Regulations Governing the Certification for Aviation Products,

Appliances and Parts

Promulgated on March 2, 2000.

Amendment to Articles 15 and 16, promulgated on September 19, 2000.
Amendment to Articles 1, 12 and Attachments, promulgated on December 23, 2005.
Amendment to Article 15, promulgated on August 28, 2007.
Amendment to all Articles, and promulgated on August 22, 2008.
Amendment to Articles 2, 3, 3-1, 28, 29, 30(deleted), 31, 32, 36, 37, 39, 49, 50, 51, 53,
53-1, 54, 55, 56, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 66, 67, 69, 70 and Attachment 5, 5-1, 9, 10-1, 11,
17, 21, and promulgated on January 31, 2013.
Amendment to the Table of Article 73, promulgated on August 29, 2013.
Amendment to Article 1, promulgated on September 24, 2015.

Chapter 1
General

Article 1
The Regulations are established pursuant to the provisions of Paragraph 4, Article 9
of the Civil Aviation Act.

Article 2
In the Regulations herein, the definition of the terms referred hereinafter shall be:
1) “Appliance” means major components of aviation products and the failure of
which will endanger the operation safety of the product.
2) “Part” means parts and components that are used on aviation products and
appliances.
3) “Type Certificate (TC)” means a design approval issued when the applicant
demonstrates that a product complies with the applicable regulations.
4) “Supplemental Type Certificate (STC)” means a design approval issued by the
Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA) approving a major design change for a
type certificated aviation product when the applicant demonstrates that the
design change complies with the applicable regulations.
5) “Type Validation Certificate (VTC)” means a design approval issued by the
Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA) approving an imported aviation product
when the applicant demonstrates that the product complies with the applicable

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 regulations.
6) “Production certificate” means an approval to manufacture duplicate products
under a type certificate or a supplemental type certificate.
7) “Parts Manufacturer Approval (PMA)” means a combined design and production
approval for modification and replacement parts for installation on type
certificated products.
8) “Technical Standard Order (hereinafter referred to as TSO)” means the minimum
performance standards that Civil Aeronautics Administration prescribes for TSO
articles.
9) “Technical Standard Order Article (Hereinafter referred to as TSO Article)”
means parts or components that are found to meet a specific TSO.
10) “Technical Standard Order Authorization (TSOA)” means a combined design
and production approval issued by the Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA)
for a TSO Article when the applicant demonstrates that the design change
complies with the applicable regulations.
11) “Production Approval Holder (PAH)” means a manufacurer who holds a
production certificate, a parts manufacturer approval, or a technical standard
order authorization.
12) “Airworthiness Directive (AD)” means a notification issued by the CAA or other
national civil aviation authorities to aircraft owners and operators of a known
safety deficiency with a particular aviation product, equipment, component or
parts and the necessary actions that they shall comply with. An AD is issued
when an unsafe condition exists in a product, equipment, component or parts and
the condition is likely to exist or develop in other products, equipment,
components or parts of the same design.
13) “Normal Category Aircraft” means an aircraft which satisfies the conditions
below and is certified as a normal category aircraft by the CAA or by the civil
aviation authority of the design state of the aircraft and intended for
non-acrobatic operation:
(a) airplane that has a seating configuration, excluding pilot seats, of nine or less
and a maximum certificated takeoff weight of 5700 kg or less; or
(b) helicopter that has a maximum certificated takeoff weight or maximum
weight of 3180 kg or less.
14) “Acrobatic Category Aircraft” means an airplane has a seating configuration,
excluding pilot seats, of nine or less and a maximum certificated takeoff weight
of 5700 kg or less and is certified as an acrobatic category airplane by the CAA
or by the civil aviation authority of the design state of the aircraft.
15) “Utility Category Aircraft” means an airplane has a seating configuration,

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 excluding pilot seats, of nine or less and a maximum certificated takeoff weight
of 5700 kg or less and is certified as a utility category airplane by the CAA or by
the civil aviation authority of the design state of the aircraft.
16) “Commuter Category Aircraft” means an airplane has a seating configuration,
excluding pilot seats, of 19 or less and a maximum certificated takeoff weight of
8640 kg or less and is certified as a commuter category airplane by the CAA or
by the civil aviation authority of the design state of the aircraft. The commuter
category airplane is intended for non-acrobatic operation.
17) “Transport Category Aircraft” means an aircraft certified as a transport category
aircraft by the CAA or by the civil aviation authority of the design state of the
aircraft. The Transport Category Airplane is intended for non-acrobatic
operation.
18) “Free Balloon” means a non-power-driven lighter-than-air aircraft which is used
for manned operation and type certificated by the CAA or by the civil aviation
authority of the design state of the balloon. Free Balloon includes gas free
balloon and hot air free balloon.

