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This Subpart prescribes rules governing—
(1) the approval of designs for replacement or modification parts by the issue of a NZPMA authorisation; and
(2) the responsibilities of the holder of a NZPMA authorisation.
(a) A NZPMA authorisation is—
(1) a design approval issued to the manufacturer of a replacement or modification part that has been found by the Director to comply with the applicable airworthiness requirements; and
(2) an authorisation to mark a part with the letters NZPMA.
(b) No person may identify a part with a NZPMA marking unless that person holds a NZPMA authorisation in respect of that part and the part meets the applicable airworthiness requirements.
The applicant for the grant of a NZPMA authorisation must—
(1) be the holder of a manufacturing organisation certificate issued under Part 148 and have applied for changes to their exposition for the manufacture of the part; or
(2) have applied for the grant of a manufacturing organisation certificate issued under Part 148 for the manufacture of the part.
(a) Each applicant for the grant of a NZPMA authorisation must provide the following information on (or, if that is not practicable, with) the approved CAA form—
(1) the name and address for service in New Zealand of the applicant; and
(2) the identity of the product onto which the part is to be installed; and
(3) a design that consists of—
(i) the drawings and specifications necessary to define the configuration and the design features of the part; and
(ii) evidence that the configuration and the design features of the part comply with the applicable airworthiness requirements; and
(iii) a list of those drawings and specifications specified in paragraph (a)(3)(i); and
(iv) the information on dimensions, materials, and processes necessary to define the structural strength of the part; and
(4) evidence that the applicant can reliably reproduce each part in accordance with the design referred to in paragraph (a)(3); and
(5) a statement of compliance by the applicant, or for an article that the Director determines includes significant airworthiness requirements, by the holder of a design organisation certificate issued under Part 146, stating that—
(i) the design of the part referred to in paragraph (a)(3) is identical to the design of the part that it is to replace or complies with the airworthiness design standards that apply to the product referred to in paragraph (a)(2); and
(ii) any inspections, tests, and computations required to show that the part complies with the technical conditions of the applicable airworthiness standards have been completed and documented; and
(6) such further particulars relating to the applicant as may be required by the Director as indicated on the form— and submit it to the Director with a payment of the appropriate application fee prescribed by regulations made under the Act.
(b) The applicant must make the part and associated data available for any inspections that the Director may require.
An applicant is entitled to a NZPMA authorisation if—
(1) the applicant meets the applicable requirements of this Subpart in a manner acceptable to the Director; and
(2) the granting of the certificate is not contrary to the interests of aviation safety; and
(3) the applicant has obtained a manufacturing organisation certificate issued under Part 148.
The holder of a NZPMA authorisation for a part may—
(1) manufacture the part subject to compliance with 21.719; and
(2) identify the part with the NZPMA marking.
The NZPMA authorisation may be suspended or revoked if the Director finds that—
(1) the conditions required when the authorisation was granted are no longer being observed; or
(2) the manufacturing organisation certificate issued under Part 148 is suspended or revoked; or
(3) the responsibilities of the holder specified in 21.719 are no longer being discharged; or
(4) the article has been shown to give rise to unacceptable hazards in service.
(a) A NZPMA authorisation issued under this Subpart remains in force until it is suspended or revoked.
(b) The holder of a NZPMA authorisation that is revoked must surrender the certificate to the Director as soon as practicable.
(c) The holder of a NZPMA authorisation that is suspended must as soon as practicable produce the certificate to the Director for appropriate endorsement.
A NZPMA authorisation issued under this Subpart is not transferable.
The holder of a NZPMA authorisation for a part must—
(1) manufacture each part in accordance with the manufacturing organisation certificate issued under Part 148; and
(2) ensure that each completed part conforms to its design data and is safe for installation; and
(3) permanently and legibly mark each part with the following information:
(i) the information prescribed in 21.813; and
(ii) the name, type, or part number of the article; and
(iii) the applicable NZPMA number; and
(4) upon the Director’s request, make the records required by 21.721 available to the Director.
(a) The holder of a NZPMA authorisation m u s t establish procedures to—
(1) identify, collect, index, store, maintain, and dispose of—
(i) records of all parts manufactured by the holder under a NZPMA authorisation; and
(ii) all relevant design information, drawings, specifications, tests, analyses, and reports that show the parts comply with the applicable NZPMA and this Part; and
(2) ensure that—
(i) all records are legible and of a permanent nature; and
(ii) except as provided in paragraph (b), the records required by paragraph (1) are retained for a period of 2 years from the date the last example of the article is permanently withdrawn from service.
(b) The Director may permit records to be retained for a lesser period than that required by paragraph (a)(2)(ii).
