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14 CFR · Part 21

14 CFR § 21.9

Replacement and modification articles.

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Read in Subpart A
Part 21 Contents
  • Special Federal Aviation Regulation No. 88: Fuel Tank System Fault Tolerance Evaluation Requirements
  • Subpart A: General
  • Subpart B: Type Certificates
  • Subpart C: Provisional Type Certificates
  • Subpart D: Changes to Type Certificates
  • Subpart E: Supplemental Type Certificates
  • Subpart F: Production Under Type Certificate
  • Subpart G: Production Certificates
  • Subpart H: Airworthiness Certificates
  • Subpart I: Provisional Airworthiness Certificates
  • Subpart K: Parts Manufacturer Approvals
  • Subpart L: Export Airworthiness Approvals
  • Subpart N: Acceptance of Aircraft Engines, Propellers, and Articles for Import
  • Subpart O: Technical Standard Order Approvals
  • Subpart P: Special Federal Aviation Regulations
(a)

If a person knows, or should know, that a replacement or modification article is reasonably likely to be installed on a type-certificated product, the person may not produce that article unless it is—

(1)

Produced under a type certificate;

(2)

Produced under an FAA production approval;

(3)

A standard part (such as a nut or bolt) manufactured in compliance with a government or established industry specification;

(4)

A commercial part as defined in § 21.1 of this part;

(5)

Produced by an owner or operator for maintaining or altering that owner or operator's product;

(6)

Fabricated by an appropriately rated certificate holder with a quality system, and consumed in the repair or alteration of a product or article in accordance with part 43 of this chapter; or

(7)

Produced in any other manner approved by the FAA.

(b)

Except as provided in paragraphs (a)(1) through (a)(2) of this section, a person who produces a replacement or modification article for sale may not represent that part as suitable for installation on a type-certificated product.

(c)

Except as provided in paragraphs (a)(1) through (a)(2) of this section, a person may not sell or represent an article as suitable for installation on an aircraft type-certificated under §§ 21.25(a)(2) or 21.27 unless that article—

(1)

Was declared surplus by the U.S. Armed Forces, and

(2)

Was intended for use on that aircraft model by the U.S. Armed Forces.

Referenced By

Interpretations of This Section (3)

  • Friedman, 2017
  • Hofmann (Vexa), 2014
  • Braun (American Aircraft Sales), 2014

Advisory Circulars (4)

  • AC 20-62E
  • AC 43-18
  • AC 43-9D
  • AC 43.13-2C

Documents that cite this section, found in their catalog metadata or text. Listed by date, not by significance.

Regulations Referenced

14 CFR 21.114 CFR Part 4314 CFR 21.25

Reflects the eCFR edition current as of September 29, 2026. Retrieved from ecfr.gov on October 16, 2026.

Primary Source

  • Official Source (14 CFR · Part 21)