Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; Clearance of Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Suspected Unapproved Parts Report
Published Date: 11/26/2025
Notice
Summary
The FAA is renewing its approval to collect reports about suspected unapproved aircraft parts from manufacturers, repair shops, airlines, and the public. This helps keep our skies safe by spotting risky parts early. If you have thoughts on this process, you’ve got until December 26, 2025, to share them—no cost to report, just your time!
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 2 costs, 0 mixed.
Reports enable safety alerts and investigations
The FAA uses information from Form 8120-11 reports to decide if an unapproved parts investigation is warranted; confirmed issues can lead to industry alerts, Safety Alerts for Operators, Airworthiness Directives, and other notifications used to prevent accidents. These reports help the FAA spot risky parts early and inform the aviation industry when action is needed.
Businesses spend ~12 minutes per report
If you run a repair station, manufacturing facility, or other aviation business, you can voluntarily submit FAA Form 8120-11 to report suspected unapproved parts. Each submission takes about 12 minutes to read and complete, and the FAA estimates it collects about 30 forms per year; there is no monetary cost to submit, only the time to complete the form.
Public can report with no fee, small time cost
Anyone in the general public may voluntarily submit FAA Form 8120-11 to report a suspected unapproved aircraft part; submission is free but takes about 12 minutes to read and complete. The FAA receives about 30 of these reports per year, and the agency is accepting public comments on the information collection through December 26, 2025.
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