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§ 21.319 

part number and name, trademark, 
symbol, or other FAA approved manu-
facturer’s identification; 

(f) Have access to design data nec-

essary to determine conformity and 
airworthiness for each article produced 
under the PMA; 

(g) Retain each document granting 

PMA and make it available to the FAA 
upon request; and 

(h) Make available to the FAA infor-

mation regarding all delegation of au-
thority to suppliers. 

§ 21.319

Design changes. 

(a) 

Classification of design changes. (1) 

A ‘‘minor change’’ to the design of an 
article produced under a PMA is one 
that has no appreciable effect on the 
approval basis. 

(2) A ‘‘major change’’ to the design of 

an article produced under a PMA is any 
change that is not minor. 

(b) 

Approval of design changes. (1) 

Minor changes to the basic design of a 
PMA may be approved using a method 
acceptable to the FAA. 

(2) The PMA holder must obtain FAA 

approval of any major change before 
including it in the design of an article 
produced under a PMA. 

§ 21.320

Changes in quality system. 

After the issuance of a PMA— 
(a) Each change to the quality sys-

tem is subject to review by the FAA; 
and 

(b) The holder of the PMA must im-

mediately notify the FAA, in writing, 
of any change that may affect the in-
spection, conformity, or airworthiness 
of its article. 

Subpart L—Export Airworthiness 

Approvals 

S

OURCE

: Docket No. FAA–2006–25877, Amdt. 

21–92, 74 FR 53391, Oct. 16, 2009, unless other-
wise noted. 

§ 21.321

Applicability. 

This subpart prescribes— 
(a) Procedural requirements for 

issuing export airworthiness approvals; 
and 

(b) Rules governing the holders of 

those approvals. 

§ 21.325

Export airworthiness approv-

als. 

(a) An export airworthiness approval 

for an aircraft is issued in the form of 
an export certificate of airworthiness. 
This certificate does not authorize op-
eration of that aircraft. 

(b) The FAA prescribes the form and 

manner in which an export airworthi-
ness approval for an aircraft engine, 
propeller, or article is issued. 

(c) If the FAA finds no undue burden 

in administering the applicable re-
quirements of Title 49 U.S.C. and this 
subchapter, an export airworthiness 
approval may be issued for a product or 
article located outside of the United 
States. 

§ 21.327

Application. 

Any person may apply for an export 

airworthiness approval. Each applicant 
must apply in a form and manner pre-
scribed by the FAA. 

§ 21.329

Issuance of export certificates 

of airworthiness. 

(a) A person may obtain from the 

FAA an export certificate of airworthi-
ness for an aircraft if— 

(1) A new or used aircraft manufac-

tured under subpart F or G of this part 
meets the airworthiness requirements 
under subpart H of this part for a— 

(i) Standard airworthiness certifi-

cate; or 

(ii) Special airworthiness certificate 

in either the ‘‘primary’’ or the ‘‘re-
stricted’’ category; or 

(2) A new or used aircraft not manu-

factured under subpart F or G of this 
part has a valid— 

(i) Standard airworthiness certifi-

cate; or 

(ii) Special airworthiness certificate 

in either the ‘‘primary’’ or the ‘‘re-
stricted’’ category. 

(b) An aircraft need not meet a re-

quirement specified in paragraph (a) of 
this section, as applicable, if— 

(1) The importing country or jurisdic-

tion accepts, in a form and manner ac-
ceptable to the FAA, a deviation from 
that requirement; and 

(2) The export certificate of air-

worthiness lists as an exception any 
difference between the aircraft to be 
exported and its type design. 

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