Article 3
The holder of a Type Certificate (TC), a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC), a Parts
Manufacturer Approval (PMA), a Technical Standard Order Authorization (TSOA), or the
licensee of a Type Certificate shall report to the CAA any failure, malfunction or defect
during operation in any product, parts, or article, that has left its quality system and that it
determines has resulted in any of the occurrences listed in this article. The initial report
shall be made in a prescribed form to the CAA within 24 hours after it has determined that
the malfunction, failure, or defect required to be reported has occurred.
1) Fires caused by a system or equipment failure, malfunction, or defect;
2) An engine exhaust system failure, malfunction, or defect which causes damage
to the engine, adjacent aircraft structure, equipment, or component;
3) The accumulation or circulation of toxic or noxious gases in the crew
compartment or passenger cabin;
4) A malfunction, failure, or defect of a propeller control system;
5) A propeller of rotor craft hub or blade structural failure;
6) Flammable fluid leakage in areas where an ignition source normally exists;
7) A brake system failure caused by structural or material failure during operation;
8) A significant aircraft primary structural defect or failure caused by any
autogenous condition (fatigue, corrosion, under-strength, etc.);
9) Any abnormal vibration or buffeting caused by a structural or system
malfunction, defect, or failure;

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 10) An engine failure;
11) Any structural or flight control system malfunction, defect, or failure which
causes an interference with normal control of the aircraft for which derogates the
flying qualities;
12) A malfunction or failure of more than one airspeed, attitude or altitude
instrument during a given operation of the aircraft;
13) A complete loss of more than one electrical power generating system or
hydraulic power system during a given operation of the aircraft.
Whenever the investigation of an accident or service difficulty report shows that an
article manufactured under the holder of a Type Certificate (TC), a Supplemental Type
Certificate (STC), a Parts Manufacturer Approval (PMA), a Technical Standard Order
Authorization (TSOA), or the licensee of a Type Certificate shall report to the CAA the
results of its investigation and any action taken or proposed by the manufacturer to correct
that defect. If action is required to correct the defect in existing articles, the manufacturer
shall submit the data necessary for the issuance of an appropriate airworthiness directive to
CAA.

Article 3-1
From 14 November 2013, an organization responsible for the type design or
manufacture of aircraft shall implement a safety management system acceptable to the
CAA that, as a minimum:
1) identifies safety hazards;
2) ensures the implementation of remedial action necessary to maintain agreed
safety performance;
3) provides for continuous monitoring and regular assessment of the safety
performance; and
4) aims at a continuous improvement of the overall performance of the safety
management system;
The safety management system shall clearly define lines of safety accountability
throughout the organization responsible for the type design or manufacture of aircraft,
including a direct accountability for safety on the part of senior management and comply
with the requirements prescribed in Attachment 5-1.

Article 4
An applicant for Type Certificate (TC), Supplemental Type Certificate (STC),
Technical Standard Order Authorization (TSOA) governed by the applicable requirements
of the airworthiness standards, may petition the CAA (Attachment 2) for a temporary or
permanent exemption from certain provisions of the airworthiness standards for technical

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reasons.

Article 5
For international cooperation on aviation product design, manufacture or assembly,
the certification shall be in accordance with the regulations herein unless an arrangement
between CAA and the foreign authority(ies) involved is otherwise established.

Article 6
Appliances imported shall be certificated or validated in accordance with the
regulations herein unless an arrangement between CAA and the foreign authority(ies)
involved is otherwise established.

Chapter 2
Type Certificate
Article 7
When applying for approval of a type design of any aircraft product, the applicant
should submit the application form (See Attachment 3) to CAA for approval. An applicant
is entitled to a type certificate (See Attachment 4) for an aircraft product if his/her
application is approved by CAA.
An application for an aircraft type certificate must be accompanied by a three-view
drawing of that aircraft and available preliminary basic data. An application for an aircraft
engine type certificate must be accompanied by a description of the engine design features,
the engine operating characteristics, and the proposed engine operating limitations.

