AC 21-2B

Historical

Advisory circular · Export Airworthiness Approval Procedures

A newer version is currentThis is a historical version. AC 21-2L is the version in force, approved January 29, 2010.
Approved
October 2, 1969
Last reviewed
May 8, 2014
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AC 21-2 · 8 versions
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B
14 CFR parts
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Guidance, not mandatory unless a rule or AD requires it. DRS record last changed March 13, 2026.

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Appendix 2 AC 21-2B CHG 1 Page 6 11/13/70 C. In the circumstances concerned, the U.S. Export Certificate of Airworthiness, if it has been issued for no longer than 90 days or 50 operating hours, will be validated, if so requested, to permit the aircraft to be flown to Australia. An Australian Certificate of Airworthiness will be issued for the aircraft only when it has been demonstrated to the Department of Civil Aviation that the previously unfulfilled requirements have been complied with or agreement has been reached with the Australian applicant as to a program of compliance. *

4. In some cases it may not be possible, before export of an aircraft to Australia, to provide all the documents and data required by the relevant * Section of Part 101 of Air Navigation Orders. In these cases an Export Certificate of Airworthiness for export to Australia may be issued in accordance with the requirements prescribed in Part 2l of the Federal Aviation Regulations when as many of the documents and data as possible are supplied to the responsible region of the FAA and documents and data not supplied are clearly defined. The Export Certificate of Airworthiness will be endorsed with those exceptions and with the applicable Section of Air Navigation Orders, Part 101 against which the supply of documents and data has been assessed. The following guidance is offered:

a. The documents and data required, by the Air Navigation Orders, to be supplied to the Director General of Civil Aviation, include data on each aircraft as well as on the aircraft type. These latter documents are only required when the aircraft is the first of its type to be imported into Australia. Subsequent aircraft of the same type and model are only required to be supported by documents appropriate to the individual aircraft.

b. The vendor or exporter should obtain advice from the purchaser (on the basis of information furnished to the purchaser by the Australian Department of Civil Aviation), or from a representative of the Department of Civil Aviation, as to whether an aircraft is the first of its type or model to be imported into Australia.

* Practically all of the documents and data concerned can only be supplied by the manufacturer and therefore, the applicant should note the possibility of difficulties developing later should he proceed without that material.

d. In the circumstances concerned, the United States Export Certificate of Airworthiness may be validated, if so requested, to permit the aircraft to be flown to Australia. An Australian Certificate of Airworthiness will be issued for the aircraft only when the remaining documents and data have been supplied to the Department of Civil Aviation or agreement has been reached with the Australian applicant as to a program for supply of the material.

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AC 21-2B CHG 1 Appendix 2 11/13/70 Page 7

5. Aircraft engines and propellers which are exported to Australia as spares, i,e., not as parts of a particular aircraft, to be eligible for use on Australian aircraft must comply with the type design, must be new or newly overhauled as defined in Part 21 of the United States FARs and must have a log book. In addition, such engines and propellers are required to conform with modifications and specified manufacturers' service documents which are made mandatory by Air Navigation Orders.

The following guidance is offered:

a. A United States Export Certificate of Airworthiness for export to Australia will be considered as evidence that an aircraft engine or propeller conforms with the type design and is either new or newly overhauled.

b. Engines and propellers need not incorporate modifications or manufacturers' service documents made mandatory by the Director-General prior to export to Australia. However, since it may be difficult to determine in Australia whether the product complies with the mandatory documents, information as to the modification status of a product would be of help to the Australian user. An appropriate statement either in a log book or separately issued by the person or organization issuing the United States Export Certificate of Airworthiness will be considered as evidence of the modification status.

