SECTION A - TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS
Annex Ib · Initial Airworthiness and Environmental Protection · Regulation (EU) No 748/2012 · 21L.A.1 – 21L.A.275
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21L.A.1 Scope
This Section establishes general rights and obligations that are applicable to:
21L.A.2 Obligations and actions performed by a person other than the applicant for, or holder of, a certificate or the declarant of a declaration of design compliance
The actions and obligations required to be undertaken by the applicant for, or holder of, a certificate for a product or part or by the declarant of a…
21L.A.3 Reporting system
Without prejudice to Regulation (EU) No 376/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council and its delegated and implementing acts, any natural or…
AMC1 21L.A.3(a) Reporting system
GM1 21L.A.3(a) ;(b) Reporting system
GM1 21L.A.3(a) ;(e);(f) Reporting system
GM2 21L.A.3(a) ;(e);(f) Reporting system
GM1 21L.A.3(a)(1) ;(b)(1) Reporting system
GM2 21L.A.3(a)(1) ;(b)(1) Reporting system
AMC1 21L.A.3(a)(3) ;(b)(3);(d) Reporting system
21L.A.4 Airworthiness directives
When an airworthiness directive has to be issued by the Agency in accordance with point 21L.B.23 to correct an unsafe condition, or to require the…
21L.A.5 Collaboration between design and production
The holder of a type certificate, supplemental type certificate, approval of a change to type certificate or approval of a repair design, the declarant…
21L.A.6 Marking
The holder of a type certificate, supplemental type certificate, approval of a change to type certificate or approval of a repair design, or the…
21L.A.7 Record-keeping
All natural or legal persons who hold or who have applied for a type certificate, supplemental type certificate, repair design approval, or permit to…
AMC1 21L.A.7(a) Record-keeping
21L.A.8 Manuals
The holder of a type certificate or supplemental type certificate or the declarant of a declaration of design compliance shall produce, maintain and…
21L.A.9 Instructions for continued airworthiness
The holder of a type certificate, supplemental type certificate, design change or repair design approval or the declarant of a declaration of design…
AMC1 21L.A.9(a) Instructions for continued airworthiness
AMC2 21L.A.9(a) Instructions for continued airworthiness
AMC3 21L.A.9(a) Instructions for continued airworthiness
GM1 21L.A.9(a) Instructions for continued airworthiness
GM2 21L.A.9(a) Instructions for continued airworthiness
GM3 21L.A.9(a) Instructions for continued airworthiness
AMC1 21L.A.9(b) Instructions for continued airworthiness
GM1 21L.A.9(b) Instructions for continued airworthiness
GM2 21L.A.9(b) Instructions for continued airworthiness
GM3 21L.A.9(b) Instructions for continued airworthiness
GM4 21L.A.9(b) Instructions for continued airworthiness
AMC1 21L.A.9(d) Completeness and timely availability of the Instructions for Continued Airworthiness
21L.A.10 Access and investigation
All natural or legal persons who hold or who have applied for a type certificate, supplemental type certificate, major repair design approval, permit to…
21L.A.11 Findings and observations
After the receipt of the notification of findings, the natural or legal person who holds or who has applied for a type certificate, supplemental type…
GM1 21L.A.11(a) Findings and observations
21L.A.12 Means of compliance
A legal or natural person may use any alternative means of compliance to the acceptable means of compliance (AMC) to establish compliance with this…
AMC1 21L.A.12(b) Means of compliance
21L.A.21 Scope
This Subpart establishes the procedure for applying for type certificates, and establishes the rights and obligations of the applicants for, and holders…
21L.A.22 Eligibility
Any natural or legal person who has demonstrated, or is in the process of demonstrating, their design capability in accordance with point 21L.A.23, may…
21L.A.23 Demonstration of design capability
An applicant for a type certificate shall demonstrate their design capability by:
21L.A.24 Application for a type certificate
An application for a type certificate shall be made in a form and manner established by the Agency.
