ANNEX IPART 21

Certification of aircraft and related products, parts and appliances, and of design and production organisations

SECTION ATECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

SUBPART B —TYPE-CERTIFICATES AND RESTRICTED TYPE-CERTIFICATES

21.A.15Application

F1(b) An application for a type-certificate or restricted type-certificate shall include, as a minimum, preliminary descriptive data of the product, the intended use of the product and the kind of operations for which certification is requested. In addition, it shall include, or be supplemented after the initial application, F3by a certification programme for the demonstration of compliance in accordance with point 21.A.20, consisting of:

  1. 1.

    a detailed description of the type design, including all the configurations to be certified;

  2. 2.

    the proposed operating characteristics and limitations;

  3. 3.

    the intended use of the product and the kind of operations for which certification is requested;

  4. 4.

    a proposal for the initial type-certification basis, operational suitability data certification basis and environmental protection requirements, prepared in accordance with the requirements and options specified in points 21.B.80, 21.B.82 and 21.B.85;

  5. 5.

    a proposal for a breakdown of the certification programme into meaningful groups of compliance demonstration activities and data, including a proposal for the means of compliance and related compliance documents;

  6. 6.

    a proposal for the assessment of the meaningful groups of compliance demonstration activities and data, addressing the likelihood of an unidentified non-compliance with the type-certification basis, operational suitability data certification basis or environmental protection requirements and the potential impact of that non-compliance on product safety or environmental protection. The proposed assessment shall take into account at least the elements set out in subpoints (1) to (4) of point 21.B.100(a). Based on this assessment, the application shall include a proposal for the F2CAA’s involvement in the verification of the compliance demonstration activities and data; and

  7. 7.

    a project schedule including major milestones.