For each instrument, if the equipment is part of the minimum equipment list or requires approval, it may only be installed if the supplier or manufacturer provides a document on the proper check for compliance with the respective specification of the individual piece of equipment, area of EASA this is usually the EASA Form One.
For all other equipment, as well as for standard parts, a corresponding examination and documentation of the same is not required (e.g. variometer, final approach computer, flight data recording devices, navigation computer, additional antennas, batteries, cameras, additional pressure probes, mosquito cleaning systems, etc.). This is regulated in detail by EASA in AMC 21.A.303(c) 2, with the following wording:
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AMC 21.A.303(c) Standard Parts
- In this context a part is considered as a ‘standard part’ where it is designated as such by the design approval holder responsible for the product, part or appliance, in which the part is intended to be used. In order to be considered a ‘standard part’, all design, manufacturing, inspection data and marking requirements necessary to demonstrate conformity of that part should be in the public domain and published or established as part of officially recognized Standards, or
- For sailplanes and powered sailplanes, where it is a non-required instrument and/or equipment certified under the provision of CS 22.1301(b), if that instrument or equipment, when installed, functioning, functioning improperly or not functioning at all, does not in itself, or by its effect upon the sailplane and its operation, constitute a safety hazard.
‘Required’ in the term ‘non-required’ as used above means required by the applicable certification specifications (CS 22.1303, 22.1305 and 22.1307) or required by the relevant operating regulations and the applicable Rules of the Air or as required by Air Traffic Management (e.g. a transponder in certain controlled airspace).
Examples of equipment which can be considered standard parts are electrical variometers, bank/slip indicators ball type, total energy probes, capacity bottles (for variometers), final glide calculators, navigation computers, data logger / barograph / turnpoint camera, bug-wipers and anti-collision systems. Equipment which must be approved in accordance to the certification specifications shall comply with the applicable ETSO or equivalent and is not considered a standard part (e.g. oxygen equipment).
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This means that no EASA Form One is required for the vario, and it can be installed.
After installation, the system must be checked for leaks, the equipment list of the aircraft must be adjusted, and if a relevant change in center of gravity can be determined due to the mass of 0.17 kg more in the I-board, a weighing must be carried out and the change approved.