AMC1 21L.A.24(a) Application for a type certificate
AMC1 21L.A.24(b)(4) Application for a type certificate
Appendix A to AMC1 21L.A.24(b) Means-of-compliance codes
Type of compliance Means of compliance Associated compliance documents Engineering evaluation MC0:
21L.A.25 Demonstration of compliance
The applicant for a type certificate shall, following the acceptance of the compliance demonstration plan by the Agency and in accordance with its…
AMC1 21L.A.25(a) ;(b) Demonstration of compliance
AMC1 21L.A.25(c) Demonstration of compliance
GM1 21L.A.25(d) Demonstration of compliance
AMC1 21L.A.25(e)(1) Demonstration of compliance
AMC1 21L.A.25(e)(2) Demonstration of compliance
21L.A.26 Type design
The applicant for a type certificate shall define the product type design to enable its unique and unambiguous identification, consisting of:
21L.A.27 Requirements for the issuance of a type certificate
In order to be issued with a type certificate, the applicant shall:
GM1 21L.A.27(c)(1) Requirements for the issuance of a type certificate
AMC1 21L.A.27(d) Requirements for the issuance of a type certificate
21L.A.28 Obligations of a type-certificate holder
The holder of a type certificate shall undertake the obligations of a type-certificate holder set forth in Subpart A of this Annex and shall continue to…
21L.A.29 Transferability of a type certificate
A type certificate may be transferred to a new holder, provided that the Agency has verified, in accordance with point 21L.B.49, that the natural or…
21L.A.30 Continued validity of a type certificate
A type certificate shall remain valid as long as: the type certificate is not surrendered by the holder;
21L.A.41 Scope
This Subpart establishes the procedure for declaring the design compliance of aircraft, and establishes the rights and obligations of the persons making…
21L.A.42 Eligibility
Any natural or legal person may declare the compliance of an aircraft design under the conditions laid down in this Subpart.
21L.A.43 Declaration of design compliance
Prior to producing an aircraft or agreeing with a production organisation to produce an aircraft, a natural or legal person who designs that aircraft…
AMC1 21L.A.43(b) Declaration of design compliance
GM1 21L.A.43(b)(10) Declaration of design compliance
AMC1 21L.A.43(b)(11) Declaration of design compliance
GM1 21L.A.43(b)(4) ;(b)(5) Declaration of design compliance
21L.A.44 Compliance activities for a declaration of design compliance
Prior to making a declaration of design compliance in accordance with point 21L.A.43, the declarant responsible for design of that aircraft shall, for…
GM1 21L.A.44 Compliance activities for a declaration of design compliance
AMC1 21L.A.44(a) Compliance activities for a declaration of design compliance
GM1 21L.A.44(a) Compliance activities for a declaration of design compliance
AMC1 21L.A.44(b) Compliance activities for a declaration of design compliance
AMC1 21L.A.44(c) ;(d);(e) Compliance activities for a declaration of design compliance
GM1 21L.A.44(f) Compliance activities for a declaration of design compliance
GM1 21L.A.44(g) Compliance activities for a declaration of design compliance
GM2 21L.A.44(g) Compliance activities for a declaration of design compliance
Appendix A to AMC1 21L.A.44(a) Compliance activities for a declaration of design compliance
MEANS-OF-COMPLIANCE CODES Type of compliance Means of compliance Associated compliance documents Engineering evaluation MC0:
21L.A.45 Detailed technical specifications and environmental protection requirements that are applicable to aircraft subject to declarations of design compliance
The declarant shall demonstrate the compliance of the aircraft design with the detailed technical specifications and the applicable environmental…
21L.A.46 Aircraft design data
The declarant shall clearly define the aircraft design to enable its unique and unambiguous identification.
21L.A.47 Obligations of the declarant of a declaration of design compliance
The declarant who made a declaration of aircraft design compliance to the Agency in accordance with point 21L.A.43 shall:
21L.A.48 Non-transferability of a declaration of aircraft design compliance
A declaration of aircraft design compliance cannot be transferred.
21L.A.61 Scope
This Subpart establishes: the procedure for applying for the approval of changes to type certificates for products certified in accordance with this…
21L.A.62 Standard changes
Standard changes are those changes to a type certificate of a product approved in accordance with Subpart B of Section B of this Annex:
21L.A.63 Classification of changes to a type certificate
Changes to a type certificate shall be classified as minor or major.
AMC1 21L.A.63(c) Classification of changes to a type certificate
GM1 21L.A.63 Classification of changes to a type certificate
Appendix A to GM1 21L.A.63 Classification of changes to a type certificate
EXAMPLES OF MAJOR CHANGES PER DISCIPLINE The information below is intended to provide a few examples of major changes per discipline, resulting from the…
Appendix B to GM 21L.A.63 Classification of changes to a type certificate
The following tables provide examples of ‘substantial’ changes.
