Formal application letter + compliance statement (135 certification)
letter (no form #) · 14 CFR 119.35; 135 subpart A-H
When you need it
Phase 2 formal application
What the FAA does with it
The FAA accepts or rejects the formal application in writing, submitted by You submit it to your Flight Standards office with the formal application attachments.
What you'll need to provide
Compliance statement mapping every 119/135 rule to manual section; schedule of events; management resumes; manuals; aircraft docs; lease; financial/insurance; DOT economic auth (Part 298) evidence
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 S2 Safety Assurance System: Phase 2: Formal Application (CHG 913, Current) | V2 C4 S2 Safety Assurance System: Phase 2: Formal Application (SAS Bus (CHG 829, Current) | V2 C12 S2 Phase 2: Formal Application (CHG 1061, Current)
- Advisory Circulars: AC 120-49A
- DCTs: 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_B_OP_V22.0; EP_1.2.1_C_OP_V22.0; EP_1.2.1_E_OP_V22.0; ED_1.2.5_D_OP_V2.0; ED_1.3.7_D_AW_V2.0
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- Outdated revision of a referenced AC, MMEL or template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: Compliance statement mapping every 119/135 rule to manual section; schedule of events; management resumes; manuals; aircraft docs; lease; financial/insurance; DOT economic auth (Part 298) evidence
- Submitting to the wrong office or by the wrong method (expected: You submit it to your Flight Standards office with the formal application attachments)
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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