Thomas W. Deiters Engineering - FAA Designated Engineering Representative

Thomas W. Deiters Engineering, Inc.

Thomas W. Deiters Engineering offers professional aerospace structural engineering support services. We provide engineering support for any size and type project and/or maintenance and/or modification issue, leveraging various qualifications including Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Designated Engineering Representative (DER) credentials outlined in the derdirectory and 14 CFR authorities. We serve individual aircraft owners and  small to mid-sized operators and repair stations. We can perform consulting services for clients who do not have engineering support staff, and can also coordinate our efforts with clients' personnel.

Thomas W. Deiters Engineering was responsible for the approval of the structural development, design, and substantiation of the Aeromedical Biological Containment System (ABCS) for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), deployed in endeavors to contain the Ebola virus.


Thomas W. Deiters Engineering offers professional aerospace structural engineering support services. We provide engineering support for any size and type project, as well as for any maintenance and/or modification issue.

We serve individual aircraft owners and  small- to mid-sized operators and repair stations. We consult for clients who do not have engineering support staff, and can also coordinate our efforts with clients' personnel.  We supply engineering services for maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) of airframe structures.

We utilize a range of qualifications to deliver our services, including: 1) commercial expertise through our Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Designated Engineering Representative (DER) as a Structures DER credentials and compliance with 14 CFR regulations. For the latest information, please follow the provided link ; 2) military experience drawn from our extensive work with defense manufacturers; 3) Professional Engineer State Licenses; and 4) Pilot Licenses along with Competition Aerobatics skills.

A notable military project from 44 years ago involved the development, writing, and presentation of the Durability and Damage Tolerance Assessment Methodology and Basic Data for the United States Air Force (USAF). Today, this foundational work is recognized as Fracture Analysis or Damage Tolerance.

Notably, we executed Phoenix Air Group's Aeromedical Biological Containment System (ABCS) Supplemental Type Certificate (STC), for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), consulting on its structural development, design, and substantiation. The ABCS was initially deployed in endeavors to contain the Ebola virus.

Delegation of Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOC) repair authority for AD 2006-25-02 paragraph (a) and (c) was granted to DER Thomas W. Deiters by FAA Atlanta ACO Branch letter, FAA Correspondence 7A0-17-l80L, dated November 02, 2017.  The delegation of this authority to a Consultant DER is an exception and required a special deviation to the orders.

Thomas W. Deiters Engineering is an S corporation headquartered in Cartersville, Georgia, outside Atlanta. The company's CEO and principal employee, Thomas W. Deiters, is an experienced and educated professional engineer with a breadth of experience in aerospace.


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