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66.B.500 Revocation, suspension or limitation of the aircraft maintenance licence

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66.B.500 Revocation, suspension or limitation of the aircraft maintenance licence

Regulation (EU) 2021/700

The competent authority shall suspend, limit or revoke the aircraft maintenance licence where it has identified a safety issue or if it has clear evidence that the person has carried out or been involved in one or more of the following activities:

1. obtaining the aircraft maintenance licence and/or the certification privileges by falsification of documentary evidence;

2. failing to carry out requested maintenance combined with failure to report such fact to the organisation or person who requested the maintenance;

3. failing to carry out required maintenance resulting from own inspection combined with failure to report such fact to the organisation or person for whom the maintenance was intended to be carried out;

4. negligent maintenance;

5. falsification of the maintenance record;

6. issuing a certificate of release to service knowing that the maintenance specified on the certificate of release to service has not been carried out or without verifying that such maintenance has been carried out;

7. carrying out maintenance or issuing a certificate of release to service when adversely affected by alcohol or drugs;

8. issuing certificate of release to service while not in compliance with this Regulation.

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The competent authority shall suspend, limit or revoke the aircraft maintenance licence where it has identified a safety issue.

* Aviation.Bot's Suggestion - Always consult the original regulation for confirmation

The competent authority shall suspend, limit or revoke the licence if there is clear evidence that the person obtained the aircraft maintenance licence and/or the certification privileges by falsification of documentary evidence.

* Aviation.Bot's Suggestion - Always consult the original regulation for confirmation

The competent authority shall suspend, limit or revoke the aircraft maintenance licence if there is clear evidence that the person failed to carry out requested maintenance combined with failure to report such fact to the organisation or person who requested the maintenance.

* Aviation.Bot's Suggestion - Always consult the original regulation for confirmation

The competent authority shall suspend, limit or revoke the aircraft maintenance licence if there is clear evidence that the person failed to carry out required maintenance resulting from own inspection combined with failure to report such fact to the organisation or person for whom the maintenance was intended to be carried out.

* Aviation.Bot's Suggestion - Always consult the original regulation for confirmation

Yes, the competent authority shall suspend, limit or revoke the aircraft maintenance licence if there is clear evidence that the person has carried out or been involved in negligent maintenance.

* Aviation.Bot's Suggestion - Always consult the original regulation for confirmation

The competent authority shall suspend, limit or revoke the aircraft maintenance licence if there is clear evidence that the person has carried out or been involved in falsification of the maintenance record.

* Aviation.Bot's Suggestion - Always consult the original regulation for confirmation

The competent authority shall suspend, limit or revoke the aircraft maintenance licence if there is clear evidence that the person issued a certificate of release to service knowing that the maintenance specified on the certificate has not been carried out or without verifying that such maintenance has been carried out.

* Aviation.Bot's Suggestion - Always consult the original regulation for confirmation

The competent authority shall suspend, limit or revoke the aircraft maintenance licence if there is clear evidence that the person carried out maintenance or issued a certificate of release to service when adversely affected by alcohol or drugs.

* Aviation.Bot's Suggestion - Always consult the original regulation for confirmation

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