Table of Contents
CHAPTER1INTRODUCTION
1-1GENERAL
1-2AIRCRAFTCERTIFICATIONSERVICE'SINTERNATIONAL
VISIONANDMISSION
1-3FAAAIRCRAFTCERTIFICATIONSERVICEORGANIZATION
1-4BILATERALAGREEMENTS
1-5HOWBILATERALAGREEMENTSWORK
1-6TECHNICALASSISTANCEANDCOOPERATIONBETWEEN
AUTHORITIES
1-7AIRWORTHINESSSAFETYOBJECTIVESANDFUNCTIONS
CHAPTER2PRODUCTDESIGNAPPROVALPROCEDURES
2-1GENERAL
2-2AIRCRAFT,AIRCRAFTENGINES,PROPELLERS
2-3TYPECERTIFICATIONPROCEDURES
2-4TCAMENDMENTSANDSTC'S
2-5ACTIONSTOTRANSFER,SURRENDER,ORREVOKEANFAA
TYPECERTIFICATE
2-6DESIGNAPPROVALPROCEDURESFORAPPLIANCES-FAA
LETTEROFTSODESIGNAPPROVAL
2-7LETTEROFPARTSDESIGNAPPROVAL[RESERVED]
FIGURE2-1EXAMPLESOFTECHNICALDATA,BYPRODUCT,
NORMALLYREQUESTEDBYTHEFAAFORTYPE
CERTIFICATION
FIGURE2-2EXAMPLESOFTECHNICALDATANORMALLYREQUIRED
BYTHEFAASUPPLEMENTALTYPECERTIFICATION
CHAPTER3AIRWORTHINESSAPPROVALOFIMPORTEDPRODUCTS
3-1GENERAL
3-2AIRCRAFT
3-3AIRCRAFTENGINES,PROPELLERS,MATERIALS,PARTSAND
APPLIANCES(RELATEDPRODUCTS)
3-4REBUILTPRODUCTS
3-5SPECIALMAINTENANCERECORDSCONSIDERATION
3-6-3-9[RESERVED]
CHAPTER4PRODUCTIONAPPROVALS
4-1GENERAL
4-2MANUFACTURINGLIMITATIONSRELATEDTOABILATERAL
AGREEMENT
4-3EXTENSIONSOFFAAPRODUCTIONAPPROVALSTOCOUNTRIES
OUTSIDETHEU.S.
4-4PRODUCTIONUNDERLICENSETOAU.S.APPROVALHOLDER
4-5CAASURVEILLANCEASSISTANCEONBEHALFOFTHEFAA
CHAPTER5CONTINUEDAIRWORTHINESS
5-1GENERAL
5-2CONTINUEDAIRWORTHINESSDOCUMENTS
5-3NOTIFICATIONOFUNSAFECONDITIONANDMANDATORY
CONTINUINGAIRWORTHINESSACTIONS
5-4DESIGNCHANGES
5-5APPROVALOFDESIGNDATAUSEDTOSUPPORTREPAIRS
APPENDIX1AIRCRAFTCERTIFICATIONSERVICEORGANIZATIONAL
CHART
APPENDIX2ACCOUNTABLEFAADIRECTORATES
APPENDIX3BILATERALAGREEMENTSRELATEDTOAIRWORTHINESS
APPENDIX4SUMMARYOFPRODUCTSELIGIBLEFORU.S.IMPORT
UNDERBILATERALAGREEMENTS Abstract
Gives information on the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) objectives, regulations, and general practices for United States of America (U.S.) airworthiness certification or acceptance of civil aeronautical products imported to the U.S.
