---
kind: "section"
citation: "14 C.F.R. § 21.145"
title: "14"
number: "21.145"
heading: "Privileges."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/14/21.145"
---

# §21.145. Privileges.

- (a) **The holder of a production certificate may—**
  - (1) Obtain an aircraft airworthiness certificate without further showing, except that the FAA may inspect the aircraft for conformity with the type design; or
  - (2) In the case of other products, obtain approval from the FAA for installation on type-certificated aircraft.
- (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of [§ 147.3](/cfr/14/147.3.md) of this chapter, the holder of a production certificate for a primary category aircraft, or for a normal, utility, or acrobatic category aircraft of a type design that is eligible for a special airworthiness certificate in the primary category under [§ 21.184(c)](/cfr/14/21.184.md?p=c), may—
  - (1) Conduct training for persons in the performance of a special inspection and preventive maintenance program approved as a part of the aircraft's type design under [§ 21.24(b)](/cfr/14/21.24.md?p=b), provided a person holding a mechanic certificate with appropriate airframe and powerplant ratings issued under [part 65](/cfr/14/part65.md) of this chapter gives the training; and
  - (2) Issue a certificate of competency to persons successfully completing the approved training program, provided the certificate specifies the aircraft make and model to which the certificate applies.

## Notes

### Source

Source: Docket No. FAA-2006-25877, Amdt. 21-92, 74 FR 53387, Oct. 16, 2009, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7572; 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 40105, 40113, 44701-44702, 44704, 44707, 44709, 44711, 44713, 44715, 45303.