6 - Class II and Class III products which are exported to Australia as spares, 1.e., not as parts of a particular aircraft, to be eligible for use on Australian aircraft must conform with the type design and must be new or newly overhauled as defined in Part 21 of the United States FARs. In addition, such products are required to conform with modifications and specified manufacturers' service documents which are made mandatory by Air Navigation Orders. The following guidance is offered:

a. An Airworthiness Approval Tag, FAA Form 8130-3, issued in accordance with the requirements of Part 2l of the United States FARS will be considered as evidence that the products conform with the type design and are either new or newly overhauled.

b. Products need not incorporate modification or manufacturers' service documents made mandatory by the Director General prior to export to Australia. However, since it may be difficult to determine in Australia whether the product complies with the mandatory documents;

information as to the modification status of a product would be of help to the Australian user. A statement by the person issuing the airworthiness approval tag will be considered as evidence of the modification status of the products.

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Appendix 2 AC 21-2B Page 8 10/2/69

BRAZIL, REPUBLIC OF THE UNITED STATES OF - SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

1. To be eligible for registration and airworthiness certification by the Government of Brazil, Class I, II, and III products will be processed in accordance with the instructions contained in paragraphs a., b., and

c., below.

a. The manufacturer or supplier must hold or obtain one or more of the following FAA approvals, unless otherwise approved by a Brazilian Governmental agency, e.g., Brazilian Air Force, etc.:

(1) A current valid FAA production certificate for the product involved, as outlined in Federal Aviation Regulations Part 21.

(2) An FAA Approved Production Inspection System (FAA-APIS), as provided in Federal Aviation Regulations Part 21, Subpart F.

(3) An FAA replacement and modification parts manufacturer approval FAA-PMA as provided in Federal Aviation Regulations Part 21.

subpart K. in this case, parts, containers, and invoices wil] bear evidence of the manufacturer's name, address, the part number registered trademark, when described in FAA approval letter, and the symbol "FAA-IMA."

(4) Technical Standard Order (ISO) letter of acceptance, or authorization issued by the FAA per Federal Aviation Regulatione Part 37.

b. Reconditioned, used, or surplus parts, must be accompanied by a certification statement signed by an FAA certified repair station holding a currently valid certificate, or by a certified aircrait und powerp-ant mechanic, as provided for under FAR Parts 145 and 65, respectively. The return to service maintenance records required by Federal Aviation Regulations 43 shall accompany the parts.

NOTE: The provisions of the above paragraphs are not applicable to standard parts (such as nuts and bolts) conforming to established industry or Government specifications, e.g., Standard Aircraft Equipment (SAE), and Military Specifications (MIL Spec.).

c. In all instances, suppliers must certify on the face of their invoice that the product involved was manufactured under one or more of the above procedures; 1.e., FAA PC No. _; FAA-APIS letter dated FAA-PMA letter dated _: ISO NO. _; SAE NO._ _; MIL Spec.

_; other Government or Industry Specifications

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AC 21-2B Appendix 2 10/2/69 Page 15 NOTE: An aircraft having major changes which required approval under Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR) Part Z1, Section

21.97 and/or FAR Part 21, Subpart E 18 not eligible to obtain a French airworthiness certificate under the provisions of paragraph 2a(2), even though an aircraft of the same model may have been issued a French airworthiness certificate prior to October 12, 1968. In order to obtain a French standard airworthiness certificate, the applicant must comply with the procedures outlined under paragraph 2a(1). A French type certificate for import or an extension of a type certificate for import will be issued each time that the FAA issues a new type certificate or an STC for a model based on a model previously imported.

b. Special Airworthiness Certificates. A French special airworthiness certificate may be issued to an aircraft of a model for which application has been made for a French type certificate for import, in order to facilitate its use under the conditions spelled out in Article 5, paragraph 2B of the CNAC, provided that the Secretariat General of Aviation Civil (S.G.A.C.) 1s familiar with the model. In addition, the procedure required for issuance of special airworthiness certificates will be applied in the case of aircraft in the restricted category • Permit. A permit may be issued by the S.G.A.C. to an aircraft which has provisional French registration markings, only to permit the ferrying and tests necessary for aircraft type certification. Normally, the S.G.A.C. will not authorize any private utilization and the permit may, basically, be renewed only for a total period of time not to exceed one year (reference CNAC Articles 13 and 19, and Article 5, paragraph 3).