21L.A.64 Eligibility
Only the type-certificate holder may apply for the approval of a major change to a type certificate under this Subpart;
21L.A.65 Application for a change to a type certificate
An application for the approval of a change to a type certificate shall be made in a form and manner established by the Agency.
AMC1 21L.A.65 Application for a change to a type certificate
AMC1 21L.A.65(b) Application for a change to a type certificate
21L.A.66 Demonstration of compliance
The applicant for a major change to a type certificate shall demonstrate compliance with the applicable type-certification basis and the applicable…
AMC1 21L.A.66 Demonstration of compliance
AMC1 21L.A.66(c) Demonstration of compliance
GM1 21L.A.66(d) Demonstration of compliance
AMC1 21L.A.66(e)(1) Demonstration of compliance
AMC1 21L.A.66(e)(2) Demonstration of compliance
21L.A.67 Requirements for the approval of a minor change to a type certificate
In order to be issued with an approval of a minor change to a type certificate, the applicant shall:
AMC1 21L.A.67 Requirements for the approval of a minor change to a type certificate
GM1 21L.A.67(c) Requirements for the approval of a minor change to a type certificate
21L.A.68 Requirements for the approval of a major change to a type certificate
In order to be issued with an approval of a major change to a type certificate, the applicant shall:
AMC1 21L.A.68 Requirements for the approval of a major change to a type certificate
AMC1 21L.A.68(c) Requirements for the approval of a major change to a type certificate
21L.A.69 Approval of a change to a type certificate under a privilege
The approval of a change to a type certificate that it has designed may be issued by an approved design organisation without an application according to…
21L.A.70 Obligations for minor changes to a type certificate
The holder of an approval of a minor change to a type certificate shall ensure that the obligations for holders of minor change approvals of Subpart A of…
21L.A.81 Scope
This Subpart establishes the procedure for natural or legal persons other than the holder of that type certificate for applying for the approval of major…
21L.A.82 Eligibility
Any natural or legal person who has demonstrated, or is in the process of demonstrating, or have declared, their design capability in accordance with…
21L.A.83 Demonstration of design capability
An applicant for a supplemental type certificate shall demonstrate their design capability by:
21L.A.84 Application for a supplemental type certificate
An application for a supplemental type certificate shall be made in a form and manner established by the Agency.
AMC1 21L.A.84(a) Application for a supplemental type certificate
AMC1 21L.A.84(b)(1) Application for a supplemental type certificate
21L.A.85 Demonstration of compliance
The applicant for a supplemental type certificate shall demonstrate compliance with the applicable type-certification basis and the applicable…
AMC1 21L.A.85 Demonstration of compliance
AMC1 21L.A.85(b) Demonstration of compliance
AMC1 21L.A.85(a) ;(b) Demonstration of compliance
AMC1 21L.A.85(c) Demonstration of compliance
GM1 21L.A.85(d) Demonstration of compliance
AMC1 21L.A.85(e)(1) Demonstration of compliance
AMC1 21L.A.85(e)(2) Demonstration of compliance
Appendix A to AMC1 21L.A.85 Demonstration of compliance
MEANS-OF-COMPLIANCE CODES Type of compliance Means of compliance Associated compliance documents Engineering evaluation MC0:
21L.A.86 Requirements for approval of a supplemental type certificate
In order to be issued with a supplemental type certificate, the applicant shall:
AMC1 21L.A.86 Requirements for approval of a supplemental type certificate
AMC1 21L.A.86(a)(5) Requirements for approval of a supplemental type certificate
21L.A.87 Approval of a supplemental type certificate under a privilege
The approval of a supplemental type certificate for a major change it has designed may be issued by an approved design organisation without an…
21L.A.88 Obligations of a holder of a supplemental type certificate
Each holder of a supplemental type certificate shall undertake the obligations of a supplemental type-certificate holder set forth in Subpart A of this…
21L.A.89 Transferability of a supplemental type certificate
A supplemental type certificate may be transferred to a new holder, provided that the Agency has verified that the natural or legal person to whom the…
21L.A.90 Continued validity of a supplemental type certificate
A supplemental type certificate shall remain valid as long as:
21L.A.91 Changes to a part of a product covered by a supplemental type certificate
A minor change to a part of a product covered by a supplemental type certificate shall be approved in accordance with Subpart D of this Annex.
