Rulemaking Activities

Affecting Part 21: Update

Boudewijn Deuss Initial Airworthiness Rulemaking officer December 2013

December 2013 Part 21 update 2

Contents

Pending opinions / decisions

Ongoing tasks

Part 21 update 3

Opinion 07/2013: ‘Flight Testing’ (22/08/2013)

Defining flight test crew qualifications

Flight test operations manual for DOA & POA

Definition of flight tests.

Flight test categories.

Qualification of pilots for flight testing

categories 3 and 4.

Definition and qualification for lead flight

test engineer.

Decision amending AMC/GM to Part-21

Pending Opinions/Decisions

December 2013

December 2013 Part 21 update 4

What will be new in Part 21?

Requirement to furnish a Flight Test Operations Manual (FTOM) if flight tests are to be conducted (21.A.243(a))

Definition of Flight Test Crew Qualifications associated to specific flight test categories (Appendix XII)

Part 21 update 5

FTOM for POA (if applicable):

Description of the processes for flight tests

Crewing policy, composition etc.

Policy with regards to persons other than

crew members

Risk and safety management related to

flight tests

Procedures to identify instruments and

equipment to be carried

List of documents that need to be produced

for test flights

Pending Opinions/Decisions

December 2013

Part 21 update 6

RMT.0262 (MDM.060) ‘SMS and LOI’

SMS embodiment in Part-21

Level of Involvement (LOI) of the

Agency in product certification

Delays due to

abandoning the horizontal structure in

2011

aligning with FAA schedule

Waiting for LOI pilot projects

Ongoing tasks

December 2013

Part 21 update 7

RMT.0262 (MDM.060) ‘SMS and LOI’(cont.)

SMS Objectives Implement SMS for design and production

Improve safety performance through systematic hazard identification, risk assessment and mitigation.

Increase efficiency in oversight both for organisations and authorities

Ensure compliance with the ICAO SARPS

Ongoing tasks

December 2013

Part 21 update 8

RMT.0262 (MDM.060) ‘SMS and LOI’(cont.)

LOI Objectives

Improve effectiveness of certification through risk based approach

Better use of Agency resources by focusing on safety critical issues

Make maximum use of DOA

Ongoing tasks

December 2013

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RMT.0245 (MDM.048) Standard

changes/repairs

A new CS for standard changes and repairs issued by the Agency

First phase is “easy adoptable” standard changes and repairs from FAA AC 43.13 and “low hanging fruit”

NPA is planned for publication soon

Ongoing tasks

Part 21 update December 2013

Part 21 update 10

21.026 New Category of parts for which

Form 1 is not required (Start September 2013)

The current 21.A.307 says:

Replacement parts are eligible for installation

when:

Released with an EASA Form 1

It is a ‘standard parts’ or,

Of a specific scope for ELA1 or ELA2

Ongoing tasks

December 2013

Part 21 update 11

The rulemaking task will address the

following questions:

Shouldn’t acceptance of replacement parts be

in 2042/2003 (a maintenance activity)?

What are the risks and minimum safety levels

that should be considered when accepting

replacement parts?

What is acceptable for the installer to

show/check that a part conforms to the design

and in a condition for safe operation?

Ongoing tasks

December 2013

Thank you for your attention

Questions?