goals is vital to the business. areas such as IDGs (Integrated Drive responsibility to authorized
Coleman continues “We have Generators), CSDs (Constant Speed designees. Adamson says “The FAA
representatives who are on site at Drives), engine starters, and air cycle will continue to put more and more
some airlines and we have a lot who machines, to name a few. These responsibility on organizations like
are located within the region and are areas that we have a lot of PMA Wencor. They have to continue to
who visit regularly.” content, a majority of all cost drivers delegate from a resource standpoint.
within these units. We’ve been We have also seen the FAA become
PMA penetrates deep developing PMAs for IDGs since much more rigorous in following
As the PMA industry matures, it 1985 – we’ve invested thousands of their own ISO procedures.”
gets deeper and deeper into some engineering manhours over those But there are a lot of smaller
systems. Adamson says “There are years to reach the level of coverage companies that the FAA will not
certain systems on an aircraft where we can now provide in these units.” grant ODA to. Adamson says “We
we have PMA’d virtually every part. In 1991, Wencor employees have a proven track record; we
Particularly the MRO shops, as were authorized by the FAA have a very deep bench in terms
they fight for more market share as as Designated Manufacturing of engineering, in terms of quality
the airlines continue to outsource, Inspection Representatives (DMIR). people, and in terms of knowledge
are pushing PMA suppliers to In 2002, Wencor was authorized of the regulations. The FAA is very
develop more and more products. as an Organizational Designated selective in who they grant ODA
The independent MRO shops are Airworthiness Representative approval to. There’s a big difference
competing with the OEMs in the (ODAR). Dave Ashton tells Aviation between start-up PMA companies
aftermarket/overhaul business Maintenance “The ODA supercedes and those that have been in the
and often the more PMAs we can the ODAR functions – those business for 20-30 years. It takes
develop for a particular system, functions now fall within the scope of time to develop those relationships
that will give that MRO shop or that the ODA. The FAA is granting ODA and demonstrate that we have very
airline a competitive advantage. to companies who are willing to step deep knowledge and capabilities.”
Many times we’re pushed to go fairly up and demonstrate that they have Some PMA companies don’t have
deep into a system.” the proper procedures
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have concentrated a lot of focus in The FAA has a policy of delegating Wencor has its own engineers. He
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