SCllEDULE OF IMPLEKENTATION PROCEDURES

FOR THE

U.S,/REPUBLIC OF ARGENTI NA BILATERAL AIRWORTHINE SS AG REEMENT

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INTRoougION • • • • • • • • •

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PROPUCT TYPE DESIGN APPROVAL pROC£Q1mts

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" CHAPTER 4. ACCQUliTABILUi: 16

10. General •... 16 410. Commun icat ion 16 411. NotifiqtiCIl or unsafe conditicns • 1 6 412. 1.ccidcotlincident iovestiq?ltioD !\SSi Rt-i1oce 1 6 413. Ha nd" tory airworthingss actions . . • . 17

CHA..-I'ER 5. MUTUAL COOPERATION AND 'l'f.CHHICAL ASS mImeE 17

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CHAPTER 6. SpECIAL ARRANGF.MF.NTS

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INTRODUCTION

'I'his documcnt <.Jontilin~ the procedures developed by the Feden,l Avi~tlon ~dminietr~tlon (FhA) a nd the Dlrrecion Nacional de Aeronavigabilid~d CDNA) , hereinafter rCferred to ae t he P3reics, to implement the Agreement between the Governmen t of the united S tates ot America (U.S.) and the Government of the Republic of Arg entina (ROA) concerning the airworthi ness certification, a pproval, or a cceptancc of imported aeronautical products affected by exc h a ng .. of note5 a t Buenos Aires , Argentina, June 22, 1989. and i~ intended to fac i li t a te the approval proce ss fo r aircraft and other a eronautical products bei ng imported or exported betwecn the U.S. and the ROA. I t m~ y b e j ointl y reviewed at a ny time at the. r equest of either the FAA or DNA and will be reviewed periodically, taking into account imprOVements, a dditions, or cha nges sugge~ted by either the FAA o r DNA , by U.S. ~ nd ROh aviation industry ussociations or their member ccmp~n ics, o r by othe r in terested parties, to assure that the procedur es rCJ:\ain Cll r rent. Amendment~ may be developed by the FAJI, Aircraft Certification >;ervice a nd the ON,\ "Oi recci6n de Certi fic~ci6n y NorJ:las" , and issued following approval by the FAA Adminietrator and the UNA Director Nacional.

These procedur~s provide for de$ignat~u Of ficials within the FhA and UNA to mak e spe cial arrangements as they deem neces~ary in unique si tuations to I mpleJ:\ent this Schcdule.

Sugges tions tor improvement are welcomed and can be addre55ed to e i the r of the addresses balow, who 'lre responsible for the administrative proccs~ of keeping this docume nt current.

(FAA address) Aircraft Cer tifica tion Service, AIR- ~ ~'ederill Aviation Administt',1tion 800 I ndependence Avenue. SW. W~shington, D. C. 2059J , U.S.A.

(Direcci6n de 1'1 DNA Dire ccion Naeional de Aeronavigabi lidad Buenos Ai rce)

Junin 1060 1113 - Capital Federal Buenos A irc~ - Republica Argentina

(Direeci6n de la DNA Direcci6 n Nacional de Ae ronavegabilidad C6rdoba)

Dir. de certi(icati6n Aeronau tica C6rdoba Av. Fue~za Aere~ Argentina Km. 5 1 / 2 51 03 - C6nl nba - Replibllca lIrg .. nt ina

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CHAPrER 1 . CENERAL.

10. Purpose. This schedule s ets forth procedures agreed upon betwccn the federal Aviation Administrat ion (FAA) and the Dirrec.iOn Nacion ",l de /l.eronavigabtl idad (DN /I.) t o carry ou t the object ives or the Agr eement bct ween t he u n ited St a tes or Ameri ca and the Republic of Argent ina, herein3fte r re fe rred to as the Cont r acting States, conoerning the ai rwort hine s s certif i cation , approval, or acceptance of impor ted civll a eronautic al p r oduct s. effected by exchange of notes at Buenos Aires. Argentina, Jur.e 2 2.19 8 9.

11. ~si§ . The basis Cor t his SChedule, whi ch is authori zed by section 9 a t the Billl t e r al Ai rworthin ess Agree""m t (8/1./1,.). is s tate d in Section 1 at the BAA.

1 2. Either Party may termin ate this SChecul e upon s ix no t ice to the other Party.

LJ. Object ive;; , The obj e ctive:; at this SChed ule arc to ca r ry out the Ba si~ a nd $cope c lau~es of t he llAA a nd are intended to ensure that the ~axi owm practical credit i& given t o t he exporting St a t e ' s certific ation syst em and to en sure that :

130. ~~ign ~pproyal_ The procedures Co r the a pprov al o f the type desiqn of a product , and changlilR t o the type desi,)n of a p roduct, e stabli sh compl iance with the a pp licabl e airwor t h ine&s standard& o t the importing State cJvil a irworthine~s a uthori t y ( importing authority) . or criteria determined by t h e i~portin9 a uthority t o provide a l evel of sa fe ty equ i valent to itc own.

1:)1 . The procedures for a product to f acil i tate accept ance by the i mporting aut ho rity e&t ablish the product conforms t o the importing authority' s ilpproved dcciqn and is in a condition t or safe ope r at i on_

t~at t ype

'!~2i·~~ ~;~ffi~~;:'" procedures informat ion monitoring processe~ to caop~rilte When t eChnical a~£istance ne eded by airwor thines& author ity in fu l f i llinq its nat ional a i rwort hiness regulatory d uties.

