ATA Spec 108 2017, Required Inspection Items (RII) Best Practices, is a 19-page PDF specification from Airlines for America covering practical guidance for developing, training, and managing Required Inspection Item programs under commercial aviation maintenance requirements.
The document addresses RII program background and implementation, training procedures, exchange program initiation, minimum training standards, examples of RII and non-RII tasks, maintenance verification tasks for high-risk non-RII work, SGML tagging options in aircraft maintenance manuals, and a decision-tree approach for evaluating RII tasks using safety risk management principles.
It is intended for air carriers, maintenance organizations, quality control personnel, aviation maintenance technicians, regulatory compliance teams, and technical documentation groups that need a concise industry reference for RII rationalization and inspection authorization practices.
Application Scope: Applies to commercial aviation maintenance programs, especially air carrier Required Inspection Item processes, RII training and authorization, Maintenance Verification Task programs, and aircraft maintenance documentation workflows; users are responsible for determining regulatory applicability to their own operations.
