FAA 8110.52 : 2017

Chapter 1 - General
Chapter 2 - Validation Policy
Chapter 3 - FAA Validation
Chapter 4 - Obtaining Foreign Authority Approval/Acceptance
            of U.S. Products and Changes to U.S. Products
Chapter 5 - Continued Airworthiness
Chapter 6 - Administrative Information
Appendix A - Validation Project Flow Charts
Appendix B - Acronyms
Appendix C - Definitions and Terms
Appendix D - Sample Project Specific Validation Plan (PSVP)
Appendix E - Sample Validation Application Rejection Letter
Appendix F - Sample Outbound Project Checklist
Appendix G - Sample Validation Approval Notification Letter
Appendix H - Sample FAA Certifying Statement Letter
Appendix I - Related Publications and How to Get Them
Appendix J - FAA Form 1320-19, Directive Feedback Information

Describes the policy and procedures to issue a validated type certificate (TC) for a product (aircraft, aircraft engine, or propeller) or a validated supplemental type certificate (STC) for a change to a product, as well as approve any follow-on changes to these certificates, when the United States is not the State of Design (SoD).