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§ 21.500 

§ 21.331

Issuance of export airworthi-

ness approvals for aircraft engines, 
propellers, and articles. 

(a) A person may obtain from the 

FAA an export airworthiness approval 
to export a new aircraft engine, pro-
peller, or article that is manufactured 
under this part if it conforms to its ap-
proved design and is in a condition for 
safe operation. 

(b) A new aircraft engine, propeller, 

or article need not meet a requirement 
of paragraph (a) of this section 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 airworthiness approval 

lists as an exception any difference be-
tween the aircraft engine, propeller, or 
article to be exported and its approved 
design. 

(c) A person may obtain from the 

FAA an export airworthiness approval 
to export a used aircraft engine, pro-
peller, or article if it conforms to its 
approved design and is in a condition 
for safe operation. 

(d) A used aircraft engine or propeller 

need not meet a requirement of para-
graph (c) of this section 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 airworthiness approval 

lists as an exception any difference be-
tween the used aircraft engine or pro-
peller to be exported and its approved 
design. 

§ 21.335

Responsibilities of exporters. 

Unless otherwise agreed to by the im-

porting country or jurisdiction, each 
exporter must— 

(a) Forward to the importing country 

or jurisdiction all documents specified 
by that country or jurisdiction; 

(b) Preserve and package products 

and articles as necessary to protect 
them against corrosion and damage 
during transit or storage and state the 
duration of effectiveness of such pres-
ervation and packaging; 

(c) Remove or cause to be removed 

any temporary installation incor-
porated on an aircraft for the purpose 
of export delivery and restore the air-

craft to the approved configuration 
upon completion of the delivery flight; 

(d) Secure all proper foreign entry 

clearances from all the countries or ju-
risdictions involved when conducting 
sales demonstrations or delivery 
flights; and 

(e) When title to an aircraft passes or 

has passed to a foreign purchaser— 

(1) Request cancellation of the U.S. 

registration and airworthiness certifi-
cates from the FAA, giving the date of 
transfer of title, and the name and ad-
dress of the foreign owner; 

(2) Return the Registration and Air-

worthiness Certificates to the FAA; 
and 

(3) Provide a statement to the FAA 

certifying that the U.S. identification 
and registration numbers have been re-
moved from the aircraft in compliance 
with § 45.33. 

Subpart M 

[

Reserved

] 

Subpart N—Acceptance of Air-

craft Engines, Propellers, and 
Articles for Import 

S

OURCE

: Docket No. FAA–2006–25877, 74 FR 

53392, Amdt. 21–92, Oct. 16, 2009, unless other-
wise noted. 

§ 21.500

Acceptance of aircraft engines 

and propellers. 

An aircraft engine or propeller manu-

factured in a foreign country or juris-
diction meets the requirements for ac-
ceptance under this subchapter if— 

(a) That country or jurisdiction is 

subject to the provisions of an agree-
ment with the United States for the ac-
ceptance of that product; 

(b) That product is marked in accord-

ance with part 45 of this chapter; and 

(c) The holder or licensee of a U.S. 

type certificate for that product fur-
nishes with each such aircraft engine 
or propeller imported into the United 
States, an export airworthiness ap-
proval issued in accordance with the 
provisions of that agreement certifying 
that the individual aircraft engine or 
propeller— 

(1) Conforms to its U.S. type certifi-

cate and is in condition for safe oper-
ation; and 

(2) Has been subjected by the manu-

facturer to a final operational check. 

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