Q- Which PCAA document provide requirements/ procedures related to issuance
of Type Certificate (TC)/ Type Acceptance Certificate (TAC)?
Ans: ANO-006 and MNL-003-AWRG
Q-What is the difference between Certificate of Type Approval (CTA) and Type
Certificate (TC)?
Ans:There is no difference between the two documents. However, different terms are
used by different contracting states.
Q-What is a Type Acceptance Certificate?
Ans: Type Acceptance Certificate is a certificate issued on the basis of accepting
the Type Certificate issued by another ICAO Contracting State
Q-Does PCAA issue Type Certificate?
Ans: PCAA issues Type Certificate only for aircraft below 5700kg.
Q-What do you mean by ‘PRODUCT’?
Ans: A product can be an aircraft, an aircraft engine, or propeller. In regards
to export airworthiness approvals, it includes components and parts of aircraft,
of aircraft engines, and of propellers; also parts, materials, and appliances, approved
under the Technical Standard Order (TSO) system.
Q-Is it necessary that a designer / manufacturer of a new product should consult
PCAA prior to commencement of manufacturing?
Ans: Yes, it is essential that a designer / manufacturer of a new product should
consult PCAA prior to commencement of manufacturing to ensure that the design of
product he intends to manufacture conforms to approved airworthiness requirements
of FAA / EASA or to that design standards acceptable to PCAA.
Q-Can PCAA issues a Type Certificate to a product that has been manufactured
abroad?
Ans: TCs are not issued to products that are manufactured abroad. The certificate
of type approval and data sheet is issued to only those products that have been
manufactured in Pakistan.
Q-After obtaining a Type Certificate for a product manufactured in Pakistan,
can I make changes to the basic design of the product?
Ans: The holder of TC may apply for an amendment of the original TC if the change(s)
to the type design is not so extensive as to require a new TC and is classified
as "major". Refer ANO-006 for details.
Q-Can anyone apply for a Certificate of Type Approval (CTA) amendment?
Ans: No, only a TCholder may apply for a TCamendment.
Q-I am a Type Certificate holder from another ICAO contracting state. Can I
apply for a Type Acceptance Certificate?
Ans: Yes you can. PCAA will issue a Type Acceptance Certificate to your product
on the basis of accepting the ‘Type Certificate’ that has been issued to you by
your State, provided that it meets the requirements mentioned in ANO-006.
Note: These FAQs are guidelines; they cannot be quoted for any official
correspondence. For official correspondence, only PCAA current rules and regulations
are to be referred.
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