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Title 14 → Chapter I → Subchapter C → Part 21

TITLE 14—Aeronautics and Space

CHAPTER I—FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

SUBCHAPTER C—AIRCRAFT

PART 21—CERTIFICATION PROCEDURES FOR PRODUCTS AND ARTICLES

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Appendix
Special Federal Aviation Regulation No. 88—Fuel Tank System Fault Tolerance Evaluation Requirements
Appendix
Special Federal Aviation Regulation No. 118-2—Relief for Certain Persons During the National Emergency Concerning the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Public Health Emergency

Subpart A—GENERAL

§21.1
Applicability and definitions.
§21.2
Falsification of applications, reports, or records.
§21.3
Reporting of failures, malfunctions, and defects.
§21.4
ETOPS reporting requirements.
§21.5
Airplane or Rotorcraft Flight Manual.
§21.6
Manufacture of new aircraft, aircraft engines, and propellers.
§21.7
Continued airworthiness and safety improvements for transport category airplanes.
§21.8
Approval of articles.
§21.9
Replacement and modification articles.
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Subpart B—TYPE CERTIFICATES

§21.11
Applicability.
§21.13
Eligibility.
§21.15
Application for type certificate.
§21.16
Special conditions.
§21.17
Designation of applicable regulations.
§21.19
Changes requiring a new type certificate.
§21.20
Compliance with applicable requirements.
§21.21
Issue of type certificate: normal, utility, acrobatic, commuter, and transport category aircraft; manned free balloons; special classes of aircraft; aircraft engines; propellers.
§21.23
[Reserved]
§21.24
Issuance of type certificate: primary category aircraft.
§21.25
Issue of type certificate: Restricted category aircraft.
§21.27
Issue of type certificate: surplus aircraft of the Armed Forces.
§21.29
Issue of type certificate: import products.
§21.31
Type design.
§21.33
Inspection and tests.
§21.35
Flight tests.
§21.37
Flight test pilot.
§21.39
Flight test instrument calibration and correction report.
§21.41
Type certificate.
§21.43
Location of manufacturing facilities.
§21.45
Privileges.
§21.47
Transferability.
§21.49
Availability.
§21.50
Instructions for continued airworthiness and manufacturer's maintenance manuals having airworthiness limitations sections.
§21.51
Duration.
§21.53
Statement of conformity.
§21.55
Responsibility of type certificate holders to provide written licensing agreements.
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Subpart C—PROVISIONAL TYPE CERTIFICATES

§21.71
Applicability.
§21.73
Eligibility.
§21.75
Application.
§21.77
Duration.
§21.79
Transferability.
§21.81
Requirements for issue and amendment of Class I provisional type certificates.
§21.83
Requirements for issue and amendment of Class II provisional type certificates.
§21.85
Provisional amendments to type certificates.
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Subpart D—CHANGES TO TYPE CERTIFICATES

§21.91
Applicability.
§21.93
Classification of changes in type design.
§21.95
Approval of minor changes in type design.
§21.97
Approval of major changes in type design.
§21.99
Required design changes.
§21.101
Designation of applicable regulations.
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Subpart E—SUPPLEMENTAL TYPE CERTIFICATES

§21.111
Applicability.
§21.113
Requirement for supplemental type certificate.
§21.115
Applicable requirements.
§21.117
Issue of supplemental type certificates.
§21.119
Privileges.
§21.120
Responsibility of supplemental type certificate holders to provide written permission for alterations.
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Subpart F—PRODUCTION UNDER TYPE CERTIFICATE

§21.121
Applicability.
§21.122
Location of or change to manufacturing facilities.
§21.123
Production under type certificate.
§21.125
[Reserved]
§21.127
Tests: aircraft.
§21.128
Tests: aircraft engines.
§21.129
Tests: propellers.
§21.130
Statement of conformity.
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Subpart G—PRODUCTION CERTIFICATES

§21.131
Applicability.
§21.132
Eligibility.
§21.133
Application.
§21.135
Organization.
§21.137
Quality system.
§21.138
Quality manual.
§21.139
Location of or change to manufacturing facilities.
§21.140
Inspections and tests.
§21.141
Issuance.
§21.142
Production limitation record.
§21.143
Duration.
§21.144
Transferability.
§21.145
Privileges.
§21.146
Responsibility of holder.
§21.147
Amendment of production certificates.
§21.150
Changes in quality system.
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Subpart H—AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATES

§21.171
Applicability.
§21.173
Eligibility.
§21.175
Airworthiness certificates: classification.
§21.177
Amendment or modification.
§21.179
Transferability.
§21.181
Duration.
§21.182
Aircraft identification.
§21.183
Issue of standard airworthiness certificates for normal, utility, acrobatic, commuter, and transport category aircraft; manned free balloons; and special classes of aircraft.
§21.184
Issue of special airworthiness certificates for primary category aircraft.
§21.185
Issue of airworthiness certificates for restricted category aircraft.
§21.187
Issue of multiple airworthiness certification.
§21.189
Issue of airworthiness certificate for limited category aircraft.
§21.190
Issue of a special airworthiness certificate for a light-sport category aircraft.
§21.191
Experimental certificates.
§21.193
Experimental certificates: general.
§21.195
Experimental certificates: Aircraft to be used for market surveys, sales demonstrations, and customer crew training.
§21.197
Special flight permits.
§21.199
Issue of special flight permits.
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Subpart I—PROVISIONAL AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATES

§21.211
Applicability.
§21.213
Eligibility.
§21.215
Application.
§21.217
Duration.
§21.219
Transferability.
§21.221
Class I provisional airworthiness certificates.
§21.223
Class II provisional airworthiness certificates.
§21.225
Provisional airworthiness certificates corresponding with provisional amendments to type certificates.
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Subpart J—[RESERVED]

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Subpart K—PARTS MANUFACTURER APPROVALS

§21.301
Applicability.
§21.303
Application.
§21.305
Organization.
§21.307
Quality system.
§21.308
Quality manual.
§21.309
Location of or change to manufacturing facilities.
§21.310
Inspections and tests.
§21.311
Issuance.
§21.313
Duration.
§21.314
Transferability.
§21.316
Responsibility of holder.
§21.319
Design changes.
§21.320
Changes in quality system.
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Subpart L—EXPORT AIRWORTHINESS APPROVALS

§21.321
Applicability.
§21.325
Export airworthiness approvals.
§21.327
Application.
§21.329
Issuance of export certificates of airworthiness.
§21.331
Issuance of export airworthiness approvals for aircraft engines, propellers, and articles.
§21.335
Responsibilities of exporters.
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Subpart M—[RESERVED]

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Subpart N—ACCEPTANCE OF AIRCRAFT ENGINES, PROPELLERS, AND ARTICLES FOR IMPORT

§21.500
Acceptance of aircraft engines and propellers.
§21.502
Acceptance of articles.
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Subpart O—TECHNICAL STANDARD ORDER APPROVALS

§21.601
Applicability and definitions.
§21.603
Application.
§21.605
Organization.
§21.607
Quality system.
§21.608
Quality manual.
§21.609
Location of or change to manufacturing facilities.
§21.610
Inspections and tests.
§21.611
Issuance.
§21.613
Duration.
§21.614
Transferability.
§21.616
Responsibility of holder.
§21.618
Approval for deviation.
§21.619
Design changes.
§21.620
Changes in quality system.
§21.621
Issue of letters of TSO design approval: Import articles.
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Subpart P—SPECIAL FEDERAL AVIATION REGULATIONS

§21.700
SFAR No. 111—Lavatory Oxygen Systems.

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