CFR > Title 14 - Aeronautics and Space > CHAPTER I—FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION > SUBCHAPTER C—AIRCRAFT (parts 21 to 50) > PART 21—CERTIFICATION PROCEDURES FOR PRODUCTS AND PARTS > SUBPART K—Approval of Materials, Parts, Processes, and Appliances (§21.301 to §21.320) > 21.310—Inspections and tests.

21.310—Inspections and tests.

Code of Federal Regulations

Effective Date Note: By Docket No. FAA-2006-25877, 74 FR 53390, Oct. 16, 2009, subpart K of part 21 was revised, effective Apr. 14, 2010. The effective date of this revision was subsequently postponed to Apr. 16, 2011 at 75 FR 9095, Mar. 1, 2010. For the convenience of the user, the revised text is set forth as follows: Subpart K—Parts Manufacturer Approvals § 21.310 Inspections and tests. (a) Each applicant for or holder of a PMA must allow the FAA to inspect its quality system, facilities, technical data, and any manufactured articles and witness any tests, including any inspections or tests at a supplier facility, necessary to determine compliance with this subchapter. (b) Unless otherwise authorized by the FAA, the applicant or holder— (1) May not present any article to the FAA for an inspection or test unless compliance with § 21.303(b)(2) through (4) has been shown for that article; and (2) May not make any change to an article between the time that compliance with § 21.303(b)(2) through (4) is shown for that article and the time that the article is presented to the FAA for the inspection or test.