A Designated Airworthiness Representative (DAR) is a private person designated by the United States
Federal Aviation Administration
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to act on its behalf in the certification of
type certificated and
amateur-built aircraft for the issuance of
airworthiness certificate
A standard certificate of airworthiness is a permit for commercial passenger or cargo operation, issued for an aircraft by the civil aviation authority in the state/nation in which the aircraft is registered. For other aircraft such as crop-spray ...
s, special flight permits, import aircraft, export certificates for products and articles, conformity inspections, and field approvals for repair and alterations. Most DARs have limited and/or certain "functions" authorized by the FAA based on their experience and technical background. A DAR may charge a fee for their services. Qualifications and policies for appointment of Designated Airworthiness Representatives are established in
FAA Order 8100.8.
There are two types of DARs, DAR-F (MIDO) and DAR-T (FSDO):
* A DAR-F primarily inspects/certifies new aircraft that have never been issued an airworthiness certificate (original certification), subject to Order 8000.95().
* A DAR-T inspects/re-certifies aircraft (recurrent certification
[FAA Order 8130.2]), subject to Order 8110.37().
DARs work within their geographic region but may obtain a geographic expansion. However, starting in 2015, some of these expansion requests have been denied due to national policy changes.
The aircraft owner or the owner's agent may either contact a DAR directly or contact the local FAA
Flight Standards District Office (FSDO) or Manufacturing Inspection District Office (MIDO) for assistance. Consult the Designee Management System to identify a local DAR.
References
External links
Locator Designee Management System : Designee Locator SearchDesignated Airworthiness Representative - Maintenance (DAR-T) and Designated Airworthiness Representative - Manufacturing (DAR-F) Database SearchDAR-T Function Authorization Code Description and training requirements.Federal Aviation Administration - Designated Airworthiness Representative (DAR)
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