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Section 21.2

14 CFR Ch. I (1-1-19 Edition)

(3) Procedural requirements for the
approval of articles.
(b) For the purposes of this part - 
(1) Airworthiness approval means a
document, issued by the FAA for an
aircraft, aircraft engine, propeller, or
article, which certifies that the aircraft, aircraft engine, propeller, or article conforms to its approved design
and is in a condition for safe operation,
unless otherwise specified;
(2) Article means a material, part,
component, process, or appliance;
(3) Commercial part means an article
that is listed on an FAA-approved
Commercial Parts List included in a
design approval holder-s Instructions
for Continued Airworthiness required
by Section 21.50;
(4) Design approval means a type certificate (including amended and supplemental type certificates) or the approved design under a PMA, TSO authorization, letter of TSO design approval, or other approved design;
(5) Interface component means an article that serves as a functional interface
between an aircraft and an aircraft engine, an aircraft engine and a propeller,
or an aircraft and a propeller. An interface component is designated by the
holder of the type certificate or the
supplemental type certificate who controls the approved design data for that
article;
(6) Product means an aircraft, aircraft
engine, or propeller;
(7) Production approval means a document issued by the FAA to a person
that allows the production of a product
or article in accordance with its approved design and approved quality
system, and can take the form of a production certificate, a PMA, or a TSO
authorization;
(8) State of Design means the country
or jurisdiction having regulatory authority over the organization responsible for the design and continued airworthiness of a civil aeronautical product or article;
(9) State of Manufacture means the
country or jurisdiction having regulatory authority over the organization
responsible for the production and airworthiness of a civil aeronautical product or article.
(10) Supplier means a person at any
tier in the supply chain who provides a

product, article, or service that is used
or consumed in the design or manufacture of, or installed on, a product or article.
[Doc. No. FAA-2006-25877, Amdt. 21-92, 74 FR
53384, Oct. 16, 2009; Doc. No. FAA-2013-0933,
Amdt. 21-98, 80 FR 59031, Oct. 1, 2015; Amdt.
21-98A, 80 FR 59031, Dec. 17, 2015; Docket
FAA-2015-0150, Amdt. 21-99, 81 FR 42207, June
28, 2016]

Section 21.2 Falsification of applications, reports, or records.
(a) A person may not make or cause
to be made - 
(1) Any fraudulent, intentionally
false, or misleading statement on any
application for a certificate or approval under this part;
(2) Any fraudulent, intentionally
false, or misleading statement in any
record or report that is kept, made, or
used to show compliance with any requirement of this part;
(3) Any reproduction for a fraudulent
purpose of any certificate or approval
issued under this part.
(4) Any alteration of any certificate
or approval issued under this part.
(b) The commission by any person of
an act prohibited under paragraph (a)
of this section is a basis for - 
(1) Denying issuance of any certificate or approval under this part; and
(2) Suspending or revoking any certificate or approval issued under this
part and held by that person.
[Doc. No. 23345, 57 FR 41367, Sept. 9, 1992, as
amended by Amdt. 21-92, 74 FR 53384, Oct. 16,
2009; Amdt. 21-92A, 75 FR 9095, Mar. 1, 2010]

Section 21.3 Reporting of failures, malfunctions, and defects.
(a) The holder of a type certificate
(including amended or supplemental
type certificates), a PMA, or a TSO authorization, or the licensee of a type
certificate must report any failure,
malfunction, or defect in any product
or article manufactured by it that it
determines has resulted in any of the
occurrences listed in paragraph (c) of
this section.
(b) The holder of a type certificate
(including amended or supplemental
type certificates), a PMA, or a TSO authorization, or the licensee of a type
certificate must report any defect in
any product or article manufactured by

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