GM1 21.A.5 Record-keeping

CAA ORS9 Decision No. 40

GENERAL

For organisations that hold or have applied for a type certificate (TC), restricted type certificate (RTC), supplemental type certificate (STC), a United Kingdom technical standard order (UKTSO) authorisation, a change to the TC approval, a repair design approval, a permit to fly, a production organisation approval (POA), or a letter of agreement under Part 21, the relevant design information/data includes at least the following, as applicable:

- design data such as type design data, as defined in point 21.A.31, and changes to that data, UKTSO design data, and repair design data;

For Design Organisations (DOs), the relevant records include at least:

- drawings and test reports, including inspection records for the product tested;

- the certification programme, including related certification basis data (certification review items (CRIs), special conditions (SCs), equivalent safety findings (ESFs)); and

- compliance demonstration data.

For repair designs, the record-keeping requirement of point 21.A.5 applies to the data described in AMC 21.A.433(a)d.

For production organisations (POs), the relevant records include at least:

— conformity justification data; and

— conformity attestation data (e.g. CAA Form 1 or CAA Form 52).