Transcript Diapositive 1 - EASA | European Aviation Safety Agency

Permit to Fly:
the new rules
Peter Corbeel
Initial Airworthiness Manager
16-03-07
Cologne
European Aviation Safety Agency
Permit to Fly: the new rules
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NAA information meeting 16-03-07
Agenda
Welcome
Current rules
New rule development
Some major principles of the new rules
Detailed review of rules + AMC/GM
Rules and AMC/GM for approved
organisations
EASA procedures
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Cologne
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European Aviation Safety Agency
Welcome
We know that:
Rule change is very close to date of
implementation
Text might not be perfect
But please note we:
have tried to alleviate burden on all
have to respect legal constraints
Intend to improve when scope of EASA is
extended
Let’s all do our best to achieve smoothest
implementation !
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European Aviation Safety Agency
Current rules
Airworthiness Certificates
EASA has only three airworthiness
certificates:
(normal) Certificate of Airworthiness
only if normal C of A is
not appropriate / not possible:
Restricted Certificate of Airworthiness
Permit to Fly
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European Aviation Safety Agency
Current rules (contd.)
Restricted C of A
Normal case:
based on a Restricted TC:
(normal) TC is not appropriate (deviate from
CS)
agricultural,;
fire prevention and suppression;
aerial surveying,;
patrolling;
weather control,;
aerial advertising,;
wildlife conservation; and
other special purpose agreed by the Agency.
Exception:
Not based on Restricted TC
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European Aviation Safety Agency
Current rules (contd.)
Restricted C of A
Other requirements same as for
normal C of A
(maintenance, spare parts, etc)
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European Aviation Safety Agency
Current rules (contd.)
Permit to Fly
Until 28 March 2007
21A.174(d) Application
21A.185 Issue of permits to fly
NAA issue PtF after:
Agency found that aircraft can perform
safe flight (with restrictions)
But: 1702/2003 article 2.11: NAA
makes findings until 28-3-07
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European Aviation Safety Agency
New rule development
Draft TOR + invitation for
nominations published 13-12-05
Drafting group created 17-01-06:
AECMA
Europe Air Sports (2)
International Air Carrier Association
CAA-UK
DGAC-F
Austro Control
EASA (2)
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European Aviation Safety Agency
New rule development
Group started 02-02-06
5 meetings until 16-04-06
NPA published 05-07-06
235 comments received by 05-10-06
Review group created: drafting group
+ ENAC Italy + EASA Standardisation
Review group started 10-10-06
2 meetings until 10-11-06
CRD + draft rule published 11-12-06
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European Aviation Safety Agency
New rule development (Ctd)
10 reactions on CRD received by
22-01-07
Agency Opinion published 11-02-07
EASA Committee meeting 06-03-07
Committee members can oppose until
21-03-07
European Commission adoption and
publication 28-3-07 ???
Agency Decision AMC/GM to Part to
be published on the same date
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European Aviation Safety Agency
New rule development (Ctd)
What if new rule is published
after 28-03-07?
21A.185 is fully applicable
All players are invited to use new
procedures (forms etc.) as if new rule
is in place
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European Aviation Safety Agency
Permit to Fly: the new rules
Some important principles:
Different types of PtF all covered by one rule
shared responsibility: Agency – NAA
Old national PtF grandfathered
Applicable to EU registered aircraft
Valid in all member states
Privileges for DOA and POA
Maintenance rules in flight conditions
Separate Subpart P: Permit to Fly
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European Aviation Safety Agency
Different types of PtF all in
one rule
Complicating factor for drafting
Existing (R) C of A temporarily invalid
unapproved change
Unrepaired damage
(long) due maintenance
Pre C of A
TC not yet issued
(Production) Flight testing
C of A or Restricted C of A not appropriate or
not possible
Air racing / record breaking
Some orphan aircraft
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European Aviation Safety Agency
Shared responsibility Agency-NAA
Complicating factor for drafting:
shared responsibility: Agency – NAA
Agency:

All design issues
NAA:
Conformity (production)
 C of A issuance and oversight
 Permit to Fly issuance
 Implementation of maintenance rules

Permit to Fly: often deviation from
approved design: Agency involvement
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European Aviation Safety Agency
PtF Grandfathering
Principle:
All PtF or other certificate
grandfathered until first expiry date
or 28-3-08 maximum
For “permanent” PtF: flight
conditions are grandfathered
indefinitely (until need for change),
unless Agency determines insufficient
level of safety
(Reg 1702/2003 art. 2.e)
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European Aviation Safety Agency
PtF applicability
PtF rules applicable only to
aircraft registered in EU; or
Unregistered when identification
marking prescribed by MS
(Reg 1702/2003 art. 2.2)
Result: new rules do not cover
validation of foreign PtF
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European Aviation Safety Agency
PtF validity
PtF issued in accordance with new
rules are valid in all Member States:
No additional national
conditions/limitations for domains
covered by the approved flight
conditions
Holder must comply with other local
operational rules outside scope of PtF
National rules should not obstruct
free circulation
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European Aviation Safety Agency
DOA/POA privileges
DOA (possible) privileges:
Approve flight conditions for all PtF
except 21A.701(a)(15)
Issue PtF when configuration controlled
by DOA
POA (possible) privileges:
Approve flight conditions and issue PtF
for aircraft it produced when design is
approved
In previous draft: privilege for CAMO:
this will be subject of new NPA
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European Aviation Safety Agency
Maintenance rules for PtF
According to 2042/2003 art. 3.3
aircraft under PtF are exempted from
Part M
In stead: maintenance rules are
defined in the flight conditions
In most cases they can refer to
Part M
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European Aviation Safety Agency
Separate Subpart P
Initial drafts were amendments to
Subpart H (airworthiness certificates)
Due to complexity decided to create
new subpart
As a consequence all references to
PtF are deleted from subpart H
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