14 CFR §21.146
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The holder of a production certificate must—
- (a)Amend the document required by § 21.135 as necessary to reflect changes in the organization and provide these amendments to the FAA.
- (b)Maintain the quality system in compliance with the data and procedures approved for the production certificate;
- (c)Ensure that each completed product or article for which a production certificate has been issued, including primary category aircraft assembled under a production certificate by another person from a kit provided by the holder of the production certificate, presented for airworthiness certification or approval conforms to its approved design and is in a condition for safe operation;
- (d)Mark the product or article for which a certificate or approval has been issued. Marking must be in accordance with part 45 of this chapter, including any critical parts;
- (e)Identify any portion of the product or article (e.g., sub-assemblies, component parts, or replacement articles) that leave the manufacturer's facility as FAA approved with the manufacturer's part number and name, trademark, symbol, or other FAA approved manufacturer's identification;
- (f)Have access to type design data necessary to determine conformity and airworthiness for each product and article produced under the production certificate;
- (g)Retain its production certificate and make it available to the FAA upon request; and
- (h)Make available to the FAA information regarding all delegation of authority to suppliers.