153
Federal Aviation Administration, DOT
§ 21.146
writing, of any change to the manufac-
turing facilities that may affect the in-
spection, conformity, or airworthiness
of its product or article.
§ 21.140
Inspections and tests.
Each applicant for or holder of a pro-
duction 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 sub-
chapter.
§ 21.141
Issuance.
The FAA issues a production certifi-
cate after finding that the applicant
complies with the requirements of this
subpart.
§ 21.142
Production limitation record.
The FAA issues a production limita-
tion record as part of a production cer-
tificate. The record lists the type cer-
tificate number and the model of every
product that the production certificate
holder is authorized to manufacture.
§ 21.143
Duration.
A production certificate is effective
until surrendered, suspended, revoked,
or the FAA otherwise establishes a ter-
mination date.
§ 21.144
Transferability.
The holder of a production certificate
may not transfer the production cer-
tificate.
§ 21.145
Privileges.
(a) The holder of a production certifi-
cate may—
(1) Obtain an aircraft airworthiness
certificate without further showing,
except that the FAA may inspect the
aircraft for conformity with the type
design; or
(2) In the case of other products, ob-
tain approval from the FAA for instal-
lation on type-certificated aircraft.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of
§ 147.3 of this chapter, the holder of a
production certificate for a primary
category aircraft, or for a normal, util-
ity, or acrobatic category aircraft of a
type design that is eligible for a special
airworthiness certificate in the pri-
mary category under § 21.184(c), may—
(1) Conduct training for persons in
the performance of a special inspection
and preventive maintenance program
approved as a part of the aircraft’s
type design under § 21.24(b), provided a
person holding a mechanic certificate
with appropriate airframe and power-
plant ratings issued under part 65 of
this chapter gives the training; and
(2) Issue a certificate of competency
to persons successfully completing the
approved training program, provided
the certificate specifies the aircraft
make and model to which the certifi-
cate applies.
§ 21.146
Responsibility of holder.
The holder of a production certificate
must—
(a) Amend the document required by
§ 21.135 as necessary to reflect changes
in the organization and provide these
amendments to the FAA.
(b) Maintain the quality system in
compliance with the data and proce-
dures approved for the production cer-
tificate;
(c) Ensure that each completed prod-
uct or article for which a production
certificate has been issued, including
primary category aircraft assembled
under a production certificate by an-
other person from a kit provided by the
holder of the production certificate,
presented for airworthiness certifi-
cation or approval conforms to its ap-
proved design and is in a condition for
safe operation;
(d) Mark the product or article for
which a certificate or approval has
been issued. Marking must be in ac-
cordance with part 45 of this chapter,
including any critical parts;
(e) Identify any portion of the prod-
uct or article (e.g., sub-assemblies,
component parts, or replacement arti-
cles) that leave the manufacturer’s fa-
cility as FAA approved with the manu-
facturer’s part number and name,
trademark, symbol, or other FAA ap-
proved manufacturer’s identification;
(f) Have access to type design data
necessary to determine conformity and
airworthiness for each product and ar-
ticle produced under the production
certificate;
VerDate Mar<15>2010
10:12 Mar 18, 2014
Jkt 232046
PO 00000
Frm 00163
Fmt 8010
Sfmt 8002
Y:\SGML\232046.XXX
232046
pmangrum on DSK3VPTVN1PROD with CFR