Witnessing of Tests During Design Approval. (a) The airworthiness authority of the country in which a design approval applicant is located may request assistance in the witnessing of tests from the airworthiness authority of the country in which a design approval applicant’s supplier is located.
(b) Only authority-to-authority requests are permissible and authorities will not respond to a test witnessing request from the manufacturer or supplier. Witnessing of tests will be conducted only after consultations between the two airworthiness authorities on the specific work to be performed and agreement has been obtained from the airworthiness authority in the country in which the supplier is located. The airworthiness authority of the country in which the design approval applicant is located makes the written request for witnessing of tests.
(c) Approval of the design approval applicant’s test plans, test procedures, test specimens, and hardware configuration remains the responsibility of the airworthiness authority of the country in which the design approval applicant is located. Establishing the conformity of each test article prior to the conduct of the test is the responsibility of the design approval applicant.
(d) Requests for witnessing of tests must be specific enough to provide for identification of the location, timing, and nature of the test to be witnessed. An approved test plan must be provided by the requesting authority at least two weeks prior to each scheduled test.
(e) CAAI requests for witnessing of tests will be sent to the appropriate FAA Aircraft Certification Office. For tests associated with a current CAAI or FAA validation program, the requests should be sent to the FAA Aircraft Certification Office responsible for the U.S. applicant. For tests associated with an Israeli certification program only, the requests should be sent to the FAA Aircraft Certification Office which has geographic responsibility for the State in which the tests will take place. FAA Aircraft Certification Offices are listed in Appendix A. CAAI’s requests will be sent on a completed CAAI Form 8120-10, Request for Conformity. The FAA requests for witnessing of tests will be sent by letter to the appropriate CAAI address, as listed in Appendix A.
(f) Upon completion of test witnessing on behalf of the requesting authority, the FAA or CAAI will send a report stating that the test was conducted in accordance with approved test plans and confirming the test results, as well as any other documentation as notified...
Witnessing of Tests During Design Approval. (a) The FAA or EASA, as appropriate for the country in which a design approval applicant is located, may request assistance in the witnessing of tests from the other depending on the country in which a design approval applicant’s supplier is located.
(b) Only FAA to EASA or EASA to FAA requests are permissible and neither the FAA nor EASA shall respond to a test witnessing request made directly from the manufacturer or supplier. Witnessing of tests shall be conducted only after consultations between the FAA and EASA on the specific work to be performed and agreement has been obtained from the other. The FAA or EASA, as appropriate for country in which the design approval applicant is located, makes the written request for witnessing of tests.
(c) Unless otherwise delegated, approval of the design approval applicant’s test plans, test procedures, test specimens, and hardware configuration remains the responsibility of the FAA or EASA, as appropriate for the country in which the design approval applicant is located. Establishing the conformity of each test article prior to the conduct of the test is the responsibility of the design approval applicant.
(d) Generally, conformity inspections associated with prototype parts in Europe are the responsibility of the AA. However, EASA shall assure that such inspections have been conducted prior to witnessing any tests on behalf of the FAA. In addition, EASA is generally responsible for the conformity of the test set-up.
(e) Test witnessing activities may require the development of a working arrangement based on the complexity and frequency of the requested certifications. At the discretion of the party in receipt of such requests, these activities may be delegated to authorized designees or approved organizations.
(f) Where there is no working arrangement, requests for witnessing of individual tests must be specific enough to provide for identification of the location, timing, and nature of the test to be witnessed. An approved test plan must be provided by the FAA or EASA, as appropriate, at least two weeks prior to each scheduled test.
(g) The EASA or FAA requests for conformity of the test set-up and/or witnessing of tests shall be sent electronically to the EASA office or FAA ACO which has geographic responsibility for the location of the test. FAA and EASA offices are listed in Appendix A. Where prototype part conformity inspection is also involved, the FAA may send a joint notification of the activity to both ...
Witnessing of Tests During Design Approval. [Reserved] [Reserved]
Witnessing of Tests During Design Approval. The airworthiness authority of the country in which a design approval applicant is located may request assistance in the witnessing of tests from the airworthiness authority of the country in which a design approval applicant’s supplier is located.