13 3 . ~~ount§bility . The p rocedu r es enable the pe r&on& r espon sible fo r a product' & design integ rity and manufacturing qual i ty ass urance/control , and t he airworthines~ authority having

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jurisd iction over the5e act ivitiez, t o be identifi ed fo r the products i mported, a nd establish t hat adequate techniCi!.l cap~bili ty i s available to assure that safety issue!) which cay arise with regard to the product in serv ice wi ll be s atisfactorily resolved in a timely manner.

1 J4 . thc resolution

neCC!)!)ary , ~:o'~';:;~,i~~;: s chedulc, J;

purpose thC!

The procedurc!) prov ide for by spcc ial a rr3ngement , as

'-i ~!:~~i::" ituations not envisaged in th i s s fa ll s within the scope and

H. Definitions. I'or the pur pose of t his Schedule, the d ef inition s in Section J of t he B~A 5hall apply. As used in this Schedule, the followin~ d ef init i ons arc provided to supp lement t hose definitions contained in Section 3 of the BAA .

(n) Compliance means thn t, a fte r e xamination by analys is, test, etc ., the type d esign of a product is found t~ !)atis fy the notiU l\ld ;"irworthines:> criteria.

(b) CQlDPonent mean::: a pa .t, material, or sub,1s se::wly int&nded for use on an a eronautica l product.

(c) ConfOrmity menns that a product is e xamined against pertinent type de5ign , test, and ~I;,.lity control data nnd is found to meet those dat;".

(d) Ex port ing civil A iIWorthin~s$ AuthQri t~ means the nZleional org.mi zatioD Ylithin the e xpor ting St<J.t c , cllarged I:ly t he laws of the exporting State Ylith regulating the airworlhines::: c ortiticiltion, a pproval, or acceptance ot aeronautical pr oduct s. The exporting civil aeronautical a uthority wil l be rererr ed to herein as the exporting authorjty.

that tha t pro vi ded by the requ irementA for sought.

means a determi.nation level or safety equill to

Which e quivalency is being

( f) me3ns acceptal:ll e noncompl iance with III r equ irement when through the ilppropriilte regula tory procedure by the and found to be in the public interest a nd not to have an adverse effect 0 11 safety .

means the praces!) where by t he importinq and experience on an aeroll ilut i cal de:::ignl\ld in the exporting ~tilte in order to: p rescr ibe techni cal conditions for that produc t: provide corrective airwor thine~s action i n the event thilt the product e xperiences s ervice difficulties during i t s opera tion in the i mpo r ting s tate; and develop appropriate naintcnance ,

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operating , and pilot type rating inform~tion tor t he product.

(h) FiDding mean~ the result of a review, invest iqation, inspection, te~t, analysi s, etc., to determine compliance ot a design with a l aw, req ulation, standard, or requ irement, or contormity of a product with approve d type design data.

(1) Importing civil Airworthiness Authority muns the national organization within the impor.t ing State, charged by the laws of the importing State with r egulating the airworthiness cert ification, approval. or acceptnnce of civil aeronautical product~ . The import ing civil aeronautical authority will be re ferred to herein as the importing authority.

(j) Hnm1facturer lIleans the person rc::ponsible for the finnl assembly at a produc t under a civil airworthiness author ity-apprOVed quality assurance ~ystem ,,-hloh en~ures conformity of the product t o an approved t ype design und it~ condition fo r safe operation .

(k ) whi ch i~ only

Nonstandard category aircratt llIeans an alrcratt eligible for a special alrworthine~~ certificate.

menns any individual, firm , partnershi p,

c orporilt i 1;::;;~!:~;::~:;:'::.~ •• ;Oi~'~iat ion , j oint s tock aS 89ciation, or government includes a trustee, receiver, assignee, or other similar of any o[ them.

could fail ure of the

~eiln~ those parts who~c tailu c e t o result in the catastrophic

which they are installed.

(D) Oualitv assurance (including quality cootro}) means a systematic proce~~ Which provide~ confidence that aeronautical products will confo= to the "pprovcd type design anrl wUl be in a condition for 5ate operation.

(0) Sp,",cia l Condit ion mea"", a specific safety sta:1dard i ssued by an authority for a product when, because of a novel or unusual de"i g n feature of the product, the established airworthiness standards do not contain adequate o r appropriate safety standards to establish a level of safet y equivalent to that established by the airwort hiness standards.

(p) means the i ssuance of certificate fo r aircraft type uti lity , acrobatic, commuter, at' tran::port

:I n the normal, categori e ,;.

The fol lowln~ definitions nlso appear in the BAA a nd are repeated here for the benetit of the user.

(q) ~~~, •• ::c:~a::"::": ,';ui:;" ~~ who contrilcts to p rovide a compon .. nt to a 'C to be i ncorporated into the manufacturer ' s civil acrondutical product.

l:!:~!~1~.:~:i:~:::ir:2~~;i::Jlle an::; the de6cription of all • Including its design, manufacture, airworthine~s ins truction~ which

(s) Type design a pproval means the issuance of a certjficatc, approva l , or acceptance by, o r on behal f ot, an airworthiness authority for the type design of a product.

CllAl>TER 2. PRODUCT npt: pES TGN APPROyAL PROCEDURES .

