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13th Military Airworthiness Conference

25th September 2013

EASA Presentation

Pascal Medal

Head Of Certification Experts Department

EASA

25th September 2013 EASA Certification Experience 2

Index

Summary of European Civil Airworthiness Certification

Civil aircraft certification: historical background

From JAA to EASA System

EASA Type Certification Process

TC/STC procedures

Certification Handbook/PID

Certification Memos

Level Of Involvement (LOI)

Operational Suitability Data

Items for cooperation

RPAS

MIDCAS

Extended CAW e.g. A 400M

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Civil Type Certification: historical background

Historical Summary of European Civil Airworthiness Certification (1 / 2)

Convention on International Civil Aviation, Chicago in 1944: ICAO

ICAO Civil Standards and recommended practices for airworthiness of aircraft adopted by ICAO Council on 01st March 1949 (pursuant to provisions of Article 37 Convention), and were designated as “Airworthiness of Aircraft” Annex 8 to the Convention

On 06th June 2000, the Air Navigation Commission reviewed a recommendation of the Continuing Airworthiness Panel to formally introduce the “Type Certificate” concept in Annex 8,

(already referred together with type certification process in Airworthiness Technical Manual Doc 9051)

ICAO Annex 8 Type Certificate definition:

“A document issued by a Contracting State to define the design of an aircraft type and to certify that this design meets the appropriate airworthiness requirements of that State”

EASA Framework: Part 21.A.41 definition for Type Certificate

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From JAA to EASA System

Historical Summary of European Civil Airworthiness Certification (2 / 2)

• Created on 1970, as an ECAC associated body

• Member States NAAs (44 ECAC members - 2012)

• Initial objective: to develop common airworthiness certification specs for large transport aeroplanes (industry support – first Airbus programmes A300)

• 1987 extension of scope: common standards for maintenance – ops – licensing - other aircraft types’ airworthiness specs

• Headquarter in Hoofdorp (NL) – Decisions with no national legal value

• Aircraft Certification processes done by JAA- multi NAAs teams - Recommendation for TC issued - To be legally adopted one by one by Member States - Subject to addition of National Differences.

• Standardisation a voluntary process to achieve mutual recognition status.

• A JAA Member State may accept or not an initial standardisation visit.

• EU Agency depending from DG-MOVE

• First discussions 1996 – Created by Basic Regulation 1592/2002, currently EC 216/2008

• Created Sep 02 – Effective starting date 28 Sep 03

• Initial HQ Brussels – Moved to Cologne in 2003 – Brussels Office opened in 2011

• At a first stage, focused on initial and continued airworthiness

• Aircraft Certification processes by EASA teams – TC’s issued and legally valid on all EASA member States with no further action – EASA adopts certification specifications and guidance material.

• Standardisation of Member States NAAs based on EU Law.

• An EASA team standardisation visit can not be refused.

• 1st Remit extension 2008: Ops – Licensing – Aeromedical - Third Country Operators – Training Orgs

• 2nd Remit extension 2009: Aerodromes - ATM


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Type Certificate

“Basic Regulation” 216/2008

•Article 3.c): “Product” shall mean an aircraft, engine, propeller

•Article 5.2.a): Products shall have a type certificate

Objectives for a Certification System:

•Safe

•Common regulatory and certification standards

•Effective

•User friendly and time - cost efficient (single TC valid in all Member States)

•Meet both Public and Industry expectations

Principles for a Certification System

(EU products):

•Rely on three related and required approvals

•Product Type Certification approval – TC

•Design Organisation Approval - DOA

•Production Organisation Approval – POA

•Continued Airworthiness process allow to legally enforce necessary corrective actions based on in service experience

Advantages:

•Every organisation (EASA, DOA, POA) having their own roles and responsibilities

•Industry has detailed product knowledge, expertise and I+D capabilities

•Type Investigation and compliance demonstration by DOAs approved and audited by EASA

•Independent Checking function inside DOA

•Monitoring and verification by EASA on both organisation and at product level

•It allows EASA to decide and agree with DOA which aspects of compliance verification can be delegated to DOA and which ones retained by Agency, allowing to focus on more critical aspects of compliance verification (level of involvement definition)


