AC 21-2E

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
May 18, 1981
Last reviewed
May 8, 2014
Family
AC 21-2 · 8 versions
Revision
E

Guidance, not mandatory unless a rule or AD requires it. DRS record last changed May 8, 2014.

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b. Annexes A and B are available form the D.V.L. N.A.

c. The D.V.L. N.A. will inform on request whether an aircrait is the first of a type to be exported to the Netherlands Antilles.

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DOMINION OF

NEW ZEALAND - SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS (Revised January 6, 1976) SECTION 1 - INTRODUCTION.

An Export Certificate of Airworthiness with pertinent data attached will be required for each Class I product exported from the United States to New Zealand. To be eligible for installation in New zealand aircraft, Class II and Class III products must be processed in accordance with the applicable provisions of FAR 21 Subpart L.

B. Special requirements which must be satisfied befort the issue of a U.S. Export Certificate of Airworthiness are identified in Section 2. The Director of Civil Aviation (Attention: Airworthiness), Ministry of Transport, Private Bag, Wellington, New Zealand.

C. Airworthiness certification procedures of New Zealand aircraft are specified in the New Zealand Civil Airworthiness Requirements Volume I Sections A and B. Application for a New Zealand Certificate of Airworthiness is to be made not later than 28 days before the issue of the certificate is desired.

D. Additional requirements which must be satisfied for the issue of a New Zealand Certificate of Airworthiness, are specified in New Zealand Civil Airworthiness Requirements Volume 1 Section C and Volume 2. It is not necessary for these additional requirements to be complied with before export from the United States.

E. Aircraft which are certificated only in the United States Restricted Category will not be eligible for registration or airworthiness certification in New Zealand unless special conditions are met.

F. If the airworthiness standards which form the certification basis for the aircraft pre-date the U.S. Civil Air Regulations, the aircraft may be certified in the New Zealand Restricted Category and be ineligible for air transport and aerial work operations.

G. Supply of data listed in Section 2 D through G may be required in respect of SIC alterations before a New Zealand Certificate of Airworthiness is issued.

H. Copies of MOI 2171 (see Section 2 F) are obtainable from the New Zealand Embassy, 19 Observatory Circle, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20008.

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Appendix 2 SECTION 2 - SPECTAL REQUIREMEVIS The following identifies those special requirements which must be satisfied at the time of export for an aircraft to be eligible for New Zealand airworthiness certification. The listed data must be supplied to the Director of Civil Aviation:

A. Statement of Build, Modification and Equipment Standard. To include list of Service Bulletins incorporated in production or subsequently, alterations, customer options, and equipment incorporated including items not necessarily installed by the manufacturer.

B. Engine/airframe log books.

C. Copies of any applicable supplemental type certificates (see Section 1 G).

+ D. Three copies of all current service information for the aircraft, its engine(s) and propeller(s), i.e., Service Bulletins, Service Letters and equivalent documents.

+ E. Two copies of each of the following manufacturer's manuals:

(1) Flight manual (when required by the U.S. regulations for the aircraft type);

(2) Operations (or owners) manual;

(3) Maintenance;

(4) Overhaul;

) In addition to any ) required to be ) supplied for each ) aircraft under U.S.

) airworthiness ) regulations.

(5) Structural repair;

(6) Parts;

(7) Engine operation;

(8) Engine maintenance;

(9) Engine overhaul;

(10' Engine parts;

(11) Propeller maintenance;

(12) Propeller overhaul;

(13) Propeller parts.

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Appendix 2 + F. A New Zealand Ministry of Transport form MOI 2171 completed by the aircraft manufacturer. This constitutes an agreement to supply amendments and reissues of the data required under items D and E above.

+ G. One copy of:

(1) Type Certificate Data Sheet;

(2) Basic loads report;

(3) Structural substantiation report;

(4) Structural fatigue substantiation (if required for U.S. type certification);

(5) Type flight test report;

(6) Drawings of major assemblies, installations, and primary structure;

(7) Electrical load analysis;

(8) Minimum equigment list.

Required only with first aircraft of a particular type and model exported to New Zealand.

