Transcript Welcome by Manager Aircraft Certification Unit

Design Delegation Seminar
Welcome
Geoff Connor,
Manager Aircraft Certification
Auckland, 20 October 2005
Aircraft Certification Unit
Manager
Geoff Connor
Team Leaders *
Airworthiness Certification
David Gill*
Design Certification
Zahid Munawar*
Continuing Airworthiness
Jack Stanton*
Airworthiness Engineers
Peter Gill
Dave Rush
Owen Olls
Continuing Airworthiness
Specialist
Aircraft Certification Unit
Airworthiness Inspectors
Nick Nicholson
Jeremy Cook
Aircraft Registrar
Linda Bosher
Flight Manual Administrator Jo Coory
Test Pilot
Tony Morris
Project Work
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Boeing 747 Upgrade / FAA Shadow Cert
Boeing 777 Type Acceptance
Boeing 787 Certification Conference
Pacific Aerospace 750XL
Alpha Aviation
Bilaterals
Bilaterals
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Current activities & progress
– US/NZ BASA Implementation Procedures:
Airworthiness + Maintenance
– Transport Canada
– EASA Technical Arrangement
IPA - Repairs
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Repair designs
– Part 25 aircraft
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FAA team visit 13-15 Dec 2004
– FAA Aircraft Certification,
– HQ International Programs staff
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Presentations by CAA, Air NZ and Flight
Structures:
– Applicable requirements and standards
– Delegation systems
– CAA oversight
– Data and procedures for specific examples
IPA - Repairs
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FAA team recommends acceptance of NZ repair
design approvals
– NZ Part 146 design organisations/delegated authority
to approve
– Repairs to US state of design aircraft, incl.
– NZ aircraft exported to US
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Requires upgrade or extension to current IPA
– Part 25 designs
– Applicable limitations
BASA IPA - STCs
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FAA process involves “shadow certification” of
CAA STC process
– Air NZ B747 interior upgrade
– Major, complex project
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FAA visit 1-8 July 2005
– Presentations by CAA, Air NZ
– Checks STC processes, data, determinations
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Shadow certification:
– Recommends acceptance of NZ STCs
– May retain final compliance inspection
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Formal acceptance to be confirmed
BASA - MIP
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FAA team visited CAA 10/11 Nov 04
– CAA system familiarisation
– Scope: Part 145 certification + oversight
– CAA provides info/data + supporting documents
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Phase 2 visit 20-24 June 05
– Validates previous data
– Observes CAA audit of ANZES Part 145
– Compares NZ/US requirements
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Next step: Joint audits
Transport Canada
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Technical Arrangement on Maintenance
“One way” agreement. Covers CEC Part 145
certification
 MOU regarding assembly of PAC 750XL in
Canada
 CAA/TC relationship discussions
EASA Technical Arrangement
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European recognition pursued for some years
 EASA formed Sep 2003 – 25 states
– Aircraft certification + production approvals
– Operational + licensing functions to follow
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EASA proposes two stage process:
– (1) “Confidence building” CAA assessment
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EASA review team visit 21-25 Feb 2005
Summary report issued
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Allows type validation of PAC 750 XL
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– (2) Development of Technical Arrangement
Thursday 20th October 2005
Morning Session
0930 – 1000
Legal Powers and Legal Issues for Design
Delegates – Sid Wellik, Solicitor CAA
1000 – 1100
Morning Tea Break
1100 – 1200
CASA Design Approval Delegation Part 146 &
Subpart 21M Modifications and Repairs – Ian
Kearsley, CASA
Thursday 20th October 2005 cont
Afternoon Session
1300 – 1330
Approval of Modifications with Sling Loads –
Jack Stanton CAA
1330 – 1415
On the other side of the 337 – John Aplin,
Techair Ltd
1415 - 1500
The successful accomplishment of a combined
CAANZ FAA STC programme, the successes
and lessons learnt from such a challenging
project – Mike Pervan, Air NZ
1500 – 1530
Afternoon Tea
1530 – 1615
Aviation Human Factors – Dr Dougal Watson,
Principal Medical Officer CAA
1615 – 1630
Closing