Article 8
An applicant for a type certificate must show that the aircraft product concerned
meets the applicable requirements that are effective on the date of application for that
certificate except the noise, fuel venting and exhaust emission requirements that have been
prescribed in other existing regulations.
An application for type certification of transport category aircraft is effective for five
years, and an application for any other type certificate is effective for three years, unless an
applicant shows at the time of application that his/her product requires a longer period of
time for design, development, and testing, and the CAA approves a longer period.

Article 9
Each person who proposes to change a type certified product must apply for a new
type certificate in accordance with Article 7, if CAA finds that the proposed change in
design, power, thrust, weight, engine rating limitation or speed limitation is so extensive

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that a substantially complete investigation of compliance with the applicable regulations is
required.

Article 10
Each applicant must allow CAA to make any inspection and, upon request by CAA,
make any inspection, flight and ground test necessary to determine compliance with the
applicable requirements. Each applicant must carry on all necessary inspections and tests
necessary to ensure that--
5) The product concerned complies with the applicable airworthiness, aircraft noise,
fuel venting, and exhaust emission requirements;
6) Materials and products conform to the specifications in the type design;
7) Parts of the products conform to the drawings in the type design; and
8) The manufacturing processes, construction and assembly conform to those
specified in the type design.
Except as approved by CAA, the applicant should submit to CAA a statement,
certifying that the requirements stipulated in subparagraph (2)~(4) of the first paragraph of
this Article have been complied with, prior to his/her submission to CAA for inspection or
conduct any flight test or ground test requested by CAA,
Except as approved by CAA, no change may be made to an aircraft product between
the time that compliance with subparagraph (2)~(4) of the first paragraph of this Article is
shown for that aircraft product and the time that it is presented to the CAA for test.
The type design, as cited in the first paragraph of this Article, consists of
1) The drawings and specifications, and a listing of those drawings and
specifications, necessary to define the configuration and the design features of
the product shown to comply with the requirements applicable to the product;
2) Information on dimensions, materials, and processes necessary to define the
structural strength of the product;
3) The Airworthiness Limitations section of the Instructions for Continued
Airworthiness as required by applicable airworthiness standards;
4) Any other data necessary to allow, by comparison, the determination of the
airworthiness, noise characteristics, fuel venting, and exhaust emissions (where
applicable) of later products of the same type.

Article 11
When performing the flight tests as required in Article 10 of the regulations herein,
each applicant must abide by the requirement enclosed in Attachment 5.

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Article 12
Each applicant for a utility, acrobatic, commuter or transport category aircraft type
certificate must provide a person holding an appropriate pilot certificate who has
undertaken sufficient training to make the flight tests required by the regulations herein.

Article 13
Each applicant for a utility, acrobatic, commuter, or transport category aircraft type
certificate must submit a report to CAA showing computations and tests that are required--
1) In the connection with the calibration of instruments used for test purposes and;
2) In the correction of test results to standard atmospheric conditions.
CAA may require the applicant to conduct any flight test that it finds necessary to
check the accuracy of the report submitted under the first paragraph of this Article.

Article 14
An applicant is entitled to a type certificate for an aircraft product, if CAA determines
that an application of type certificate submitted in accordance with Article 7 of the
regulations herein fulfills the followings:
1) The applicant has submitted the type design, test reports, and computations
necessary to show that the product to be certificated meets the applicable
airworthiness, aircraft noise, fuel venting, and exhaust emission requirements
and any other applicable airworthiness provisions;
2) The type design complies with--
a) The applicable airworthiness requirements and that any airworthiness
provisions not complied with are compensated for by factors that has been
approved by CAA to provide an equivalent level of safety and;
b) Other applicable noise, fuel venting, and emissions requirements, if exist;
3) No feature or characteristic makes it unsafe exists.

Article 15
For foreign aviation products that are certified by the cognizant Aviation Authorities
to be imported for civil aviation operation, the holder of the type certificate shall apply to
CAA for a type validation certificate (VTC, see Attachment 7) in accordance with type
validation procedure (See Attachment 6) unless an arrangement between CAA and the
foreign authority (ies) involved is otherwise established.

Article 16
When petitioning for transfer of type certificate, the grantor shall provide CAA both
the original type certificate and the transferring agreement. A revised type certificate will

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be issued to the grantee when the said petition is approved by CAA.

Article 17
The holder of a type certificate for an aircraft may apply to CAA for—
1) Production Certificate per Chapter 5 of the regulations herein;
2) Airworthiness certificates per Chapter 6 of the regulations herein;
3) Approval of replacement parts for that product.
In the case of aircraft engines, or propellers, the holder of a type certificate may apply
to CAA for approval for installation on certificated aircraft.

