This podcast from Aviation Maintenance Magazine discusses the FAA’s decision to cancel E-100, a process for inspecting aircraft parts to ensure airworthiness. This move shifts the focus from physical inspection to relying primarily on documentation, specifically the 8130-3 tag. While this aligns with the European aviation system, it raises concerns about the potential for counterfeit documentation and hinders the acceptance of genuinely airworthy parts that lack the required tag. The podcast also highlights the conflict between the US and EU aviation agreements and the Maintenance Annex Guidance, which adds documentation requirements not included in the original agreements. The author concludes by encouraging US production approval holders to issue 8130-3 tags and urges repair stations to utilize alternative methods for verifying airworthiness when parts lack the required tag.