20. Cene ral. App roval of t he t ype des ign of n product, or changes to the type des ign o f a product, by the importi ng authority shall be based, to the maximuJII extent practicable, on technical evaluat i ons , tests, i nspect ion~. and compliance certiC iCllt ion~ made by the exporting authori t y . 'rhe lIppropriate fo rm of design lIpproval is t o be iS5u~d by ths importing authority tar (1.11 i mported produ(;t i f the exporting authority , after consultation with the i mporting a uthority. certific!; to tlte importing authorit y tha t the product type design has been examined, tested , inspected, and COll nd to meet the air~'orthllles s criteria prescribed by t he importing authority , which the import ing a utho r ity ha~ found to be equiva lent to its own national airworthiness s tanda rds l or 11 similar product.

21. 'fyp .. Ossign Approval J.pplicatiQo ConsidcHtiolls.

210 . United States. An FAA t ype dc~ign approval fo~ a prOduct i s a prerequisite :

(a) For iss ullnce ot a U.S. lIit"'w'orthiness certificate;

(b) To pe r mi t a non-U.S.-reg istered aircraft to be operll t c d under lease by a U,S .-cer t i ficated air carrie r or comme rcial operat o r under FAR Partz 121 or 135; or

(cl To permit II; related product (e .g., engine, appl iances ) to be instal l ed on a n aircratt h aving a u . s . ~lrworthi ness certi fi cate.

The FAA will assign a higher prior i ty to applicat ions for type design approval or an import product when one of the above situat ions iz shown to exist. The FAA doe5 not generally grant type design lIpprovals f o r p roducts manufactured outside the U.S . which arc not intended tor U. S. ut i l i 1.ation, except for products to be i nstal l ed on U.S. - manufactured produet5. Theretore, non-

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u .~. applicants tor design approval should provide the FAA with evidence at intended u.s . utili7.~tion or i n s tal lat ion on a U.S .­manufactured product at the time o f application .

211. A DN~ type design approv~l tor a product is a

(a) For i~suance o f an Arg entine airworthiness cert i tica te ;

(b) To permit ~ non-Arqentine- reqiste rcd aircraft to be operat e d under l ease by an Argentine-certiticated air carrier or commercial ope r ator under D1re ccio n Nacional de Aerona vegabilidad Regulat i ons (nNAR) 1 21 or 135; o r

(c) To permit a rela ted product (e.g . , engine, appliances) t o be in~ta llcd on an aircraft having an ~rqcntine airworthiness cert ifica te.

The DNA will ass ign a higher prior ity to applications tor t ype de~iqn approval o f an import product When o ne of the above situations is shown to exist . The DNA doe~ not generally grant t ype des ign a pproval s for produc ts manufa ctured outside Argentinil which ar~ not intended f or Argentine u t i lizatio n, except fo r produet~ to b e installed on Argentine-~ilnuractured products. Therefore , non -Argentine app l i cants for des1gn approval should provide the DNA with ev idence ot intended Argentine ut ilization or installation on an Arqentine-~anufactured product at the time ot appltc1l. t i on.

" . ~~~~:f~~J; gra nt ; , engines, propellers. procedures apply t o auch product type designs t o be type certificated by the FAA or by the DNA f or ~tandard category airworthinc~s certification. Nonstandard C1l. tcgory aircra ft, !\nd e ngines and prop~l ler8 for nonstand~ rd c ategory aircraft, will be ueillt with on a ca~ e-by-caae ba~is through the apecia l arrange::.ent provisions 01' th i s document .

220 . bpplication. An appl icant for type de~ign approval sha l l ma ke appl icat ion through its own authority with a reques t that the application and related information he forward ed to the import ing authority. All Arqentine appl ication= for FAA type design approval s hall be sent by the DNA to the Aircratt Certification Of f i ce tACO), At l a nta . Al l U.S. applications for Argentine t ype design a pproval shall he sent to the FA~ ACO in the !\ppl l cant·c geographical area, and the FAA ACO will forward the application t o the DNA. Applicat ions should i nClude a general description at the product includ ing :

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Ca) seotion d rawing tor

A three-view drawing f or ai rcraft or 11. cro~~­eng i na s a nd prope l 1 a r!;;

(b) A Ktatc~cnt ot t h e appl icabl e airvorthiness dnd e nv ironment" l ::; tanda rds fo r design a pprova l a!l e stnbli::;hed by the exporting a uthority t or i ts own do~esti c design approval;

(e) Any novel o r unusual dcci~n rsatures known to t he appJ iea nt a t the t ime of appl i cation which might nec essitate: issuance of either FAA or DNA airwort hiness special conditions;

Cd) Any e xpected oxemptions or equi va lent safety findings r elative to the export ing ilutno r ity ' s ai rworthinesS stand il rd~ fo r t ype d es ign approval; and

(el The estimat ed date o f completion.

221. Initial familiarl7.ot loD hrieting . On maj o r projects, as soon as practicable after t he application has been r ecei v ed and accept e d b y t he i mporting aut hori t y , a nd whe n the design 1.s s ufficiently de f ined , a f a miliariza tion briefing on t he prOduct may bQ requested by the importing authority . The b rief i ng shall be held at a mutually agreeable locat ion for attendance by t he import i ng authority , the expor ting auth oTity , and the appl i cant. '.rhe primary purpo~es ot the briefing will be to permit :

(a) The app l icant to dc~cribe the design to the i mport ing a uthority . Thi s bri e t'ing (or ser ies at' brieCing~) shall cover a ll aspects of th .. de~ign. Emph a sis s hould be pla cad on any novel , unu~ual, or critical design Ceaturas which ~ight necess i t a te iS8mlnce of either i mporting. authori t y or exporting author ity s pec ia l cond i t i ons o r new a pplications o t' e xi sting stOlndards;

(b) The i mportin9 authority to e ngage in detailed technical discussions with the exporttng authori t y and the a ppl i cant o n t he design , i ncluding particular applications or interpretations o f the ai. l::Vorthiness s t a ndard s of t h e e xporti ng state i'lnd the i mport i ng state; and

(c) For prodUcts wi th a prior s erv ice h i!;tory , the applicant and the exporting authorjty to brier the importing autho r ity on the product s ervice history, inCluding corr ectiv", n'eilsures to prec lude occurrence oC inc i d entl!! or accide.n t!; .

