Aviation industry Certification

Requirements
CAPT. FURQAN HUSSAIN
  Aircraft Certification
the type certificate.
the production certificate.
The airworthiness certificate.

 Delivery Inspection
 Operator Certificate
Table of content  Aviation Maintenance Certificate
 Documentation for Maintenance
1.1- Introduction to Maintenance Docs
i- Manufacturer’s documentation
ii- Regulatory documentation
iii- Airline-generated documentation
iv- ATA document standard
Introduction

The aviation industry is the most heavily regulated of all the transportation modes. With the
exception of certain requirements for a business license and licensing of the vehicles and drivers,
one can enter the taxicab business quite easily, But in the aviation industry, there is a considerable
amount of regulation, from the design of the vehicles through the manufacturing efforts to the
operation and maintenance of the vehicles. There are also regulatory requirements for the business
side.
  There are three certificates necessary for full
Aircraft certification of the airplane. These documents—

certification  the type certificate,

 the production certificate, and

 the airworthiness certificate— certify,

respectively, the aircraft design, the manufacturing
process, and the aircraft itself.
 Aircraft Certification

 Type certificate (FAA form 8110.9):

To begin with, each aircraft designed and built for commercial as well as private operation must have an
approved type certificate (TC). This certificate is applied for by the designers of the vehicle once the basic
design has been determined .The TC defines the vehicle, engines and/or propellers, and the various
instruments, systems, and equipment that make up the model.

If more than one engine type (i.e., derivatives of existing engines or engines from different manufacturers)
is offered for the same vehicle, the TC must cover the characteristics and limitations of all of them.
 Aircraft Certification

The same is true on other equipment, systems, and accessories. The TC also defines the capabilities
and limitations of the vehicle, such as passenger and cargo carrying limits, altitude limits, fuel
capacity, and top speed as well as cruising speed. All of these parameters combined, which define the
airframe/engine combination, must be identified on a data sheet attached to the certificate.

 The TC is applied for early in the design stages but is not awarded until the aircraft is actually
built, tested in flight, and proven to meet the standards of safety and airworthiness.
Aircraft Certification

 Production certificate (FAA form 8120-4):

 Once the TC is awarded, the manufacturer applies for the production certificate (PC) by submitting
application form 8110.12 to the FAA’s Manufacturing Inspection District Office (MIDO). The
production certificate is awarded after the FAA is satisfied with the quality control system that also
consists of necessary manufacturing and production facilities, effective quality system for
compliance as per requirements of 14 CFR part 21, and approved design data of each unit (aircraft)
built to the TC standards.
 Aircraft Certification

 Airworthiness certificate (FAA form 8100-2)

 The third certificate, the airworthiness certificate (AC), is awarded by the FAA’s MIDO to each aircraft produced
by a manufacturer. This certificate confirms that the aircraft to which it is awarded has been inspected and found
to conform with its type certificate and to be in airworthy condition.

 The standard AC remains in effect as long as the following conditions are met:

(a) the aircraft meets its type design;

(b) the aircraft is in a condition for safe operation;

(c) all applicable airworthiness directives (ADs) have been incorporated; And
(d) maintenance and alterations are performed in accordance with applicable FARs.)
NOTE : The FAA can cancel, suspend, supersede, or revoke the AC if, in its opinion, any of the above have
been violated.
Delivery Inspection

 Prior to delivery to a customer, the aircraft usually undergoes an inspection by that

customer to ensure that the vehicle has been built to the customer’s specifications and
requirements.

 This includes basic design, options, and customer furnished equipment (if any), down
to the shape, color, and positioning of the airline logo. This inspection by the operator
may be cursory or detailed and often includes a test flight by their own flight and cabin
crews.
 Operator Certification

 In aviation, for a prospective operator to enter the business, he or she must meet the requirements of both the

Department of Commerce, with respect to the business aspects of airline operation, and the Department of

Transportation (DOT), primarily the FAA, with respect to the technical aspects. In short, the prospective operator

must provide the necessary information to ensure that he or she understands the business of commercial aviation.

 The secretary of the DOT issues a “certificate of public convenience and necessity” authorizing the recipient to

enter into commercial transportation.

 An operating certificate (OC) is then issued by the Flight Standards District Office (FSDO) of the FAA to the

airline company. This certificate authorizes the carrier to operate scheduled air transportation
Operator Certification

 NOTE: The Ops Specs must also identify the maintenance and inspection program
applicable to the model, including the scheduled and non scheduled maintenance
programs; the inspection program; and the engine and equipment repair program
(off-aircraft maintenance). Other aspects of maintenance, such as the quality assurance
and reliability programs, will also be defined.
Aviation Maintenance Certifications

 If the formal education environment isn't for you, consider an on-the-job training program, where you
complete a minimum of 18 months of training under the supervision of a qualified mechanic for either the
Airframe or Power plant Certificate. For both the A&P certifications, you would complete 30 months of
training under the supervision of a qualified mechanic . This process includes training of

1. General aviation course

2. Airframe course

3. Power plant course

4. Avionics/FCC license course

Documentation for Maintenance

Introduction:
 The aircraft documentation system can be defined as “cradle to grave.” When the aircraft is built,
the documentation starts, and throughout its service life the documentation is gathered in the form
of maintenance performed log pages, Engineering Order (EOs), Airworthiness Directive (ADs),
Service Bulletins (SBs), Fleet Campaign Directives (FCDs), records of any minor or major
repairs, and phase checks.

 The documentation for maintenance is required by the FAA or CAA. Advisory Circular AC 120-
16E, Air Carrier Maintenance Programs, refers to the air carrier maintenance manual system,
maintenance record/documentation keeping system, and various other requirements.
  Controlled documents are used in operation and /or maintenance
of the aircraft in accordance with the FAA regulations. These
types of documents have limited distribution within the airline

Introduction and require regular revision with a list of revisions and active
and rescinded page numbers.

 The operator is required to use only up-to-date documents.

 The written information is provided by the airframe

manufacturer and the manufacturer of the systems and
equipment installed on the aircraft.
Introduction to Maintenance Docs

 The documents provided by the regulatory authority and the documentation written by the
airline itself detail the individual maintenance processes.

 We will be discussing the following documents,

1. Manufacturer’s documentation

2. Regulatory documentation

3. Airline-generated documentation

4. ATA document standard

 1. Airplane maintenance manual* AMM
2. Component location manual CLM
3. Component maintenance manual CMM
4. Vendor manuals VM
5. Fault isolation manual* FIM
6. Illustrated parts catalog† IPC
7. Storage and recovery document‡ SRD
8. Structural repair manual SRM
9. Maintenance planning data document MPD
10. Schematic diagram manual* SDM
Manufacturer’s 11. Wiring diagram manual*WDM
Documentation 12. Master minimum equipment list MMEL
13. Dispatch deviation guide DDG
14. Configuration deviation list CDL
15. Task cards* TC
16. Service bulletins SBs
17. Service letters SL’s
 1. Federal aviation regulations FARs
2. Advisory circulars ACs
Advisory Circulars
(ACs) 3. Airworthiness directives ADs
4. Notice of proposed rule making NPRM
 1. Operations specifications Ops Specs
2. Technical policies and procedures manual
TPPM
3. Inspection manual IM
Operations 4. Reliability program manual RPM
Specifications 5. Minimum equipment list MEL
6. Task cards* TC
7. Engineering orders† EOs
 ATA Document
Standards