FAA PMA Approvals

Did you know that PMA parts must meet or exceed the same standards that OEM parts must meet to receive FAA approval? The PMA approval process is a rigorous approval process that takes months and sometimes years to complete. Every step of the process is approved by an FAA official before the next step is undertaken.

In addition, the part must be shown to be equal to or better than the OEM part which it is replacing.  As a result, PMA parts are often much higher quality and of more ingenious design than the parts that they replace.