2 22. Estahllshment ot the t ype cer tification basl~ by t he. i mporting authori t y .

fa) The importing Oluthorlty shall establish a t ype c e r t ificatiOn bas iH t o r the product design in a ccordance with its own domestic ili rworthiness ~tandards tor a similar

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product, giving consideration to the ctandards which were in effect In the importing State at the time that application wa5 received for the approval of the product type design by Ule e xporting authority.

(b) Once the importing authority's type cert ification ba~is ha5 been establi~hed , the airworthine~5 c tandards for type cert ification by the importing authority shall be agreed jointly by the iMportinq authority and exporting authori ty so as to:

( i) Give maximum credit to the exporting authority ' c domestiC certification 5ystem; and

(ii) Pr.ovide the importing authori ty a ba~is to find compliance with its own national a irworthines s standards or to find that equivalent criteria have been met, based on an exporting authority certification o[ compliance with the agreed ai rworthinccs standards.

(c) Thus, the airworthines~ stand,1rd~ defined by the importing authori t y will consi~t of the airworthine~~ stamlards a:l applied by the exporting authority und.er its aIm domestic certification ~ystem, plus any additional technical conditions specified by the importinq authority to est~blish an equiv(llent level or sufety with its OWn domesti c standin::ds tor II similar product.

223. Mditionai techn ica l conditions . The add ltional t echnical condit ions m"y jncluae dn y or al l of the followin 9 '

(a) Additional airworthiness conditions bi!l~ed on differences in the basic ai rworthiness stand.ards, interpretations, applications, policies, and guidance materials between the two States. In the case of the U.S . , the basic ~irworthine8s standards are set out in the Federal Aviation /oI.egu lations (YAH) P,n:ts 23 through 35. In the cas e ot Argentina, the basic airworthiness standards are set out in the DNAH 22 through 35.

(h) Special Conditions relating to novel or unusua l features of the product design which arc not covered by the airworthiness standards of the exporting authority ;

(e) Airworthiness condition s based. on an evaluation of equivalent safety [indinq~ and exemptions grant ed by the exporting authority to the applicant :!'or domestic c ertificat ion;

requi recents condition of

(d) At the option of the applicant, operi!ltional o f the importing authority for a particular kind or operation which would. affect the d.esign or

p@rrormance of the product , Thl ~ could include the provisi on o~ additional equipment required t o meet the op erationa l requirement~ of the importing authority, a s well a~ supplementa ry advi~ory information i n the a irc r aft ~light manual; t he provi~ion of nn aircraft operating manu a l ~ith procedures f o r the dispatch of the aircraft ",ith i nopera tive equipment; and the p rovision by the exporting a uthori t y ot a dvi sory maintenance information. This l atter informat ion ~ill assizt an aircraft operator i n satisfying the impor ting authority that he has an acceptable maintenance specif ication tor hi s a i rcra tt opera t ion : and

(e) Actions deemed necessary for continued safe operation i n t he i mport ing Sta te as a resul t o f the importing author ity review o f the s ervi ce history a nd the actions taken by the exporting authority t o correct unsafe condit ions on products ot ~ typ~ d esign previously certific~ted by the export ing authori t y and h~ving accumulated ~ measurable service history.

224 . Data §ybmitt3l ~Dd dp~i9n review. Requ ired techni cal data repr esenting the product will vary with the type and complexity of the product involved. Preceding the i~suance of type certificat ion, the impor ting authority may request addition~l technical design data, may r evie w the p roduct , ,~nd may fly the product for faQili~rizat ion purpose~. Al so, wh~n dee~ed nccessary by both the e xport i ng author ity and thc importing authority, the importing authori t y m",y ny, or conduct II. det~i.led rev iew of, the product to assure c ompliance with t he additional technical conditions. 'rhe applicant shall submit all data t o the exporting au t hority fo r verl fic~t ion and t ranscmission t o t he i mporting ~ uthority. Reque~ts fo r addi tional technical data, reviews, and f l i ght tests uS deccribed h ere sh~ l l, in the ~pirit o( the BM, b .. the cinimum necessary to assure that the lI"porting authority a cquires the needed f<lmi liarity .

225. Technical mfeting;.. In addition to the init1<ll familiarization bri~flng , othe r techn ical meet i ngs may be necc~sary to ~ ssure that any addi t iollill technic~l conditions that have been communicated to the exporting authority are well understood , and tha t any outstanding tQchnical i~~ues are resolved. All technica l me~ting~ wi l l normally be arranged through the exporting authority. Location of the meet ing~ may vary, depend i ng on the ne eds and prioritie~ , and will nOrr.l.llly have imp orting authority/expor ting authority representa tives in attendance. Such nee.ting:l (and gu idel ines (or the me etings) mllY include'

(a) 'l'tlchnical meet ings requested by the applic a nt , the e xporting authority, or t he i~port ing authori ty ( or the p urpose of reporting new developments, r eviewing changes, or resolving teChnica l compliance ques t i ons:

(b) Technical ",eet ing~ between t he i mporting

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authority and e xporting a uthority t o effeGt the timely resol ution Of outst anding i55ue~;

ec) TeChnical mcet ing3 held with the applicant to provide the ~ppl icant ~ith the importing authority ' s position with re~pect to any unre50lved tec hnical i5 sues ; a nd

(d) Technical meeting = i nvolving flight operation~ and maintenance ~pccialists of the importing authori t y, oxporting authodty, and the applicant to lacilitate operational acceptance of the produc t by the i mporting authority for a particular k ind or c ondition ot operation.

