Pre-Application Statement of Intent (PASI) - air carrier/operating certificate
FAA Form 8400-6 · 14 CFR 119.35/119.33
When you need it
Start of any 119 certification (Phase 1)
What the FAA does with it
The FAA assigns a precertification number and a certification team, submitted by You submit it to your Flight Standards office.
What you'll need to provide
Company legal name, DBA, principal base, aircraft type/N-numbers, kind of ops, proposed management personnel, start date
What the FSDO looks for
Inspectors evaluate submissions using FAA Order 8900.1 guidance and, for certificate holders, SAS Data Collection Tools.
- 8900.1: V2 C3 S1 General Information and Phase 1: Preapplication Phase (CHG 742, Current) | V2 C4 S1 Phase 1: Preapplication (CHG 920, Current) | V2 C12 S1 Phase 1: Preapplication (CHG 1061, Current)
- Advisory Circulars: AC 120-49A
- DCTs: ED_1.2.1_A_OP_V13.0; ED_1.2.1_B_OP_V23.0; ED_1.2.1_C_OP_V23.0; ED_1.2.1_E_OP_V22.0; EP_1.2.1_A_OP_V16.0; EP_1.2.1_B_OP_V22.0; EP_1.2.1_C_OP_V22.0; EP_1.2.1_E_OP_V22.0
Common reasons submissions are returned
- Aircraft data (make, model, serial, N-number) inconsistent across the application, the document and the registration certificate
- Outdated revision of a referenced AC, MMEL or template
- Missing signatures, dates or revision control on each page
- Missing required attachments: Company legal name, DBA, principal base, aircraft type/N-numbers, kind of ops, proposed management personnel, start date
- Submitting to the wrong office or by the wrong method (expected: You submit it to your Flight Standards office)
General issues drawn from the requirements above, not statistics.
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Sources: the regulations, ACs and 8900.1 sections listed above (public FAA documents). Guides explain requirements; they are not the document and not legal advice.
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