GM1 21L.A.3(a)

Q: Who is exempt from the reporting requirements of point 21L.A.3(a) according to GM1 21L.A.3(a);(e);(f)?

Approval holders of minor changes and minor repairs, or declarants of a design compliance for a minor change or minor repair other than the natural or legal person that submitted the declaration under Part 21 Light Subpart C, do not have to comply with the requirements in point 21L.A.3(a).

Q: What is the rationale for exempting certain approval holders from the reporting requirements of point 21L.A.3(a)?

The rationale is that, according to the classification criteria for design changes and repairs (see points 21L.A.63 and 21L.A.203), minor changes and minor repairs have no appreciable effect on the characteristics affecting the airworthiness of a product.

Q: Even if exempt from point 21L.A.3(a), what other obligations still apply to those approval holders or declarants?

The obligations under Regulation (EU) No 376/2014 and its implementing acts still apply.

Q: Which specific points in Part 21 Light provide the classification criteria for design changes and repairs that support the exemption in GM1 21L.A.3(a);(e);(f)?

Points 21L.A.63 and 21L.A.203 provide the classification criteria for design changes and repairs.

Q: Does the exemption from point 21L.A.3(a) apply to the natural or legal person who submitted the declaration under Part 21 Light Subpart C?

No, the exemption applies to approval holders of minor changes and minor repairs or declarants of a design compliance for a minor change or minor repair other than the natural or legal person that submitted the declaration under Part 21 Light Subpart C.

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GM1 21L.A.3(a);(e);(f) Reporting system

ED Decision 2023/013/R

GENERAL

Approval holders of minor changes and minor repairs or declarants of a design compliance for a minor change or minor repair other than the natural or legal person that submitted the declaration under Part 21 Light Subpart C do not have to comply with the requirements in point 21L.A.3(a), since according to the classification criteria for design changes and repairs (see points 21L.A.63 and 21L.A.203), minor changes and minor repairs have no appreciable effect on the characteristics affecting the airworthiness of a product. However, it should be noted that the obligations under Regulation (EU) No 376/2014 and its implementing acts still apply.

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Source-Title: GM1 21L.A.3(a), (e), (f) Reporting system View latest amendments

Erulesid: ERULES-1963177438-21978 Compare versions

Domain: Initial airworthiness

Amendedby: Issue 1

Applicabilitydate: 21 October, 2023

Entryintoforcedate: 21 October, 2023

Regulatorysource: ED Decision 2023/013/R Navigate

Regulatorysubject: Part 21 Light

Typeofcontent: GM to IR (Guidance material to implementing rule)

Parentir: 21L.A.3 Reporting system

Origin: EASA

Category: EAR