Aircraft Lease Review – Aircraft Certificates –
Very often the early part of a technical records review will focus on the high-cost items of Engines and Landing Gear followed by AD reviews, Last Done Next Due, Components, Structures, Mods and STC’s reviews but it is important to check and verify the Aircraft Certificates.
To operate the aircraft, it must be in an airworthy condition and to demonstrate this airworthiness the airline must have the appropriate certification to fly.
Listed below are a selection of “Aircraft Certificates” that you would typically be expected to ask for and review for compliance on a lease transition or hand back. (The Lettering ACE is the example used in our illustration)
ACE001 – Certificate of Aircraft Registration
ACE002 – Certificate of Aircraft De-Registration
ACE003 – Type Certificate Data Sheet for Aircraft and Engine
ACE004 – Certificate of Airworthiness
ACE005 – Certificate of Airworthiness for Export
ACE006 – Airworthiness Review Certificate
ACE007 – Certificate of Insurance (required for any ferry flight)
ACE008 – Noise Certificate (EASA) / equivalent if not applicable
ACE009 – Certificate of Sanitary Construction (if applicable)
ACE010 – Radio License – if changing AOC ensure applied for
ACE011 – Burns Certificates
ACE012 – Aircraft Operators Certificate
ACE013 – ATC & ELT Status
ACE014 – SELCAL Code (ARINC)
ACE015 – Mode S Transponder Address Code
ACE016 – Final Inspection Report
ACE017 – Certificate of Conformance
ACE018 – Production Flight Certificate
The requirements for EASA aircraft are set out in EASA Air Operations Regulation (Commission Regulation (EU) No. 965/2012) under Annex VII (Part-NCO) or Annex VIII and they cover a list of required certificates to be held on board.
For FAA registered aircraft the FAA use the ARROW acronym.
Airworthiness Certificate FAR 91.203
Registration Certificate FAR 91.203
Radio Station License (international flights only)
Operating Handbook FAR 91.9
Weight and Balance FAR 23.1589
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