21L.A.127 Obligations of the declared production organisation

(a)     The declared production organisation shall work in accordance with clearly defined procedures, practices and processes.

(b)     If the declared production organisation intends to conduct flight tests, then it shall prepare, maintain and keep updated an operations manual that includes a description of the organisation’s policies and processes for flight testing. The declared production organisation shall make this manual available to the competent authority upon request.

(c)      For completed aircraft, prior to submitting an aircraft statement of conformity (EASA Form 52B) to the competent authority, the declared production organisation shall ensure that the aircraft is in a condition for safe operation and conforms to:

1.       the approved type design of a type-certified product issued in accordance with Subpart B of Section B of this Annex, or

2.       the design data of an aircraft for which design compliance has been declared in accordance with Subpart C of this Annex.

(d)     For products (other than complete aircraft) and parts, the declared production organisation shall ensure prior to issuing an authorised release certificate (EASA Form 1) that the product or part is in a condition for safe operation and conforms to the approved type design of a type-certified product issued in accordance with Subpart B, D, E or M of Section B of this Annex or conforms to the design data of an aircraft for which design compliance has been declared in accordance with Subpart C, F or M of this Annex.

(e)     For engines, the declared production organisation shall ensure that the completed engine is in compliance with the applicable engine exhaust emissions requirements applicable on the date of production of the engine.

(f)      The declared production organisation shall include, in any authorised release certificates (EASA Form 1) that are issued by it, the reference number issued by the competent authority in accordance with point 21L.B.142 for this declared production organisation.

(g)     The declared production organisation shall ensure that the organisation records the details of any work that is completed.

(h)     The declared production organisation shall provide, to the design holder or the declarant of a declaration of design compliance, continuing airworthiness support for any products or parts that they have produced.

(i)      The declared production organisation shall have an archiving system that records the requirements that have been placed on other organisations, such as suppliers and subcontractors. The declared production organisation shall make the archived data available to the competent authority for continuing airworthiness purposes.

(j)      For the production of new aircraft, the declared production organisation shall ensure that the aircraft is kept in an airworthy condition and that maintenance is performed, including any necessary repairs in accordance with the applicable design data, prior to the issuance of an aircraft statement of conformity (EASA Form 52B).

(k)     Where the declared production organisation issues a certificate of release to service after such maintenance, it shall determine that each completed aircraft has been subjected to the necessary maintenance and is in a condition for safe operation, prior to issuing that certificate.

(l)      The declared production organisation shall comply with the requirements in Subpart A of this Annex applicable to a declared production organisation.