Article 18
The holder of a type certificate for an aircraft product shall, in a timely manner,
furnish the complete Instructions for Continued Airworthiness and its amendments, as
specified in the applicable airworthiness standards, to CAA and all owners of the aircraft
product involved.
The holder of a type certificate for an aircraft shall establish the maintenance
program which includes a corrosion prevention program, to ensure the structural integrity
of that aircraft.

Chapter 3
Changes to Type Certificates
Article 19
Changes of type design are classified as follows:
1) A "minor change" is one that has no appreciable effect on the weight, balance,
structural strength, reliability, operational characteristics, noise, fuel venting, and
emissions, or other characteristics affecting the airworthiness of the product.
2) All other changes are "major changes".

Article 20
Minor changes in a type design can be undertaken only after the holder of the type
certificate has received CAA approval for minor design change. When such design change
has been completed, the holder of the type certificate should provide CAA with all the
related substantiating and technical data. In addition, the holder of type certificate shall
return the original type certificate to the CAA and apply for revising type certificate, if
deemed necessary.

Article 21
In the case of a major change in type design, the applicant must submit substantiating

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data and necessary descriptive data, along with a statement that the changed type design
complies with the requirement stipulated in Article 23 of the regulations herein. The
major change of type design can only be undertaken after CAA approval. In addition, the
holder of type certificate shall return the original type certificate to CAA and apply for
revising type certificate, if deemed necessary.

Article 22
When the issuance of an Airworthiness Directive for a type certified aircraft product
is deemed necessary by CAA, the holder of the type certificate must submit appropriate
design changes to CAA for approval. When approved, the holder shall make information
on the design changes available to all operators of same type of product.
When a design change to the type design of type certified aviation product is deemed
advantageous to enhance the flight safety of that product, as determined by CAA or by the
holder of the type certificate, the holder of the type certificate may submit appropriate
design changes to CAA for approval. Upon approval, the holder shall make information on
the design changes available to all operators of same type of product.

Article 23
An applicant for changes to type design, operation limitations, Type Certificate Data
Sheets (TCDS) and restrictions relating to the type certified aircraft product, must show
that the changed product complies with the airworthiness requirements applicable to the
category of the product in effect on the date of the application for the change and/or any
other applicable noise, fuel venting and exhaust emission requirements.
Except as provided in the first paragraph of this Article, if an applicant shows that the
amendment of a regulation and/or that a CAA previously granted equivalence of safety, as
in effect on the date of application of original type certificate, brings no significant impact
on flight safety, the previously defined requirement may be kept in effect, if approved by
CAA, for the changed product.

Chapter 4
Supplemental Type Certificates
Article 24
Any person who alters a product by introducing a major change in type design, not
great enough to require a new application for a type certificate under Article 9 of the
regulations herein, shall apply to the CAA for a supplemental type certificate, except that
the holder of a type certificate for the product may apply for amendment of the original
type certificate in accordance with the requirement stipulated in Chapter 3 of the
regulations herein. The application must be made on the appropriate form, including all the

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relevant design data. An applicant is entitled to a supplemental type certificate for an
aircraft product (See Attachment 8) if his/her application is approved by CAA. The
requirements of Article 23 must be complied with.

Article 25
When petitioning for the transfer of a supplemental type certificate, the grantor shall
provide CAA both the original supplemental type certificate and the transferring agreement.
A revised supplemental type certificate will be issued to the grantee when the said petition
is approved by CAA.

Article 26
The holder of a supplemental type certificate for an aircraft may apply to CAA for—
1) Production Certificate per Chapter 5 of the regulations herein;
2) Airworthiness certificates per Chapter 6 of the regulations herein;
3) Approval of replacement parts for that product.
In the case of aircraft engines, or propellers, the holder of a supplemental type
certificate may apply to CAA for approval for installation on certified aircraft.

Article 27
The holder of a supplemental type certificate shall, in a timely manner, furnish the
complete Instructions for Continued Airworthiness and its amendments, as specified in the
applicable airworthiness standards, to CAA and all owners of the aircraft product involved.
The holder of a supplemental type certificate for an aircraft shall establish the
maintenance program which includes corrosion prevention, to ensure the structural
integrity of that aircraft.

Chapter 5
Production Certificate

Article 28
Any manufacturer may submit company and factory registration certificates and a
document describing its organization, manufacturing facilities and locations, to apply for
a production certificate if he holds, for the product concerned a:
1) Current type certificate;
2) Right to the benefit of that type certificate under a licensing agreement; or
3) Supplemental type certificate.

