed and operating since the summer of 2006,
and we have been shipping parts both nationally and
internationally, CPAC was unable to buy replacements
for parts sold or new parts that were not in stock
at the time of that approval. As a result, CPAC
could not fill many parts requested under that
limited program. That will now start to change. CPAC
plans to expand the list of parts it can order from
subcontractors, inspect under its PMA QA Program,
and certify as factory replacement parts for
installation in Commander aircraft.
Addition of Out-Of-Stock
Commander Parts to PMA Parts List
Parts we can order
from subcontractors will be added on a continual
basis, based on our perception of market demand for
particular parts. We also expect to expand the PMA
parts list to cover parts that must be produced on
factory production equipment by the beginning of
summer. The ramp up of factory parts production will
begin the ramp up of new Commander production.
If you would like to
request that we consider a particular part for
addition to our inventory (both parts purchased from
subcontractors and factory produced parts), please
click here. That
will open a PMA Parts Request Form which can
be filled in on-line and submitted by clicking the
Submit button on the form. The PMA Parts
Request Form can also be printed, filled in by
hand, and faxed to the fax number shown on the form.
Request Commander Parts From
Inventory
To submit a request
for particular parts you would like to purchase now
(note: this is NOT for a request that we add a part
to inventory, which is provided for above), please
click here or on the
Parts Request button below. The link will
open a Parts Request Form which can be filled
in on-line and submitted by clicking the Submit
button on the form. The Parts Request Form
can also be printed, filled in by hand, and faxed to
the fax number shown on the Form. ALL CONFIRMED
PARTS ORDERS WILL REQUIRE PAYMENT BY CREDIT CARD
PRIOR TO SHIPPING.
Please note that the
Parts Request Form is NOT an order form.
After a Parts Request Form is submitted, a
member of our Parts Sales team will contact you to
advise whether requested parts are available. If
parts you would like to order are not in stock, you
will be given an opportunity to submit a PMA
Parts Request Form and we will consider adding
such part to our PMA parts list. Because the
addition of parts to the PMA list requires FAA
approval, we cannot provide a firm prediction of
when parts that are not presently in inventory will
be available. While we do expect to expand the PMA
parts list on a monthly basis, delivery times will
vary based on the delivery schedules our
subcontractors.
CPAC has always been
committed to ramping up its capability to provide
the Commander fleet with parts and service before
producing new Commander aircraft. Our focus on
expanding our parts capabilities under PMA, and
ramping up production stations for smaller parts
before turning to the production of new Commanders,
is consistent with that commitment. |
