Certification Basis

The Certification Basis page allows you to enter information about the certification. You access this page, after completing the Aircraft Registration page, in any of the following fashions:

• From the Owner's Information page, after having entered the required information, click Save & Next. The Certification Basis page displays.
• From the My AWC landing page, select the New Applications link under the My Applications tab. The New Applications list at the bottom of the screen displays your current applications. Select the applicable application by clicking on the Number hyperlink. The Aircraft Registration page displays. Select the Certification Basis link from the third-tier menu. The Certification Basis page displays.

Special Note: The data on this page displays as read only when the application status is canceled, closed or withdrawn.

At the top of the FAA header, Help, User Guide, and References links are displayed in the right corner along with a Signout link. The Help link opens page-specific help for the current page. The User Guide link opens the Airworthiness Certification Applicant User Guide, which is the secondary resource for Airworthiness Certification Applicant Portal application user procedures and reference information. The References link opens a page allowing you to access FAA reference data relevant to Airworthiness Certification. The Signout link logs you out of the application and takes you to the System Use Notice. At the bottom of the FAA header, your name displays right justified along with a Person icon (); clicking the icon displays a pop-up screen with a list of the roles assigned to you.

The title bar showing the application name, "Airworthiness Certification (AWC) - Applicant Portal," displays at the top of the page below the standard FAA page header. The Airworthiness Certification application navigation top-level menu bar displays just below the title bar and contains the links that provide access to the Airworthiness Certification commands, or functions: My AWC, Search, Reports and My Profile.

Below the top-level menu bar is a block showing the following application information.

Below the application data tabs display with links to the various pages in the application process. The tabs are color coded indicating whether the pages under that tab are complete (green), in progress (yellow) or not yet started (red). Those pages with required fields are marked with icons indicating completed (), in progress (), or not yet started ()

The Certification Basis page name appears below the application information block.

Enter Certification Basis Data (non Light Sport Aircraft

To enter the certification basis data on this page for any certificates except Special Light Sport Aircraft, follow the steps below. Required fields are marked with a red asterisk (*). For Special Light Sport Aircraft, see Special LSA Instructions below.

Note that if you are applying for a Special Experimental Certificate, this drop-down list will be automatically populated with N/A and cannot be changed. Under these circumstances, you should also select the Not Applicable check box at the bottom of the page.

1. Select the certification basis from the Aircraft Certification Basis drop-down list. The list contains the following choices:

• TCDS Number
• Aircraft Listing Page Number
• Aircraft Specification

2. If you selected TCDS Number from the Aircraft Certification Basis drop-down list, then, in TCDS Number field, enter the first three characters of the TCDS number and select the appropriate TCDS from the displayed list.
3. If you selected TCDS Number from the Aircraft Certification Basis drop-down list, then select the appropriate revision number from the From the TCDS Revision Number drop-down list. This list populates based on the TCDS Number entered.
4. If you selected Aircraft Specification from the Aircraft Certification Basis drop-down list, enter these specifications in the Aircraft Specification field .
5. If you selected Aircraft Listing Page Number from the Aircraft Certification Basis drop-down list, enter the page number(s) for the aircraft listing in the Aircraft Listing Page Number field.
6. If all applicable Airworthiness Directives have been complied with, select the Yes radio button for the All Applicable ADS Are Complied With field; if not, select the No radio button.

• If you answered Yes to the above question, enter the AD biweekly supplement number in the Latest AD Biweekly Supplement No. text box that displays.
• If you answered No to the above question, you will be prompted the application is not eligible for a Standard or Special Certificate and to contact the applicable FAA Office for guidance. You will not be able to continue completing this application.

7. To add an STC to the application, enter the first four characters of the STC number in the Applicable STC field. A list of STCs displays—select the appropriate STC from the list and click Add. The STC number and title displays in an Applicable STCs data grid.

• To add additional STCs, simply repeat the above step.
• To delete any STCs from the grid, click the appropriate Delete icon () and click OK on the delete confirmation message.

Note: If the STC number you are searching is not displayed in the STC drop-down list, use the STC fields provided below the STC Number drop-down list to enter your STC number and STC description. If you have multiple STCs, please upload a file by using the Add Document button.

