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Number Title Status Office Date
21-23 Airworthiness Certification of Civil Aircraft Engine, Propellers, and Related Products Cancelled AIR-4 1987-07-07
21-6A Production Under Type Certificate Only

Provides information concerning Subpart F of FAR Part 21, and sets forth an acceptable means, not the sole means, of compliance with its requirements.

Cancelled AIR-200 1982-07-01
21-25A Approval of Modified Seats and Berths

Provides information on approvals required for modifications to TSO’d seating systems. This revision incorporates guidance regarding TSO-C127 seating systems and additional information on marking and flammability testing requirements.

Cancelled AIR-120 1997-06-03
21-12B Application for U.S. Airworthiness Certificate, FAA Form 8130-6

Provides instructions on the preparation and submittal of subject form.

Cancelled AIR-210 2001-11-06
21-31 Quality Control for the Manufacture of Non-Metallic Compartment Interior Components

Provides information and guidance concerning compliance with the requirements of Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR) Part 21, Certification Procedures for Products and Parts.

Cancelled AIR-220 1991-11-15
21-2K Export Airworthiness Approval Procedures

Contains guidance and information on procedures for exporting aeronautical products and related special requirements submitted to the Federal Aviation Administration by other governments.

Cancelled AIR-200 2003-09-30
21-19 Installation of Used Engines in New Production Aircraft Cancelled AIR-200 1982-04-26
21-36 Quality Assurance Controls for Product Acceptance Software

Provides information and guidance concerning control of software and related digital input/output data (used by production approval holders (PAH) and their suppliers during manufacture, inspection and/or test) designed for use in the acceptance of airborne products.

Cancelled AIR-200 1993-08-11
21-9A Manufacturers Reporting Failures, Malfunctions, or Defects

Provides information to assist manufacturers of aeronautical products (aircraft, aircraft engines, propellers, appliances, and parts) in notifying the Federal Aviation Administration of certain failures, malfunctions, or defects, resulting from design or quality control problems, in the products which they manufacture.

Cancelled AIR-200 1982-05-26
21-23A Airworthiness Certification of Civil Aircraft, Engines, Propellers, and Related Products Imported to the United States Cancelled AIR-4 2000-10-20
21-27 Production Certification Multinational/Multicorporate Consortia

Provides information and describes criteria to be emphasized in evaluating and approving the quality control system of a multinational and/or multicorporate consortium seeking a production certificate (PC).

Cancelled AIR-220 1989-07-14
21-35 Computer Generated/Stored Records

Provides information and guidance concerning controls for managing information systems that generate and store records used in the manufacture of products and parts.

Cancelled AIR-220 1993-06-04
21-2J Export Airworthiness Approval Procedures Cancelled AIR-200 2000-06-27
21-42 Transition Document for 14 CFR Part 21

This advisory circular (AC) provides information for production approval holders (PAH) under Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 21, Certification Procedures for Products, Articles, and Parts.

Cancelled AIR-200 2009-10-16
21-15L Announcement of Availability - Aircraft, Aircraft Engines, and Propeller Type Certificate Data Sheets and Specifications Cancelled AFS-610 1999-04-14
21-29B Detecting and Reporting Suspected Unapproved Parts Cancelled AVR-20 2001-06-01
21-16F RTCA Document DO-160 versions D, E and F, “Environmental Conditions and Test Procedures for Airborne Equipment” Cancelled AIR-100 2009-11-19
21-46 Technical Standard Order Program

This advisory circular (AC) explains the technical standard order (TSO) process outlined in Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR), part 21, Subpart O, for manufacturers producing articles and appliances under a TSO authorization (TSOA) or letter of TSO design approval (LODA).

Cancelled AIR-120 2010-09-30
21-19A Installation of Used Aircraft Engines in New Production Aircraft Cancelled AIR-200 2003-07-02
21-24 Extending a Production Certificate to a Facility Located in a Bilateral Airworthiness Agreement Country Cancelled AIR-220 1989-04-14
21-20C Supplier Surveillance

suppliers by a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) production approval holder (PAH).