226. IssuQ papers. Issue papers may be p r epared by the importing authority which describe issues. such as Addi t ional 'l',,"chnic,, 1 Condit ions, ~h ich need t o be reso lved b efore the i mport ing authority can grant a TC or be fo re an "ir craft Ga n enter a ~pecial type of operation, such as commercial opcration, in the importing authority's country. The exact form ,l nd 5cope of the i ssue paperz will be cletermined by each airworthiness authority and d etails of their u se w1l 1 b e provided to the other authori t y.

22'1. Armrov,lt oC chAnges to A type cr [tiFiCAtc!.

(a j hpproval of changes to the type design (e.g., model cha nges) sought by t he type certificate holde r zh al l b e issued as amendments to the TC by the importing aut hor ity . A certification procedure sim i lar to that described in section 22 shall be applied, but adju5ted as appropriate f or the magnitude and complexity o f the design change . 'I'lle importing authori t y retains the right to determine if the p r o posed eh"nge is of ""leh significance as to require a new type cert ificate for the changed type design, ba5cd on how the change ~ould be dealt with for a si~ilar product and circumstances in the i mporting State.

(b j Chang e s or prodUction design i mprovements other t han those to be d e alt with under Section 227(a), such as changes introduced by service bul l etins, shall be cons idered approved by the importing autho rity upon approval by the e xporting authori ty under i t s normal proce dures; provided informa tion on the changes is supp lied to the importing a u t hority by the exporting authori t y. Upon requC!st , ths expo rting authority ehall arrange t o have ser vice bulletins retlecting changes provided to the impo rting authority on a tilaely basis.

23 . Syoplern",ntal Type Certi ficates .

Cal Both the FAA and t he DNA may issue supple~ental typo certificates (STe ) to grant approval f or changes to a t ype desiqn for whiCh a type c ertificate has been previously grdnted. The i mporting a uthority shnll cons ider a pproving a change i n type

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de~iqn on a product ~ade by an applicant in the exporting State, provided the product ha~ been type certificated by both the FAA and the DNA for standard category airworthiness c~rtification.

(b) Application for STC relating to products cert:l fieated in nonstandard categories and design approvals Cor field modi fication authorized under I'AA field approval procedures (FAA Form ACA-337) shall be dealt with On a case - by-case baSis, !,Ijmilar to type certifi,cate~ of nonstandard category.