21L.A.101 Scope
This Subpart establishes: the procedure for declaring the compliance of a change to the design of an aircraft which was subject to a declaration made in…
21L.A.102 Standard changes
Standard changes are changes to the design of an aircraft which was subject to a declaration made in accordance with Subpart C of this Annex and which:
21L.A.103 Classification of changes to the design of an aircraft for which design compliance has been declared
Changes to the design of an aircraft which was subject to a declaration made in accordance with Subpart C of this Annex shall be classified as minor or…
Appendix A to GM1 21L.A.103 Classification of changes to the design of an aircraft for which design compliance has been declared
EXAMPLES OF MAJOR CHANGES PER DISCIPLINE The information below is intended to provide a few examples of major changes per discipline, resulting from the…
Appendix B to point 21L.A.103 Classification of changes to the design of an aircraft for which design compliance has been declared
The following tables provide examples of ‘substantial’ changes.
21L.A.104 Eligibility
A declarant who made a declaration of aircraft design compliance in accordance with Subpart C of this Annex may declare compliance of a minor change to…
21L.A.105 Declaration of design compliance for minor changes
Prior to installing or incorporating or agreeing with a production organisation to install or incorporate a minor change to the design of an aircraft for…
AMC1 21L.A.105(a) Declaration of design compliance for minor changes
AMC1 21L.A.105(b) Declaration of design compliance for minor changes
AMC1 21L.A.105(c) Declaration of design compliance for minor changes
21L.A.106 Obligations of the person making a declaration of compliance of the design of a minor change
Any person that has made a declaration of compliance of a minor change to an aircraft design in accordance with point 21L.A.105 shall:
21L.A.107 Declaration of design compliance for a major change
Prior to installing or incorporating or agreeing with a production organisation to install or incorporate a major change to the design of an aircraft for…
AMC1 21L.A.107(b) Declaration of design compliance for a major change
GM1 21L.A.107(c) Declaration of design compliance for a major change
AMC1 21L.A.107(e) Declaration of design compliance for a major change
21L.A.108 Compliance activities for declaring compliance of a major change
Prior to making a declaration of compliance in accordance with point 21L.A.107, the declarant shall, for that specific design:
GM1 21L.A.108 Compliance activities for declaring compliance of a major change
AMC1 21L.A.108(a) Compliance activities for declaring compliance of a major change
AMC1 21L.A.108(b) Compliance activities for declaring compliance of a major change
AMC1 21L.A.108(c) ;(d);(e) Compliance activities for declaring compliance of a major change
AMC1 21L.A.108(f) Compliance activities for declaring compliance of a major change
GM1 21L.A.108(f) Compliance activities for declaring compliance of a major change
Appendix A to AMC1 21L.A.108(a) Compliance activities for declaring compliance of a major change
MEANS-OF-COMPLIANCE CODES Type of compliance Means of compliance Associated compliance documents Engineering evaluation MC0:
21L.A.121 Scope
This Subpart establishes: the procedures for declaring the production capability of natural and legal persons showing the conformity of products and…
21L.A.122 Eligibility
Any natural or legal person (‘organisation’) may declare their production capability under this Subpart, if that person:
21L.A.123 Declaration of production capability
Prior to producing any products or parts, an organisation intending to show the conformity of those products or parts with the applicable design data…
21L.A.124 Management system for production
The declared production organisation shall establish, implement, and maintain a management system for production with clear accountability and lines of…
GM1 21L.A.124(b) Management system for production
GM2 21L.A.124(b) Management system for production
GM1 21L.A.124(b)(1) ;(b)(2)(iii) Management system for production
GM1 21L.A.124(b)(2)(vi) Management system for production
GM1 21L.A.124(b)(2)(vi) Management system for production
GM1 21L.A.124(b)(2)(viii) Management system for production
GM1 21L.A.124(b)(2)(xiii) Management system for production
GM1 21L.A.124(c) Management system for production
GM1 21L.A.124(d) Management system for production
GM1 21L.A.124(e) Management system for production and 21L.A.126(e) Scope of work
GM1 21L.A.124(e) Management system for production and 21L.A.126(e) Scope of work
21L.A.125 Resources of the declared production organisation
The declared production organisation shall ensure that: the facilities, working conditions, equipment and tools, processes and associated materials, the…
GM1 21L.A.125(a) Resources of the declared production organisation
GM1 21L.A.125(b) Resources of the declared production organisation
AMC1 21L.A.125(c)(1) Resources of the declared production organisation
AMC1 21L.A.125(c)(2) Resources of the declared production organisation
GM1 21L.A.125(c)(4) Resources of the declared production organisation
AMC1 21L.A.125(d)(1) Resources of the declared production organisation
AMC1 21L.A.125(d)(2) Resources of the declared production organisation
21L.A.126 Scope of work
A declared production organisation is entitled to show the conformity of the products and parts that are within the scope of this Section and that it has…
21L.A.127 Obligations of the declared production organisation
The declared production organisation shall work in accordance with clearly defined procedures, practices and processes.
