Arab Republic of Egypt ECAR Part 21
Ministry of Civil Aviation Subpart I
Subpart ( I )
Export Airworthiness Approvals
21.321 Applicability.
(a) This subpart prescribes:
(1) Procedural requirements for the issue of export airworthiness Certificates; and
(2) Rules governing the holders of those Certificates
21.323 Eligibility.
Any exporter or his authorized representative may obtain an export certificate of
airworthiness for a complete aircraft, aircraft engine, or propeller,
21.325 Export airworthiness approvals.
(a) Export Certificates of airworthiness are issued for:
(1) New aircraft, that are assembled and that have been flight-tested, and certificate
located in Egypt, except that export airworthiness approval may be issued for
any of the following without assembly or flight-test:
(i) A small airplane type certificated under Part 3 or 4a of the Civil Air
Regulations, or Part 23 of the Federal Aviation Regulations, and
manufactured under a production certificate;
(ii) A glider type certificated under ECAR part 21 and manufactured under a
production certificate; or
(iii) A normal category rotorcraft type certificated under ECAR part 27 and
manufactured under a production certificate.
(2) Used aircraft possessing a valid Egyptian airworthiness certificate, or other used
engines or propellers that have been maintained in accordance with the
applicable ECAR's.
( )ﺃIf the export airworthiness approval is issued on the basis of a written
statement by the importing state as provided for in 21.327(c)(4), the
requirements that are not met and the differences in configuration, if any,
between the product to be exported and the related type certificated
product, are listed on the export airworthiness approval as exceptions.
21.327 Application.
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, an application for export
airworthiness approval for a complete aircraft, aircraft engine or propeller is made
on a form and in a manner prescribed by the ECAA and is submitted to the
appropriate Department.
(b) A separate application must be made for:
(1) Each aircraft;
(2) Each engine and propeller, except that one application may be made for more
than one engine or propeller, if all are of the same type and model and are
exported to the same purchaser and country; and
(c) Each application must be accompanied by a written statement from the importing
country that will validate the export airworthiness approval if the product being
exported is:
(1) An aircraft manufactured outside Egypt and being exported to a country with
which Egypt has a reciprocal agreement concerning the validation of export
certificates;
(2) An unassembled aircraft which has not been flight-tested;
(3) A product that does not meet the special requirement of the importing country;
or
(4) A product that does not meet a requirement specified in 21.329, 21.331, or
21.333, as applicable, for the issuance of an export airworthiness approval. The
written statement must list the requirements not met.
(d) Each application for export airworthiness approval of a complete aircraft, aircraft
engine, or propeller, must include, as applicable:
(1) A Statement of Conformity, for each new product that has not been
manufactured under a production certificate.
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Subpart I Ministry of Civil Aviation
(2) A weight and balance report, with a loading schedule when applicable, for each
aircraft. For transport aircraft and commuter category airplanes this report must
be based on an actual weighing of the aircraft within the preceding twelve
months, but after any major repairs or alterations to the aircraft. Changes in
equipment not classed as major changes that are made after the actual weighing
may be accounted for on a “computed” basis and the report revised
accordingly. Manufacturers of new nontransport category airplanes, normal
category rotorcraft, and gliders may submit reports having computed weight
and balance data, in place of an actual weighing of the aircraft, if fleet weight
control procedures approved by ECAA have been established for such aircraft.
In such a case, the following statement must be entered in each report: “The
weight and balance data shown in this report are computed on the basis of
ECAA approved procedures for establishing fleet weight averages.” The
weight and balance report must include an equipment list showing weights and
moment arms of all required and optional items of equipment that are included
in the certificated empty weight.
(3) A maintenance manual for each new product when such a manual is required by
the applicable airworthiness rules.
(4) Evidence of compliance with the applicable airworthiness directives. A suitable
notation must be made when such directives are not complied with.