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REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN - SPECIAL REQUIREMENIS

1. Aircraft and other Class I products, to be eligible for registration and airworthiness certification by the Government of Pakistan, should be covered by Export Certificates of Airworthiness as provided in Part 21 of the United States Federal Aviation Regulations. Class II and Class III products, to be eligible for approval and installation on certificated civil aircraft of Pakistan registry, should be exported in accordance with the applicable provision of Part 2l of the United States Federal Aviation Regulations.

2. Export Certificates of Airworthiness and other related data, as provided for in Part 21, should be forwarded to the Director-General of Civil Aviation, Karachi, Pakistan.

3. Upon application by the prospective purchaser (citizen of Pakistan), the Department of Civil Aviation of the Government of Pakistan:

a. Will assign Pakistan registration letters,

b. Will issue a certificate of registration endorsed: "Valid only until first landing at customs aerodrome in Pakistan."

c. Will issue a Pakistan short-term certificate of airworthiness.

NOTE: To preclude delay in initiating the delivery flight, the temporary registration and airworthiness certificates referred to above will be forwarded by the Department of Civil Aviation of Pakistan or by the foreign purchaser direct to the exporter, or to the point from which delivery of the aircraft is to be initiated.

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AC 21-2E 5/18/81 Appendix 2

REPUBLIC OF PANAMA - SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS 10 GENERAL In order to be eligible for certification by the Panama Government the following documents and data shall be submitted to the Direccion de Aeronautica Civil.

(1) Class I aeronautical products must be covered by Export Certificates of Airworthiness as provided for in Part 21 of the United States Federal Aviation Regulations. Complete aircraft, new or used, will require the following documents:

(i) Export Certificate of Airworthiness - FAA Form 8130-4.

(ii) FAA-Approved Airplane Flight Manual and Weight and Balance Report with Equipment List.

(iii) Aircraft and Powerplant (s) Log Books and when applicable propeller Log Books with certified annual inspection (large aircraft will require annual inspection certified by an FAA-approved repair station).

(iv) Major Repair and Alteration Form 337, if repairs and/or alterations have been accomplished on the exported aircraft.

(v) A certified statement that all the airworthiness directives or changes prescribed by the FAA are up-to-date on the exported aircraft..

(vi) A bill of sale notarized by a Panamanian Consul or by one of a friendly nation.

(2) Class II and Class III products shall be exported in accordance with the provisions prescribed in Part 21 of the United States Federal Aviation Regulations.

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Appendix 2

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES - SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

1. In order to be eligible for certification by the Philippine Government, Class I, II and III products should be covered by export airworthiness approvals in accordance with the applicable provision of Part 21 of the United States Federal Aviation Regulations.

2. In addition to the data required to be furished to the purchaser, an aircraft, when a NEW aircraft is the first I of a model to be exported to the Philippines, the following data will be forwarded direct by the exporter to the Administrator, Civil Aeronautics Administration, Manila, Philippines:

a. One copy of the weight and balance report pertaining to the particular aircraft including a loading schedule or chart, if applicable, and an equipment list.

b. One copy of the Approved Aircraft Flight Manual, if applicable, to the particular type of aircraft.

c. One copy of the assembly and rigging instructions, if the aircraft is to be assembled at the point of destination.

d. One copy of the pertinent maintenance manual and service bulletins.

e. The Export Certificate of Airworthiness, FAA Form 8130-4.

I/ When in doubt as to whether an aircraft is the first of a model, contact the air authority of the importing country.

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Appendix 2

REPUBLIC OF PORTUGAL - SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS (New - April 1981)

GENERAL Aircrait or any other class i product, to be eligible for cegistration and airworthiness certification by the Government of the Republic of Portugal, must be eligible for certification in the United States, and should be covered by Export Certificates of Airworthiness - FAA Form 8130.4 - in accordance with Part 21 of the United States Federal Aviation Regulations and should comply with the applicable special requirements contained in paragraphs 3., 4., and 5.

