AMC No 1 to 21.A.263(c)(2) Procedure for the approval of minor changes to a type certificate (TC), APU UKTSO or a supplemental type certificate (STC), and minor repairs    

CAA ORS9 Decision No. 1

1. INTENT

This AMC provides the means to develop a procedure for the approval of minor changes to a TC, APU UKTSO or to that part of the product covered by an STC, and minor repairs.

Each design organisation approval (DOA) applicant should develop its own internal procedures following this AMC in order to obtain the associated privilege under 21.A.263(c)(2).

2. PROCEDURE FOR THE APPROVAL OF MINOR CHANGES TO A TC, APU UKTSO OR TO THAT PART OF THE PRODUCT COVERED BY AN STC, AND MINOR REPAIRS

2.1 Content

The procedure should address the following points:

— compliance documentation;

— approval under the DOA privilege;

— authorised signatories;

— supervision of minor changes to a TC, APU UKTSO or to that part of the product covered by an STC and minor repairs handled by subcontractors.

2.2 Compliance documentation

For those minor changes to a TC, APU UKTSO or to that part of the product covered by an STC, and minor repairs where additional work to demonstrate compliance with the applicable CSs and environmental protection requirements is necessary, compliance documentation should be established and independently checked as required by point 21.A.239(b).

The procedure should describe how the compliance documentation is produced and checked.

2.3 Approval under the DOA privilege

2.3.1 For those minor changes to TC, APU UKTSO or to that part of the product covered by an STC, and minor repairs where additional work to demonstrate compliance with the applicable CSs and environmental protection requirements is necessary, the procedure must define a document to formalise the approval under the DOA privilege.

This document should include at least:

— the identification and brief description of the change or repair and the reasons for the change or repair;

— the applicable CSs or environmental protection requirements and methods of compliance;

— references to the compliance documents;

— effects, if any, on limitations and on the approved documentation;

— evidence of the independent checking function of the demonstration of compliance;

— evidence of the approval under the privilege of point 21.A.263(c)(2) by an authorised signatory; and

— the date of the approval.

For repairs, see AMC 21.A.433(b) and 21.A.447.

2.3.2 For the other minor changes to a TC, APU UKTSO or to that part of the product covered by an STC, and minor repairs, the procedure should define a means to identify the change or repair and the reasons for the change or repair, and to formalise its approval by the appropriate engineering authority under an authorised signatory. This function may be delegated by the Office of Airworthiness but should be controlled by the Office of Airworthiness, either directly or through appropriate procedures of the DOA holder’s design assurance system.

2.4 Authorised signatories

The persons authorised to sign for the approval under the privilege of point 21.A.263(c)(2) should be identified (name, signature and scope of authority) in appropriate documents that may be linked to the handbook.

2.5 Supervision of minor changes to a TC, APU UKTSO or to that part of the product covered by an STC, and minor repairs handled by subcontractors

For the minor changes to a TC, APU UKTSO or to that part of the product covered by an STC, and minor repairs described in 2.3.2 which are handled by subcontractors, the procedure should indicate, directly or by cross reference to written procedures, how these minor changes to a TC, APU UKTSO or to that part of the product covered by an STC, and minor repairs are approved at the subcontractor level and the arrangements made for the control and supervision by the DOA holder.