:no. S'l'C the application and importing authority . inforl:lation:

~~~",:A;:O:,:~::~icant shall submit ,~ . with a request that

inrormation be forwarded to the application will provide the foll owing

(a) Description of the change, together with the mak." and model of th" product:

(b) Copy of exporting a\lthod ty ... pproval document and certification basis; ... nd

(c) Information on ~ny equiv~lent s~rcty findings or exemptions granted by the exporting ... uthority (or the domeatic STC.

231. E§;tabliechment of i1pplic,1ble airworthines§; criteria. The olpproval haeci" for an S'l'C sholll normally be the nirworthiness standard::; originally established by the importing a uthority for TC approval of the basic product. Additional technical condition~ may be prescribed by the importing ~uthority when the c ircumst~nce5 of the design Change make them necessary.

232 . will , under inporting authority:

The following documentation required ( or review by the

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DI,",1w1ng::; .

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Compliance checklist . Aircraft Flight Manual Supplement. M<lster Documentiltion LifltjMaster Drawin',

(d) Manufacturing and lnstallation Instruction

(e) MailltenilncejRepai r ","nnual Supplements , etc. (f) Inctru<;tions for Continued Airworthines~,

233. Additional documentation for complex STe's. Where the technical complexity of the design change warrant s , e . g., where addit ional technjcal conditionR nrc required, it may be necessary to provide additional data, such as:

(a) Engineering Reports: Structural analy::;i5,

etc. (b) Hight Test D~ta.

2J4 . Approva l procedures . The importing authority will review the STC a pplicat ion, together with t he e xporting a uthority ' s approval document and certiricatio n bas is. The importing authority will either c oncur wi th the exporting authority baeic of certification or propose additional technical cond itions . F i ndinge of compl ianr.e againzt thes e techn ical conditions wil l normal ly be made by the expor t ing authority upon request from the impor ting authority. This will not preclude t he possibility th~t the impor t i ng authority, f or familiarization on complex STC's, will need to p erform add itional eva luations , such as flight tezt, e t c.

" . TSO

of a kind for whiCh a p e rformance an FAA Technica l Standard Order

a of TSO design approval for of ., kind f or which a perfonnance ctlil.ndard hil S been

such a pp liances m",y be accomplished by correspondence bet ween the FAA and the DNA. The ~ppropriate Corm o f dceiqn approv~l may be issued t o t he applicant by the importing authority after:

(il) Receipt of iii. s tatement from the applicllnt through the exporting authority, With confi rmation by the exportinq authority. tn"' t the des ign a nd performance of the appliance or article comply with the applicable TSO or other acce pted ztandards ; and

(h) Receipt of a ll the required data pertaininq to the p roper in~t"'l llil.tion , performance, operation, and m",intenance o f t he app l iance.

CHAPTER 3 . PRODUCT AIHWORTHTNESS CERTIfICATION OR ACCEPTANCE.

30 . Produc t1~n Qu ~li~y' AS6urancH System Acorovals for Prmjucts Manufactured in Either t he u.s. or Argentina. hll products ~anutacturcd in either t he U.S . or h rgentinil and exported under the prov i s ions of the BAA sh.~ ll be manufactured in a ccordilnce with a product i on quality assurance systeQ acceptable to the e xporting a uthor ity, which aSSllr"s conf ormity t o the type des ign approv ed by t he importing autherity and ensures that completed products arc in a condj t \on fo r za fe operat ion. Ther efore, a sepa rate approval of the manufacturer 's production quality ass u r ance system by the importing a uthori ty i s not r equired, a l though it ie consistent with the intent of the Bi'u\ that the importing au t hority may become familia r with tha mllnufacturcr's prodUction qu~lity a~~urance system .

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31. AirwnrthinCAS c~rtificAti2n or A&cfptancg of Products.

31 0. COIDol .. tp. aircraf t manufllr,;tured in ti,., U.S. o r Arg~ntina. 1~e importing authority shall accept the certification of the exporting a uthority on the airworthiness of a n aircraft in making its finding that t he aircr,1ft i s el igible for a n airworthiness certificate. The certification by the export ing Authority ~hal l a ttest that the air c r aft,

(a) Confo~s to a type dc~i~n ~pproved by t he importing authority , Which meets the importing authority's s tandardS for airworthine~~, a s specified in the importing authority'~ type certificate data sheet;

(b) Is i n a condition roc sate opera t ion, i nc lud ing comp liance with app licable importing authority mandatory airworthine~~ modifications and ~pecial inzpecti on~: and

(c) Contain~ equipment Which ensurcz compliance with the importing authority ' s operational requirement~ as notitied by the importing ~uthorlty .

accept by authority in

i ts finding that the product io in~ta llation on aircraft h aving an airworthiness l&sued by the impo rting authority, it t he exporting makes a c e rtification th.a t till!! prod.uct conforms design configur ation approved by the importing for installat ion on that t ype of aircraft and is in condition for sate ope rntion. includ.ing compliance with any appl icabl e ma ndator:y a ir"'orthine~s ",odi fications, ~pecial in:lpection~, and spcchol requirements ot the importing authority.

312. Pf;viations Cram the importing author ity type dCAiqn . Any deviations from the importing aut hority type design shall be noted by the exportinq authority on the certifying z t atement . Any Such deviations oh<'lll be re~olved by Ule applicant/ i nstaller before an a ircraft is elig ible (or a u. S. or Argentine airworthinczs cert ificate, o r a related p r oduct iz eli~ible tor instal lation on an aircraft having a u .s. or Argentine ai rworthiness certificate .

;j~~~~~'~'~'~'~~~~~~ ; an or appr oval for an airoraft, engine, or propeller manu factur cd in a third State, the import ing ,1 u t hor ity shall accept t he certitication of the exporting aut hority a~ to the airworth i ne~s o f that aircraft , cnqine, or propeller, providing the cxportj ng a uthority makes a

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certific~tion to th"" i mporting authori t y simililr to that r@qu.ire.d in 5ection~ 310 or 31 2, a s appropriate, and further providi ng that;

(a) Both the FAA and the DNA have approved the bas ic t ype design ot the aircraft, aircr af t engine, or propeller, a s appropriate; and

(b) In the case o~ an aircraft, the aircraft normally would have been registered and certitica t ed in th'll e xport ing authority State, or 1\,1d been in the exporting State for the purpose o f completion; e.g., i nter ior installation •

. The f o ll owing must be compl ied with

