Service Difficulty Reporting to Declarant

Verified from official sources
SOR/96-433, s. 901.51Version 1Effective -Verified 23 August 2026

In plain language

If you are operating a drone model that has a manufacturer declaration and a Transport Canada acceptance letter, you must report any technical service difficulties you discover to the manufacturer (the declarant) as soon as possible.

Requirement as structured

The pilot of a remotely piloted aircraft system of a model for which a declaration has been made and an acceptance letter has been issued must ensure that any discovered reportable service difficulty is reported to the person who made the declaration as soon as feasible.

Original regulatory text

The pilot of a remotely piloted aircraft system of a model for which a declaration referred to in section 901.194 has been made and for which an acceptance letter has been issued under section 901.196 shall ensure that any reportable service difficulty that is discovered with respect to the system is reported to the person who has made the declaration as soon as feasible after the discovery.

Applies when

country
Canada
regulatory category
General
rpas model declared
true
acceptance letter issued
true