Witnessing of Tests During Design Approval. (a) The FAA or EASA, as appropriate for the country in which a design approval applicant is located, may request assistance in the witnessing of tests from the other depending on the country in which a design approval applicant’s supplier is located.
(b) Only FAA to EASA or EASA to FAA requests are permissible and neither the FAA nor EASA shall respond to a test witnessing request made directly from the manufacturer or supplier. Witnessing of tests shall be conducted only after consultations between the FAA and EASA on the specific work to be performed and agreement has been obtained from the other. The FAA or EASA, as appropriate for country in which the design approval applicant is located, makes the written request for witnessing of tests.
(c) Unless otherwise delegated, approval of the design approval applicant’s test plans, test procedures, test specimens, and hardware configuration remains the responsibility of the FAA or EASA, as appropriate for the country in which the design approval applicant is located. Establishing the conformity of each test article prior to the conduct of the test is the responsibility of the design approval applicant.
(d) Generally, conformity inspections associated with prototype parts in Europe are the responsibility of the AA. However, EASA shall assure that such inspections have been conducted prior to witnessing any tests on behalf of the FAA. In addition, EASA is generally responsible for the conformity of the test set-up.
Witnessing of Tests During Design Approval. (1) A Participant may request assistance from the other for the witnessing of tests that are performed in the other’s territory.
(2) Only requests between Participants are permissible and the Participants will not respond to a test-witnessing request made directly from the manufacturer or supplier. Witnessing of tests will be conducted only after consultations between the Participants on the specific work to be performed and consent has been obtained from the other Participant. The Participants, as appropriate for the country or territory in which the design approval applicant is located, will make the written request for witnessing of tests.
(3) Unless otherwise delegated, the Participants remain in charge of the approval of the applicant’s test plans, test procedures, test specimens, and hardware configuration, as appropriate for the country or territory in which the design approval applicant is located. The applicant will be in charge of establishing the conformity of each test article prior to the conduct of the test.
(4) Test witnessing activities may require the development of a working arrangement based on the complexity and frequency of the requested certifications. At the discretion of the Participants in receipt of such requests, these activities may be delegated to authorised persons or approved organisations.
(5) When there is no working arrangement, requests for witnessing of individual tests will required to be specific enough to provide for identification of the location, timing, and nature of the test to be witnessed. An approved test plan will be required to be provided by a Participant, as appropriate, at least two weeks prior to each scheduled test.
(6) The Participants’ requests for conformity of the test set-up and/or witnessing of tests will be sent electronically to the appropriate office, which is in charge of the location of the test. The Participants’ offices are listed in Appendix A.
(7) Upon completion of test witnessing, the Participants will send a report stating that the test was conducted in accordance with approved test plans, including the identification of any variations from those test plans, and confirming the test results, as well as any other documentation as notified in the request.
Witnessing of Tests During Design Approval. (Reference Section IV, paragraph 4.0(b)).
Witnessing of Tests During Design Approval. 53 4.2 Conformity Certifications During Design Approval 54 4.3 Airworthiness Certificates 55 4.4 Protection of Proprietary Data and Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Requests 56
Witnessing of Tests During Design Approval. (a) The airworthiness authority of the country in which a design approval applicant is located may request assistance in the witnessing of tests from the airworthiness authority of the country in which a design approval applicant’s supplier is located.
(b) Only authority-to-authority requests are permissible and authorities will not respond to a test witnessing request from the manufacturer or supplier. Witnessing of tests will be conducted only after consultations between the two airworthiness authorities on the specific work to be performed and agreement has been obtained from the airworthiness authority in the country in which the supplier is located. The airworthiness authority of the country in which the design approval applicant is located makes the written request for witnessing of tests.
Witnessing of Tests During Design Approval. (a) FAA and TCCA may request assistance in the witnessing of tests from the other airworthiness authority. A written request for witnessing of tests will be provided.
(b) Witnessing of tests will be conducted only after consultations and agreement between FAA/TCCA on the specific work to be performed.