NOTE: Aircrait and other Ciass I products eligible for œertiilcation in the U.S. "Restricted," "Limited," or "Experimental" classification, may be exported to the Republic of Portugal only if a prior and specific approval of the Director, Directorate-General of Civil Aviation, is obtained.

2. Class II and Class III products, to be eligible for approval and installation of certified civil aircraft of Portuguese registry, should be exported in accordance with the applicable provisions of Part 21 of the United States Federal Aviation Regulations. An Airworthiness Approval Tag - FAA Form 8130-3 - is acceptable.

3. The Manufacturer of Supplier must hold or obtain one or more of the following documents, unless otherwise approved by the Republic of Portugal, Directorate-General of Civil Aviation:

(a) A current valid Federal Aviation Administration, Production Certificate (FAA-PC) for the product involved, as outlined in FAR Part 21, Subpart G;

(b) An FAA Approved Production Inspection System (FAA-APIS) letter, as provided in FAR 21, Subpart F;

(c) An FAA replacement and modification Parts Manufacturer Approval (FAA-PMA) letter issued by the FAA as per FAR 21, Subpart K. In this case, parts, containers and invoices, will bear evidence of the manufacturer's name, address, the part number, registered trademark, when described in the FAA approval letter, and the symbol FAA-PMA;

(d) Technical Standard Order (ISO) letter of knowledgement or authorization issued by the FAA as per FAR Part 21, Subpart 0.

4. Reconditioned, used or surplus parts must be accompanied by a certificate signed by an appropriately rated FAA certified repair station holding a currently valid certificate, as provided under Part 145 of the United States Federal Aviation Regulations.

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(a) The return to service maintenance records required by FAR Part 43 shall accompany the parts;

(b) The provisions of this paragraph 4. 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.).

5. In all instances, suppliers must certify on the face of their invoice, that the product involved was manufactured under one or more of the preceeding procedures: i.e., FAA PC No._ _; FAA-APIS letter other Government or Industry Specifications _; FAA-PMA letter dated; ISO No._ ; MIL. Spec._

AIRCRAFT OF FIRST OR SAME MODEL

6. In addition to the foregoing, applicable parts of the following requirements prescribed by the Republic of Portugal, Directorate- General of Civil Aviation will be complied with when exporting aircraft:

(a) If the aircraft is the first of a model exported to Portugal, the following material shall be furnished with the new aircraft:

(1) A copy of the type flight test report. Flight characteristics of the aircraft shall be described in this report in a manner convenient for calculating the performance of the aircraft over a reasonable range of weights, altitudes and atmospheric conditions.

Performance figures contained in, or furnished with the type flight test report, must be corrected to standard atmospheric conditions and a statement to this effect shall be made a part of the report.

Established operational limitations, speeds and approved loads shall be indicated;

(2) A copy of the manufacturer's production flight test report applying to the aircraft being operated, including a copy of the flight check-off form utilized when testing the aircraft;

(3) A type record of stress analysis summary showing, for all members of the primary structure, their design loads, dimensions, materials, strength, and margins of safety, or a copy of the static strength test reports when type approval was granted on the basis of such tests. If the aircraft has been approved for ditching in its country of origin, appropriate substantial data shall be submitted;

(4) A statement by an authorized representative of the manufacturer to the effect that all pertinent information, modification service bulletins and revisions and up-dates to such bulletins, will be automatically distributed to the Directorate-General of Civil Aviation of the Republic of Portugal;

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(5) Two copies of each of the approved flight manual and weight and balance report applicable to the particular aircraft, including aircraft not exceeding 6,000 1bs. M.T.O.W.

(6) One copy of each of the operating manual maintenance and service manual overhaul, wiring diagrams and repair manuals, applying to the aircraft, aircraft engines (s), propeller(s) and major auxiliary equipment installed on the aircraft;

(7) One copy of spare parts relating to the aircraft, aircraft engine(s), propeller(s) and major auxiliary equipment installed;

(8) One copy of maintenance planning data relating to the aircraft;

(9) A list of the necessary special tools and equipment (including a tolerance chart) essential to the inspection and servicing of the aircraft, engine(s), propeller(s) and associated equipment.

