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Federal Aviation Administration, DOT 

§ 183.67 

(c) For airworthiness certificates and 

approvals not issued in support of a 
type design approval project, each ODA 
Holder must ensure the following are 
maintained for two years; 

(1) The application and data required 

to be submitted under this chapter to 
obtain the certificate or approval; and 

(2) The data and records documenting 

the ODA Unit member’s approval or de-
termination of compliance. 

(d) For all records required by this 

section to be maintained, each ODA 
Holder must: 

(1) Ensure that the records and data 

are available to the Administrator for 
inspection at any time; 

(2) Submit all records and data to the 

Administrator upon surrender or ter-
mination of the authorization. 

(e) Each ODA Holder must compile 

and submit any report required by the 
Administrator to exercise his super-
vision of the ODA Holder. 

[Doc. No. FAA–2003–16685, 70 FR 59947, Oct. 
13, 2005, as amended by Amdt. 183–14, 76 FR 
8893, Feb. 16, 2011] 

§ 183.63 Continuing requirements: 

Products, parts or appliances. 

For any approval or certificate for a 

product, part or appliance issued under 
the authority of this subpart, an ODA 
Holder must: 

(a) Monitor reported service prob-

lems related to certificates or approv-
als it holds; 

(b) Notify the Administrator of: 
(1) A condition in a product, part or 

appliance that could result in a finding 
of unsafe condition by the Adminis-
trator; or 

(2) A product, part or appliance not 

meeting the applicable airworthiness 
requirements for which the ODA Hold-
er has obtained or issued a certificate 
or approval. 

(c) Investigate any suspected unsafe 

condition or finding of noncompliance 
with the airworthiness requirements 
for any product, part or appliance, as 
required by the Administrator, and re-
port to the Administrator the results 
of the investigation and any action 
taken or proposed. 

(d) Submit to the Administrator the 

information necessary to implement 

corrective action needed for safe oper-
ation of the product, part or appliance. 

[Doc. No. FAA–2003–16685, 70 FR 59947, Oct. 
13, 2005, as amended by Amdt. 183–14, 76 FR 
8893, Feb. 16, 2011] 

§ 183.65 Continuing requirements: 

Operational approvals. 

For any operational authorization, 

airman certificate, air carrier certifi-
cate, air operator certificate, or air 
agency certificate issued under the au-
thority of this subpart, an ODA Holder 
must: 

(a) Notify the Administrator of any 

error that the ODA Holder finds it 
made in issuing an authorization or 
certificate; 

(b) Notify the Administrator of any 

authorization or certificate that the 
ODA Holder finds it issued to an appli-
cant not meeting the applicable re-
quirements; 

(c) When required by the Adminis-

trator, investigate any problem con-
cerning the issuance of an authoriza-
tion or certificate; and 

(d) When notified by the Adminis-

trator, suspend issuance of similar au-
thorizations or certificates until the 
ODA Holder implements all corrective 
action required by the Administrator. 

§ 183.67 Transferability and duration. 

(a) An ODA is effective until the date 

shown on the Letter of Designation, 
unless sooner terminated by the Ad-
ministrator. 

(b) No ODA may be transferred at 

any time. 

(c) The Administrator may terminate 

or temporarily suspend an ODA for any 
reason, including that the ODA Holder: 

(1) Has requested in writing that the 

authorization be suspended or termi-
nated; 

(2) Has not properly performed its du-

ties; 

(3) Is no longer needed; or 
(4) No longer meets the qualifications 

required to perform authorized func-
tions.