GM1 21L.A.127(a) Obligations of the declared production organisation
GM2 21L.A.127(c) Obligations of the declared production organisation
GM1 21L.A.127(l) Obligations of the declared production organisation
GM1 to 21L.A.127(c) Obligations of the declared production organisation
CONFORMITY WITH APPROVED OR DECLARED DESIGN DATA Individual configurations are often based on the needs of the customer and improvements or changes which…
21L.A.128 Notification of changes and cessation of activities
The declared production organisation shall notify the competent authority without undue delay of the following:
AMC1 21L.A.128 Notification of changes and cessation of activities
21L.A.141 Scope
This Subpart establishes the procedure for applying for a certificate of airworthiness or a restricted certificate of airworthiness for an aircraft whose…
21L.A.142 Eligibility
Any natural or legal person under whose name an aircraft is registered or will be registered in a Member State (‘Member State of registry’) may apply for…
21L.A.143 Application for a certificate of airworthiness or a restricted certificate of airworthiness
A natural or legal person shall apply for a certificate of airworthiness or a restricted certificate of airworthiness in a form and manner established by…
21L.A.144 Obligations of the applicant for a certificate of airworthiness or a restricted certificate of airworthiness
The applicant for a certificate of airworthiness or for a restricted certificate of airworthiness shall:
21L.A.145 Transferability and re-issuance of a certificate of airworthiness and of a restricted certificate of airworthiness within Member States
The airworthiness certificate and the airworthiness review certificate shall be transferred together with the aircraft provided that the aircraft remains…
21L.A.146 Continued validity of a certificate of airworthiness and of a restricted certificate of airworthiness
A certificate of airworthiness or a restricted certificate of airworthiness shall remain valid as long as:
21L.A.161 Scope
This Subpart establishes the procedure for applying for a noise certificate or a restricted noise certificate for an aircraft whose design has been…
21L.A.162 Eligibility
Any natural or legal person under whose name an aircraft is registered or will be registered in a Member State may apply for a noise certificate or a…
21L.A.163 Application
A natural or legal person shall apply for a noise certificate or a restricted noise certificate in a form and manner established by the competent…
GM1 21L.A.163(b)(2) Application
21L.A.164 Transferability and re-issuance of noise certificates and restricted noise certificates within Member States
Where the ownership of an aircraft has changed: if the aircraft remains on the same register, the noise certificate, or the restricted noise certificate…
21L.A.165 Continued validity of a noise certificate and of a restricted noise certificate
A noise certificate or a restricted noise certificate shall remain valid as long as:
21L.A.171 Scope
This Subpart establishes: the procedure for declaring the design capability by natural and legal persons who design products under this Section;
21L.A.172 Eligibility
Any natural or legal person (‘organisation’ in this Subpart) required by point 21L.A.22, point 21L.A.82 or point 21L.A.204 to demonstrate their design…
21L.A.173 Declaration of design capability
Prior to or at the same time as applying for a design approval under this Section, or prior to submitting the application for the approval of flight…
21L.A.174 Management system for design
The declared design organisation shall establish, implement, and maintain a management system for design with clear accountability and lines of…
GM1 21L.A.174(b) Management system for design
GM1 21L.A.174(b)(1) Management system for design
GM1 21L.A.174(b)(2) Management system for design
GM1 21L.A.174(b)(3) ;(e) Management system for design
21L.A.175 Resources of the declared design organisation
The declared design organisation shall nominate a head of the design organisation with the authority for ensuring that, within the organisation, all…
AMC1 21L.A.175(a) Resources of the declared design organisation
AMC1 21L.A.175(b) ;(c) Resources of the declared design organisation
GM1 21L.A.175(d) Resources of the declared design organisation
AMC1 21L.A.175(d) Resources of the declared design organisation
21L.A.176 Scope of work
The declared design organisation shall identify the types of design work, the categories of products for which design activities are conducted, and the…
21L.A.177 Obligations of the declared design organisation
A declared design organisation shall: work in accordance with clearly defined procedures, practices and processes;
GM1 21L.A.177(e) Obligations of the declared design organisation
21L.A.178 Notification of changes and cessation of activities
The declared design organisation shall notify the Agency without undue delay of the following:
AMC1 21L.A.178 Notification of changes and cessation of activities
21L.A.191 Scope
This Subpart establishes how the compliance of parts with the airworthiness requirements shall be shown.
