This notice informs Aircraft Certification Service (AIR) employees
and managers of the transition from the Regulatory and Guidance Library (RGL) to the Dynamic
Regulatory System (DRS). Furthermore, it outlines the AIR divisions which are responsible for
uploading, publishing, and maintaining each document type.

This order restates current Flight Standards Service (FS) policy for
personnel to use as they develop and execute annual surveillance work programs; incorporates
organizational changes and policy division changes; and updates previous guidance work
activities, National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recommendations, Inspector General
(IG) recommendations, and congressional mandates.

This memorandum corrects the use of the term “natural person” when referring to the
amateur builder in FAA Order 8130.2J, Airworthiness Certification of Aircraft, paragraph
15-2(a).
The primary audience for this memo is Aircraft Certification Service Aviation Safety
Inspectors (ASIs), Flight Standards Service airworthiness ASIs, Designated
Airworthiness Representatives (DAR-F and DAR-T), FAA Academy Instructors, and the
public.

This AC transmits an updated schedule of charges for services of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Flight Standards Service (FS) aviation safety inspectors (ASI) outside the United States. On April 19, 1995, the FAA amended Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 187 (60 Federal Register (FR) 19628-01, April 19, 1995), Fees for Certification Services and Approvals Performed Outside the United States, which established the methodology for determining these charges. The rule provided that the FAA would publish these fees in an AC. Refer to part 187 appendix A.

This advisory circular (AC) describes an acceptable means for showing
compliance with the applicable airworthiness regulations for the management of open
problem reports (OPRs) in technical standard order (TSO) authorization and type
certification for the system, software, and airborne electronic hardware (AEH) domains.
This document contains guidance that is not legally binding in its own right nor will be
relied upon by the Department of Transportation or the Federal Aviation Administration
as a separate basis for affirmative enforcement action or other administrative penalty.
Moreover, conformity with this guidance document (as distinct from existing statutes and
regulations) is voluntary only, and nonconformity will not affect rights and obligations
under statutes and regulations. This document is intended only to provide clarity to the
public regarding existing requirements under the law or agency policies. However, if you
use the means described in this AC, you should follow it in all applicable respects unless
alternate means are proposed and accepted by the FAA.

This advisory circular (AC) provides “best practices” for the management
of open problem reports, and is intended to complement AC 20-189, Management of
Open Problem Reports (OPRs). This document contains guidance that is not legally
binding in its own right nor will be relied upon by the Department of Transportation or
the Federal Aviation Administration as a separate basis for affirmative enforcement
action or other administrative penalty. Moreover, conformity with this guidance
document (as distinct from existing statutes and regulations) is voluntary only, and
nonconformity will not affect rights and obligations under statutes and regulations. This
document is intended only to provide clarity to the public regarding existing requirements
under the law or agency policies.
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