Cancelled AIR-200 2009-09-24
21-29C Detecting and Reporting Suspected Unapproved Parts

This advisory circular (AC) provides updated information and guidance to the aviation community for detecting suspected unapproved parts (SUP) and reporting them to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

Cancelled AFS-302 2007-09-28
21-10A Flight Recorder and Cockpit Voice Recorder Underwater Locating Devices

This AC provides an acceptable means of showing compliance with the underwater locating device (ULD) requirements of the Federal Aviation Regulations for recorder ULD’s.

Cancelled ANM-110 1983-04-19
21-26 Quality Control for the Manufacture of Composite Structures (Consolidated reprint includes Change 1)

Provides information and guidance concerning and acceptable means, but not the only means, of demonstrating compliance with the requirements of FAR Part 21, Certification Procedures for Products and Parts, regarding quality control (QC) systems for the manufacture of composite structures involving fiber reinforced materials, e.g., carbon (graphite), boron, aramid (Kevlar), and glass reinforced polymeric materials.

Cancelled AIR-200 1989-06-26
21-32A Control of Products and Parts Shipped Prior to Type Certificate Issuance

Provides a means, but not the only means, to control products and parts shipped prior to the issuance of a type certificate or supplemental type certificate by a manufacturer with an approved production inspection system or production certificate.

Cancelled AIR-230 1996-03-19
21-12A Application for U.S. Airworthiness Certificate, FAA Form 8130-6 (OMB 2120-0018) Cancelled AIR-220 1987-03-26
21-40 Application Guide for Obtaining a Supplemental Type Certificate Cancelled AIR-110 1998-05-06
21-33 Quality Assurance of Software used in Aircraft of Related Products

Provides an acceptable means, but not the only means, to show compliance with the quality assurance requirements of FAR Par 21, Certification Procedures for Products and Parts, as applicable to the production of software used in type certificated aircraft or related products (airborne software).

Cancelled AIR-200 1993-02-03
21-16D RTCA Document DO-160D Cancelled AIR-130 1998-07-21
21-41 Continued Use of MIL-S-8879C, General Specification for Screw Threads, Controlled Radius Root with Increased Minor Diameter Cancelled AIR-120 1999-02-26
21-1B Production Certificates

Provides information concerning Subpart G of Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR) Part 21, and sets forth acceptable means of compliance with its requirements.

Cancelled AIR-200 1976-05-10
21-18 [Large AC] Bilateral Airworthiness Agreements

Makes available to interested persons copies of all current U.S. Bilateral Airworthiness Agreements (BAA) together with an explanation of their intent.

Cancelled AWS-1 1982-08-20
21-16E RTCA, Inc. Document RTCA/DO-160E, Environmental Conditions and Test Procedures for Airborne Equipment

RTCA/DO-160E, “Environmental Conditions and Test Procedures for Airborne Equipment,” dated December 9, 2004, as containing acceptable environmental qualifications for showing compliance with certain airworthiness requirements.

Cancelled AIR-100 2005-12-20
21-20B Supplier Surveillance Procedures Cancelled AIR-230 1996-04-22
21-44 Issuance of Export Airworthiness Approvals Under 14 CFR Part 21 Subpart L

This advisory circular (AC) provides information about Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 21, Certification Procedures for Products, Articles, and Parts.

Cancelled AIR-200 2009-10-16
21-43 Issuance of Production Approvals Under Subparts G, K, & O

This advisory circular (AC) provides information for production approval holders (PAH) under Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 21, Certification Procedures for Products, Articles, and Parts.

Cancelled AIR-200 2009-10-16
21-38 Disposition of Unsalvageable Aircraft Parts and Materials Cancelled AIR-200 1994-07-05
21-17 Carriage of Cargo in Restricted Category Aircraft and Other Special Purpose Operations

This advisory circular (AC) is to advise that the carriage of cargo in a restricted category aircraft is considered a restricted category special purpose operation and provides procedures for designating other special purpose operations under Federal Aviation Regulation (FAR) 21,25(b)(7).

Cancelled AIR-200 1982-05-31
21-29B Detecting and Reporting Suspected Unapproved Parts (Incorporates Change 1) Cancelled AVR-20 2000-03-13
21-8 Aircraft Airworthiness; Restricted Category: Certification of Aircraft with Uncertificated or Altered Engines or Propellers Cancelled AIR-200 1969-05-21