Manufacturing Inspection District Office
MIDOSection 01: Organizations & Authorities
Definition
An FAA field office responsible for the oversight of production approval holders, including Production Certificate holders and TSO Authorization holders. MIDOs conduct conformity inspections, audit production quality systems, issue production approvals, and oversee the airworthiness release process for newly manufactured articles. They are the production-side counterpart to the ACO.
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Primary Sources
FAA Order 8120.23, Certificate Management of Production Approval Holders Through Product LifecycleFAA
Describes MIDO roles in production approval oversight.
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