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Advantages:

It allows EASA to decide and agree with DOA which aspects of compliance verification can be delegated to DOA and which ones retained by Agency, allowing to focus on more critical aspects of compliance verification (level of

involvement definition)


TC Process: Phases

Phase I

Technical Familiarization

Establishment Type Certif. Basis

Phase II:

Certification Programme Agreement

Phase III:

Compliance Determination

Phase IV:

Final EASA report – TC Issuance

TODAY

Certification Programme defines on Applicant side

• Programme Milestones

• Responsibles (names, tasks, competences)

• Working methods

• Applicable requirments

• Proposed testing

• Substantiation documents, analysis, reports and evidences to be generated

Today’s EASA practice with “big” DOA players about compliance docs:

•CAT 1 to be EASA accepted

•CAT 2: 6 weeks for EASA comments, after that considered accepted

•CAT 3: DOA approved, available to EASA on demand

TOMORROW

Level of Involvement

Concept (LoI)

• For each means of compliance demonstration, Agency shall determine LoI

• Objective criteria to define Agency LoI

• Potential unsafe conditions, past accidents, etc

• Based on level of performance showed in the past by Applicant

• Dynamically adapted as level of performance showed during particular process

• Applicant shall record justification of compliance

• Subject to revision/update / change as cert. process progress: LoI may decrease or increase

• Degree of Technology novelty for both the Agency and applicant

EASA Certification Procedures

TC/STC procedures EASA - Internal working procedures

Certification Handbook (User Guide)

Certification Memos EASA - Certification Memoranda


http://easa.europa.eu/certification/internal-working-procedures.php




http://easa.europa.eu/certification/certification-memoranda.php




Level Of Involvement Proposal 1/2

Formally introduce a risk based approach both in product certification and design organisation approvals,

Enable the Agency to determine its level of involvement in product certification on the basis of consistently tangible criteria, based on safety risk,

Introduce the possibility to approve major changes, major repairs and STC under a DOA privilege, under certain conditions,

Establish product certification and design organisation approvals as two separate processes sharing the same common risk based elements,

Improve the clarity of part 21 text, by separating the requirements applicable to product certification and design organization approvals


Level Of Involvement 2/2

Enablers in Part 21, but needs amendments to AMC material to specify the conditions,

On going initiatives with Industry participation, pilot projects,

Assess & Rely on DOA (rating table),

Linked to Safety Management System,

Aim is to better tackle the important aspects, focusing resources where really needed,


Operational Suitability Data

Referenced in Regulation 216/2008, article 5, 7 , 8, 21, annex 4, etc… Amendment to REG 748/2012 part 21 “OSD”

(opinion agreed in July 2013)

Paragraph 21-A-15 is laying down the OSD items:

Minimum Syllabus of Pilot Type Rating (+ CS-FC)

Minimum Syllabus of Maintenance Certifying Staff (+ CS-MCS) Determination of type or variant for Cabin Crew (+ CS-CCM) MMEL (+ CS-MMEL) Definition of scope of aircraft validation source data to support objective qualification of simulators (+ CS-SIM)

Other Type related Operational Suitability elements


Cooperation EASA / EDA

Arrangement EASA/EDA signed on 18th June 2013

Support needs to be considered (several options), but EASA certification is funded through a F&C scheme, resources can only be deployed if income is set adequately

Cooperation already in force:

Flight Test Center(s): CEV France, Italy, Germany, to be pursued and amplified,

EASA Focal point for Military coordination: Jose Penedo is acting


Items for Cooperation 1/2

Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems MIDCAS, EASA involvement has started

EASA - Policy statements

On going projects:

A 400M post TC and CAW-MoU

Arrangement(s) for surveillance (organisations)

Certification of configurations for Civil /Military use, simplifying the processes,


http://easa.europa.eu/certification/policy-statements.php




Items for Cooperation 2/2

Training activities

EASA workshops & internal training may be opened to military entities,

Agreement to use Military facilities for e.g. training of EASA Flight personnel,

Temporary staff assignments, TBD

25th September 2013

EASA Certification Experience 13

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