as a condition of acceptance o f prodUcts imported into the U.S. or Argentina , or fo r use o n U. s.jArgcnt i nc-rea i s tered aircra ft .

320 . U. S. special requirements .

(a) Identification ,1nd marking.

(i) Aircr ilft, .lIircra f t engines, and prope llers must be ident i ried in a manner outlined in FAR Section 45 . 11 with the infor mati o n out lined i n ~'AJ{ 5setion 45 . 13.

{iiI Critical compone nts a~ defined in FAR Section 45.14 to be used a5 spare or replacement/ modificat ion pa rts ~u~t be identified with a port number and serial number.

(iii) kpplianccs and article~ o f a design ~pproved by a n FhA letter of TSO de~ign approval must be ma r Kod in accordance wi th the requirements outlined in Par t 21, Subpart 0, and any addit i onal marking requirements specif ied in the part lculllr 1'SO .

(lv) parts and materials to b@ used as spare or replacement/modificat ion parts must be ident ified by a part number and t he manufacturer' s name or trade mark . In a dditiOn, i nformation concerning t he nodsl designat ion or the type certif icated product tor which the part is eligib le for ins tallation must be furnish ed .

(b ) Ma i ntenance r ecQrd§. The products must be accompanied b y maintenance r e cords equivalent to those specified in FA'R Section 91.17 3 tha t refl ect t he status of required inspec tion~ , life limits , etc .

(c) Oporational ehpeK . In the case of aircraft engines or p r opellers , the aircraft e ngine or propeller must have been subjected t o a fln&l ope r.1tional check t o the manufacturer':; spe cifications.

3],1. Argent i ne ;peci~l reqy irements.

(a) Ident if ication and marking

(i) Aircraft, aircraCt engine~, and propellers must be identified in a manner outlined in DNAR Section 45 . 11 with the information outlined in DNAR Section 45.13 .

( i i ) Criti.ca l components a s def i ned in DNA~ SeGtion 4 5. 1~ to be UHed a~ spa re or replacement/modificat ion part e must be identiC icd with a part number and seri al nuwber .

(iii ) Appliances and articles o t a desiqn approved by a DNA lett c r of TSO design approval mus t be marked in acc ordance wi th the requirement~ outlined in DNAR Pa r t 21 , Subpart 0 , a nd any a dditional m~rking requirements specified in the particu l a r TSO .

(iv) ~art s and ma terials to be used as spare o r replacement/modiC ica t ioo parts mus t b e ide nti f ied by a pnrt lluJ:\ber and the manufactUrer ' s name or trade !:lark. In addition , information concerning t he model designa t ion or the type certificated product for which the part iH eligible for in:;;tallation mus t be furnished .

(b) Hainte nnncc r ecord;;. 'I'he products mus t be a ccompanied by mainte n'lnce r ecords e qu 1.valent to those s pecified in DNAR Sec t ion 91.173 tha t r e flect t he sta tus o f required i n spect i on~ , I i fe limi to;, etc.

the case of ai r craft

engl.nes orrci:~;:":~~i :rj:;:~ ~:r:~5::J;~:;~;~k.or propeller must have been ~ubj ~ to a ~ to the manufacturer's cpeciticat i ons .

3 3. Supplier Pr Qv ision. As provided in sect ion 51 Qf this Sch edule, t he a i r worth iness authori ty of the State i n Which a product manufa cturer i s lQcated may r equest c onformity c ertificate s of the ai rworthiness authority in the State in .hieh the product manu fa c t ure r ' s suppl i e r is locate d f or spec if ied components p roduced by tha t ~upplier.

for such ~~'~'!~:~~::: " h as been obtained from t he civi l ai rworthinesH a uthori t y state which the supplier is located, fo l lowi ng coo8ultatio ns b::;:;~'; tlle two civil airworthine~s authorities on the speci fi c. t o be perfo~ed that may require the development of spec i al proced ures, and when:

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(a) The product manufacturer ha~ developed and implemented quality control procedures acceptabl e to the product manu facturer's airworthiness authority to en~ure that the suppl I ar tUrnish,,(] components wi 11 meet t he pert inent design data and be in a condition (or safe operat ion. This would includ e provisions f or the product manufactur e r to make initia l on-site eupplier capabil i ty evaluations, first article inspections , and pert or= any subsequent audits, source inspections, etc., at the supplier facility, as necessary, to IIUIke the final airworthiness determ ination.

(b) The product manufacturer a irworthines s authority--not the product manufacturer--makas the request for conformity certifications when the a irt.'orthiness authority finds such certifications necessary to ensure that the product III<I.nuJ'acturcr is demonstrating adequate control ot the pilrticular supplier.

(c) Th e product m~nutacturar ai rworthiness authority notitics to the supplier a irworthiness authority the design, t e st, and quality control re~ulrement$ to whiCh the component must con form.

331. Requeste for conformity certifications co~ponents that are of such co~plexity that they are not inspect~blo by the product milnu fac turer prior to installat,\on in the final product and fall into one ot the f ollowing categories:

(a) Prototype components to be used for design evaluiltion purposes; e.g., type ~pproval/typa ccrti ! icil t ion programs .

(b) Pre-production components , i.o., components to be used in a cOlnpleted product submitted for airworthiness certification or approval after II. type certificate has bean is sued but before production privileges have been granted.

(c) First art icle inspections on production co~ponents whiCh tall into a priority part category.

(d) Production components , When feedback to the product manutacturer civil aeronautica l authority reve~l8 il sa fety probletn.

332. Deyiations . The supplier ' s airworthine s s a uthority will nota any deviations from the requirements notified by the product manufacturer airworthincs~ authority on the conformity certification for the particula r component .

333. Airworthiness determi nations. 'l'he conformity certification issued by the supplier's authority should not be

miscon~tru~a a s being an export ~irworthine~s approval, since they do not constit ute an airworthiness detc nnln,1tion. Such dete rminations rema in the responsibil ity ot the product manufacturer and i te authority. The certific ations only :erve to attest to tne product manufacturer 's autnority that a c omponent con forIns to the design, test, and qual i ty controi r equirements which that a uthority has noti fi ed to the suppl ier 's authority. Accordingly. when a product manufacturer desires to sh ip a component directly to an o perator/user, it must mak~ the nec essary airworthiness determi nation. I n these instances, ~ny necessary export airworthines~ approvals must be issued by the product manu facturer's aut hority or i ts des ignee. 'l'he only condition under which the supplier ' s autho rity could issue an export airworthiness approva l for euch compone nts would be where the supplier obta ins its own production approval for the particular component s trom the supplier 's authori ty.

CIIAPTF.R 4. ACCOUNTljIHLITY.

