(1)
the extension of the rectification interval is within the scope of the MMEL for the aircraft type;
(2)
the extension of the rectification interval is, as a maximum, of the same duration as the rectification interval specified in the MEL;
(3)
the rectification interval extension is not used as a normal means of conducting MEL item rectification and is used only when events beyond the control of the operator have precluded rectification;
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1702/2003 of 24 September 2003 laying down implementing rules for the airworthiness and environmental certification of aircraft and related products, parts and appliances, as well as for the certification of design and production organisations, OJ L 243, 27.9.2003, p. 6.
(4)
a description of specific duties and responsibilities for controlling extensions is established by the operator;
(5)
the competent authority is notified of any extension of the applicable rectification interval; and
(6)
a plan to accomplish the rectification at the earliest opportunity is established.
(g)
The operator shall establish the operational and maintenance procedures referenced in the MEL taking into account the operational and maintenance procedures referenced in the MMEL. These procedures shall be part of the operator’s manuals or the MEL.
(h)
The operator shall amend the operational and maintenance procedures referenced in the MEL after any applicable change to the operational and maintenance procedures referenced in the MMEL.
(i)
Unless otherwise specified in the MEL, the operator shall complete:
(1)
the operational procedures referenced in the MEL when planning for and/or operating with the listed item inoperative; and
(2)
the maintenance procedures referenced in the MEL prior to operating with the listed item inoperative.
(j)
Subject to a specific case-by-case approval by the competent authority, or the State of Registry of the aircraft where applicable according to (b), the operator may operate an aircraft with inoperative instruments, items of equipment or functions outside the constraints of the MEL but within the constraints of the MMEL, provided that:
(1)
the concerned instruments, items of equipment or functions are within the scope of the MMEL as defined in the operational suitability data established in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 1702/2003;
(2)
the approval is not used as a normal means of conducting operations outside the constraints of the approved MEL and is used only when events beyond the control of the operator have precluded the MEL compliance;
(3)
a description of specific duties and responsibilities for controlling the operation of the aircraft under such approval is established by the operator; and
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