14 C.F.R. Subpart G—Production Certificates
Title 14 - Aeronautics and Space
Source: Docket No. 5085, 29 FR 14569, Oct. 24, 1964, unless otherwise noted.
This subpart prescribes procedural requirements for the issue of production certificates and rules governing the holders of those certificates. (a) Any person may apply for a production certificate if he holds, for the product concerned, a— (1) Current type certificate; (2) Right to the benefits of that type certificate under a licensing agreement; or (3) Supplemental type certificate. (b) Each application for a production certificate must be made in a form and manner prescribed by the Administrator. An applicant is entitled to a production certificate if the Administrator finds, after examination of the supporting data and after inspection of the organization and production facilities, that the applicant has complied with §§21.139 and 21.143. The Administrator does not issue a production certificate if the manufacturing facilities concerned are located outside the United States, unless the Administrator finds no undue burden on the United States in administering the applicable requirements of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 or of the Federal Aviation Regulations. The applicant must show that he has established and can maintain a quality control system for any product, for which he requests a production certificate, so that each article will meet the design provisions of the pertinent type certificate. (a) Each applicant must submit, for approval, data describing the inspection and test procedures necessary to ensure that each article produced conforms to the type design and is in a condition for safe operation, including as applicable— (1) A statement describing assigned responsibilities and delegated authority of the quality control organization, together with a chart indicating the functional relationship of the quality control organization to management and to other organizational components, and indicating the chain of authority and responsibility within the quality control organization; (2) A description of inspection procedures for raw materials, purchased items, and parts and assemblies produced by manufacturers' suppliers including methods used to ensure acceptable quality of parts and assemblies that cannot be completely inspected for conformity and quality when delivered to the prime manufacturer's plant; (3) A description of the methods used for production inspection of individual parts and complete assemblies, including the identification of any special manufacturing processes involved, the means used to control the processes, the final test procedure for the complete product, and, in the case of aircraft, a copy of the manufacturer's production flight test procedures and checkoff list; (4) An outline of the materials review system, including the procedure for recording review board decisions and disposing of rejected parts; (5) An outline of a system for informing company inspectors of current changes in engineering drawings, specifications, and quality control procedures; and (6) A list or chart showing the location and type of inspection stations. (b) Each prime manufacturer shall make available to the Administrator information regarding all delegation of authority to suppliers to make major inspections of parts or assemblies for which the prime manufacturer is responsible. [Doc. No. 5085, 29 FR 14569, Oct. 24, 1964, as amended by Amdt. 21–51, 45 FR 60170, Sept. 11, 1980] After the issue of a production certificate, each change to the quality control system is subject to review by the Administrator. The holder of a production certificate shall immediately notify the Administrator, in writing of any change that may affect the inspection, conformity, or airworthiness of the product. The Administrator may authorize more than one type certificated product to be manufactured under the terms of one production certificate, if the products have similar production characteristics. A production limitation record is issued as part of a production certificate. The record lists the type certificate of every product that the applicant is authorized to manufacture under the terms of the production certificate. The holder of a production certificate desiring to amend it to add a type certificate or model, or both, must apply therefor in a form and manner prescribed by the Administrator. The applicant must comply with the applicable requirements of §§21.139, 21.143, and 21.147. A production certificate is not transferable. Each holder of a production certificate shall allow the Administrator to make any inspections and tests necessary to determine compliance with the applicable regulations in this subchapter. A production certificate is effective until surrendered, suspended, revoked, or a termination date is otherwise established by the Administrator, or the location of the manufacturing facility is changed. The holder of a production certificate shall display it prominently in the main office of the factory in which the product concerned is manufactured. (a) The holder of a production certificate may— (1) Obtain an aircraft airworthiness certificate without further showing, except that the Administrator may inspect the aircraft for conformity with the type design; or (2) In the case of other products, obtain approval for installation 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, utility, or acrobatic category aircraft of a type design that is eligible for a special airworthiness certificate in the primary 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 the training is given by a person holding a mechanic certificate with appropriate airframe and powerplant ratings issued under part 65 of this chapter; 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 certificate applies. [Doc. No. 23345, 57 FR 41368, Sept. 9, 1992] The holder of a production certificate shall— (a) Maintain the quality control system in conformity with the data and procedures approved for the production certificate; and (b) Determine that each part and each completed product, including primary category aircraft assembled under a production certificate by another person from a kit provided by the holder of the production certificate, submitted for airworthiness certification or approval conforms to the approved design and is in a condition for safe operation. [Doc. No. 5085, 29 FR 14569, Oct. 24, 1964, as amended by Amdt. 21–64, 53 FR 48521, Dec. 1, 1988; Amdt. 21–70, 57 FR 41368, Sept. 9, 1992]
Title 14: Aeronautics and Space
PART 21—CERTIFICATION PROCEDURES FOR PRODUCTS AND PARTS
Subpart G—Production Certificates
§ 21.131 Applicability.
§ 21.133 Eligibility.
§ 21.135 Requirements for issuance.
§ 21.137 Location of manufacturing facilities.
§ 21.139 Quality control.
§ 21.143 Quality control data requirements; prime manufacturer.
§ 21.147 Changes in quality control system.
§ 21.149 Multiple products.
§ 21.151 Production limitation record.
§ 21.153 Amendment of the production certificates.
§ 21.155 Transferability.
§ 21.157 Inspections and tests.
§ 21.159 Duration.
§ 21.161 Display.
§ 21.163 Privileges.
§ 21.165 Responsibility of holder.
