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of the new maintenance data to a manufacturer, TC holder, STC holder or holder of the design or repair approval where applicable; and
           (iv) includes the provision for a paper, or an electronic traceability of the complete process of the data generation; and
 (v) ensures that the new maintenance data clearly identifies:
              1. the source of the data; and
              2. the approval process used for the data; and
              3. currency or revision status of the data; and

           (vi) the exposition procedure describes the provision for retention and control of the maintenance data.
       (c)An AMO must have procedures in its exposition to ensure that:
1. if any procedure, practice, information, or maintenance instruction in the Instructions for Continuing Airworthiness to be used by the AMO is identified as, or is reasonably believed to be inaccurate, incomplete or ambiguous;
           (i) the procedure, practice, information or maintenance instruction is not used for maintenance until the matter identified is corrected or clarified; and
           (ii) it is recorded and notified to the person identified in the Instructions for Continuing Airworthiness as being the author of the procedure, practice, information or maintenance instruction; and
2. the AMO keeps a record of the communications with the author of the procedure, practice, information or maintenance instruction until the author has clarified the issue or corrected the anomaly.
       (d)An AMO may only alter maintenance data for its own use, if:
1. the maintenance can be carried out in a more practical or efficient manner; or
2. the maintenance data cannot be complied with by following the existing maintenance instructions; or
3. the alteration of the maintenance data is for the use of tools or equipment not specified in the data; and
       the alteration of the maintenance data is made in accordance with a procedure specified in the AMO's exposition that:
4. includes a process for approval of the alteration by the AMO's quality manager or a person nominated by the quality manager after assessment establishes that the alteration provides an equivalent or improved maintenance standard; and
5. ensures that the person responsible for continuing airworthiness of the aircraft or aeronautical product is notified and agrees with the use of the altered maintenance data for the aircraft; and
6. includes a process for notification of the details of the alteration to the person identified in the maintenance data as author of the maintenance data; and
7. includes provision for a paper or an electronic traceability of the complete process of the alteration; and
8. ensures that the altered maintenance data clearly identifies:
 (i) the source of the altered data; and
 (ii) the approval process used for the alteration; and
 (iii) currency or revision status of the data; and
9. the