14 CFR 21.138
§ 21.138 Quality manual.
United States · 14 CFR — Aeronautics and Space · Status: effective
Cite this
- Citation
- 14 CFR 21.138, § 21.138 Quality manual, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/53796
- Permanent ID
ys:prov:53796@1- SHA-256
43ef4e07e5d47ad10d31ea862e6e435fb660d2c07d0f4a7b802f562fac77dc66
The hash is SHA-256 of this version's text, with every run of whitespace collapsed to a single space and the ends trimmed. The ID always leads back here, and checking it says whether the text you cited is still the current version.
Full text
Each applicant for or holder of a production certificate must provide a manual describing its quality system to the FAA for approval. The manual must be in the English language and retrievable in a form acceptable to the FAA.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.