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14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–14 Edition)
§ 21.601
provisions of that agreement for that
article for import into the United
States.
Subpart O—Technical Standard
Order Approvals
S
OURCE
: Docket No. FAA–2006–25877, Amdt.
21–92, 74 FR 53392, Oct. 16, 2009, unless other-
wise noted.
§ 21.601
Applicability and definitions.
(a) This subpart prescribes—
(1) Procedural requirements for
issuing TSO authorizations;
(2) Rules governing the holders of
TSO authorizations; and
(3) Procedural requirements for
issuing letters of TSO design approval.
(b) For the purposes of this subpart—
(1) A TSO issued by the FAA is a
minimum performance standard for
specified articles used on civil aircraft;
(2) A TSO authorization is an FAA
design and production approval issued
to the manufacturer of an article that
has been found to meet a specific TSO;
(3) A letter of TSO design approval is
an FAA design approval for an article
that has been found to meet a specific
TSO in accordance with the procedures
of § 21.621;
(4) An article manufactured under a
TSO authorization, an FAA letter of
acceptance as described in § 21.613(b), or
an article manufactured under a letter
of TSO design approval described in
§ 21.621 is an approved article for the
purpose of meeting the regulations of
this chapter that require the article to
be approved; and
(5) An article manufacturer is the
person who controls the design and
quality of the article produced (or to be
produced, in the case of an applica-
tion), including any related parts, proc-
esses, or services procured from an out-
side source.
§ 21.603
Application.
(a) An applicant for a TSO authoriza-
tion must apply to the appropriate air-
craft certification office in the form
and manner prescribed by the FAA.
The applicant must include the fol-
lowing documents in the application:
(1) A statement of conformance certi-
fying that the applicant has met the
requirements of this subpart and that
the article concerned meets the appli-
cable TSO that is effective on the date
of application for that article.
(2) One copy of the technical data re-
quired in the applicable TSO.
(b) If the applicant anticipates a se-
ries of minor changes in accordance
with § 21.619, the applicant may set
forth in its application the basic model
number of the article and the part
number of the components with open
brackets after it to denote that suffix
change letters or numbers (or combina-
tions of them) will be added from time
to time.
(c) If the application is deficient, the
applicant must, when requested by the
FAA, provide any additional informa-
tion necessary to show compliance
with this part. If the applicant fails to
provide the additional information
within 30 days after the FAA’s request,
the FAA denies the application and no-
tifies the applicant.
§ 21.605
Organization.
Each applicant for or holder of a TSO
authorization must provide the FAA
with a document describing how the
applicant’s organization will ensure
compliance with the provisions of this
subpart. At a minimum, the document
must describe assigned responsibilities
and delegated authority, and the func-
tional relationship of those responsible
for quality to management and other
organizational components.
§ 21.607
Quality system.
Each applicant for or holder of a TSO
authorization must establish a quality
system that meets the requirements of
§ 21.137.
§ 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.
§ 21.609
Location of or change to man-
ufacturing facilities.
(a) An applicant may obtain a TSO
authorization for manufacturing facili-
ties located outside of the United
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