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Section 21.141

(j) Handling and storage. Procedures
to prevent damage and deterioration of
each product and article during handling, storage, preservation, and packaging.
(k) Control of quality records. Procedures for identifying, storing, protecting, retrieving, and retaining quality records. A production approval
holder must retain these records for at
least 5 years for the products and articles manufactured under the approval
and at least 10 years for critical components identified under Section 45.15(c) of this
chapter.
(l) Internal audits. Procedures for
planning, conducting, and documenting
internal audits to ensure compliance
with the approved quality system. The
procedures must include reporting results of internal audits to the manager
responsible for implementing corrective and preventive actions.
(m) In-service feedback. Procedures for
receiving and processing feedback on
in-service failures, malfunctions, and
defects. These procedures must include
a process for assisting the design approval holder to - 
(1) Address any in-service problem involving design changes; and
(2) Determine if any changes to the
Instructions for Continued Airworthiness are necessary.
(n) Quality escapes. Procedures for
identifying, analyzing, and initiating
appropriate corrective action for products or articles that have been released
from the quality system and that do
not conform to the applicable design
data or quality system requirements.
(o) Issuing authorized release documents. Procedures for issuing authorized release documents for aircraft engines, propellers, and articles if the
production approval holder intends to
issue those documents. These procedures must provide for the selection,
appointment, training, management,
and removal of individuals authorized
by the production approval holder to
issue authorized release documents.
Authorized release documents may be
issued for new aircraft engines, propellers, and articles manufactured by the
production approval holder; and for
used aircraft engines, propellers, and
articles when rebuilt, or altered, in accordance with Section 43.3(j) of this chapter.

When a production approval holder
issues an authorized release document
for the purpose of export, the production approval holder must comply with
the procedures applicable to the export
of new and used aircraft engines, propellers, and articles specified in Section 21.331
and the responsibilities of exporters
specified in Section 21.335.
[Docket No. FAA-2006-25877, Amdt. 21-92, 74
FR 53387, Oct. 16, 2009, as amended by Doc.
No. FAA-2013-0933, Amdt. 21-98, 80 FR 59031,
Oct. 1, 2015; Amdt. 21-98A, 80 FR 59031, Dec.
17, 2015]

Section 21.138

Quality manual.

Each applicant for or holder of a production certificate must provide a
manual describing its quality system
to the FAA for approval. The manual
must be in the English language and
retrievable in a form acceptable to the
FAA.
Section 21.139 Location of or change to manufacturing facilities.
(a) An applicant may obtain a production certificate for manufacturing
facilities located outside of the United
States if the FAA finds no undue burden in administering the applicable requirements of Title 49 U.S.C. and this
subchapter.
(b) The production certificate holder
must obtain FAA approval before making any changes to the location of any
of its manufacturing facilities.
(c) The production certificate holder
must immediately notify the FAA, in
writing, of any change to the manufacturing facilities that may affect the inspection, conformity, or airworthiness
of its product or article.
Section 21.140

Inspections and tests.

Each applicant for or holder of a production certificate must allow the FAA
to inspect its quality system, facilities,
technical data, and any manufactured
products or articles and witness any
tests, including any inspections or
tests at a supplier facility, necessary
to determine compliance with this subchapter.
Section 21.141

Issuance.

The FAA issues a production certificate after finding that the applicant

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