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FAA FAA 8110.4 Document Information:
Title
TYPE CERTIFICATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Publication Date:
Mar 28, 2007
Scope:
a. Type certification, the subject of this order, is one way
the FAA promotes safety of flight. Although the FAA is organized to focus on
the various aspects of safety through separate internal organizations, these
aspects are not independent. For example, before manufacturing a product, an
applicant must have a design approval (that is, TC, STC, amended TC, amended
STC) and a PC or other FAA production approval. Similarly, before
manufacturing a component or spare part (for sale) the applicant must have a
PMA or a TSO authorization. These approvals require concurrent work between
the ACO and the MIDO. This order focuses on the design approval process
conducted by ACOs. It also addresses other aspects of safety, such as
airworthiness (airworthiness certificates), manufacturing (production
approval), maintenance, and operations (continued airworthiness) as they
relate to design approval (type certification). For a more complete
understanding of aircraft certification, see the related material listed on
the FAA web page and particularly the FAA orders listed in paragraph 1-9,
Related Publications, below.
b. The experienced applicant recognizes value in addressing
various safety aspects in a unified, coordinated approach. The FAA encourages
applicants to develop a plan for working with their geographic ACO that
considers all safety aspects. Find guidance on developing such a plan, known
as the Partnership for Safety Plan (PSP), in The FAA and Industry Guide to
Product Certification
(www.faa.gov/aircraft/air_cert/design_approvals/media/CPI_guide_II.pdf). This
plan:
(1) Is a tool that helps determine how much attention the
various safety aspects warrant and helps the FAA establish priorities that
best promote safety,
(2) Addresses the unique characteristics of the applicant's
affiliation with the FAA,
(3) Remains independent of specific projects,
(4) Identifies expectations and develops specific interface
procedures between the applicant and the FAA, within the limits of FAA
regulations and policy, and
(5) Helps the FAA build a constructive relationship with the
applicant, including how the FAA and the applicant hold each other
accountable.
c. Although The FAA and Industry Guide to Product Certification
is broader in scope than this order, we mention it because its principles and
tools are intended to improve the efficiency of the type certification process
described here.
PURPOSE.
This order is for the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA)
Aircraft Certification Service, Flight Standards Service, Aircraft Evaluation
Groups (AEG), and persons and organizations designated by the Administrator
associated with the certification processes required by Title 14 of the Code
of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 21. It prescribes the responsibilities
and procedures the FAA must follow to certify new civil aircraft, aircraft
engines, and propellers, or changes thereto, as required by 14 CFR part 21.
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