1. A separate statement of compliance upon completion of regulatory showings to applicable airworthiness requirements of the eligible product.
2. Approval privileges document (FAA ACO Agreement, FAA ODA, EASA Design Organization Approval, or equivalent) (if applicable).).
3. Company Manual (Handbook, Procedures, Work Instructions) related to the intended certification activities.
4. DAR01- Letter of application addressed to the General Manager of Airworthiness (*).
5. Data Package should include ((*) see additional Help)
6. Draft SAPMA supplement
7. List of proposed designees and GACA concurrences (if required).
8. Part Specific Certification Plan (PartSCP)
9. Quality Manual (if a new PMA applicant, or changes/revisions when applicable).

1. Applicant must be a Saudi Arabian aerospace industry. 2. For use on Saudi Arabian-registered aircraft only.

The letter of application should be of sufficient detail to allow the GACA to make the decision to support the project. The content must indicate the following:
1.      Provide the name and address of the manufacturing facility for the article;
2.      Identify the replacement article and its original counterpart from a type certificate (TC, STC or Amended Type certificate (ATC));
3.      Identify the makes, models/series of aircraft, engines or propellers eligible for the proposed article or refer to the eligibility listing in an enclosed draft supplement;
4.      State the method of showing compliance with airworthiness requirements (i.e., test reports and computations using either general analysis, or comparative analysis, or a combination of both methods; or identicality without a license agreement);
Stipulate use of a quality system that meets the requirements of GACAR 21.207. If using a previously approved quality system, cite the associated quality manual, its latest revision, and date. See AC 21-43, Production under 14 CFR Part 21, Subparts F, G, K, and O, for further guidance.

(*) Data Package should include:

1. Drawings with pertinent material and process specifications
2. Compliance checklist with a qualifying statement per FAA AC 21-51
3. Test reports and computations on the compliance checklist
4. Reverse engineering report(s)
5. Safety Assessment which includes:

1. Description of the article and its intended function(s)
2. A qualitative assessment of failure modes and effects
3. Effect of article failure on the next higher assembly and its performance
4. Effect of article failure on the product and its performance

6. Manufacturing Inspection and test procedures (if article is critical or life limited)
7. Manufacturing Test Results (if article is critical or life limited)
8. Airworthiness Limitations (if article is critical or life limited)
9. Life Assessment (applicable to cyclic load environments)
10. Airworthiness Directives (ADs) or service difficulties involving article
11. Continued Operational Safety (COS) Plan.
12. Maintenance Instructions and Instructions for Continued Airworthiness (ICA).
13. Article Marking [Compliance to GACAR § 45.13]
14. Test Plans with a draft conformity request when warranted
15. Evidence of installation eligibility
16. DER 8110-3 forms (as required)

1. Application : The applicant must submit all relevant documents as requested by the General Authority of Civil Aviation.
2. Review : GACA will review the documents submitted by the applicant and verify if it complies with the regulations and can ask the applicant to update his application.
3. Issue : GACA will only issue the Certificate/Permit when the E-Service process allows it and GACA is completely satisfied that all regulatory requirements have been adequately addressed.
4. Delivery : The Certificate/Permit will either be delivered electronically or manually according to the E-Service process.
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