Requirements for Issuance of French Type Certificates for Import for U.S.

Manufactured Aircraft.

a. Applicant.

(1) The applicant for a French type certificate for import must be the person responsible for maintaining the level of airworthiness for the aircraft. Generally such person would be the manufacturer who originally obtained, and who holds the U.S. type certificate, ir the U.s. type certificate has been transferred by the original holder, the new holder (applicant) must be capable of, and responsible for maintaining the level of airworthiness.

(2) In exceptional cases, it is possible to accept an application for a French type certificate for import from a person who is not the U.S. type certificate holder, provided that the applicant furnishes proof that he has been duly authorized to take over complete responsibility for the type certificate under the licensing provisions of Federal Aviation Regulations Part 21, Section 21,47.

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Appendix 2 AC 21-2B CHG 1 Page 16 11/13/70

b. Documents. The required documents are specified in Article ll of the CNAC and under paragraph 5 of these special requirements.

c. Special Conditions. A U.S. applicant for a French type certificate for import must show compliance with the applicable FARS, plus any special conditions imposed by the S.G.A.C. Three types of special conditions are outlined in paragraphs 3c(1), (2), and (3). The primary purpose of the special conditions is to guarantee an airworthiness level equivalent to that of aircraft built and certified in France.

(1) Administrative Special Conditions.

(a) Language. The documents which the S.G.A.C. requires to be furnished may be in English except for the following, which must be provided in French:

1 The type certificate (I.C.), data sheet;

2 The flight manual; and 2 The proposed maintenance guide.

NOTE: The S.G.A.C. will verify the translations of these documents and must approve the IC data sheet and the flight manual.

(b) Document Format. The T.C. data sheet, flight manual, and proposed maintenance guide must be prepared in accordance with the formats specified in the following:

1 I,C. Data Sheet. The SGAC will accept a simple translation into French of the IC data sheets approved by the FAA.

. Flight Manual. The flight manual in French, which must be carried in each aircraft imported into France, must be either a simple translation of the FAA approved flight manual when one exists, or if a flight manual does not exist, a similar document must be established for the purpose of import into France and must contain the following sections:

Limitations.

Normal Operations Emergency Operations.

Performance (Limited to only the approved performance conforming to the requirements of the applicable airworthiness FAR part.)

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AC 21-2B CHG 1 Appendix 2 11/13/70 Page 21 * b. The documents listed in paragraph 3c(1) (a)2 and 3, as well as the following documents, will be required for each individual NEW aircraft imported into France.

(1) One copy of a list of radio and electrical equipment items, with their characteristics and their operating instructions.

These equipment items must conform to the applicable categories for which there are French certification requirements.

(2) One copy of the production flight test report for the aircraft involved, including a copy of the flight test checklist utilized when testing the aircraft.

(3) A U.S. Export Certificate of Airworthiness, FAA Form 8130-4, for the aircraft.

(4) A weight and balance record containing a complete inventory of all equipment and instruments.

(5) A list of modifications that have been incorporated, at least those covered by service bulletins, except that, if the manufacturer's information distribution system has been found satisfactory by the S.G.A.C., submittal of such a list is not required.

c. For an individual, USED aircraft, the following documents must be furnished in addition to those specified under paragraph 5b:

(1) A summary of modifications, including:

(a) A summary of mandatory changes made,

(b) A list of modifications recommended by the manufacturer (service bulletins, etc.),

(c) A list and description of modifications made by the previous owners.

(2) A summary and date of past maintenance inspections and the operating hours since the last inspection of each type.

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Appendix 2 AC 21-2B Page 22 10/2/69 Example of Standard Application Form for a French Type Certificate for import.