This should include inspection timetables and appropriate charts and instructions relating to the installed systems;

(10) One copy of information or instructions essential to the assembly and rigging of the aircraft;

(11) A list of communication and navigation equipment installed, by make and model, and operating instructions:

NOTES: 1) - FCC Grant Certification, FAA Certification of Conformance (identifying) and Manuals are needed for radio equipment exported to Portugal for the first time;

2) - In the case of an aircraft intended for instrument ilight rules (IFR) operation, a statement should be furnished to the effect that the communication and navigation equipment complies with TSO/FAA IC Specifications.

(12) One copy of the current official aircraft, engine and propeller specifications and special conditions and/or exemptions included in the certification basis.

(13) One copy of minimum equipment list (MEL) for aircraft type certificated in Transport category;

(14) One copy of the record of all "mandatory" modifications accomplished prior to exporting, as well as "non-mandatory;"

(15) Certified aircraft, engine(s) and propeller(s) logbook or other equivalent historical records showing total operating time and time since overhaul;

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(16) A written undertaking shall be furnished by the manufacturers of the aircraft, its engine(s) and propeller(s) to supply as appropriate all amendments and reissues for the data specified in paragraphs (a) (5) through (a) (10);

(17) Any other information or documentation when specifically asked for.

(b) If an aircraft of the same model has previously been exported to and certified in Portugal, the following documents or material shall be furnished with the new aircraft:

(1) One copy of approved flight manual and weight and balance report applicable to the particular aircraft, including aircraft not exceeding 6,000 lbs. M.T.O.W.

(2) Certified aircraft, engine(s) and propeller(s) logbooks or other equivalent historical records, showing total operating time and time since overhaul;

(3) Record of all modifications accomplished prior to exporting, "mandatory" as well as "non-mandatory;"

(4) A list of communications and navigation equipment installed by make and model, and operating instructions.

NOTES: 1) - FCC Grant of Certification, FAA Certification of Conformance and Manuals are needed for radio equipment exported to Portugal for the first time instrument flight rules (IFR) operation, a statement should be turnished to the effect that the communication and navigation equipment complies with TSO/FAA TC Specifications.

(5) Any other information or documentation when specifically asked for.

EXPORT - FLYAWAY AIRCRAFT

7. An aircraft being exported to Portugal via flyaway, without U.S.

nationality and registration marks, should display Portuquese nationality and registration marks and should carry the following documents on the delivery flight:

(a) Portuguese Certificate of Registration;

(b) Portuguese Certificate of Airworthiness;

(c) U.S. Certificate of Airworthiness for Export - FAA Form 8130-4;

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(d) FAA Approved Flight Manual;

(e) Portuguese Radio License or a letter of authority to cover the use of radio, valid for the delivery flight, for the radio equipment installed on the aircraft;

(f) Such other documents as may be essential for the safe operation of the aircraft.

NOTES: 1) - (a) and (b) may be replaced by a Special Permit for a delivery flight. The Government or Portugal, the Directorate- General of Civil Aviation, requests to be advised by cable of the issuance of a Certificate of Airworthiness for Export in respect to any aircraft which is to be exported to Portugal via flyaway.

2) - It will be the responsibility of the Portuguese purchaser to ensure that the identification marks are properly displayed upon the aircraft prior to the departure from the exporter's base and to ensure that the necessary flight documents are installed and carried in the aircraft during the delivery flight.

NOTES

9. The address of the Directorate-General of Civil Aviation of Portugal is as follows:

PORTUGUESE GOVERNMENT

DIRECCAO GERAL DA AVIACAO CIVIL

DIRECCAO DO MATERIAL ABRONAUTICO Rua B - Edificio 6 - Aeroporto 1700 - LISBOA (Portugal) CABLE ADDRESS: AEROCIVIL LISBOA TELEX: 12120 AERCIV P PHONES: 88 81 51 - 88 81 52 - 88 81 53 - 89 66 71

10. The manufacturer or exporter will be advised by purchaser on the basis of information furnished to the purchase by the Directorate- General of Civil Aviation of Portugal when an aircraft is the first of a type or model to be imported into portugal.