Aircraft Registration: Amended Certificate

You can amend an existing Standard or Special Airworthiness Certificate. You would do so, for example, when a modification to the aircraft changes the aircraft category, when there is a change to the aircraft model, when there is a change to the aircraft exceptions or when there is a change to the operating limitations.

To amend an airworthiness certificate, click the Amended Certificate link under Create Application on the My AWC page. The Aircraft Registration page for an amended certificate displays.

Once an application has been started, to access this page from the My AWC page, select the Amended Certificates link under My Applications. The Amended Certificates list at the bottom of the screen displays your current amended applications. Select the appropriate application by clicking on the Application Number hyperlink. The Aircraft Registration page displays.

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 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.

Complete Aircraft Registration for an Amended Certificate

Follow the steps below to complete the Aircraft Registration page for an amended airworthiness certificate:

  1. In the Registration Mark text box, enter at least the first character of the aircraft registration mark for the certificate that you want to amend. The system displays a list of registration marks starting with the character(s) entered. Select the appropriate registration mark from the list. Once you select the registration mark, the relevant Aircraft Registration fields are populated with FAA Aircraft Registry data. An edit icon () appears next to each field that may be modified.

  2. To modify the aircraft make, if necessary, click the edit icon next to the Aircraft Make field to render the information editable, then enter at least the first two characters of the aircraft make. Select the appropriate make from the list displayed.

  3. To modify the aircraft model, if necessary, click the edit icon next to the Aircraft Model field to render the information editable, then enter at least the first character of the aircraft model. Select the appropriate model from the list displayed.
  4. To modify the year manufactured, if necessary, click the edit icon next to the Year Manufactured field to render the information editable, then enter the correct year in YYYY format.

  5. To modify the aircraft serial number, if necessary, click the edit icon next to the Aircraft Serial Number field to render the information editable, then enter the aircraft serial number. Note: For reserved (or temporary) registration marks, the aircraft serial number is editable; otherwise, the field is read-only and cannot be modified.

  6. To modify the engine make, if necessary, click the edit icon next to the Engine Make field to render the information editable, then enter at least the first two characters of the engine make. Select the appropriate make from the list displayed.

  7. To modify the engine model, if necessary, click the edit icon next to the Engine Model field to render the information editable, then enter at least the first character of the engine model. Select the appropriate model from the list displayed.

  8. To modify the propeller make, if necessary, click the edit icon next to the Propeller Make field to render the information editable, then enter at least the first two characters of the propeller make. Select the appropriate make from the list displayed.

  9. To modify the propeller model, if necessary, click the edit icon next to the Propeller Model field to render the information editable, then enter at least the first three characters of the propeller model. Select the appropriate model from the list displayed.

  10. If the aircraft being registered is an import, select the Yes radio button; otherwise, select the No radio button. The default selection comes from Aircraft Registry data.
  11. Click Save to save your entries and remain on the page, or click Save & Next to save your entries and move to the next page in the application process. A confirmation message displays.

Once you save the data on this page, an application data block displays the following information below the top-level menu bar. The Application Type field displays “Amended Certificate” and the Status/State field displays “Open.”

Application Type N-Number Owner
Make & Model Status/State Application #
Certification Type Application Date Created By
Created Date Last Updated By Last Updated

Below the application data block, a tabbed menu appears 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). Pages with required fields are marked with icons indicating completed (), in progress (), or not yet started (). If all the required data is complete, a green check mark () appears next to Aircraft Registration in the third-tier menu indicating that this section is complete.

Click the links below to get online help for each subsequent stage in the Amended Certificate application process: