The FAA has issued a draft revision to the instructions for completing 8130-3 tags. This draft revision is open for comment through April 21, 2025. The form is known in the industry as an “Authorized Release Certificate,” “FAA Form 8130-3,” and an “Airworthiness Approval Tag.”
This is a major overhaul of the guidance, and the draft guidance 8130.21J has been reduced to only 18 pages (including appendices). The existing guidance 8130.21H (change one) is 74 pages.
There is an obvious fear that some of the language that was added to correct past problems, may have been removed from this draft. With this in mind, we are especially interested in your comments about hazards and risks associated with the 8130-3 tag, and instruction language that mitigates those risks.
ASA plans to develop comments in response to the draft. We request that ASA members who have comments submit a copy of those comments to ASA’s General Counsel by April 14, 2025 so that ASA can incorporate your comments into the final industry comments.