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Article 29
The applicant must show that he has established and can maintain a quality system in
compliance with the requirements prescribed in Attachment 9 for any product, for which
he requests a production certificate and must provide a quality manual describing its
quality system to the CAA for approval, so that each product will meet the design
provisions of the pertinent type certificate and is in a condition for safe operation.

Article 30 (deleted)

Article 31
An applicant is entitled to a production certificate (Attachment 10), if the CAA finds,
after examination of the supporting document, quality system data and after inspection of
the organization and production facilities, that the applicant has established and
maintained compliance with the requirements of Article 29 of this chapter, to ensure that
each product produced meets the design requirements under the type certificate.
A production certificate is not transferable.

Article 32
The holder of a production certificate must notify the CAA in writing within 10 days,
of any change to the quality system and the change that may affect the inspection,
conformity, or airworthiness of its product. CAA may request any inspection and testing.
The production certificate holder must obtain CAA approval before making any changes
to the location of any of its manufacturing facilities.

Article 33
The holder of a production certificate desiring to amend it to add a type certificate or
model, or both, must apply therefore in a form and manner prescribed by the CAA. The
applicant must comply with the applicable requirements of Article 29 and Article 32 of
this chapter.

Article 34
Each holder of a production certificate shall allow the CAA to make any inspections
and tests necessary to determine compliance with the applicable regulations.

Article 35
The holder of a production certificate shall display it prominently in the main office
of the factory in which the product concerned is manufactured.

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Article 36
The holder of a production certificate shall:
1) Maintain the quality system in conformity with the data and procedures approved
for the production certificate;
2) Determine that each product submitted for airworthiness certification or
authorized release certificate (Attachment 10-1) conforms to the type design and
is in a condition for safe operation.

Article 37
The holder of a production certificate after temporary registration may apply for an
aircraft airworthiness certificate under chapter 6 requirement.
In the case of an aircraft engine or propeller, apply an authorized release certificate
for installation on certificated aircraft.
Identify any portion of the product or parts that leave the production certificate
holder's facility as CAA approved with the manufacturer's part number and name,
trademark, symbol, or other CAA approved manufacturer's identification.

Article 38
Each manufacturer of a product being manufactured under a type certificate shall
submit a production inspection system, an approved flight test procedure, acceptable
testing of engines and propellers and airworthiness approval procedures approved by
CAA.

Chapter 6
Certificate of Airworthiness

Article 39
Aircraft under the Republic of China's registration, the owner or operator must apply
for its airworthiness certification to the Civil Aeronautics Administration. The Certificate
of Airworthiness (Attachment 11) or Special Airworthiness Certificate (Attachment 12), as
appropriate, will be issued when the aircraft is found to meet the airworthiness standards.
Airworthiness certificates are classified as normal, acrobatic, utility, commuter,
transport and balloon category aircraft.
Special airworthiness certificates are classified as special flight permits and
experimental certificates.

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Article 40
The Certificate of Airworthiness is valid for one year. In special circumstances, the
Civil Aeronautics Administration may issue a Certificate of Airworthiness valid for less
than a year.
The validity period of a Special Airworthiness Certificate must be specified on the
certificate.
The owner or operator shall not operate the aircraft beyond the limitations authorized
by airworthiness certificate.
Upon the expiration of the aircraft's Certificate of Airworthiness, the operator shall
return the certificate to the Civil Aeronautics Administration within 20 days since its
expiration. The Civil Aeronautics Administration will publicly nullify the Certificate of
Airworthiness if the operator fails to return the Certificate of Airworthiness after the
expiration of the Certificate of Airworthiness.
Special Certificate of Airworthiness should be returned to the Civil Aeronautics
Administration within 3 days since its expiration. The Civil Aeronautics Administration
will publicly nullify the Special Certificate of Airworthiness if the operator fails to return
the Certificate of Airworthiness after the expiration of the Special Certificate of
Airworthiness.

Article 41
Aircraft's Certificate of Airworthiness must be displayed in the aircraft cabin or
cockpit at a readily visible spot.