(5) When temporary installations are incorporated in an aircraft for the purpose of
export delivery, the application form must include a general description of the
installations together with a statement that the installation will be removed and
the aircraft restored to the approved configuration upon completion of the
delivery flight.
(6) Historical records such as aircraft and engine log books, repair and alteration
forms, etc., for used aircraft and newly overhauled products.
(7) For products intended for overseas shipment, the application form must describe
the methods used, if any, for the preservation and packaging of such products to
protect them against corrosion and damage while in transit or storage. The
description must also indicate the duration of the effectiveness of such methods.
(8) The Airplane or Rotorcraft Flight Manual when such material is required by the
applicable airworthiness regulations for the particular aircraft.
(9) A statement as to the date when title passed or is expected to pass to a foreign
purchaser.
(10) The data required by the special requirements of the importing country.
21.329 Issue of export certificates of airworthiness for aircraft, aircraft engines or
propellers.
An applicant is entitled to an export certificate of airworthiness for aircraft, aircraft
engine, or propeller, if that applicant shows at the time the product is submitted to ECAA
for export airworthiness approval that it meets the requirements of paragraphs (a) through
(f) of this section, as applicable, except as provided in paragraph (g) of this section:
(a) New or used aircraft manufactured in Egypt must meet the airworthiness
requirement for an Egyptian standard airworthiness certificate, or meet the
airworthiness certification requirements for a “restricted” airworthiness certificate.
(b) New or used aircraft manufactured outside Egypt must have a valid Egyptian
standard airworthiness certificate.
(c) Used aircraft must have undergone an annual type inspection and be approved for
return to service in accordance with ECAR Part 43. The inspection must have been
performed and properly documented within 30 days before the date the application
is made for an export certificate of airworthiness. In complying with this paragraph,
consideration may be given to the inspections performed on an aircraft maintained
in accordance with a continuous airworthiness maintenance program under ECAR
Part 121 or a progressive inspection program under ECAR Part 91, within the 30
days prior to the date the application is made for an export certificate of
airworthiness.
(d) New engines and propellers must conform to the type design and must be in a
condition for safe operation.
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(e) Used engines and propellers which are not being exported as part of a certificated
aircraft must have been newly overhauled.
(f) The special requirements of the importing country must have been met.
(g) A product need not meet a requirement specified in paragraphs (a) through (f) of
this section, as applicable, if acceptable to the importing country and the importing
country indicates that acceptability in accordance with 21.327(e)(4) of this part.
21.331 - 21.333 Reserved
21.335 Responsibilities of exporters.
(a) Each exporter receiving an export airworthiness approval for a product shall:
(b) Forward to the air authority of the importing country all documents and information
necessary for the proper operation of the products being exported, e.g., Flight
Manuals, Maintenance Manuals, Service Bulletins, and assembly instructions, and
such other material as is stipulated in the special requirements of the importing
country. The documents, information, and material may be forwarded by any means
consistent with the special requirements of the importing country;
(c) Forward the manufacturer's assembly instructions and an approved flight test
checkoff form to the air authority of the importing country when unassembled
aircraft are being exported. These instructions must be in sufficient detail to permit
whatever rigging, alignment, and ground testing is necessary to ensure that the
aircraft will conform to the approved configuration when assembled;
(d) Remove or cause to be removed any temporary installation incorporated on an
aircraft for the purpose of export delivery and restore the aircraft to the approved
configuration upon completion of the delivery flight;
(e) Secure all proper foreign entry clearances from all the countries involved when
conducting sales demonstrations or delivery flights; and
(f) When title to an aircraft passes or has passed to a foreign purchaser:
(1) Request cancellation of the Egyptian registration and airworthiness certificates,
giving the date of transfer of title, and the name and address of the foreign
owner;
(2) Return the Registration and Airworthiness Certificates, to the ECAA; and
(3) Submit a statement certifying that the Egyptian identification and registration
numbers have been removed from the aircraft in compliance with ECAR 45.13
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