1. a. Application for Type Certificate for Import:

b. Application for Extension of Type Certificate for Import. (Type Certificate No.

2. Name of Applicant:

3. Status of applicant with respect to aircraft to be certificated:

Original Manufacturer: Licensee:

4. Applicant's Complete Address:

5. Address of Production Plant:

6. Aircraft Description:

Make :

Model:

Descriptive Documents (enclose copies with application):

a. FAA Type Certificate No.

b. FAA Type Certificate Data Sheet dated

8. FAA Type Certification Basis (FAR):

9. Date:

10. Applicant's Title and Signature:

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AC 21-2B Appendix 2 10/2/69 Page 41

(9) Structural Repair Manual.

(10) Complete set of Service Bulletins (Airframe).

(11) Complete set of Service Bulletins (Engine).

(IZ) FAA. Aircraft Data Sheet.

(13) F.A.A. Engine Data Sheet.

c. Amendment service for the above documents must be provided as applicable.

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Appendix 2 AC 21-28 CHG 1 Page 42 11/13/70

KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS - SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS (ISSUE 2) INTRODUCTION. The special requirements associated with the Agreement on the reciprocal validation of export certificates of airworthiness of May 22, 1956, based on the Exchange of Notes between the United States and the Kingdom of the Netherlands of September 19 and November 14, 1955, are prescribed in this document. These requirements are effective from the Ist of July 1967. Issue 2 is effective from the lst of'July 1969.

The requirements specified in this document apply only to aircraft * exported to the Netherlands, and not to those exported to Surinam, GENERAL.

a. The aircraft, in addition to the requirements prescribed in Part 21 of the United States Federal Aviation Regulations, must be eligible for certification in the "standard" classification. This excludes "restricted", "limited", and "experimental" aircraft, except on an individual basis after referral to the Netherlands Department of Civil Aviation, Rijks Luchtvaart Dienst (RLD); (See Note 4a).

b. Aircraft with a certification basis older than March 5, 1952 and being of a type which had no Netherlands airworthiness approval during the last six years, are excluded from import to the Netherlands, except on an individual basis after referral to the RID;

Without prejudice to the foregoing, aircraft types, the United States Export Certificates of Airworthiness of which were validated already by the RLD, may continue to be imported on a similar basis to that agreed for previous aircraft of the identical type. An aircraft is considered of an identical type if the changes are none or only minor and do not reduce previously accepted airworthiness standards. The types of aircraft referred above are specified under paragraph 5.

d. For each used aircraft the RLD will, after inspection of the airthe maintenance records of the aircraft, the phase in the RLD approved maintenance schedule from which this schedule must be phase of the maintenance schedule.

DOCUMENTS AND DATA REQUIRED. The application for the issue or validation of a certificate of airworthiness shall be accompanied by the following documents and data.

a. For the first aircraft of a specific make and model being imported.

(See Note 4c).

(1) The design and test data specified in Annex A. (See Note 4b).

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AC 21-2B Appendix 2 10/2/69 Page 45 Manufacturer Model Manufacturer Model CESSNA 150C GRUMMAN AGCAT G 164 A 150E P&W R 985-An-I 150F (450 hp) 150G Ham.Std.6101-A-12 172 172A N.A.AVIATION AT-6 172฿ 172E HUGHES 269B 172F LOCKHEED L-188C 172G 182B 182F I-1049G L-1049H A188 MOONEY M-20A P206 U206A PIPER J3C-65 (L-4J) CONVAIR 640 PA-18-125 PA-18A-135 DOUGLAS DC-3C-S1C-3G PA-18-150 C54B-DC PA-18A-150 DC -6 PA-19 DC-6A PA-22-108 DC-6B PA-22-150 DC-7C PA-22-160 DC-8-33 PA-23-160 DC-8-53 PA-23-235 DC-8-55 PA-24-250 DC-8F-55 PA-25-235 DC-8-63 PA-28-140 DC-9-15 PA-28-160 DC-9-32 PA-28-180 DC-9-33F PA-30 ERCOUPE 415-D SIKORSKY S-61 N S-62 A FAIRCHILD 24R 46 A STINSON L-5B