Article 42
For the initial application of an aircraft's Certificate of Airworthiness, the owner or
operator must submit application documents 30 days before the intent of the aircraft's
operation to the Civil Aeronautics Administration.
Initial application for Certificate of Airworthiness for aircraft imported from a foreign
country should have satisfactorily completed acceptance inspections and flight tests. The
application package should also include a copy of type validation certificate, export
certificate of airworthiness issued by the aviation authority of the state of manufacture or
the state of registry, noise certificate and other related documents required by the Special
Airworthiness Requirements. The Civil Aeronautics Administration may require additional
flight tests when deemed necessary.
Application for renewal of the Certificate of Airworthiness should be submitted to the
CAA 30 days prior to the expiration date.

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Article 43
Imported cargo aircraft older than 14 years, in addition to meeting requirements
described in Article 42, must submit previous structural maintenance records, the structural
integrity program and the supplemental inspection program when applying for the issuance
of a Certificate of Airworthiness.
The use of a cargo aircraft imported per the above paragraph shall not be changed
after the issuance of the Certificate of Airworthiness.

Article 44
The aircraft's owner or the operator should continuously provide the Civil
Aeronautics Administration a current and complete set of all applicable manuals and
related documents.

Article 45
Each applicant for an airworthiness certificate must show that his aircraft is identified
as prescribed in Article 71.

Article 46
The applicants that meet the requirements of Attachment 13 may apply for a special
flight permit or an experimental certificate.
For aircraft operated under a special airworthiness certificate, the owner or operator
should conduct the flight operation in accordance with the Civil Aeronautics
Administration approved flight area, nature of operation, valid period and other limitations.

Article 47
An applicant for a special flight permit must submit an application form and data
package to the Civil Aeronautics Administration, indicating:
1) The purpose of the flight.
2) The proposed itinerary.
3) The crew required to operate the aircraft and its equipment.
4) The ways, if any, in which the aircraft does not comply with the applicable
airworthiness requirements.
5) The operating limitations for safe operation and the substantiation of information
necessary for the purpose of prescribing operating limitations.

Article 48
An applicant for an experimental certificate must submit the following information to
the Civil Aeronautics Administration:

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 1) The purpose for which the aircraft is to be used.
2) Enough data (such as photographs) to identify the aircraft.
3) Any pertinent information necessary to safeguard the general public.
4) An execution plan which includes:
(a) The purpose of the experiment;
(b) The estimated time or number of flights required for the experiment;
(c) The areas over which the experiment will be conducted; and
(d) Three-view drawings or three-view dimensioned photographs of the aircraft.

Chapter 7
Approval of Materials, Parts, Processes, and Appliances

Article 49
Whenever a material, part, process, or appliance is required to be approved under
these regulations, unless it is designed, manufactured and mark according to the industry
standards that is recognized by CAA or it is produced by an owner or operator for
maintaining or altering that owner or operator's product, it may be approved:
1) Under a Parts Manufacturer Approval under this chapter;
2) Under a TSO Authorization issued under Chapter 8;
3) In conjunction with type certification procedures for a product; or

Article 50
An applicant shall apply to the CAA for a Parts Manufacturers Approval. An
applicant is entitled to a PMA Certificate (see Attachment 14) if its part is properly
certified by CAA .The applicant shall submit to CAA the following:
1) The PMA application form (see Attachment 15);
2) The identity of the product on which the part is to be installed;
3) A document describing its organization, manufacturing facilities and locations;
4) Drawings and specification necessary to show the configuration of the part;
5) Information on dimensions, materials, and processes necessary to define the
structural strength of the part; and
6) Test reports and computations necessary to show that the design of the part meets
the applicable airworthiness requirements, unless the applicant shows that the
design of the part is identical to the design of a part that is covered under a type
certificate. If the design of the part was obtained by a licensing agreement,
evidence of the agreement must be furnished.

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Article 51
Each holder of a Parts Manufacturer Approval shall establish and maintain a quality
system (see Attachment 9) that ensures that each completed part conforms to its design
data and is safe for installation on applicable type certificated products.
The PMA applicant shall submit a statement certifying that he has established the
quality system as above required, and must provide a quality manual describing its quality
system to the CAA for approval.

Article 52
Each applicant for a Parts Manufacturer Approval must make all inspections and tests
necessary to determine--
1) Compliance with the applicable airworthiness requirements;
2) That materials conform to the specifications in the design;
3) That part conforms to the drawings in the design; and
4) That the fabrication process, construction, and assembly conform to those
specified in the design.
Each applicant for a Parts Manufacturer Approval must make all inspections and tests
necessary to determine--
No part may be presented to the CAA for an inspection or test unless compliance
with paragraphs (2) through (4) of this section has been shown for that part; and no
change may be made to a part between the time that compliance with paragraphs (2)
through (4) of this section is shown for that part and the time that the part is presented to
the CAA for the inspection or test.

