Information for Applicants and Design Approval Holders

Latest News

The 2023 FAA TSO Workshop was held on September 20-21. Briefings and Presentations from this event are available below in the Technical Briefings & Outreach Presentations section.
Added a new section below: Recent Policies Issued
Previous News Items

Designee Management Policy, Order 8000.95, Revision C, dated September 21, 2023
Clarification to FAA Order 8130.34D - Applicable to Coordination of Recurrent Airworthiness Certificates, Policy Number: AIR-600-PM01, dated August 23, 2023
Fatigue Life of Nickel Powder Rotating Life-Limited Parts, AC 33.70-4, dated August 15, 2023
FAA Compliance and Enforcement Program, Order 2150.3C CHG 11, dated August 08, 2023
Deviation to N 8100.17 allowing additional time for Organizational Management Teams (OMT) to coordinate their review of interference investigation reports with the Interference Review Team (IRT), Policy AVS60-FY23-DM03, dated July 21, 2023
Demonstration of Radio Altimeter Tolerant Aircraft, Policy PS-AIR-600-39-01, dated July 19, 2023
Deviation to Order 8150.1D, Technical Standard Order Program, paragraph 7-4, Note 1, Policy AIR-600-DM07, dated July 12, 2023
Deviation to FAA Order 8130.2J, Airworthiness Certification of Aircraft, Chapter 2, paragraph 2-4(c), Policy AIR-600-DM08, dated July 10, 2023
Deviation from FAA Order 8000.95, Volume 8, Table 8-1, for Light-Sport Category Specialized Experience, Policy AIR-600-DM10, dated July 6, 2023
Installation of Physical Secondary Barriers for Transport Category Airplanes, AC 25.795-10, dated June 27, 2023
Electromagnetic Compatibility Demonstration for Airplane Wireless Radio Frequency Networks, Policy PS-AIR-25-13-R1, dated June 23, 2023
Powder Bed Fusion Additive Manufacturing Process for Aircraft Engine Parts, AC 33.15-3, dated June 23, 2023
Certification of Normal Category Rotorcraft, AC 27-1B, dated June 23, 2023
Certification of Transport Category Rotorcraft, AC 29-2C, dated June 23, 2023
Submission of Outline of New and Changed Systems at the Beginning of the Type Certificate Amendment Process for Transport Category Aircraft, Policy PS-AIR-21.15-01, dated May 25, 2023

Lists of regulatory, policy, and guidance information arranged by 14 CFR Part 21 subpart, applicable to holders of the following Design Approvals:

Type Certificate (TC)
Supplemental Type Certificate (STC)
Parts Manufacturer Approval (PMA)
- Subpart A - General
- Subpart K - Parts Manufacturer Approvals
Technical Standard Order (TSO)
- Subpart A - General
- Subpart O - Technical Standard Order Approvals
14 CFR 21.8(d) - Other Design Approvals
- Subpart A - General

Library

This Library contains information that may be of interest to Design Approval Holders (DAHs). FAA Orders, Advisory Circulars (AC), Policy Statements (PS) and other often-used technical reference materials are found under the Regulations and Policy tab.

Training

Aircraft Certification Course Listing

Training courses specific to Part 21

Technical Briefings and Outreach Presentations

2023 Technical Standard Order Workshop

General Session

Mechanical/Electrical Breakout Session

Avionics and Software Breakout Session

Past DER Recurrent Seminars

Miscellaneous Presentations and Briefings

Resources

Forms

FAA Form 8100-1 - Conformity Inspection Record
FAA Form 8110-3 - Determination of Compliance with Airworthiness Standards
FAA Form 8110-12 - Application for Type Certificate, Production Certificate, or Supplemental Type Certificate
- Deviation to FAA Order 8110.4C, Type Certification, Chapter 4, paragraph 4-16 a. — STC and Amended STC Applications, Using the Application Form, released July 29, 2019
FAA Form 8130-1 - Application for Export Certificate of Airworthiness
FAA Form 8130-3 - Authorized Release Certificate, Airworthiness Approval Tag
FAA Form 8130-6 - Application for U.S Airworthiness Certificate
FAA Form 8130-9 - Statement of Conformity
FAA Form 8130-12 - Eligibility Statement Amateur Built Aircraft