Attention:
Owners, Operators, Maintainers and Distributors.
| File Classification No.: | Z 5000-35 |
|---|---|
| RDIMS No.: | 20127641 |
| Document No.: | CASA 2024-02 |
| Issue No.: | 01 |
| Effective Date: | 2024-03-15 |
Purpose:
The purpose of this Civil Aviation Safety Alert (CASA) is to inform aircraft owners, operators, maintainers, and distributors of the documentation requirements for parts intended to be installed in accordance with a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) design approval grandfathered under the Implementation Procedures for Airworthiness (IPA) between the FAA and Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA).
Background:
There are FAA type certificates for United States (U.S.) state of design of CFR 14 Parts 23 and 27 aircraft that have been adopted and considered grandfathered design approvals by TCCA.
These eligible aircraft can be found on the Transport Canada website at U.S. Eligible Aircraft List (canada.ca).
Consequently, FAA approved design changes such as STCs on these grandfathered type certificates are automatically accepted without issuing a TCCA STC or requiring validation by TCCA. For more information on grandfathered approvals, please see paragraph 3.3.3 of the IPA between the FAA and TCCA.
The documentation requirements for the installation of parts in accordance with CAR 571 are still applicable to grandfathered FAA STC’s under the IPA. Parts other than standard and commercial parts, require a FAA form 8130-3 ARC or equivalent document such as a Statement of Conformity to be installed. This would include FAA Parts Manufacturing Approval (PMA) parts associated with an FAA grandfathered STC.
For installation of parts, other than standard or commercial parts, certification documentation required to install parts associated with grandfathered FAA STCs into a Canadian registered aircraft still applies. For new parts exported from the U.S. to Canada, the IPA describes that an Authorized Release Certificate or equivalent document is required for export; this is to comply with the requirements in paragraph 571.07(2)(a) of the Canadian Aviation Regulations (CARs) for the installation of new parts.
Additionally, to sell a part directly to a customer, suppliers to a FAA production approval holder (PAH) or PMA holder require direct ship authorization from the PAH or PMA holder. A direct ship authorization is a written permission from the PAH or PMA holder to a supplier to ship directly to an installer or operator. The FAA Form 8130-3 issued with the part should have the direct ship authorization details in Block 12. If a part is received without the direct ship authorization, the FAA considers these parts to be unapproved parts.
Recommended Action:
TCCA recommends that prior to procuring parts associated with FAA grandfathered STCs and other grandfathered design approvals under the IPA, the purchaser or installer receive the proper certification for the parts from the FAA design approval holder to meet the import requirements of the IPA and CAR installation requirements: FAA Form 8130-3 (with direct ship authorization, when applicable) or equivalent document such as a Statement of Conformity.
Without the required certification, parts associated with the FAA design approval cannot be installed on a Canadian registered aircraft.
Additional guidance on the documentation required for the installation of parts can be found in the latest issue of TCCA Advisory Circular 571-024.
Contact Office:
For more information concerning this issue, contact a Transport Canada Centre or contact Jeff Phipps, Chief Operational Airworthiness, Standards Branch in Ottawa, by email at jeff.phipps@tc.gc.ca.
Original signed by
Andrew Larsen
For
Stacey Mason
Director
Standards
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