40. General . Each a irworthiness authority has r~spon~ibility to the other to a ssure both design or manuCacturing deficiencies ~re corrected as speciCjed in this ch~pter on product s wh ich were imported or exported und e r the B~A and which have current type certifi cate3 or production approvals icsued by that air.orthlness authority to 11 person located in its Stat e. Whe n a person in t h e Contracting sta te holds o nly design or manu facturing responsibil ity, that airworthiness authority's responsibility under thlH chapter is equally limited. These rc~ponsibilities inclUde :

410. Communication. l~e need for FAA/DNA dial09ue to as~ure that t he same or consistent information and requirements are issued on a given p roduct;

411 . Not i[iciltion o[ unsafe conditioo",. When the service experience in the importing State indicates the existence of an unsilfe condition assocl,1tcd with the desjg:n , manufacture, or milintenance of a product, such information should promptly be provided t o t he exporting authority . When such information is so provided, the exporting authority should give exped ient attention to t he information and consider appropriate action to c orTect the condit t on.

H2 . an importing investigation pr.oduct Should be Tn turn, exporting make sure the

incidents or accidents involving a

When <h.

BAA, the request fo r the i nformation appropria te e xport ing authority office.

of the request for information, t he Should immediately do everything necessary to

requested information i s provided in a time ly

manner. I f urgenc y r e quires thut the i mporting authori t y request the information directly t ram the manufacturer, the i mporting authority ~hall immedia tely i nform the re5pon~ible export ing auth ority office of this action.

413. Mundatory al rworthioe~R actions . tn the ca se of ma ndatory airworthiness a ctions, ~ach authority shal l keep the o the r fu lly informed in a time ly .anner of all mandatory airworthiness modifications and speciul inspection~ wh i ch ure determined to be n ecessary on p roducts designed or manufactured in e ither State. The i ssuing a i rworthiness uuthority shall identify the sa rety problem (unsafe condition) requiring the mandatory ~irworthiness action. ~ standard noti fica t ion system shall be established which will assu re that all such a ctions a re promptly noti f ied to the other author ity . In the cas e of emerg8ncy airworthiness informat ion, the issuing airworthiness .'luthority shOUld ensure s pecial handl ing s o that the other a irworthiness a uthority i s noti fied immedia tely und can take appropr i ate parall e l action wi thin the constr aints o f the original aoti on. Unlsf< s differing operation" 1 condit ions obv iate the need, the other airworthiness authority s hall issue sxpedien t and cons istent mandatory airworthiness in formation to opera tors of the product in its c ountry.

CHAPI'ER 5. !W'l·UAf. COOPERATIOK AHo TECltNTCAL I\SSISTANCE.

50 . Communicati oos and Meeting". Applicant s for produc t type design a pprovul f requently r equest teChnical meetings or c orrespond directly with the importing a uthority t o d i scuss and r e sOl Ve technicul issues that cOMlonly arise in the applicant::;' programs. Because eaCh authority relies heavily on the othar ls understanding of i ts position on such issues, the exporting authority shall be i ncluded in any such meetings or correspondence. Also, each ai~orthiness authority shnll s eek the other airworthiness authority's opi nions before significant issues r ega r ding an applicant's program are res olved and, a ccordingly, wi ll genera lly discourage a meet ing with the appl icant t o discuss and resolve t echnical issues u nless the other airworthiness ~uthority is al s o invited. Simila r ly, c orrespondence will generally be a nswered through, coordinated with. or copied to the export ing author ity.

51. r equest and mutuul may provide t o the other on behalf o~ the other airworthincsz authority , technic~ l evaluation as~lstance ~n furtheranc e of the purposes and Objectives Of the BAA. Such a r eas of ~ssistance may inc l ude, but are no t limited to, witnessing tests , pe r forming inspections, reviewing reports, and oht ilining data. At the r eqlles t of the impor ting Iluthority , the export ing a uthority Rhill l, in respect of products d esi gned or manufactured in that State , a zs ist the import i ng a uthorjty in

deter.mining action considered necessary by the importing authority for the continued airworthine~~ of the product. The respective decision~ s to the final act ion to be t~ken lies solely with the importing authority.

52. Exchange of Informat ion on Standards and certificatlon System~. It is recognized that an essential factor in a smoothl y operating BAA is a thorough and up-to-date knowledge by the e xporting authority of the regulations, policies, pr~ ct ices, and interpretations of the importing authority. Early efforts shoul d assure that each airworthiness authority has in its possession a complete set of the other airworthiness authority'!> written regulations , guidance, policies, practices, and interpretations, or ha ve a source for such information. since such regulation~ , policie~, practicc~, and interpretations are continually undergoing review and revision, it is imperative that the exporting authority's maximum practicable involv ement i n the review and revision pr.ocess be permitted ~nd encouraged. This should take the form of early and direct notification of all comments re~ulting, and early notification of the text, i mpact , and effective date of any adopted changes.

CHAPTER 6. It is anticip~ ted th;)t u r g",.nt or unique respect to design, product airworthinec~ or acceptance, or technical ascictancc--which have not been specifica lly addre~~ed in this Schedule of Implementiltion Procedures, bu t which are anticipat",.d by the BAA. When such a situation arises, it shall be reviewed by the re~pective FAA and the DNA Aircraft Certification Director, and a procedure developed to address the situation. The procedure shall be I;Iutually agreed upon by the FAA and the DNA in a separate implementation document. If it is apparent that the situation is unique , with little po~~ibility of repetition , then the implement a t ion document shal l be of limited duration . Howe ver, if the situation will l ead to further repetitions, then thiz Schedule of Implementation Procedure~ shall be revized accordingly by the FAA Administrator and the DNA National Director. It should be noted that , when the unique or urgent situat ion falls within the rezpon~ibility of an FAA Aircraft Certit"ication Directorate Manager, that Manager wi ll be respons i b le for developing the necessary procedures.

'l'hi s Schedule of Jmplel!lentation approved by the unuersigned.

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Procedures has been ~eview@d and

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