Instead of or in addition to the STCs entered manually above, you can attach a list of STCs to the application. To do so follow the steps below:

1. Click Add Document to display the Add Document window.
2. In the Attach Files field, click Select Files, which will allow you to browse to the desired file on your PC or network.
3. Click the desired file and click Open. The file name displays, as " Done."
4. Click Add File. A confirmation message will be briefly displayed and the file will appear in the data grid at the bottom of the page.
5. Repeat steps 1-4 to add additional lists of STCs.

6. Click Save to save your changes and remain on this page; click Save & Next to proceed to the Aircraft Operation page; see Aircraft Operation. Click Reset before clicking save to clear all entries.

Applicable STCs data grid

If you add applicable STCs on this page, then the Applicable STCs data grid displays. By default, the columns are displayed in the following order.

• The first column, STC, lists the number of the STC added.
• The second column, STC Title, lists the complete title of the STC.
• The third column, Action, displays a Delete icon () that allows you remove the STC from the data grid. Simply click the Delete icon and click OK on the confirmation request that displays to remove the record. A message displays stating that the STC has been removed

For information about how to export the data grid, see Exporting Data; for information on how to sort the data in the grid, rearrange the columns, or add or delete columns, see Working with Data Grids.

Enter Certification Basis Data (Special Light Sport Aircraft

The Certification Basis page for Special Light Sport Aircraft (LSA) certificates is different from that of other Standard and Special certificate types/categories. This section describes the process for completing this page for Special LSA certificate applications.

To enter the certification basis data on this page for Special Light Sport Aircraft, follow the steps below. Required fields are marked with a red asterisk (*).

1. Select Applicable Consensus Standard from the Aircraft Certification Basis drop-down list.
2. Select the applicable consensus standard from the Applicable Consensus Standard drop-down list. Below the drop-down list is a link to Light Sport Aircraft page on the FAA website so you can view the consensu standards. The list contains the following choices:

• ASTM Designation F2245-16c titled Standard Specification for Design and Performance of a Light Sport Airplane
• ASTM Designation F2317/F2317M-16a titled Standard Specification for Design of Weight-Shift-Control-Aircraft
• ASTM Designation F2563-16 titled Standard Practice for Kit Assembly Instructions of Aircraft Intended Primarily for Recreation
• ASTM Designation F2745-15 titled Standard Specification for Required Product Information to be Provided with an Airplane
• ASTM Designation F2930-16 titled Standard Guide for Compliance with Light Sport Aircraft Standards
• ASTM Designation F2972-15 titled Standard Guide for Compliance with Light Sport Aircraft Manufacturer's Quality Assurance System

• ASTM Designation F3199-16a titled Standard Guide for Wing Interface Documentation for Wight-Shift-Control Aircraft

3. If all applicable Airworthiness Directives have been complied with, select the Yes radio button for the All Applicable ADS Are Complied With field; if not, select the No radio button.

   • If you answer Yes to the above question, enter the AD biweekly supplement number in the Latest AD Biweekly Supplement No. text box that displays.
   • If you answer No to the above question you will be prompted the application is not eligible for a Standard or Special Certificate and to contact the applicable FAA Office for guidance. You will not be able to continue completing this application.

4. Enter the appropriate safety directive in the Manufacturer Safety Directive text box then click Add. The directive will be listed in a data grid.. Repeat to add additional directives to the grid.

5. Click Save to save your changes and remain on this page; click Save & Next to proceed to the Aircraft Operation page; see Aircraft Operation.

Light Sport Aircraft Data Grid

The Light Sport Aircraft data grid displays any Manufacturer Safety Directives added on this page.. By default, the columns are displayed in the following order.

• The first column, Manufacturer Safety Directives, lists the MSD added.
• The second column, Action, displays a Delete icon () that allows you remove the Manufacturer Safety Directive record from the data grid. Simply click the Delete icon and click OK on the confirmation request that displays to remove the record. A message displays stating that the Manufacturer Safety Directive has been removed.

For information about how to export the data grid, see Exporting Data; for information on how to sort the data in the grid, rearrange the columns, or add or delete columns, see Working with Data Grids