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Familiarization
Meeting--this is a meeting to
establish partnership with the applicant. It is an
opportunity to develop mutual understanding of the
type certification process as it applies to the
applicant's design. It's highly recommended as a
beginning point in the process.
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Formal
Application--applicant's formal
application for a TC includes (Ref.Order 8110.4A,
par. 7):
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- Cover Letter
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- Form 8110-2
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- Three-View Drawing
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The information in the application is used by
the ACO to develop the Certification Program
Notification to the accountable Directorate.
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Preliminary Type
Certification Board--At this initial
formal meeting, the project team collects data
about the technical aspects of the project and the
applicant's proposed certification basis and
identified other information to start developing
the Certification Program Plan (Ref.Order 8110.4A,
par. 9). It also identifies special attention items
(Ref.Order 8110.4A, par. 10d).
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Certification Program Plan
(CPP)--a key document, the
Certification Plan addresses (Ref.Order 8100.5,
App. 2):
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- The proposed FAA certification basis
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- The FAA certification basis, including noise
and emission requirements
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- Issue papers
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- Special conditions, exemptions, and equivalent
level of safety findings
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- Means of compliance
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- Compliance checklists and schedules
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- Use of delegations/designees
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Technical
Meetings--Held throughout the
project, technical meetings, e.g., specialist and
interim TC meetings, cover a variety of subjects.
Team members may:
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- Approve test plans and reports
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- Review engineering compliance findings
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- Close out issue papers
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- Review conformity inspections
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- Review minutes of board meetings
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- Revise the Certification Program Plan
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- Issue New FAA policy guidance
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- Review airworthiness limitations
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- Review Instructions for Continued
Airworthiness
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Pre-Flight Type
Certification (TC)
Board--discussions at the pre-flight
TC board center on the applicant's flight test
program, including conformity inspections and
engineering compliance determinations.
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Type Inspection
Authorization (TIA)--Prepared on FAA
Form 8110-1, the TIA authorizes conformity and
airworthiness inspections and flight tests to meet
certification requirements. The TIA is issued when
examination of technical data required to TC is
completed or has reached a point where it appears
that the product will meet pertinent regulations
(Ref.Order 8110.4, par. 16).
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Conformity Inspections and
Certification Flight
Tests--Conformity inspections ensure
that product conforms with the design proposed for
type certification. Flight tests are conducted in
accordance with the requirements of the TIA.
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Aircraft Evaluation Group
(AEG) Determinations--The AEG works
with certification engineers and FAA flight test
pilots to evaluate the operational and maintenance
aspects of certificated products through such
activities as (Ref.Order 8110.4A, par. 17):
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- Flight Standardization Board (FSB)
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> Pilot type rating
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> Pilot training checking, currency
requirements
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> Operational acceptability
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- Flight Operations Evaluation Board (FOEB)
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> Master minimum Equipment List (MMEL)
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- Maintenance Review Board (MRB)
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> Maintenance Instructions for Continued
Airworthiness
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Final Type Certification
Board--When the applicant has met
all certification requirements, the ACO schedules
the final formal TC board. The board wraps up any
outstanding items and decides on the issuance of
the TC (Ref.Order 8110.4, par. 10g).
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Type Certificate
(TC)--The certifying ACO issues the
TC (FAA Form 8110-9) when the applicant completes
demonstration of compliance with the certification
basis. The TC data sheet is part of the TC and
documents conditions and limitations to meet FAR
requirements (Ref.Order 8110.4, par. 22, 23).
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Post Certification
Activities--This includes the Type
Inspection Report (TIR), Certification Summary
Report (CSR), and Post Certification
Evaluation.
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- The TIR is a record of the inspections and
test authorized by the TIA to show compliance with
the FAR. It is completed within 90 days of issuance
of the unique technical requirements and lessons
learned (Ref.Order 8110.4, par. 19).
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- Post Certification closeout activities
complete the TC project and provide the foundation
for our continued airworthiness monitoring
activities such as ADs, service bulletins,
revisions to type design, malfunction/ defect
reports, and Certificate Management for the
remainder of the aircraft's life cycle.
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