Airworthiness & Parts
Suspected Unapproved Parts
Self-paced online training with an interactive protected player, a multiple-choice exam, and a certificate issued instantly on passing.

Training type
Suspected Unapproved Parts - interactive presentation + exam. Programme aligned with the acceptance and release requirements of Regulation (EU) 1321/2014 (145.A.42) and Regulation (EU) 748/2012 (21.A.307) under Regulation (EU) 2018/1139.
About the course
Suspected unapproved parts are kept out of aircraft by traceability, acceptance discipline and a culture of questioning; a part is only as good as its pedigree and documentation.
The course covers what unapproved parts are, their types and warning signs, release documentation and traceability, detection through supplier and receiving control, and reporting and prevention.
Course contents (syllabus)
- 1What are unapproved parts
- 2Types and warning signs
- 3Documentation and traceability
- 4Detection: suppliers, procurement, receiving
- 5Reporting and prevention
Objectives
- Distinguish approved from unapproved parts and why they matter
- Recognise the types of unapproved part and the warning signs
- Recognise release certificates and the traceability chain
- Evaluate suppliers and carry out a receiving inspection
- Act correctly and report a suspected unapproved part
Who should attend
Personnel and roles for whom this training is intended.
