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§ 21.2 

(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 air-
craft, aircraft engine, propeller, or ar-
ticle which certifies that the aircraft, 
aircraft engine, propeller, or article 
conforms to its approved design and is 
in a condition for safe operation; 

(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 § 21.50; 

(4) 

Design approval means a type cer-

tificate (including amended and supple-
mental type certificates) or the ap-
proved design under a PMA, TSO au-
thorization, letter of TSO design ap-
proval, or other approved design; 

(5) 

Product means an aircraft, aircraft 

engine, or propeller; 

(6) 

Production approval means a docu-

ment issued by the FAA to a person 
that allows the production of a product 
or article in accordance with its ap-
proved design and approved quality 
system, and can take the form of a pro-
duction certificate, a PMA, or a TSO 
authorization; 

(7) 

State of Design means the country 

or jurisdiction having regulatory au-
thority over the organization respon-
sible for the design and continued air-
worthiness of a civil aeronautical prod-
uct or article; 

(8) 

State of Manufacture means the 

country or jurisdiction having regu-
latory authority over the organization 
responsible for the production and air-
worthiness of a civil aeronautical prod-
uct or article. 

[Doc. No. FAA-2006-25877, Amdt. 21–92, 74 FR 
53384, Oct. 16, 2009] 

§ 21.2

Falsification of applications, re-

ports, 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 ap-
proval 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 re-
quirement 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 certifi-

cate or approval under this part; and 

(2) Suspending or revoking any cer-

tificate 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, 75FR 9095, Mar. 1, 2010] 

§ 21.3

Reporting of failures, malfunc-

tions, and defects. 

(a) The holder of a type certificate 

(including amended or supplemental 
type certificates), a PMA, or a TSO au-
thorization, 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 au-
thorization, or the licensee of a type 
certificate must report any defect in 
any product or article manufactured by 
it that has left its quality system and 
that it determines could result in any 
of the occurrences listed in paragraph 
(c) of this section. 

(c) The following occurrences must 

be reported as provided in paragraphs 
(a) and (b) of this section: 

(1) Fires caused by a system or equip-

ment failure, malfunction, or defect. 

(2) An engine exhaust system failure, 

malfunction, or defect which causes 
damage to the engine, adjacent aircraft 
structure, equipment, or components. 

(3) The accumulation or circulation 

of toxic or noxious gases in the crew 
compartment or passenger cabin. 

(4) A malfunction, failure, or defect 

of a propeller control system. 

(5) A propeller or rotorcraft hub or 

blade structural failure. 

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