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Order 8130.21J - Completion of FAA Form 8130-3 under Part 21

Document Information

Type
Order
Number
8130.21J
Title
Completion of FAA Form 8130-3 under Part 21
Date issued
2025-09-25
Status
Active
Office of Primary Responsibility
AIR-632, Production and Airworthiness Systems
Access restriction
Public
Order purpose statement

This order describes how to complete Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Form 8130-3, Authorized Release Certificate, FAA Form 8130-3, Airworthiness Approval Tag, for aircraft engines, propellers, and articles produced under title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 21, Certification Procedures for Products and Articles. It describes the use of the form as evidence of a conformity inspection for prototypeaircraft engines, propellers, or articles in Type Certification, Supplemental Type Certification, orPMA programs; as an airworthiness approval for an aircraft engine, propeller, or articlemanufactured under an FAA production approval to find compliance with §§ 21.146, 21.316, and 21.616; as an export airworthiness approval under § 21.325(b); and as an authorized release document (ARD) under § 21.137(o).

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For more information, contact 9-awa-ait-directives@faa.gov.