LEGAL EASE Continued from page 65 station performing work for an air carrier to follow the provisions of that air carrier’s maintenance program; and, it addresses an FAA concern about some contracts and licensing agreements that have actually inhibited operators from sharing that data. The FAA agrees in the preamble that if a repair station must follow the air carrier’s manual, then the corresponding air carrier regulations should require the air carrier to Honeywell BENDIX/KING provide the repair station that does the work with the applicable portions of the manual(s) that make up its maintenance program. But a problem creeps into the proposed rule when you notice the actual proposed language fails to require the air carrier to provide the applicable portions of the manual(s) that make up its maintenance program. This failure seems to be a major oversight on the part of the drafters of the rule. The proposed language merely requires the air carrier to have “policies, procedures, methods and instructions” that will ensure the maintenance is performed in accordance with the certificate holder’s maintenance program and maintenance manual. By using this sort of indirect language, the FAA is inviting the industry to circumvent the FAA’s clear intent, and it is inviting ad hoc re-interpretations of its intent. This language should be redrafted to more directly require sharing of relevant maintenance instructions. Comments on the proposed rule should reference docket number FAA-2011-1136. q ROCKWELL COLLINS .... and many more OEMÕs TPU 67A DU 870 RM 850/855 ÒChange your headingÓ Call 866.524.3777 or 816.524. 7777 Fax 816.554.0042 66 avionics news • march 2013 www.avionics411.comhttp://www.avionics411.com http://www.avionics411.com