Article 53
A Parts Manufacturer Approval for a replacement or modification part is issued when:
the CAA finds, upon examination of the design and after completing all tests and
inspections, the design meets the applicable airworthiness requirements, and the applicant
has established a quality system as required at Article 51.
A Parts Manufacturer Approval is not transferable.

Article 53-1
Classification of design changes for PMA parts.
1) A “minor change” to the design of the part produced under a PMA is one that has
no appreciable effect on the approval basis.
2) A “major change” to the design of the part produced under a PMA is any change
that is not minor.

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 Minor changes to the basic design of a PMA part may be approved using a method
acceptable to the CAA.
The PMA holder shall apply to the CAA for a new PMA of any major change in
accordance with requirements prescribed in Article 51.

Article 54
PMA holders shall apply to CAA for authorized release certificate following the
completion of procedures contained in Attachment 17. The CAA will issue an
authorized release certificate when all procedures are satisfactorily completed on that
PMA product.
Identify any portion of the PMA parts that leave the PMA holder's facility as CAA
approved with the manufacturer's part number and name, trademark, symbol, or other
CAA approved manufacturer's identification.

Article 55
The holder of a PMA must notify the CAA in writing within 10 days, of any change
to the quality system and the change that may affect the inspection, conformity, or
airworthiness of its product. The PMA holder must obtain CAA approval before making
any changes to the location of any of its manufacturing facilities.

Article 56
Each holder of a Parts Manufacturer Approval shall determine that each completed
part conforms to the design data and is safe for installation on type certificated products.
Each holder of a PMA shall make necessary inspections and tests upon CAA’s
request to ensure the compliance with the provisions prescribed in this chapter.

Article 57
No person may import appliances and parts for civil aviation use unless properly
certificated. The holder of an appliance and part shall use the procedures in Attachment
18 for the validation of imported appliances and parts, unless otherwise prescribed in a
treaty or an agreement.
Airworthiness approvals that were issued by the airworthiness authority of the
exporting country shall be attached with the imported appliances and parts.

Chapter 8
Technical Standard Order Authorizations
Article 58
To produce aviation products, appliances and parts according to the airworthiness

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 requirements of Technical Standard Order, the manufacturer shall submit an application
for a Technical Standard Order Authorization (TSOA). An applicant is entitled to a TSOA
Certificate (see Attachment 19) if its product is properly certified by CAA. The applicant
shall submit to CAA the following:
1) The TSOA application form (see Attachment 20).
2) A document describing its organization, manufacturing facilities and locations.
3) A statement of conformance certifying that the applicant has met the
requirements of this chapter and that the article concerned meets the applicable
TSO that is effective on the date of application for that article. Each
manufacturer who requests approval to deviate from any performance standard
of a TSO shall submit to the CAA the application together with the request for
approval to deviate, and show that the standards from which a deviation is
requested are compensated for by factors or design features providing an
equivalent level of safety.
4) One copy of the technical data required in the applicable TSO.
5) A quality manual in compliance with Attachment 9 of Article 29 to the CAA for
approval. In complying with this section, the applicant may refer to current CAA
approved quality manual as part of a previous TSOA application.

Article 59
After receiving the application and other documents required by Article 58 of this
section to substantiate compliance with this chapter, and after a determination has been
made of its ability to produce duplicate articles under the quality system complying with
Article 29, the CAA issues a TSO authorization (including all TSO deviations granted) to
the applicant to identify the article with the applicable TSO marking.
A Technical Standard Order Authorization is not transferable.

Article 60
Each manufacturer of an article for which a TSOA has been issued shall-
1) Manufacture the article in accordance with this chapter and the applicable TSO.
2) Conduct all required tests, inspections and maintain a quality system adequate to
ensure that the article meets the requirements of paragraph (1) of this section and
is in condition for safe operation.
The holder of a TSOA must notify the CAA in writing within 10 days, of any change
to the quality system and the change that may affect the inspection, conformity, or
airworthiness of its product. The TSOA holder must obtain CAA approval before making
any changes to the location of any of its manufacturing facilities.

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Article 61
TSOA holders shall apply to CAA for authorized release certificate for installation on
the on applicable type certificated products, following the completion of procedures
contained in Attachment 17. The CAA will issue an authorized release certificate when
all procedures are satisfactorily completed on that TSO product.
Identify any portion of the TSO article that leave the TSOA holder's facility as CAA
approved with the manufacturer's part number and name, trademark, symbol, or other
CAA approved manufacturer's identification.