21L.A.192 Showing of compliance
The showing of compliance with the airworthiness requirements of parts to be installed in a type-certified product or an aircraft for which design…
21L.A.193 Release of parts for installation
A part or product shall only be installed in a product when it is identified by the holder of a type certificate, supplemental type certificate, design…
GM1 21L.A.193(b)(3) ;(b)(4) Meaning of ‘negligible safety effect’
GM1 21L.A.193(b)(4) Certification specifications referred to in point 21L.A.193(b)(4)
GM1 21L.A.193(b)(6) Part that is part of a higher-level assembly
21L.A.201 Scope
This Subpart establishes: the procedure for applying for the approvals of repair designs to type-certified products;
21L.A.202 Standard repairs
Standard repairs are repair designs to a type-certified product approved in accordance with Subpart B of Section B of this Annex and which:
21L.A.203 Classification of repair designs to a type-certified product
Repair designs to a type-certified product shall be classified as minor or major.
GM1 21L.A.203(a) Classification of repair designs to a type-certified product
21L.A.204 Eligibility
Any natural or legal person who has demonstrated, or is in the process of demonstrating, their design capability in accordance with point 21L.A.23, may…
21L.A.205 Application for the approval of a repair design to a type-certified product
An application for an approval of a repair design to a type-certified product shall be made in a form and manner established by the Agency.
AMC1 21L.A.205(a) Application for the approval of a repair design to a type-certificated product
AMC1 21L.A.205(b) Application for the approval of a repair design to a type-certificated product
21L.A.206 Demonstration of compliance
The applicant for the approval of a major repair design shall demonstrate compliance with the applicable type-certification basis and applicable…
AMC1 21L.A.206 Demonstration of compliance
AMC1 21L.A.206(c) Demonstration of compliance
AMC1 21L.A.206(e)(1) Demonstration of compliance
AMC1 21L.A.206(e)(2) Demonstration of compliance
21L.A.207 Requirements for the approval of a minor repair design
In order to be issued with an approval of a minor repair design to a type-certified product, the applicant shall:
AMC1 21L.A.207 Requirements for the approval of a minor repair design
GM1 21L.A.207(c) Requirements for the approval of a minor repair design
21L.A.208 Requirements for the approval of a major repair design
In order to be issued with an approval of a major repair design to a type-certified product, the applicant shall:
AMC1 21L.A.208 Requirements for the approval of a major repair design
AMC1 21L.A.208(c) Requirements for the approval of a major repair design
GM1 21L.A.208 Requirements for the approval of a major repair design
21L.A.209 Approval of a repair design under a privilege
The approval of a repair design that it has designed may be issued by an approved design organisation without an application according to point 21L.A.205…
GM1 21L.A.209(b) Approval of a repair design under a privilege
21L.A.210 Obligations of a holder of a repair design approval
The holder of a repair design approval shall: if they are not the type-certificate or supplemental type-certificate holder, and certification data has…
21L.A.211 Unrepaired damage
Damage to a product, the design of which has been approved in accordance with Section B, may not require a repair design if an evaluation of the…
21L.A.221 Scope
This Subpart establishes: the procedure for declaring the compliance of repair designs to an aircraft which was subject to a declaration made in…
21L.A.222 Standard repairs
Standard repairs are repair designs to an aircraft which was subject to a declaration made in accordance with Subpart C of this Annex and which:
21L.A.223 Classification of repair designs to an aircraft for which design compliance has been declared
Repair designs to an aircraft which was subject to a declaration made in accordance with Subpart C of this Annex shall be classified as either a major or…
21L.A.224 Eligibility
A declarant who made a declaration of aircraft design compliance in accordance with Subpart C of this Annex may declare compliance of a minor repair…
21L.A.225 Declaration of design compliance for minor repair designs
Prior to incorporating or embodying or agreeing with a production organisation to incorporate or embody a minor repair design to an aircraft for which…
AMC1 21L.A.225(a) Declaration of design compliance for minor repair designs
AMC1 21L.A.225(b) Declaration of design compliance for minor repair designs
AMC1 21L.A.225(c) Declaration of design compliance for minor repair designs
