Section 21.607

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must be responsible within the applicant-s or production approval holder-s
organization for, and have authority
over, all production operations conducted under this part. The accountable manager must confirm that the
procedures described in the quality
manual required by Section 21.608 are in place
and that the production approval holder satisfies the requirements of the applicable regulations of subchapter C,
Aircraft. The accountable manager
must serve as the primary contact with
the FAA.
[Doc. No. FAA-2013-0933, Amdt. 21-98, 80 FR
59032, Oct. 1, 2015]

Section 21.607

Quality system.

Each applicant for or holder of a TSO
authorization must establish a quality
system that meets the requirements of
Section 21.137.
Section 21.608

Quality manual.

Each applicant for or holder of a TSO
authorization 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 21.609 Location of or change to manufacturing facilities.
(a) An applicant may obtain a TSO
authorization 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 TSO authorization holder
must obtain FAA approval before making any changes to the location of any
of its manufacturing facilities.
(c) The TSO authorization 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.

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Section 21.610

Inspections and tests.

Each applicant for or holder of a TSO
authorization must allow the FAA to
inspect its quality system, facilities,
technical data, and any manufactured
articles and witness any tests, including any inspections or tests at a sup-

plier facility, necessary to determine
compliance with this subchapter.
Section 21.611 Issuance.
If the FAA finds that the applicant
complies with the requirements of this
subchapter, the FAA issues a TSO authorization to the applicant (including
all TSO deviations granted to the applicant).
Section 21.613 Duration.
(a) A TSO authorization or letter of
TSO design approval is effective until
surrendered, withdrawn, or otherwise
terminated by the FAA.
(b) If a TSO is revised or canceled,
the holder of an affected FAA letter of
acceptance of a statement of conformance, TSO authorization, or letter of
TSO design approval may continue to
manufacture articles that meet the
original TSO without obtaining a new
acceptance, authorization, or approval
but must comply with the requirements of this chapter.
Section 21.614 Transferability.
The holder of a TSO authorization or
letter of TSO design approval may not
transfer the TSO authorization or letter of TSO design approval.
Section 21.616 Responsibility of holder.
Each holder of a TSO authorization
must - 
(a) Amend the document required by
Section 21.605 as necessary to reflect changes
in the organization and provide these
amendments to the FAA.
(b) Maintain a quality system in
compliance with the data and procedures approved for the TSO authorization;
(c) Ensure that each manufactured
article conforms to its approved design,
is in a condition for safe operation, and
meets the applicable TSO;
(d) Mark the TSO article for which
an approval has been issued. Marking
must be in accordance with part 45 of
this chapter, including any critical
parts;
(e) Identify any portion of the TSO
article (e.g., sub-assemblies, component parts, or replacement articles)
that leave the manufacturer-s facility
as FAA approved with the manufacturer-s part number and name, trademark,

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