This order establishes the instructions and procedures for Federal Aviation Administration
(FAA) personnel in evaluating applications submitted for Organization Designation
Authorization (ODA) under the requirements set forth in Subpart D of Part 183 of Title 14 of the
Code of Federal Regulations. It also establishes the instructions and procedures for FAA
personnel conducting oversight of ODA holders granted under this subpart, and for such holders.
Stage: Final Publications
Regulatory Agency Final Publications
FAA_Order_8100.15C
FAA AC 20-135A, Powerplant Installation and Propulsion System Component Fire Protection Test Methods, Standards, and Criteria
This advisory circular (AC) provides guidance for powerplant fire testing and
recognizes the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Aerospace Standard (AS) 6826,
Powerplant Fire Test Standards, as an acceptable Means of Compliance (MoC) for
demonstrating compliance to the applicable regulations specified in Appendix A.
AC 20-135A
Order 8120.18A
Order 8120.22B
Order 8130.21J, Completion of FAA Form 8130-3 under Part 21
This order describes how to complete Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) Form 8130-3, Authorized Release Certificate, FAA Form 8130-3,
Airworthiness Approval Tag, for aircraft engines, propellers, and articles produced under title 14,
Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 21, Certification Procedures for Products and
Articles. It describes the use of the form as evidence of a conformity inspection for prototype
aircraft engines, propellers, or articles in Type Certification, Supplemental Type Certification, or
PMA programs; as an airworthiness approval for an aircraft engine, propeller, or article
manufactured under an FAA production approval to find compliance with §§ 21.146, 21.316,
and 21.616; as an export airworthiness approval under § 21.325(b); and as an authorized release
document (ARD) under § 21.137(o).
Order 8130.21J
FAA Order 8120.25, Safety Management Oversight of Design and Production Approval Holders
This order provides guidance and assigns responsibility for aircraft certification service (AIR)
personnel to provide oversight of a design and production approval holder with a safety
management system (SMS) that is required under Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations
(14 CFR) Part 5 or accepted by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) under the voluntary
SMS program. This order also instructs AIR personnel on how to provide safety management
guidance to an approval holder that is not required to meet Part 5 and has not entered the
voluntary SMS program.
Order 8120.25
FAA Order 8110.107B Chg 1, Monitor Safety/Analyze Data
This order describes how the Aviation Safety Organization (AVS) staff use the Monitor
Safety/Analyze Data (MSAD) process within the Aircraft Certification Service (AIR) Safety
Management System (SMS) to help identify safety issues and manage risk in aviation products
throughout their life cycle.
This change incorporates requirements from the Aircraft Certification, Safety, and
Accountability Act (ACSAA) of 2020, as well as recommended changes from the National
Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM).
Order 8110.107B Chg 1
FAA AC 25-7D Chg 1, Flight Test Guide for Certification of Transport Category Airplanes
This change, advisory circular (AC) 25-7D Change 1, incorporates updates and adds or
revises guidance for stall in-ground-effect and for tailwind and crosswind capability.