---
kind: "section"
citation: "14 C.F.R. § 21.146"
title: "14"
number: "21.146"
heading: "Responsibility of holder."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/14/21.146"
---

# §21.146. Responsibility of holder.


The holder of a production certificate must—

- (a) Amend the document required by [§ 21.135](/cfr/14/21.135.md) 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](/cfr/14/part45.md) 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.**

## 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.