Article 62
The design changes by the TSOA holder are defined as following-
1) Minor changes by the manufacturer holding a TSO authorization: Any design
change other than a major change is a minor change.
2) Major changes by the manufacturer holding a TSO authorization: Any design
change by the manufacturer extensive enough to require a substantially complete
investigation to determine compliance with a TSO is a major change.
The manufacturer of an article under a TSOA may make minor design changes
without further approval by the CAA. In this case, the changed article keeps the original
model number (part numbers may be used to identify minor changes) and the
manufacturer shall forward to the CAA any revised data that are necessary for compliance
with the requirement of this chapter.
Before making a major change, the manufacturer must assign a new type or model
designation to the article and apply for an authorization under Article 58.

Article 63
Each manufacturer holding a TSOA shall, for each article manufactured under that
authorization, keep the following records at its factory:
1) A complete and current technical data file for each type or model article
including design drawings and specifications;
2) Complete and current inspection records showing that all inspections and tests
required to ensure compliance with Article 60 paragraph (2) of this chapter have
been properly completed and documented.
The TSOA holder shall retain the records described in above paragraph until it no
longer manufactures the article. When the article is no longer manufactured, copies of
these records shall be sent to CAA.

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Article 64
Each manufacturer holding a TSOA shall permanently and legibly mark his article
with applicable TSO numbers. The CAA may withdraw the TSOA when the product
marked as a TSO does not meet the performance standards of the applicable TSO.

Article 65
No person may import a TSO article for civil aviation use unless properly certificated.
The holder of the TSO article shall use the procedures in Attachment 18 for the validation
of imported TSO articles, unless otherwise prescribed in a treaty or an agreement.
Airworthiness approvals that were issued by the airworthiness authority of the
exporting country shall be attached with the imported TSO articles.

Chapter 9
Export Airworthiness Documentation
Article 66
Export airworthiness approvals must be applied through the CAA for export of
aviation products, appliances and parts.

Article 67
An aircraft owner, operator, or the holder of the production certificate is entitled to
apply for an export airworthiness approval when exporting aircraft or change aircraft
registration to other country.
An engine or propeller manufacturer, owner, operator or repair station as well as the
manufacturer of the TSO articles or PMA parts are entitled to apply for an export
authorized release certificate.

Article 68
An applicant is entitled to an export certificate of airworthiness when it meets the
following requirements:
1) Conform to the airworthiness requirement under Article 38.
2) Conform to special requirement set by importing country.
When exporting of an unassembled aircraft which has not been flight-tested or does
not meet previous section’s requirements shall submit approved documents from the
airworthiness authority of the importing country.
When applying for an export certificate of airworthiness the applicant should return
the aircraft's certificate of airworthiness to the Civil Aeronautics Administration.
The valid period of an Export Certificate of Airworthiness, is 90 days starting from
the date of issue.

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Article 69
An applicant is entitled to an export authorized release certificate for engines,
propellers, TSO articles or PMA parts if that applicant conforms to the requirements of
Attachment 17.

Article 70
An applicant is entitled to an export authorized release certificate for aviation
products, appliances and parts when:
1) Providing documents and information to imported country airworthiness
authorities containing the necessary information for safe operation the product.
2) Exporting an unassembled aircraft which has not been flight-tested, provide
instructions for assembly and a flight test checklist to the country of
airworthiness authority.
3) When temporary installations are incorporated in an aircraft for the purpose of
export delivery, the installation will be removed and the aircraft restored to the
approved configuration upon completion of the delivery flight.

Chapter 10
Supplementary Provisions

Article 71
Aviation products, appliances and parts which are produced pursuant to these
regulations must have identification plates and markings installed in accordance with
Attachment 21.

Article 72
Certificates issued pursuant to these regulations are valid until the expiration date
shown on the certificate.
If a certificate issued pursuant to these regulations is lost, destroyed or damaged, the
holder shall reapply in writing for a certificate replacement or re-issuance.
The holder of a Type Certificate or Type Validation Certificate requiring name change
must apply to the CAA for certificate replacement.

Article 73
The applicant must show that the certificate issuance fee in the fee schedule has been
paid.
The work expenses which are listed in the fee schedule shall be collected by the CAA
for a fund established for this specific purpose.

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Article 74
These regulations shall become effective on the date of promulgation.

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