21L.A.226 Declaration of design compliance of major repair designs
Prior to incorporating or embodying or agreeing with a production organisation to incorporate or embody a major repair design to an aircraft for which…
AMC1 21L.A.226(b) Declaration of design compliance of major repair designs
GM1 21L.A.226(c) Declaration of design compliance of major repair designs
AMC1 21L.A.226(e) Declaration of design compliance of major repair designs
21L.A.227 Compliance activities for declaring compliance of a major repair design
Prior to making a declaration of compliance in accordance with point 21L.A.226, the declarant shall, for that specific design:
GM1 21L.A.227 Compliance activities for declaring compliance of a major repair design
AMC1 21L.A.227(a) Compliance activities for declaring compliance of a major repair design
AMC1 21L.A.227(b) Compliance activities for declaring compliance of a major repair design
AMC1 21L.A.227(c) ;(d);(e) Compliance activities for declaring compliance of a major repair design
AMC1 21L.A.227(f) Compliance activities for declaring compliance of a major repair design
GM1 21L.A.227(f) Compliance activities for declaring compliance of a major repair design
Appendix A to AMC1 21L.A.227(a) Compliance activities for declaring compliance of a major repair design
MEANS-OF-COMPLIANCE CODES Type of compliance Means of compliance Associated compliance documents Engineering evaluation MC0:
21L.A.228 Obligations of the declarant of a declaration of design compliance of a repair design
The declarant of a declaration of design compliance shall: for minor repair designs maintain a register of those declarations and shall make those…
21L.A.229 Unrepaired damage
The declarant of design compliance of an aircraft in accordance with Subpart C of this Annex or an approved design organisation with privileges provided…
21L.A.241 Permit to fly and flight conditions
The procedures for applying for the issuance of permits to fly and related flight conditions for aircraft within the scope of this Annex shall be those…
AMC1 21L.A.241(b)(1) ;(c)(2) Physical inspection and critical design review
AMC1 21L.A.241(b)(2) ;(c)(1) physical inspection and safety review
21L.A.251 Scope
This Subpart establishes the requirements for the identification of products and parts designed and produced under this Annex.
21L.A.252 Design of markings
The holder of a type certificate, supplemental type certificate, approval of a change to type certificate or approval of a repair design, or the…
GM1 21L.A.252(b)(2) Identification of parts
GM1 21L.A.252(b)(2)(iii) Identification of critical parts
GM1 21L.A.252(c) Identification of parts produced under Subpart R
21L.A.253 Identification of products
Any natural or legal person who produces products under Subpart G of Section A of Annex I (Part 21) or under Subpart G or R of this Annex for which the…
21L.A.254 Handling of identification data
Any natural or legal person performing maintenance work in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1321/2014 may, in accordance with methods, techniques and…
21L.A.255 Identification of parts
Any natural or legal person who produces parts under Subpart G of Section A of Annex I (Part 21) or under Subpart G or R of this Annex for a product for…
21L.A.271 Scope
This Subpart establishes the procedures for the issuance of statements of conformity for aircraft (EASA Form 52B) and authorised release certificates…
21L.A.272 Eligibility
Any natural or legal person who is granted access to the applicable design data and is able to undertake the obligations stated in point 21L.A.275 may…
21L.A.273 Production control system
A natural or legal person issuing a statement of conformity (EASA Form 52B) or an authorised release certificate (EASA Form 1) with the applicable…
GM1 21L.A.273(a) ;(f) Production control system
GM2 21L.A.273(a) ;(f) Production control system
GM3 21L.A.273(a) ;(f) Production control system
GM1 21L.A.273(c) Production control system
GM1 21L.A.273(e) Production control system
GM1 21L.A.273(f) Production control system
21L.A.274 Issuance of a statement of conformity (EASA Form 52B) or an authorised release certificate (EASA Form 1)
When issuing a statement of conformity (EASA Form 52B) or an authorised release certificate (EASA Form 1), the natural or legal person shall include all…
21L.A.275 Obligations of a natural or legal person issuing a statement of conformity (EASA Form 52B) or an authorised release certificate (EASA Form 1)
The natural or legal person issuing a statement of conformity (EASA Form 52B) or an authorised release certificate (EASA Form 1) shall:
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