Aircraft Certiification
Aircraft Certiification
Aircraft Certiification
The JARs numbered between 20 and 39 are those used for the design,
the production and certification of any flying object. As the requirements
differ separate JARs were established for the different objects.
JAR-21 prescribes the procedural requirements for the issue of a Type
Certificate and changes to those certificates, the issue of standard
Certificates of Airworthiness and the issue of export airworthiness
approvals. Further more it defines the procedural requirements for the
approval of certain parts and appliances as well as the approval of
organisations performing this kind of activities.
The other JARs contained in this number block prescribe the
requirements for the different groups of flying objects. All of these objects
must be designed, manufactured and certified according to the respective
JARs.
Subpart A
Subpart B
Subpart D
Subpart E
Subpart F
Subpart G
JAR-21
JAR-22
JAR-23
JAR-25
JAR-26
JAR-27
JAR-29
JAR-36
Subpart H
Subpart JA
Subpart JB
Subpart K
Subpart L
General
Type certificates
Changes to type certificate
Supplemental type certificates
Production without production organisation approval
Production organisation approval for products, parts and
appliances
Certificates of airworthiness
Design organisation approval -products or changes to
products
Design organisation approval -parts and appliances
Parts and appliances
Export airworthiness approvals
Subpart M
Subpart N
Subpart 0
Subpart P
Subpart Q
Appendix A
Appendix B
Appendix C
Appendix D
Repairs
Imported products, parts and appliances, and changes
designed in a non jaa country
Joint technical standard order authorizations
Joint part approval authorizations
Identification of products, parts and appliances
Production organisation exposition
Quality system
JTSO Specification incl. qualitative design requirements
List of products and applicable requirements
Type Certification
The type certification must follow the procedural requirements for the
issue of type certificates for aircraft, aircraft engines and propellers. Rules
governing the holders of those certificates have also been established.
The authority will only accept an application for a Type Certificate
submitted by a person holding an appropriate Design Organisation
Approval (DOA) under JAR- 21 Subpart JA or having had his application
for DOA accepted under JAR-21.
An application for a Type Certificate must be made in a form and manner
applicable to the authority and must be accompanied by drawings,
preliminary basic data, operating characteristics and limitations.
The authority issues a Type Certificate if satisfied with fulfillment of all
requirements by the applicant. This includes drawings, specifications,
inspections, flight and ground tests, record keeping, etc.
The Type Certificate holder for an aircraft, aircraft engine, or propeller
shall produce, maintain and update master copies of all manuals required
by the applicable type certification requirements for the product and
provide copies on request to the authority.
Type Certificate
The Type Certificate/TC is considered to include the type design, the
operating limitations, the type certificate data sheet, the applicable
requirements with which the authority records compliance and any other
conditions or limitations prescribed for the product in the applicable
requirement.
A Type Certificate is effective until surrendered, suspended, and revoked
or a termination date is established by the authority. The Type Certificate
is the property of the manufacturer representing the Type Certificate
holder.
Documents
To comply with national and international requirements a set of
documents must be carried all times on board the respective aircraft.
Certificate of Airworthiness
The Certificate Of Airworthiness/C of A must be accessible and stored
with other airworthiness certificates in the cockpit.
For each aircraft to be legally operated the register state authority must issue a
certificate of airworthiness.
Basic documents required for a certificate of airworthiness are:
Certificate of Registration
The certificate of registration must be accessible and stored with other
airworthiness certificates in the cockpit. Each aircraft must have its own
aircraft registration based on rules and regulation of the respective
country of registration.
Note: For Swiss rules and regulation see chapter 10.7.
Noise Certificate
The noise certificate must be accessible and stored with other
airworthiness certificates in the cockpit
An aero plane, when flight-tested in accordance with the requirements of
JAR-36 and operated within the limits of the type certificate, shall not
exceed the noise levels specified in JAR-36.140 at the following points on
level terrain (Ref. JAR-36- 120):
Lateral reference measurement point: the point on a line parallel to and
450 m from the runway centre line, or extended centre line, where the
noise level after lift-off is at a maximum during take-off;
Flyover reference noise measurement point: the point on the extended
centre-line of the runway at a distance of 6.5 km from the start-of-roll;
Approach reference noise measurement point: the point on the ground, on
the extended centre-line of the runway 2000 m from the threshold. On
level ground this corresponds to a position 120 m (394 ft) vertically below
the 3"- descent path originating at a point on the runway 300 m beyond
the threshold.
Weight Schedule
An operator shall specify, in the operations manual, the principles and
methods involved in the loading and in the mass and balance system that
meet the requirements of JAR-OPS 1.605. This system must cover all
types of intended operations.
Each weight change has to be recorded and registered in the weight and
balance sheet of the aircraft.
A scheduled aircraft weighing has to be established.
For every flight a weight calculation (load sheet) must be performed and
signed by the pilot.
(a) An operator shall ensure that during any phase of operation,
the loading, mass and centre of gravity of the aeroplane complies with the
limitations specified in the approved aeroplane flight manual, or the
operations manual if more restrictive.
(b) An operator must establish the mass and the centre of gravity
of any aeroplane by actual weighing prior to initial entry into service and
thereafter at intervals of 4 years if individual aeroplane masses are used
and 9 years if fleet masses are used. The accumulated effects of
modifications and repairs on the mass and balance must be accounted for
and properly documented. Furthermore. Aeroplanes must be reweight if
the effect of modifications on the mass and balance is not accurately
known.
(c) An operator must determine the mass of all-operating items
and crewmembers included in the aeroplane dry operating mass by
weighing or by using standard masses. The influence of their position on
the aeroplane centre of gravity must be determined.
(d) An operator must establish the mass of the traffic load,
including any ballast, by actual weighing or determine the mass of the
traffic load in accordance with standard passenger and baggage masses
as specified in JAR-OPS 1.620.
(e) An operator must determine the mass of the fuel load by using
the actual density or, if not known, the density calculated in accordance
with a method specified in the operations manual. (See IEM OPS 1.605(e)
Note: Examples of Weight Schedule Documents see chapter 10.7