Federal Aviation Administration
Memorandum
Date: MAR~7
W. Rempe, Manager; Aircraft Engineering Division, AIR-l 00
Prepared by: Sol Maroof, Senior Engineer, AIR-110
Subject: FAA & EASA Reciprocal Acceptance of Repair Data and certain STC's
In the new United States/European Community aviation safety agreement, FAA and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) have negotiated provisions for more streamlined acceptance of repair data and acceptance of certain Supplemental Type Certificates (STC). While this agreement is being finalized and ratified, FAA and EASA have agreed to amend the scope of acceptance in existing Bilateral Aviation Safety Agreement Implementation Procedures for Airworthiness (BASA IPAs) with six European Union Member States: France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Sweden and the United Kingdom to enable this acceptance early.
The FAA and EASA have agreed via an exchange of letters to expedite:
- the reciprocal acceptance of certain STCs regardless of their State of Design.
The attached information describes what the new acceptance entails and is effective April 1, 2007. This interim measure is a way for the FAA, EASA, and industry to phase in an increasing reliance on each other's data approvals.
If there are further questions, please contact the Certification Procedures Branch, AIR-l 10 at (202) 267-9588.
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