FAA IR M 8040.1:2010
FAA IR M 8040.1:2010 Airworthiness Directives Manual Specifies policy and guidance for the drafting, issuance, and distribution of ADs.
Table of Contents
Chapter1-GeneralInformation1.PurposeofthisManual
2.Audience
3.WhereCanIFindThisManual?
4.Cancellation
5.ExplanationofChanges
6.EffectiveDate
Chapter2-LawsthatApplytoADs
1.PurposeofthisChapter
2.UseofLegalTerminology
3.Definitions
4.AdministrativeProcedureAct(APA)
5.FAARegulations
6.RegulatoryFindingsAddressedinADs
7.DepartmentofTransportation(DOT)RulemakingPolicies
andProcedures
Chapter3-ExParteContacts
1.General
2.DOTPolicy
3.ImproperExParteContacts
4.ProceduresforExParteContacts
5.PrecautionsandPractices
Chapter4-DeterminingTypeofADAction
1.PurposeofthisChapter
2.WhentoissueADs
3.AdvanceNoticeofProposedRulemaking(ANPRM)
4.NoticeofProposedRulemaking(NPRM)
5.FinalRuleafterNPRM(FRAN)
6.EmergencyADs
7.FinalRule;RequestforComments(FRC)
8.ConsiderationsforIARandEmergencyADs
9.SensitiveSecurityInformation(SSI)ADAction
10.OtherTypesofDocumentsPublishedintheFederalRegister
Chapter5-ChangingExistingADActions
1.PurposeofthisChapter
2."Supplementalnoticeofproposedrulemaking(SNPRM);
reopeningofcommentperiod"
3."Proposedrule;withdrawal"
4."Proposedrule;extensionofthecommentperiod"
5.SupersedingADActions
6.RevisingADActions
7."NoticeofProposedRulemaking(NPRM);correction"or
"Finalrule;correction"
8.Rescinding(Removing)anExistingAD
9.PetitionforExemption
Chapter6-Drafting,Coordinating,Issuing,Publishing,
andDistributingADs
1.PurposeofthisChapter
2.ADWorksheet
3.DraftingReferencesandTools
4.ADTemplates
5.ReviewandCoordinationofADAction
6.Administrator'sADAlert
7.SignatureofADAction
8.ContinuedAirworthinessNotificationtothe
InternationalCommunity(CANIC)
9.PublicationofADAction
10.Distribution
11.ExchangeofContinuingAirworthinessInformation
12.BiweeklySupplements
Chapter7-PreambleofanAD
1.PurposeofthisChapter
2.InformationHeadings
3.ADNumbering
4.SubjectHeading
5.Summary
6.Discussion
7.RelevantServiceInformation
8.DifferencesBetweenthis[Proposed]ADandService
Information
9.CostsofCompliance
10.InterimActions
Chapter8-RulePortionofanAD
1.PurposeofthisChapter
2.HeadingsintheRulePortionofanAD
3.ProductIdentification
4.EffectiveDate
5.AffectedADs
6.Applicability
7.ATA/JASCCode
8.Compliance
9.CorrectiveAction
10.UsingNotes
11.DescribingSpecialFlightPermits
12.AlternativeMethodsofCompliance(AMOCs)inRevision
orSupersedureADActions
13.AuthorizationtoPerformWork
14.ReportingRequirements
15.MaterialIncorporatedbyReference
16.SignatureBlock
17.SpecializedADSubjects
Chapter9-PublicComments
1.PurposeofthisChapter
2.APARequirement
3.WheretoFindCommentsintheDocket
4.NoCommentsReceived
5.CommentDisposition
6.CommentstoFRCs
7.LateComments
8.HowtoDispositionComments
Chapter10-IncorporationbyReferenceandAppendices
1.PurposeofthisChapter
2.IncorporationbyReference(IBR)
3.IncorporatingMaterialasAppendices
Chapter11-ADDocket
1.PurposeofthisChapter
2.MaintainingtheADDocket
3.ADDocketContents
4.ProprietaryDatainADDockets
AppendixA-Acronyms