14 CFR §21.9
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- (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—