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Appendix 2 AC 21-2B CHG 1 Page 46 11/13/70

KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS - SPECIAL REOUIREMENTS NETHERLANDS ANTTLLES

1. General. The special conditions associated with the Exchange of Notes between the United States and the Kingdom of the Netherlands of September 19 and November 4, 1955, relating to the reciprocal validation of export certificates of airworthiness for aircraft are prescribed below.

These conditions apply only to export of aircraft to the Netherlands Antilles.

The aircraft, in addition to the requirements prescribed in Part 21 of the United States Federal Aviation Regulations, must be eligible for certification in the "standard" classification. This excludes "restricted," "limited," and "experimental" aircraft, except on an individual basis after referral to the Department of Civil Aviation, Netherlands Antilles (Department van Luchtvaart Nederlandse Antillen (D.V.L. N.A.)) (See Note 6a.)

b. Aircraft with a certification basis older than March 5, 1952, and being of a type which had no Netherlands Antillean airworthiness approval during the last six years, are excluded from import into the Netherlands Antilles except on an individual basis after referral to the D.V.L. N.A.

Without prejudice to the foregoing, aircraft types, the United States Export Certificates of Airworthiness of which were validated by the D.V.L. N.A. prior to July 1, 1967, may continue to be imported on a similar basis to that agreed for previous aircraft of the identical type. An aircraft is considered of an identical type if the changes are none or only minor and do not reduce previously accepted airworthiness standards. The types of aircraft referred above are as follows:

Manufacturer Model Manufacturer Model Aero Commander 100 Curtiss Wright Super C-46 Beech C-50 Dornier DO 28A-1 D 50 B 65-A80 Fokker F 27-500 Cessna 150 H McDonnel Douglas DC9-15 172 C Mooney M20-5 172 H 172 I de Havilland DHC -6 175 c Piper PA 23-160 182 E PA 28-160 182 M PA 28-180 PA 22-150 Convair 340 J-3

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2. DOCUMENTS AND DATA REQUIRED. The following documents and data shall be submitted to the D.V.L. N.A.

a. For all aircraft.

(1) Certificate of airworthiness for export issued not more than 60 days prior to the application for validation.

(2) FAA approved Airplane Flight Manual and weight and balance report with equipment list.

Certificated aircraft and engine logbooks, and when available propeller logbooks, or other equivalent historical records

(4) A certified statement regarding any flight or operational limitations, exemptions, or restrictions, which may have been prescribed by the FAA, because of design or structural characteristics or features incorporated which are not in conformity with data forming the basis for the initial type certification of aircraft of this type.

(5) A certified statement regarding the modification status of aircraft with respect to airworthiness directives or other changes prescribed by the FAA subsequent to issuance of the original type specification or type certificate for the aircraft. Major repair and alteration form, F.A.A, Form 337, or equivalent, if repairs and/or alterations have been accomplished on the exported aircraft.

b. For Aircraft being the First of a Type Exported to the Netherlands Antilles (See Note 6c). In addition to the documents and data mentioned in the preceding paragraph the following documentation and data shall in general be submitted: (The D.V.L. N.A. will inform on request regarding such of the listed documents and data as may be required in each specific area.)

(1) Manuals related to aircraft. The Maintenance Manual, Overhaul Manual, Repair Manual, Parts Catalog, and a copy of the customer's specification for the aircraft, together with a specimen copy of the approved Airplane Flight Manual. A copy of information or instructions essential to the assembly and rigging of the aircraft.

(2) ' Manuals related to major parts. The approved Operating Manual, Maintenance Manual, Overhaul Manual, and Repair Manual for each type of engine, propeller, and major auxiliarly equipment fitted to the aircraft. A list of communications equipent